A resource to plan services with suggested Scripture, order of service, and brief comments for celebration in the black tradition.

A year-round collection of holiday and special occasion recipes is culled from Martha Stewart's magazine and includes tips on decorating and preparation

When it comes to preparing memorable meals for milestone events and holidays, knowledgeable chefs and cooking aficionados alike turn to Special Occasions. It offers 150 of the best, most elegant recipes from the original series, each illustrated with gorgeous four-color photography. Entertain family and friends with appealing appetizers, main dishes, and desserts, plus creative ideas for complementary beverages and sides, culled from a range of cooking experts and international culinary traditions. Features 150 kitchen-tested recipes to celebrate life`s special occasions Expert tips on preparation, cooking, serving, and storing Includes an illustrated glossary of key ingredients, cooking procedures, and equipment

Jerry Sibal is no mere party planner. He’s a world-renowned designer of unforgettable celebrations of every description. Each of Sibal’s projects—whether for a private birthday party or holiday dinner, a lavish wedding or bar/bat mitzvah, a corporate retreat or charity ball—is a distinctive work of art. An Event to Remember presents a portfolio of some of Sibal’s finest and most visionary work—with dramatic photographs that will make you wish you’d been there. Throughout, Sibal reveals how he coordinates architecture, lighting and audiovisual systems, interior decor, tabletop arrangements, and his trademark floral extravaganzas to create such gloriously spellbinding environments. Venues from all over the country are featured, from New York City’s Rainbow Room, to Miami Beach’s Setai Hotel, to Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino, to outdoor settings such as the Brooklyn Botanic Garden and a California hillside with breathtaking Pacific Ocean views.

Birth, maturity, marriage and death: These are the four cornerstones of human life, the great occasions. *Over 650 memorable selections to commemorate the milestones of life. *Poetry and prose from a broad spectrum of highly regarded writers, including Aiken, Pound, Dickinson, Seneca, Blake, Buddha, Bronte, Marcuse, Stevens, Sexton, Tagore, Lippman, Sandburg, Sarton, Pasternak, Lao Tzu, Yevtushenko, Yeats and many more. This treasury of words pays tribute to the watershed events of life. Prose and poetry selections are sorted by the occasion they honor--birth, coming-of-age, marriage and death. Originally designed for ministers by a beloved New England pastor who spent years officiating at such occasions, this useful reference will be valued by anyone who is called upon to officiate, speak or contribute to ceremonies that commemorate the great passages of life. Includes index of authors, first lines and subjects, plus services for adoption, divorce and memorials.

A dessert cookbook from a New York bakery with holiday recipes that are “personal and approachable, even for those who don’t consider themselves bakers.” (Giada De Laurentiis, chef and New York Times bestselling author of Everyday Italian) Celebrating a year in desserts from their beloved Brooklyn bakery, Baked, Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito offer recipes for cookies, puddings, whoopie pies, cakes, brownies, and more to commemorate holidays both expected and unexpected. Rum-infused Hair of the Dog Cake for New Year’s Day and Peanut Butter Sheet Cake for Texas Independence Day join Praline Ice Cream Cake for Mardi Gras, Chocolate Pop Tarts for Halloween, and 12 Days of Cookies for Christmastime. With 65 gorgeous photographs and 75 unique recipes, you’ll have everything you need to create a wide range of sweet treats for quirky festivities and traditional holidays all year round. “Honey, don't open this book unless you are prepared to drop to your knees and, in my case, beg somebody to make you every one of these recipes! If you do cook, be prepared to run home, get out the pans, the measuring cups, and the ingredients and start baking January through December, all in a day or two—in this case, send me some!” —Whoopi Goldberg “I have all of the BAKED cookbooks because the recipes are inventive, delicious and always turn out perfectly.” —Zooey Deschanel