James Beard Award–Winning Author: Savor a deliciously complex culinary culture with 120 recipes and gorgeous photos.Spanish, Native American, African, Chinese, and French traditions have all contributed to Cuban cooking, producing a distinctive Caribbean cuisine as richly chorded as the island's music. Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs's itinerary takes them from the barrio, paladars (private restaurants), and chic nightspots of Havana to the eateries of Florida's emig...

This inspirational little parenting book was written across many days and nights as were the two previous books by Dr. Cox. Unlike the other two books, however, this book began during the parenting years of her and her husbands four children and represents the congealment of wisdom across the years based on Dr. Coxs day-to-day experiences as a mother of four, clinical psychologist; seminary trained ordained minister, trained spiritual director and chaplain. This book is the how-to book tha...

Many of us are born into families where we become increasingly more bondaged as we grow. There are those forbidden things that we are prohibited from doing. There are our natural curiosities that are stifled. There are boundaries placed on activities and spaces. Our worlds become smaller and smaller for our best interests. Our worlds become fraught by the cannots rather than the can-dos. And before we know it, the adult fears of our parents and teachers become internalized by us so that we...

"Mexican Cantina" contains country statistics, Mexican food history, common dishes, family customs, celebrations and holidays, information about herbs & spices, salsas, tamales, tequila, tortillas, variations of the taco, authentic Mexican recipes, useful words and phrases, and resources for further study. Snippets from the Food Fare articles and e-books "Avocados," "Christmas Noel," "Halloween Cuisine" and "Tamales" also appear in &quo...

Discover how setting biblical boundaries can improve your parenting and your relationship with your children.Join Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, authors of the New York Times bestseller Boundaries, as they share the research and guidance you need to raise your kids to take responsibility for their actions and emotions and enable them to lead balanced, productive, and fulfilling adult lives.The tools and guidance provided in Bounda...

The twentieth anniversary edition of the classic, easy-to-use compendium of Mexican cooking, from the award–winning restauranter, chef & tv personality.Americans have at last discovered Mexico's passion for exciting food. We've fallen in love with the great Mexican combination of rich, earthy flavors and casual, festive dining. But we don't begin to imagine how sumptuous and varied the cooking of Mexico really is.After ten years of loving exploration, Rick Ba...

A collection of 55 fix it and forget it recipes for Mexican favorites from an award-winning Mexican cooking authority, in a stylish, engaging package.When acclaimed chef and cookbook author Deborah Schneider discovered that using her trusty slow cooker to make authentic Mexican recipes actually enhanced their flavor while dramatically reducing active cooking time, it was a revelation. Packed with Schneider’s favorite south-of-the-border recipes such as Tortilla Sou...

James Beard Award-winning writer, David Leite takes you on a culinary journey into the soul of Portugal.Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Spain, Portugal is today’s hot-spot vacation destination, and world travelers are enthralled by the unique yet familiar cuisine of this country. The New Portuguese Table looks at this fascinating country's 11 surprisingly different historical regions, as well as the island of Madeira and the Azores, and their food c...

How confident would you say you are right now?• Are you shy?• Are you easily intimidated?• Are you a wallflower who feels socially awkward?• Can you comfortably look anyone you meet in the eye and immediately feel comfortable around them?If you struggle with self-confidence, you may try to tell yourself it doesn't matter if you're confident or not, but the truth is, the world is tough on those who lack confidence. In fact, confidence improves our lives ...

An elegantly cheeky guide to keeping the woman in your life happy—while secretly doing whatever you want. Published in tandem with the woman’s guide How to Keep Him on a Short Leash, How to Stay Out of the Doghouse is perfect for Father’s Day.... or as a gift for a new groom.This isn’t a rulebook. It’s a survival guide.Marriage Advice for Men: A collection of 50 unbreakable (and unforgiving) rules, from why you should never criticize her cooking to wh...

Why wait until Tuesday night to have tacos—and why would you ever use a processed kit—when you can make vibrant, fresh Mexican food every night of the week with Mexican Made Easy?On her Food Network show, Mexican Made Easy, Marcela Valladolid shows how simple it is to create beautiful dishes bursting with bright Mexican flavors. Now, Marcela shares the fantastic recipes her fans have been clamoring for in a cookbook that ties into her popular show...

A 'sonnet' is a structure of poetry that originated in Italy. The term sonnet is actually derives from the Italian word sonetto, which means 'little song' or 'little sound'. A Sicilian poet named Giacomo da Lentini is endorsed by many as its inventor. Sonnets are commonly 14 lines long and carry a distinct model of rhymes that varies from one culture to another.While I have concocted many different forms of poetry over the last twenty plus years I've been writing, for some reason I...