Some books you purchase for the younger generation in your family, and some you purchase for yourself. This is truly one book you will want to purchase for both! New holiday classics touching the mind’s eye for the young and young of heart are here for sharing and then reading again and again year after year! The author shares with you magical journeys of imagination, which he wrote over the years for his children and grandchildren, nephews and nieces, and now, at the urging of his family, he shares them with you! It doesn’t end there! This is also a treasure chest to serve all generations with its many special reflections from the heart! It concludes with three special pieces sure to touch your heart—dedicated to those who died on 9/11 and to their survivors.

"Family togetherness, at the dinner table, promotes academic performance, emotional health, and dietary quality."-Purdue Center for Families Coming up with ideas for dinner, preparing it, and getting the family together to enjoy it wasn't always easy-until now. Let classically trained chef Lynette Rohrer Shirk show you how easy it is to whip up tasty meals for you and your family in no time. With 365 quick, easy, and delicious dinners, you can satisfy the entire family, in minutes a day, every night of the year! Whether it's a special occasion or it's just another Monday night, you'll find a variety of satisfying and healthy recipes, including: Corn-Bread-Crusted Chicken Breasts Artichoke Stir-Fry Paella Rice Salad Shrimp Pesto Ravioli Easy Jambalaya Italian Meatloaf As the studies show, families who eat together are happier and healthier. Dinner a Day is your recipe for success-what are you waiting for? Lynette Rohrer Shirk is a classically trained chef who attended the California Culinary Academy's Professional Chef Program and has worked in the kitchens of Wolfgang Puck's Postrio and Masa's. She has also worked in the pastry departments at Chez Panisse, Bizou, and Stars Palo Alto restaurants, as well as at William Sonoma, Inc.'s Corporate Headquarters. Shirk has had the honor of cooking at the James Beard House in New York City, and she has lectured at the Association of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention on the experience of writing and editing the 101 recipes for Wild Women in the Kitchen. She lives in Lewisville, TX.

Discover hundreds of classic recipes for home-cooked meals the whole family will enjoy! If you and your family are looking for simple, delicious meals that you can enjoy at home, look no further. The Everything Classic Recipes Book is a collection of 300 great-tasting staple recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, tasty treats, and snacks. You'll find helpful tips and tricks for getting organized, along with two special chapters offering holiday classics and kids' favorites. Features recipes for: -French Onion Soup -Pesto Pasta Salad -Buttermilk Pancakes -Shepherd's Pie -Stuffed Pork Loin -Chicken Saltimbocca -Grilled Tuna -Peanut Butter Pie -Strawberry Shortcake With The Everything Classic Recipes Cookbook, you'll find hundreds of options for savory home-cooked meals and side dishes that won't take up tons of time or break the bank. With choices like these, you're guaranteed to please the whole family!

The bestselling diet phenomenon continues with The South Beach Diet Parties and Holidays Cookbook containing fabulous all new recipes for healthy, delicious South Beach Diet-friendly entertaining. The famed Miami Beach cardiologist who has helped millions of people worldwide to lose weight and eat healthier with his best-selling South Beach Diet books now addresses the special challenge that can undermine anyone's willpower—the irresistible lure of diet-busting dishes at festive occasions. As the more than 20 menus and 150 easy, all-new recipes in this cookbook prove, there's no need to give up favorite holiday and party dishes to stay on the South Beach Diet. Dr. Agatston explains that healthy entertaining is not a matter of deprivation, but of "simply making as many good choices as possible." His new book provides those choices, putting a healthy twist on favorite entertaining meals for every occasion, whether it's a family Christmas Eve dinner, a Thanksgiving feast, a Passover Seder, a football fest in front of the TV, or a backyard barbeque with the neighbors. You will also find: practical tips and helpful (and healthful) hints throughout—including make-ahead suggestions, ideas for nonalcoholic cocktails (mocktails), ways to use leftovers, and more. Plus, 55 full-page color photographs illustrate the finished dishes along with ideas for stylish table settings and centerpieces.

When first published, The Texas Holiday Cookbook drew rave reviews and gained a national following. In this new edition, truly Texan recipes like Margarita Balls and Really Whomped-Up Mashed Potatoes have been updated for contemporary tastes, products, equipment, techniques, and lifestyle concerns such as nutrition profiles.New chapters and materials include: superstar Texas chefs’ holiday traditions and recipes; food gift ideas for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and New Year's; Texas wines and spirits for holiday celebrations; and Texas tricks to make holiday cooking tastier, quicker, and easier such as combining homemade with takeout, using convenience products, and sharing the workload with guests.

Incorporates every conceivable focus of interest from holidays to health care, national anthems to gross national product, natural resources, ethnic groups, voting age, performing arts, provincial capitals, leaders of the past and present, native plants and animals, and far more. Newly commissioned political and geophysical maps represent past and present realities. The thirteen volumes of this set examine the 50 countries, dependencies, and states of the European continent, putting into perspective this enormously influential center of commerce and culture.

A follow up to the best-selling original, this second volume of Comfort Food Diet Cookbook offers 416 new family friendly recipes for hearty all-time favorites with fewer calories than expected. In addition to hundreds of recipes, the book consists of testimonials and photos from actual dieters, a six-week meal plan, notes on exercise, tips on making healthy food choices, and more. Realistic portions combined with exceptional taste put pleasure back in healthy eating without sacrificing quality or satisfaction. After all, the Comfort Food Diet is about what people can eat, not what they have to give up.