Download or read book Cake written by Alysa Levene and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cake can evoke thoughts of home, comfort someone at a time of grief or celebrate a birth or new love. It is a maker of memories, a marker of identities, and delicious! It was the year 878 A.D., and a man claimed sanctuary in a small village home in Wessex. To the surprise of the villager, the man was not a passing vagabond but Alfred, King of the Anglo-Saxons. The village homemaker was happy to hide him from the marauding Danes, provided he keep an eye on the cake she had baking in the oven. Preoccupied with how to re-take his kingdom, Alfred let the cake burn, and the incident passed into folklore forever. From these seemingly ignoble beginnings, not only was Alfred able to reclaim his spot in history, but the humble villager's cake has become a part of world culture as well. Alysa Levene looks at cakes both ancient and modern, from the fruit cake, to the pound cake, from the ubiquitous birthday cake to the angel food cake, all the way up to competitive baking shows on television and our modern obsession with macaroons and cup cakes. Along the way, author Alysa Levene shows how cakes are so much more than just a delicious sugar hit, and reflects on how and why cakes became the food to eat in times of celebration. Cake reflects cultural differences, whether it is the changing role of women in the home, the expansion of global trade, even advances in technology. Entertaining and delightfully informative, Cake: A Slice of History promises to be a witty and joyous celebration of our cultural heritage.

Download or read book The Rough Guide to Babies Toddlers written by Kaz Cooke and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2009-03-02 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to Babies & Toddlers is the funny, reassuring and practical guide that all new (and old) parents have been looking for - with no judgmental guru-speak about the right way to do things, just a range of great solutions for you to choose from. Written by the award-winning author Kaz Cooke, an author and mother whose trademark light-hearted practical style and witty cartoons make this book pleasurable as well as informative. The user-friendly sections are inspired by real-life - chapters include 'Getting through the first weeks', which gives new mums and dads the low-down on bosoms, bottles, bonding, the blues, and mum's post-baby body. Realistic and with a healthy sense of humour, the guide offers practical suggestions for dozens of scenarios you might encounter with your new bundle of joy or little terror, as well as addressing what you might be going through as new parents - don't miss the hilarious "How to Be Perfect" routine for new mums: adjust push-up bra, exfoliate feet, clean up sick! The eagerly awaited sequel to the best-selling The Rough Guide to Pregnancy & Birth is finally here to save your sanity with good advice, great humour and a lot of understanding!

Download or read book Tablet to Table Vol 1 Issue 8 written by Toni Risson and published by Tercio Publishing. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lollies, Candies and Sweets The appeal of old-fashioned lollies and their indelible imprint on our childhood memories, with a feature story from lolly PhD scholar, Dr Toni Risson. Includes embedded videos on creating a Dolly Varden cake with trainer of chefs Lourayne Mahood from William Angliss Institute, as well as a look at our ongoing love affair with chocolate, and a romp through a lifetime of Kit Kat courtesy of Nestlé Australia.

Download or read book Summer with the Single Dad written by Whitley Cox and published by Whitley Cox. This book was released on 2024-08-24 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when the stubborn island prince falls for the mysterious stranger with a secret? Welcome to San Camanez, a humble, peaceful little island in the Puget Sound and home to the McEvoy brothers. Four sexy single fathers—and one childless snack with a beard—who run a brewpub on the beach, raise their kids together, and hope to find love and happiness in the chaos that is life. This is Bennett’s story ... Single Dad and CFO, Bennett McEvoy, is determined to give his daughters a fun summer despite the money woes plaguing his family business. He needs the brewpub and cabins he owns with his brothers to be more prosperous than ever. Because right now, things are tight. His focus is on profit and sustainability. He doesn’t have time for the mysterious beauty in cabin five. But when her cabin floods, he insists she move into his house, because he absolutely does not want to see her go. Dr. Justine Brazeau, a renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, made a mistake and killed a patient. Clearly, she’s not cut out to practice medicine. But now, she has no direction or purpose. She’s lost. She’s sad. And she’s lonely. Well, not anymore since she’s now living with Bennett, and he’s making it very difficult for her to figure out her future—that doesn’t involve him without a shirt (or pants). Can Bennett make the money his family business needs this summer, and heal Justine’s guilty heart? Or is she too consumed with her own pain to see that together they are stronger, better, and a lot less broken? keywords: single dad, single parent, serious hero, doctor heroine, lost heroine, military hero, marine, small town, quirk island, hippy island, vacation romance, contemporary, summer fling, widower, broken heroine, grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity

Download or read book Home Kitchen written by Donal Skehan and published by Yellow Kite. This book was released on 2023-10-12 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Shortlisted for An Post Irish Awards Cookbook of the Year 2023* Become a more confident, creative and instinctive home cook, with inspiration, tips, and delicious recipes from much-loved Irish cook Donal Skehan. In his new book, Donal brings us into the heart of his kitchen, showing us how he cooks for his family and what inspires him - from his granny's handwritten recipes and his Irish heritage to his time living in LA. Donal shares delicious recipes from his many experiences and travels, as well as his decades as a home cook, that you'll want to make time and again. Donal has all aspects of the week covered with chapters such as make-ahead Sundays, everyday dinners, weekday rush, slow-cooking weekend wins, and scrumptious desserts. Recipes include: Cauliflower Mac 'n' Cheese with Chorizo Crumbs Sheet-Pan Sticky Korean Popcorn Chicken with Rice and Slaw Slow Cooker Butter Chicken Prawn and Dill Rolls with Wild Garlic Mayo Basque Burnt Cheesecake with Cherries Irish Coffee, Hazelnut and Chocolate Tiramisu Packed with amazing recipes, tips and tricks, this book will help you get the most out of every week and learn to truly love your own home kitchen.

Download or read book Everyone and Everything written by Nadine Cohen and published by Pantera Press. This book was released on 2023-09-05 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dazzling debut full of wry wisdom by one of Australia's most exciting emerging novelists, Everyone and Everything will make you laugh inappropriately, cry unexpectedly and reach out to those you love. When Yael Silver's world comes crashing down, she looks to the past for answers and finds solace in surprising places. An unconventional new friendship, a seaside safe space and an unsettling amount of dairy help her to heal, as she wrestles with her demons and some truly terrible erotic literature. Everyone and Everything is about family, mental health and inherited trauma, told with humour and humility, perfect for fans of Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason and A Lonely Girl is a Dangerous Thing by Jessie Tu. An intimate exploration of grief and inherited trauma, it asks what makes us who we are and what leads us onto ledges.

Download or read book Awesome Cakes for Kids written by The Australian Women?'s We and published by Cassell Illustrated. This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of over 140 wonderfully awesome birthday cakes from the famous Australian Women's Weekly Test Kitchen designed to please any child of any age. Kids love colour, lollies, cake, frostings and the ritual of choosing a cake of their own for their big day. This is the perfect bedtime book for all kids, especially around that special day.

Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets written by and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-01 with total page 947 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweet tooth is a powerful thing. Babies everywhere seem to smile when tasting sweetness for the first time, a trait inherited, perhaps, from our ancestors who foraged for sweet foods that were generally safer to eat than their bitter counterparts. But the "science of sweet" is only the beginning of a fascinating story, because it is not basic human need or simple biological impulse that prompts us to decorate elaborate wedding cakes, scoop ice cream into a cone, or drop sugar cubes into coffee. These are matters of culture and aesthetics, of history and society, and we might ask many other questions. Why do sweets feature so prominently in children's literature? When was sugar called a spice? And how did chocolate evolve from an ancient drink to a modern candy bar? The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets explores these questions and more through the collective knowledge of 265 expert contributors, from food historians to chemists, restaurateurs to cookbook writers, neuroscientists to pastry chefs. The Companion takes readers around the globe and throughout time, affording glimpses deep into the brain as well as stratospheric flights into the world of sugar-crafted fantasies. More than just a compendium of pastries, candies, ices, preserves, and confections, this reference work reveals how the human proclivity for sweet has brought richness to our language, our art, and, of course, our gastronomy. In nearly 600 entries, beginning with "à la mode" and ending with the Italian trifle known as "zuppa inglese," the Companion traces sugar's journey from a rare luxury to a ubiquitous commodity. In between, readers will learn about numerous sweeteners (as well-known as agave nectar and as obscure as castoreum, or beaver extract), the evolution of the dessert course, the production of chocolate, and the neurological, psychological, and cultural responses to sweetness. The Companion also delves into the darker side of sugar, from its ties to colonialism and slavery to its addictive qualities. Celebrating sugar while acknowledging its complex history, The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets is the definitive guide to one of humankind's greatest sources of pleasure. Like kids in a candy shop, fans of sugar (and aren't we all?) will enjoy perusing the wondrous variety to be found in this volume.

Download or read book Alphabet Soup written by Melissa Doyle and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melissa Doyle has been appearing in our homes through the magic of morning TV for a long time. Now, Mel turns the tables and invites you into her home to share her experiences of parenting, marriage, friendship, families and the constant jubble of balancing a busy career with a busy life.

Download or read book Australia The People written by Erinn Banting and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how the history, climate, and geography of Australia have shaped the customs and practices of its people, looking at life in both the city and the Outback.

Download or read book Countdown to Yesterday written by Shirley Marr and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-06-18 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebecca Stead’s The List of Things That Will Not Change gets a “Space Oddity” sci-fi twist in this moving middle grade novel about one boy’s journey to go back in time to prevent his parents’ divorce. The present is the last place James wants to be. Since his parents have separated, he’s been living two different lives and neither of them add up to the great one he used to have. He thinks about his Top Six memories and wonders if he can go back. During National Science Week, James meets the enigmatic Yan, a girl who looks at the world with x-ray eyes, and discovers that time travel might be possible after all. The two budding scientists’ quest to restore James’s lost past brings them into contact with retro Australian Women’s Weekly birthday cakes, old Commodore computers, chaotic rideshare vehicles of the future, and spacemen. But as they get closer to their goal, James is forced to consider that his favorite moments from his personal history may not be as perfect as he remembers them.

Download or read book Australian National Bibliography written by and published by National Library Australia. This book was released on 1978 with total page 1734 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hearing Maud written by Jessica White and published by UWA Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hearing Maud: A Journey for a Voice is a work of creative non-fiction that details the author’s experiences of deafness after losing most of her hearing at age four. It charts how, as she grew up, she was estranged from people and turned to reading and writing for solace, eventually establishing a career as a writer. Central to her narrative is the story of Maud Praed, the deaf daughter of 19th century Queensland expatriate novelist Rosa Praed. Although Maud was deaf from infancy, she was educated at a school which taught her to speak rather than sign, a mode difficult for someone with little hearing. The breakup of Maud’s family destabilised her mental health and at age twenty-eight she was admitted to an asylum, where she stayed until she died almost forty years later. It was through uncovering Maud’s story that the author began to understand her own experiences of deafness and how they contributed to her emotional landscape, relationships and career.

Download or read book Tigga Mac s Cake Hacks written by Tegan MacCormack and published by Penguin Group Australia. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you need inspiration and instruction, look no further than Tigga Mac’s Cake Hacks from the Aussie cake artist adored across social media. From frogs to mermaids, sandcastles to ice-cream trucks, you’re sure to find something your little one will LOVE in this colourful collection of cake creations with its six themed chapters: - Whimsical and Wonderful - Farmyard Friends - Tracks, Wheels and Automobiles - Slimy Scales, Teeth and Tails - Creepy, Kooky and All Things Spooky - Fair Dinkum Aussie And no baking skills (or big budget!) needed. You can make these creations with affordable shop-bought sponge cakes or homemade ones. Simply follow Tigga’s step-by-step decorating instructions from start to finish, all accompanied by clear photography and a full-page shot of the finished cake to guide you. The hacks are graded, so you can choose one that suits your skills, time and ambitions. And for the more challenging cakes, QR codes will lead you to follow-along video tutorials to help you on your path to birthday cake glory! Tigga is loved by millions for her joyful energy, easy-going vibe and down-to-earth creativity. Written with longtime friend and business partner, Katie Scoble, Tigga has designed this book with parents and caregivers in mind to make the process of creating a celebration cake straightforward, foolproof – and fun! Okie Dokie – let’s CAKE!

Download or read book Storying Plants in Australian Children s and Young Adult Literature written by Melanie Duckworth and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-04 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Storying Plants in Australian Children’s and Young Adult Literature: Roots and Winged Seeds explores cultural and historical aspects of the representation of plants in Australian children’s and young adult literature, encompassing colonial, postcolonial, and Indigenous perspectives. While plants tend to be backgrounded as of less narrative interest than animals and humans, this book, in conversation with the field of critical plant studies, approaches them as living beings worthy of attention. Australia is home to over 20,000 species of native plants – from pungent Eucalypts to twisting mangroves, from tiny orchids to spiky, silvery spinifex. Indigenous Australians have lived with, relied upon, and cultivated these plants for many thousands of years. When European explorers and colonists first invaded Australia, unfamiliar species of plants captured their imagination. Vulnerable to bushfires, climate change, and introduced species, plants continue to occupy fraught but vital places in Australian ecologies, texts, and cultures. Discussing writers from Ambelin Kwaymullina and Aunty Joy Murphy to May Gibbs and Ethel Turner, and embracing transnational perspectives from Ukraine, Poland, and Aotearoa New Zealand, Storying Plants addresses the stories told about plants but also the stories that plants themselves tell, engaging with the wide-ranging significance of plants in Australian children’s and Young Adult literature.

Download or read book Is it Bedtime Yet written by Emily Writes and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The experience of parenthood is different for everyone. And every day can be different too. Read a hilarious and moving collection of perspectives from the well-loved Emily Writes and her friends. Some of them are experienced writers, others have put pen to paper for the first time. If it takes a village to raise a child, then this writing comes from the whole village. Yet every experience is a real one, and you will feel the joy, the horror, the love and the heart-ache as you read about birthday parties, vasectomies, hugs, hospitals and, of course, sleepless nights.

Download or read book Kids Birthday Cakes written by Octopus and published by Australian Women's Weekly. This book was released on 2011-12-03 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Remember the excitement of choosing your birthday cake as a child? Weeks of anxiously poring over The Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book... Would it be the train? The butterfly? The pirate? Kids' Birthday Cakes is a new birthday cake book for the generation that grew up with that first classic book. It features spectacular new designs and, as always, each recipe is simple and easy to follow.