Author: Mary-Anne Boermans
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448155010
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 397
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*Winner of the Guild of Food Writers First Book Award 2014* Food writer and baker extraordinaire Mary-Anne Boermans has delved into the UK’s fine baking history to rediscover the long-forgotten recipes of our past. These are recipes that fill a cook with confidence, honed and perfected over centuries and lovingly adapted for use in 21st-century kitchens. Here you will find such tempting delights as Welsh Honey Cake, Lace Meringues, Rich Orange Tart, Butter Buns, Pearl Biscuits and Chocolate Meringue Pie. They are triple-tested recipes that do not rely on processed, pre-packaged ingredients and they are all delicious. And Mary-Anne reveals the stories behind the bakes, with tales of escaped princes, hungry politicians and royal days out to sample the delicacies of Britain’s historic bakeries. This very special collection sits confidently among the best of British cookery writing, with recipes that have stood the test of time and that will both surprise and delight for years to come.
Author: Evgeny Sveshnikov
Publisher: New In Chess
ISBN: 9056916041
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 459
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Playing blitz is one of the great joys in every chess player’s life. In modern times, faster time controls have become more important than ever. Every day, innumerable numbers of rated blitz and rapid games are being played in online and over-the-board competitions and championships. In blitz, even more than in ‘classical chess’, it is important to make the right decisions quickly and almost instinctively. That is why world-famous opening expert Grandmaster Evgeny Sveshnikov and his son, International Master Vladimir Sveshnikov, have created a chess opening repertoire for club players that is forcing, both narrow and deep, and aggressive. The aim is to be in control as much as possible. You want to be the one who decides which opening is going to be played, you want to dictate the technical and strategic choices. And you want to keep the pressure, increasing your opponent’s chances to stumble. In designing their repertoire, father and son Sveshnikov have made a crucial choice: they do not want you to end up in positions where finding the theoretically best move is all-important, but in positions where it is relatively easy to keep finding the moves with the greatest practical effect and use. If you play the lines the Sveshnikovs have selected, your results will improve. You may even end up playing their variations in ‘slow chess’ as well.
Author: Dee Leone
Publisher: Union Square Kids
ISBN: 9781454921417
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Forming an unlikely friendship based on their mutual enjoyment of baking, a knight and dragon find a creative solution to avoid participating in a customary duel with each other.
Author: Judith Knight
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 147974137X
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 203
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The Knights at the Round Table is a collection of humorous tales and fabulous, easy-to-prepare recipes guaranteed to fill your homes with love, laughter, and satisfied appetites. The time tested recipes and fresh new ones bring: the warmth of family traditions; the personal touch of shared recipes from friends; and delightful new dishes created from the author’s travels and dining experiences. This eclectic collection of recipes have their origins in various parts of the world including America, Italy, Mexico, Central and Eastern Europe, and Spain. Because of changing lifestyles and the eating habits of health-conscious friends, the author has included some vegan and vegetarian dishes and pointed out ways you can change regular recipes to meatless fare. Recognizing that our fast paced world has created a need for two kinds of cooking—“weeknight” and “weekend” meals—the author included both. Weeknight eating requires quick, easy-to-prepare meals and weekend dining and entertaining calling for slightly more elaborate but still easy-to-prepare fare. The Knights at the Round Table serves up a plentiful helping of appetizers, soups, bread, salads, light dishes, entrées, sides, and a generous mixture of incredible desserts to satisfy both those needs. It offers something for everyone to enjoy! The author’s instructions are easy to follow and are blended together with tips that simplify and explain methods of food preparations that make once difficult tasks actually quite easy. Her real life tales will delight, amuse, and inform you…some will have you laughing as you cook! Meals will never be the same as you savor the mouth-watering dishes in The Knights at the Round Table.
Author: Aaron Shepard
Publisher: Skyhook Press
ISBN: 1620352230
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Why not give more? Van Amsterdam the baker was well known for his honesty as well as for his fine Saint Nicholas cookies. He always gave his customers exactly what they paid for -- not more and not less. So, he was not about to give in when a mysterious old woman comes to him on Saint Nicholas Day and insists that a dozen is thirteen! The woman's curse puts an end to the baker's business, and he believes it would take Saint Nicholas to help him. But if he receives that help, will it be exactly what he imagined? Find out in this inspiring legend from Dutch colonial New York about the birth of an honored American custom. TEACHERS AND LIBRARIANS -- A READER'S THEATER SCRIPT OF THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN AARON'S BOOK "FOLKTALES ON STAGE," OR FREE ON AARON'S WEB SITE. ///////////////////////////////////////////////// Aaron Shepard is the award-winning author of "The Legend of Lightning Larry," "The Sea King’s Daughter," and many more children’s books. Once a professional storyteller, Aaron specializes in lively retellings of folktales and other traditional literature, which have won him honors from the American Library Association, the New York Public Library, the Bank Street College of Education, the National Council for the Social Studies, and the American Folklore Society. Wendy Edelson has applied her award-winning skills to a wide range of illustration projects, including picture books, pet portraits, posters, and puzzles. Among her clients have been Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo, the Seattle Aquarium, Pacific Northwest Ballet, the U.S. Postal Service, Cricket Magazine, McGraw-Hill Education, and the American Library Association. ///////////////////////////////////////////////// HONORS American Bookseller Pick of the Lists Trumpet Book Club selection Valerie and Walter's Best Books for Children "The good will of legendary Saint Nick resonates in this tale about the origin of the term 'baker's dozen.' . . . Shepard's easy-to-follow retelling has an appropriate Old World flavor." -- Publishers Weekly, Sept. 18, 1995 "A particularly nice holiday story accented by paintings full of detail. . . . Well-paced and a good length for groups or individuals, this is right on target for audiences. Edelson's artwork is filled with marvelously-alive characters who almost step from the pages." -- Ilene Cooper, Booklist, Sept. 15, 1995 "A lush new version of a traditional tale. . . . Well-chosen words and a nicely-paced text that begs to be told aloud. A treat for the holiday season." -- School Library Journal, Oct. 1995 "Aaron Shepard retells a favorite colonial legend with the voice of the storyteller." -- Jan Lieberman, TNT, Fall 1995 "A fine tale of generosity for St. Nicholas Day or any day." -- Marilyn McPhie, Storybag, Special Review Issue 1997 "A story with a message to be heard during the holidays and all year long." -- Children's Book Review
Author: Leonie Pratt
Publisher: Sticker Books
ISBN: 9781409505815
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This is an exciting new sticker book for squires and knights-to-be, full of fun scenes depicting sieges, swordplay and chivalry, banquets, jousts and quests. It presents medieval scenes that include a battlefield, jousting tournament, a castle siege, a dragon attack and life in the castle courtyard. It also includes scenes for young crusaders to build their own castles and make their own coat of arms.
Author: Jan Pinski
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781857443110
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 192
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International Master Jan Pinski delves into the secrets of the Four Knights for the first time, studying the strategic ideas for both white and black players. Pinksi covers both the fashionable main lines and the tricky sidelines, bringing the reaser u
Author: Heather Haupt
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0143130501
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Bringing chivalry back into our modern-day world, this book shows us how to inspire today's generation of young boys to pursue honor, courage, and compassion. In an age when respect and honor seem like distant and antiquated relics, how can we equip boys to pursue valor and courageously put the needs of others before their own? This book helps parents to inspire their boys by captivating their imagination and honoring their love for adventure. Heather Haupt explores how knights historically lived out various aspects of the knights' Code of Chivalry, as depicted in the French epic Song of Roland, and how boys can embody these same ideals now. When we issue the challenge and give boys the reasons why it is worth pursuing, we step forward on an incredible journey towards raising the kind of boys who, just like the knights of old, make an impact in their world now and for the rest of their lives.
Author: Gabrielle Kent
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728237297
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 227
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The first book in a new series filled with friendship, magic, and laugh-out loud adventure Welcome to the sleepy island of Penfurzy, where nothing exciting ever really happens. OR DOES IT? Adventure awaits Demelza and her new best friend in the whole world, Nessa, as they explore the island and uncover the mysteries of the Penfurzy Knights. With a honking pet goose sidekick, quirky islanders and a legendary treasure to find, it's up to Nessa and Demelza to ride their bikes, solve the puzzles before them, and face down danger with frisbees, water-balloons, feathers .... and a toilet plunger. THEIR FRIENDSHIP WILL WARM YOUR HEART. THEIR BRAVERY WILL MAKE THEM LEGENDS.
Author: Sarah Fabiny
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593226887
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Go back to the thrilling time of warring knights who were prepared to give their life in order to protect their lord and his castle. Castles may conjure up a romantic fairy tale world; however, in real life, during the Middle Ages, castles were fortresses, providing shelter and protection for the lord as well as for the peasants who lived on his land. For an army, a lord depended on young soldiers in armor called knights who spent years at the castle learning the skills of warfare. Author Sarah Fabiny dives into the history of castles and how they grew from simple wood structures to mighty fortresses in stone. She also explains who could become a knight and what their lives were like off of the battlefield, enjoying feasts, courting their lady loves, and showing off in tournaments. With 80 fun black-and-white illustrations and an engaging 16-page photo insert, readers will be excited to read this latest addition to Who HQ!
