L'equilibrio vita – lavoro è un inganno, sintomo di una patologica necessità di avere tutto sotto controllo. Abbiamo bisogno, invece, di creare armonia tra tutte le nostre sfere personali, compresa quella lavorativa, per valorizzare al massimo le risorse che abbiamo, in maniera coerente con ciò che siamo. Per accompagnarci in questa evoluzione, Debora De Nuzzo delinea un percorso di consap…
Many popular recipes come from lineages that can be traced back for decades, even centuries. Festive cakes have been made in December for at least two thousand years. Using archaeological evidence and ancient books, the authors define the key ingredients of the cakes that would eventually be served on Twelfth Night, at the end of the Christmas season. From 17th century English cookbooks, they i…
Culinary wizard and cafe owner Josefa Gonzalez-Hastings offers this extravagance of Cuban cooking as a celebration of her heritage. Many of the recipes were passed down to her from her mother and aunts; others are "nuevo Latino cuisine"--a fusion of traditional Cuban foods with modern dishes. Cuban food and preparation always has been varied, she says, flavored by the ancestry of the island, wi…
From its founding in 1935 to the present, trips to American Beach have meant good times, good friends, and great food. Located on Amelia Island in northeast Florida and established by the Pension Bureau of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company, American Beach today is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It remains a beloved vacation destination as well as a year-round …
Better Homes & Gardens celebrates its 100th anniversary with this expanded edition of the "red plaid" cookbook, a trusted staple in kitchens across America since 1930. All-new chapters look back at the history of Better Homes & Gardens, including a "Behind the Kitchen Door" feature about America's first test kitchen, and a "Then & Now" section comparing original classics to updated recipes infl…
Everybody loves a good doughnut. The magic combination of soft dough, hot oil, and sugar coating--with or without sprinkles--inspires a wide range of surprisingly powerful memories and cravings. Yet we are embarrassed by our desire; the favorite food of Homer Simpson, caricatured as the dietary cornerstone of cops, a symbol of our collective descent into obesity, doughnuts are, in the words of …
In this narrated cookbook, Adela Hernandez Gonzmart and Ferdie Pacheco memorialize their passion for the Columbia, the nation's largest Spanish restaurant and Florida's oldest restaurant. This special 115th anniversary edition of The Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cookbook features a touching foreword by Andrea Gonzmart Williams, granddaughter of Adela. Adela's affair with food is a family legacy…
Florida Book Awards, Gold Medal for Cooking Delicious recipes that celebrate the seasonal harvests of the Sunshine State With year-round harvests and incredible seasonal variety of crops, Florida offers a wealth of homegrown foods that make it easy to cook local and fresh. Food journalist Dalia Coln is your guide to discovering flavorful dishes that showcase Floridas bounty of fruits, vegetab…
Award-winning and refreshingly modernAna Quincoces brings Cuban cuisine into the twenty-first century with recipes that are bold, healthy, and irresistibly flavorful Florida Book Awards, Silver Medal for Cooking Serving up a fresh take on Cuban food, Ana Quincoces reimagines traditional recipes for todays home chefs in Modern Cuban. This cookbook unites generations by helping readers make tim…
As Long as we Both Shall Eat is a culinary history of wedding feasts. Examining the various food customs associated with weddings in America and around the world, Claire Stewart not only provides a rich account of the foods most loved and frequently served at wedding celebrations, she also offers a glimpse into the customs and celebrations themselves, as they are experienced in the West and in …