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¿Cómo se puede dar a las recepciones que organizamos para agasajar a una persona o celebrar un acontecimiento, el toque único y personal del que carecen los eventos armados por profesionales y además gastar el menor dinero posible? Para resolver ese deseo, Virginia Sar compiló Mesas dulces, una fabulosa guía de ideas de dec oración y recetas para diseñar y armar tus propias fiestas temáticas a partir de seis mesas dulces, que funcionan como...

Brown Sugar Kitchen is more than a restaurant. This soul-food outpost is a community gathering spot, a place to fill the belly, and the beating heart of West Oakland, a storied postindustrial neighborhood across the bay from San Francisco. The restaurant is a friendly beacon on a tree-lined parkway, nestled low and snug next to a scrap-metal yard in this Bay Area rust belt. Out front, customers congregate on long benches and sprawl in the grass, soaking...

Edna Lewis is renowned as one of the greatest American chefs and as an African-American woman who almost single handedly revived a forgotten world of refined Southern cooking. Lewis won many industry awards and was often referred to as "the Grande Dame of Southern Cooking" and the "South's answer to Julia Child."

Challenge yourself to cook 90 simple meals in a month, and reboot the way you eat, cook, and feel--from the editors of Epicurious, the web's most trusted recipe site. Can you COOK90? It's easier than you think. For 30 days, challenge yourself to cook every meal--and you'll transform the way you eat and feel. The 150,000+ people who take the COOK90 challenge every year know that cooking for yourself is one of the most satisfying, effective, and easy...

"A kid-friendly, accessible, and humorous text that describes the sometimes complicated task of eating while in space"-- Provided by publisher.

Presents a collection of recipes, drawing on the expertise of chefs and the authors' own experiences to provide adaptations of classic dishes, old favorites, and one-pot convenience meals that can be prepared on busy weeknights.

"Besides being a master baker and fantastic cook, Buddy Valastro is a great host. He knows the key to every successful family dinner, gathering, or party: a fabulous cake as the starring attraction together with great food! Clear, step-by-step instructions and photos will guide you through recipes perfect for all generations and for every occasion--birthday parties, anniversary parties, summer barbeques, and feasts for the major holidays"--