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From the perfect pot roast to the fragrant complexity of braised endive, there's no food more satisfying than a well-braised dish.

The art of braising comes down to us from the earliest days of cooking, when ingredients were enclosed in a heavy pot and buried in the hot embers of a dying fire until tender and bathed in a deliciously concentrated sauce. Today, braising remains as popular and as uncomplicated as ever. Molly Stevens's All About Braising is a comprehensive guide to this versatile way of cooking, written to instruct a cook at any level. Everything you need to know is here, including:

• a thorough explanation of the principles of good braising with helpful advice on the best cuts of meat, the right choice of fish and vegetables, and the right pots
• 125 reliable, easy-to-follow recipes for meat, poultry, seafood, and vegetables, ranging from quick-braised weeknight dishes to slow-cooked weekend braises
• planning tips to highlight the fact that braised foods taste just as good, if not even better, as leftovers
• a variety of enlightened wine suggestions for any size pocketbook with each recipe
• 16 color photographs, 50 line drawings

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Orchids are the largest family of plants in the world. With 30,000 known species, you could acquire a different orchid every day for eighty years and still not grow them all. Back in the realm of reality, readers of this beautiful book can quickly and easily find the orchids that are right for them -- which ones will thrive on a windowsill, which prefer artificial lights, and which need a greenhouse; which are for beginners, which for experts. And you can pinpoint the species within a particular genus that are the best ones to start with. Once you select your orchid, William Cullina's authoritative guide explains what to do to keep it alive and healthy. Featuring more than two hundred color photographs, Understanding Orchids covers everything you need to know to grow orchids successfully, whatever your level of interest or experience. With improved tissue-culture techniques making orchids more affordable, and the Internet making them readily available to consumers, growing orchids is more popular than ever: membership in the American Orchid Society has more than doubled in the last fifteen years. This is the book orchid fans have been waiting for..
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Grow Great Marijuana includes the simplest, quickest methods for getting your grow room started and keeping it packed with buds all year round. No complicated charts, graphs, or scientific explanations. You get all the essential information you need in one easy-to-use guide. Brimming with illustrations, advice, and photos, this easy to read guide shows you step-by-step how to create the indoor garden of your dreams. From hydroponic basics to a bountiful harvest, it's just what you need to start growing great marijuana!.
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If you've always struggled with the stereotypical quiet-time, don't give up hope!

As a Christian, you know you need to have devotions You've heard it from your pastor; you've seen the study guides; you may have even made a dent in the One Year Bible. Some of you have valiantly set your alarm clocks back an hour for morning quiet time, only to find that life creeps back in to steal your resolve It isn't because you don't love God. You quit because you "bought into" someone's unsustainable habit at an unreasonable pace.

But you don't have to keep running on empty. Bestselling author Doug Fields offers an uncomplicated, practical plan that you can carry out. This book won't teach you how to "cram God" into your already-full schedule. Instead, Doug will show you a practical, doable way of setting God first, and then letting everything else in your life fall into place. You will experience the fullness God has for you-just take some time to refuel.

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10 WEEKS OF DELICIOUS , HEALTHY, COMPLETE DINNERS

"I can climb over the laundry heap, but I can't climb over dinner."

Dinner is a lot bigger than food. It's about family, health -- both physical and spiritual -- economics, commitment, time and your sanity. And whether you love or hate to cook, chances are you really don't like it much during the workweek.

But what if everything was organized for you, from shopping lists to 10 weeks of meals? What if you could involve everyone in the process, from choosing menus to helping get food to the table? What if each meal just took as little as 20 minutes to prepare?

Meal planner and mother of seven Sandi Richard will help you achieve dinner hour, without stress and struggle. She will free you from your feelings of guilt over falling into the take-out trap -- and show you how to plan, shop, prep and cook fantastic-looking and -tasting meals that even a picky 6-year-old will like.

In Dinner Survival, Sandi passes on her vast personal experience and that of the hundreds of families she's studied and advised. Don't take hours of precious weekend time to cook, she says. A little preparation -- chopping and freezing a few ingredients -- will make a huge timesaving contribution to the busy workweek.

Got teenagers? Involve them. After all, knowing how to cook makes one even more independent. Do you cook for anyone with special health issues? The book is packed with nutritional information and substitution charts that will keep everyone at their best. And of course, all the meals will help your family maintain a healthy weight and a healthy body.

So what is it going to be? Another store-bought roast chicken that tastes of its plastic container or vibrant, flavorful Ginger-Lime Chicken ready in 30 minutes?

Rather than soggy, drive-through tacos, how about the sizzle of a delicious Beef Fajita Stir-Fry on Pasta, ready in just 25 minutes?

Save time, money, health and peace of mind with Sandi Richard's simple, great-tasting plan for dinner..
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Now anyone can make fine furniture faster, with these secret techniques manufacturers use--adapted here for the home shop. With the "casework" method of fine furniture building, non-professionals can learn design and construction options they've never had before and the finished work will have all the elegance of traditional methods. Photos and diagrams..
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The Uncomplicated Guide to Diabetes Complications helps you understand the complications of diabetes, what they mean, and what treatments are available This updated second edition includes information on the newest medications and recommendations from the recently completed Diabetes Prevention Program.

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Every cook wants to expand beyond the same old baked chicken and fried fish recipes. Yet many are afraid to even try to experiment for fear of culinary failure.

In this exhilarating cookbook, Fearless Chef Andy Husbands teams with Boston Globe writer Joe Yonan to take you on a wild ride to the edge of American cuisine. Husbands and Yonan help you make over your cooking style by introducing the best and boldest flavors from all over the world, making even ordinary staples such as meat loaf and tater tots extraordinary. Filled with practical tips, creative suggestions, and humorous observations, The Fearless Chef provides you with a down-to-earth approach to cooking fantastic, daring meals..
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The fast-track of the '80s has countless people now running to catch up--and longing for a less hectic life. Organization expert Stephanie Culp comes to the rescue with quick, practical, good-humored and helpful solutions for streamlining your life..
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