Where do you get the best crab cakes? Ask one hundred different people and you'll likely get one hundred different answers. Some swear by classic Chesapeake Bay crab cakes, and some by spicy Creole crab cakes, while others maintain that Pacific Northwest crab cakes can't be beat. In I Love Crab Cakes!, award-winning chef and cookbook author Tom Douglas brings the best of East, West, and Gulf coasts to the table and proves that the most delicious crab cakes of all come straight fro...

New York Times–Bestseller and James Beard Award Nominee: "Warning: The . . . mouthwatering photos and evocative prose in this book may induce a baking frenzy." — Fine CookingWhen it comes to delectable, freshly baked cakes, pies, cookies, and muffins, nobody beats the world-famous Dahlia Bakery of Seattle, Washington. Owner, Iron Chef winner, and multiple James Beard Award recipient Tom Douglas offers up the best-loved recipes from this incomparabl...

Scapegoats are a universal phenomenon, appearing in all societies at all times in groups large and small, in public and private organizations. Hardly a week passes without some media reference to someone or something being made a scapegoat. Tom Douglas examines the process of scapegoating from the perspectives of victims and perpetrators, tracing its development from earliest times as rite of atonement to the modern forms of the avoidance of blame and the victimisation of innocents. The di...

Basic Groupwork is a simple, practical guide to the processes of groupwork. This new edition has been extensively updated and revised to reflect the changes which have taken place in society and social behaviour since it was first published in 1978, but in essence it remains an accessible and friendly text for the novice practitioner.In logical sequence the book follows the progress of one group from inception to close and exposes how groups work. Basic group processes expl...

Everything Wardell Church ever cared about is torn from him the night he is unwillingly changed into a bloodsucking monster: his family, his career, the secret love of his life – even rather important parts of his anatomy. Nothing but the professor's conscience survives the transformation, and the nights of blood and violence, stale coffee, bad wordplay, show tunes and stylish shoes cannot make up for what he has lost.But Wardell has been chosen, his self-appointed mentor insists, ...

Ordinary days are magical when spent with those you love.Dad and his little girl, along with their very large bloodhound, set off on an ordinary day and turn it into a wonderful adventure. From dancing by a duck pond to swinging on a tire swing, lots of laughs and love are shared in time spent together. The day ends with a sweet "Goodnight, I love you" from Dad. And a whisper, "I love you more" from his little girl.This book is a delightful reminder that sp...

A mythic red stag.A broken old hunter.A boy desperate to be saved.Set in the deep winter woods of Tennessee, The Old Boy and the Land follows Tobias—an aging Vietnam veteran on one last hunt for the legendary red stag he’s chased for nine years.But when he crosses paths with a wounded animal and a wounded boy, the pursuit becomes something far more dangerous and far more holy.Part modern parable, part Southern fable, this spare, haunting nov...

“The pastries we make are deliciously simple and rustic and never too sweet. Woven into many of them are my favorite flavors: butter, cinnamon, nuts, and fruit. They’re familiar, uncomplicated, and satisfying. One taste and you’re instantly comforted. Inspired by a sweet memory from childhood, a European classic, or a time-honored bakeshop standard, they are flavors you never tire of. Like my bread, these are pastries you want to eat every day.”—from the Introduction

"Filled with entertaining behind-the-scenes stories and technical tips . . . this cookbook will thrill meticulous bakers and Huckleberry's devotees" ( Library Journal)."Everything in generosity" is the motto of Zoe Nathan, the big-hearted baker behind Santa Monica's favorite neighborhood bakery and breakfast spot, Huckleberry Bakery & Café. This irresistible cookbook collects more than 115 of Huckleberry's recipes and more than 150 color photographs, inclu...

Let’s face it. If your kitchen had just one pan, one single tool to accomplish any cooking concoction you dare to dream, it should be a pretty awesome one, right? The chosen one, the golden child, the king of the ring, the one true pan to rule them all! It should be a cast-iron skillet!Cast-iron cookware is a proven hero, never goes out of style, and cannot be destroyed despite how you feel about yourself as a home cook. In this bestselling cookbook, Howie Southworth and Greg Matza...

A 2016 James Beard Award nominee featuring more than eighty recipes from New York-based food writer and author of the popular dessert blog Love, Cake.Raise your desserts to a whole new level of flavor with The New Sugar & Spice, a collection of more than eighty unique, unexpected, and uniformly delicious recipes for spice-centric sweets. Veteran baker Samantha Seneviratne’s recipes will open your eyes to a world of baking possibilities: Her spicy,...

A Southern cook shares the simple secrets to delicious homemade biscuits in this cookbook that explores the wide array of biscuit recipes and uses.Delicious on their own, traditional Southern biscuits can be an ideal vehicle for fillings and toppings, or a key ingredient adding flavor and texture to a variety of recipes. Yet as beloved as they are, biscuits often intimidate home cooks. Jackie Garvin overcame her decades long biscuit-making failures by research and ...