In Parties! Ina Garten shares the secrets she has gleaned from her years as a caterer & a dedicated party giver. Ina's parties are easy to prepare & fun for everyone including the host. Packed with plans for pulling off parties like a pro & stories & recipes from her own parties this is a must-have guide to easy entertaining. * In the spring you can invite your friends to a party where they all make their own pizzas. * Come summer it's into the garden for a lunch with grilled lamb & pitta sandwiches that guests assemble themselves. * In the autumn Ina roasts a fresh turkey which her friends enjoy with a creamy spinach gratin. * And on a winter's day everyone is invited for a lunch buffet with seafood chowder & butternut squash & apple soup. Delicious! Ina has reached new heights here with recipes like sour cream coffee cake
- the ultimate breakfast treat. Salads? The red lettuce balsamic onions & blue cheese salad; Chinese chicken salad; & panzanella may be the best you've ever tasted. & fillet of beef is easy to make for a fancy dinner with oh-so-good gorgonzola sauce. With so many great ideas & recipes to choose from this will be an essential read for anyone who loves a party.
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Millions of people love Ina Garten because she writes recipes that make home cooks look great; family & friends shower them with praise & yet the dishes couldn't be simpler to prepare using ingredients found in any grocers. In Barefoot Contessa Foolproof Ina takes easy a step further sharing her secrets for pulling off deeply satisfying meals that have that 'wow!' factor we all crave. Start with delicious Dukes Cosmopolitans made with freshly squeezed lemon juice plus Jalapeno Cheddar Crackers that everyone will devour. Lunches include Hot Smoked Salmon Lobster & Potato Salad & Easy Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons all featuring old-fashioned flavours with the volume turned up. Elegant Slow-Roasted Filet of Beef with Basil Parmesan Mayonnaise & showstopping Seared Scallops & Potato Celery Root Puree are just two of the many fabulous dinner recipes. & your guests will always remember the desserts from Sticky Toffee Date Cake with Bourbon Glaze to Salted Caramel Brownies. For Ina 'foolproof' means more than just making one dish successfully; it's also about planning a menu including coordinating everything so it all gets to the table at the same time. In Barefoot Contessa Foolproof Ina shows you how to make a game plan so everything is served hot while you keep your cool. There are notes throughout to keep you on track
- & with 150 gorgeous colour photographs & Ina's invaluable tips Barefoot Contessa Foolproof is a stunning yet infinitely practical cookbook that home cooks will turn to again & again.
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They say you can never go home again...but when Life Coach to the Stars" Jocelyn Bloom is embroiled in scandal she has to try. She left Barefoot Bay -- & the boy next door who knows all her secrets -- years ago & never looked back. But nothing about the tiny island off the coast of Florida is quite how she remembers it especially Will Palmer. Hes even more gorgeous more tempting & still capable of turning her world inside out. Will Palmers life is in a holding pattern. A knee injury knocked him off the path to professional baseball stardom & coaching jobs are hard to come by. In the meantime hes been working construction living in his parents old house & keeping an eye on his elderly neighbor. Will would like to think hed look out for anyone suffering from Alzheimers but Guy Bloom is more than that -- hes the last connection to Jocelyn the woman Will has loved since they were teenagers. When Jocelyn comes home the reunion doesnt go quite the way Will expected. Unprepared for the change in her fathers personality Jocelyn struggles to reconcile the abusive monster of her childhood with the sweet confused man Will has grown close to. & even though the chemistry between Will & Jocelyn is as electrifying as ever suddenly theyre clashing about everything especially her fathers future. Wills capable hands can build almost anything but can he forge a bridge to forgiveness for Jocelyn & her father? If not the woman whos guided countless clients to happiness will never be able to escape the rainy days of her past for a sunny new future with the man who loves her." ...

Zoe Tamarin is a flight risk...literally. In her early thirties this hot air balloon pilot has yet to spend more than a few years in any one place earning her the nickname of the tumbleweed" by her far more stable friends. Theres a reason for that however...a reason that Zoe hasnt ever told her best friends. They think its the gypsy blood in Zoes great aunt Pasha Tamarin that has kept the two women moving from town to town while Pasha raised Zoe & even after Zoe was as adult. The fact is Pasha isnt really Zoes aunt & they arent just two ladies who love the next great adventure. Zoe was once lost in the foster system & to save her Pasha "took" her & theyve been careful never to set roots too deep ever since. Zoe & Pashas latest move has them leaving Arizona to join Lacey & the other girls to help run the Casa Blanca resort in Barefoot Bay; Zoe is launching a hot air balloon ride business & hoping that the change of scenery will help her ailing old aunt. Zoe never plans to see Oliver Bradbury again although she did run into him a year ago at a posh hotel in Naples Florida. She assumed he was visiting & that he still lived in Chicago where theyd met. Oliver now a renowned oncologist known for his unorthodox & aggressive treatment of cancer has moved to Naples permanently & lives just on the other side of the causeway that leads to Barefoot Bay. When Zoe realizes her aunt is suffering from a rare but she believes treatable cancer they are stuck. Pasha is terrified to go to a doctor certain that records prove that she essentially kidnapped Zoe as a little girl. But Zoe know Pasha has to get help & decides that Oliver owes her...and goes to him for help off the books. Itll take a miracle for Pasha to survive...and another for Zoe & Oliver to find love again. But if you dont believe in miracles how can you ever experience one?" ...

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Includes: AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR** Born in 1979 in Grenada as one of eight children living in a two-bedroom
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Barely Breathing" by Rebecca Donovan is a US bestseller & the incredible sequel to " Reason to Breathe". An utterly addictive & heartbreaking YA novel that will leave readers breathless & desperate for more. All fans of Jodi Picoult & new adult fiction such Colleen Hoover's " Slammed" Tammara Webber's " Easy" & Abbi Glines' " Vincent Boys" will love Rebecca Donovan's incredible writing. A must-read. Unanswered questions. Burning desire. Heartbreaking consequences. The scandalous secrets of Emma's abuse are revealed but she still has so much to learn out about her past. Why did her mother leave her all those years ago? What really happened the night Emma's father died? Were her memories of being happy just a dream? The repercussions of one horrific night has affected the lives of everyone involved. But with the promise of true love & new relationships will Emma let it ruin hers for good? Praise for " Barely Breathing": " Raw honest unflinching & unforgiving " Barely Breathing" will take your emotions for a ride & deliver an ending you didn't see coming". (Tracey Garvis-Graves " New York Times" bestselling author of " On the Island"). "USA Today" bestselling author Rebecca Donovan has been a writer most of her life but has just recently been deemed an author. Her debut novels " Reason to Breathe" & its sequel " Barely Breathing" have resonated with readers around the world. Rebecca is currently working on the third & final instalment of the " Breathing Series" " Out of Breath". She lives in a small town in Massachusetts USA." ...

Hank Zipzer wants to be number one not the one who always gets it wrong. A like able struggling hero that readers will adore. When Hanks dad enters a crossword-puzzle tournament out of town he decides to take the whole family along as a treat. & they get to spend a day at a theme park! Hank cant wait but he has to finish his homework first which could be difficult as he seems to have lost it on route. Can Hank rescue the lost homework & still make it to the theme park on time? ...

Ever wondered how the professional barista can make all of those great designs on the top of your coffee? Well here is your opportunity to learn & become your familys own barista. The process of preparing & serving espresso-related beverages seems to the average person a relatively simple task. However as you start to use your machine you will find initially that the production is anything but simple. In Barista Coffee Michelle Finn will provide you with all the coffee art steps designed to assist you to become an effective barista. You will love the intricate designs & be surprised at how easy they can be achieved. Also included are some fantastic cake & biscuit recipes containing coffee as an ingredient. ...

This extraordinary book is the culmination of ten years of photography dedicated to finding the most beautiful examples of tree bark around the globe. Here are the most spectacular striking & remarkable examples of bark found across the five continents. Each image is a work of art in itself & is accompanied by a photograph of the tree in its natural environment along with information about its origins & uses. Cedric Pollet has combined his scientific background & his passion for plants to create a highly informative text which compliments the beauty of his photographs. Already a bestseller in France where it was awarded the Redoute Prix Artistique for 2009 Bark will delight & inspire any nature lover. To visit Cedric Pollets website click here ...

Monsters are roaming the streets of London. Of course some monsters are scarier than others: Unicorns? No bother. Vampires? Big deal. Werewolves? Ho hum. Lawyers?.. . Aaargh! Duncans boss doesnt think that hes cut out to be a lawyer. He isnt a pack animal. He lacks the killer instinct. But when his best friend from school barges his way back into Duncans life with a full supporting cast of lawyers ex-wives zombies & snow-white unicorns its not long before things become distinctly unsettling. Hairy even. ...