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The Best Places Northwest Cookbook: Recipes from the Outstanding Restaurants and Inns of Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia
Nims, Cynthia C. / McKean, Lori / Ferroni, Lara (PHT)
With the addition of color photos and over a dozen new recipes, this treasured cookbook is better than ever. It features more than 100 outstanding regional dishes from iconic inns and restaurants of Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia, all of which appear in recent editions of “Best Places Northwest.” Entries from the previous edition have been updated, and new recipes reflect the culinary wizardry of the region’s most celebrated up-and-coming establishments. Sidebars spotlight regional ingredients such as berries, mushrooms, hazelnuts, Dungeness crab, apples, and salmon.
Bigfoot: The Life and Times of a Legend
Buhs, Joshua Blu
Writing with a scientist’s skepticism but an enthusiast’s deep engagement, Buhs invests the story of Bigfoot with the detail and power of a novel, offering the definitive take on this elusive beast.
Bobby Flay’s Burgers, Fries, and Shakes
Flay, Bobby / Banyas, Stephanie (CON) / Jackson, Sally (CON) / Fink, Ben (PHT)
Usher in summertime with these creative recipes from Flay, chef and Food Network star, who offers expert instruction on taking burgers, fries, and shakes to a higher level with ease.
Cooking Green: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint in the Kitchen–The New Green Basics Way
Heyhoe, Kate
Heyhoe argues that how one cooks is as important as what one cooks. Here, the author shows readers how to think like an environmentalist in the kitchen.
Elephant Reflections
Ammann, Karl (PHT) / Peterson, Dale
This collection brings award-winning wildlife photographer Ammann’s gorgeous images together with a revelatory text by writer Peterson to illuminate one of nature’s greatest and most original works of art: the elephant.
Living off the Grid: A Simple Guide to Creating and Maintaining a Self-Reliant Supply of Energy, Water, Shelter and More
Black, Dave
An international consultant in emergency planning and disaster response, Black does not say it is easy or cheap, or that it is particularly a good idea for most people, but he does explain general principles of living without being connected to the major utilities: electricity, water, and waste disposal. For details of construction, he identifies specific and detailed sources. He highly emphasizes the need to reduce consumption. Other topics include piggybacking off the grid, communicating, and making a living.
Stop Second-Guessing Yourself: The Toddler Years: A Field-Tested Guide to Confident Parenting
Singer, Jen
The antithesis of What to Expect When You’re Expecting, this book arms women with what they’d never expect to do, say, or feel once they’re in the parenting trenches giving them mom-tested advice, validation, and ‘what works’ in an era when women are lacking the camaraderie and ‘back fence’ advice of prior generations.
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