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[Diane Hockings

Making a memorable birthday cake doesn't have to be a chore. It will certainly take time to make the cake and then to ice and decorate it, but these easy-to-follow recipes will really simplify the whole process. Let's start with the cake. There's no need to make a complicated cake for birthdays -- the decorations are what your kids will really remember, not what was underneath. So all that's needed is a simple butter cake -- easy to make and perfect for cutting and shaping. The recipes in this book call for prepared cake mix, but if you prefer to make your cakes from scratch, you can use the recipe in the book. Birthdays are always so much fun for kids-friends and family, presents, a big party and of course, a cake that friends will talk about for weeks and your kids will always remember. Included are 70 fantastic recipes to make any birthday extra special, whether your child is a future astronaut, vet, race car driver or safari guide, or if they want a cake spelling out their age. We have included quick and easy-to-follow recipes and instructions for spectacular, high-impact cakes, each clearly detailing the required ingredients and practical method, as well as tips and practical solutions for the more ambitious recipes. This book makes it easy for you to really 'put the icing on the cake' of your child's next birthday party.

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Jae Steele

Get It Ripe is a vegan cookbook for the 21st century, with an emphasis on holistic living and whole food (i.e. unprocessed and unrefined) ingredients. jae steele is a registered holistic nutritionist; she has also been a professional vegan baker, and worked on organic farms on both the east and west coasts of Canada. Her life experiences, and her love of vegan whole foods, are at the heart of Get It Ripe, which not only features uncomplicated yet delicious animal-free recipes, but advice and information on various aspects of holistic vegan living, including special diets (all recipes are wheat-free), simple steps for cleansing and detoxing, building your own kitchen compost, information on ethical consumerism, and the connections among mind, body, and spirit.The 140 recipes include Butternut Risotto, Chipotle Black-Eyed Peas with Maple Mashed Sweet Potatoes, Cauliflower Chickpea Curry, Fettuccine No-Fredo, Apple Carrot Soup with Coriander, Blueberry Breakfast Polenta, Spiced Squash Muffins, and Cowgrrrl Cookies. Two-colour throughout, the book also includes 16 full-colour recipe photographs.Get healthy and energetic with Get It Ripe.

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Terry Bridge

"Over the centuries man has selectively bred animals to achieve productivity. However, modern agriculture has meant that today relatively few breeds are now used and bred extensively. Fortunately, many of the more rare and interesting breeds still exist and are being carefully conserved for the future. We now realize the importance of their gene pool and enthusiasts everywhere are setting up small breeding programs for animals such as chickens, cattle, farm horses, goats, sheep, ducks and geese. This book will help the enthusiast set up a breeding program and instruct them in how to care and maintain their animals. A rare breed is defined as a breed of livestock that is not common in modern agriculture, though it may have been in the past. Various national and international organizations, such as the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, and the Rare Breeds Survival Trust of the United Kingdom, each define the exact parameters by which a breed may be defined as rare, and many breeds that qualify only have a few thousand or a even a few hundred breeding individuals remaining in the world."

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Ramin Ganeshram

"A curated collection of 150 recipes drawn from the experience and kitchens of young cooks all over America and the world, FutureChefs brings exciting and unique recipes to your kitchen for you or your kids to make at home! Here you'll find the real, cooking-obsessed tweens and teens from diverse social and cultural backgrounds--the face of America's culinary future. Veteran journalist and trained chef Ramin Ganeshram has crafted profiles of serious young chefs whose experience varies from culinary contest winners and prolific food bloggers to brand new cooks in the kitchen. Whether these kids have taken to cooking out of necessity, inspiration, or sheer passion, their stories all share common threads of creativity, hard work, and a look at what's ahead in America's culinary scene. This generation is more interested in hands-on cooking than ever, but they're lacking the platform to showcase their talents. FutureChefs is the perfect vehicle for these kids to share their passion, their stories, and, of course, their recipes. "--