The Cost of Compost
As the weather warms up a little more each day now, it is time to start thinking about patio containers, troughs, and hanging baskets. The Supermarkets are stuffed to the door with all kinds of gardening utensils, gadgets, sprays, and ... [... more]
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Lemon Rice
About 20 mins cooking time, modified version of a South Indian recipe Heat oil in a large utensil. When hot, add mustard seeds. When they pop, quickly add tumeric and green chilli pepper. Then add the rice and fry for a few minutes. Add water and ... [... more]
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Dim Sum
 From Amazon.com: What could be more exotic than dim sum, those small taste treats served at teatime and on weekends in Chinese restaurants? More than appetizers yet less than entrees, the world of dim sum fills a peculiar culinary role when a little bite [... more]
CDN$25.95
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The Fine Art of Japanese Food Arrangement
A reprint of a classic: We bought this fabulous volume in hard cover in Osaka in 1986. At a much higher price. Not only are the food arrangements gorgeous but the utensils are major museum pieces. The best of Japanese ceramics, lacquer, bamboo, [... more]
CDN$52.95
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Polaroids
Pure Composition: Superficially, this book of over 120 colour plates of Walker Evans' Polaroids could be categorised as a 'novelty' piece, much like the recent 'Ansel Adams in Color,' (Harry Callaghan, ed). Adams' colour work, however, never represented [... more]
CDN$55.87
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The Book of Incense: Enjoying the Traditional Art of ...
overrated: I got a copy of this book for $2 used and that was the right price. It went on and on for pages about one little detail and didnt tell me anything I wanted to know. Save your money for some other book. Other books are better and talk about [... more]
CDN$14.95
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Studies on the Haggadah From the Teachings of Nechama ...
a unique haggadah that create an active learning seder: Urim Publications has scored a hit with this latest Haggadah (I liked their Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach one, last year). Little did I know that the late Ms. Nechama Leibowitz was one of Israel's most [... more]
CDN$31.95
Amazon CA |
Sushi
The best-looking and most complete beginner book on sushi.: This is a great book for a sushi beginner, such as myself. It simply provides you with all of the essential information to begin making sushi at home. The book doesn't go into a lot of depth on [... more]
CDN$25.95
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Cool Tools: Cooking Utensils from the Japanese Kitchen
Author: Kate Klippensteen Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 683.820952 EAN: 9784770030160 Edition: 1 ISBN: 4770030169 Number Of Pages: 112 Publication Date: 2006-06-30 Release Date: 2006-06-30 [... more]
CDN$38.95
Amazon CA |
Domestic Utensils of Wood, Xvith to Xixth Century
Author: Evan-Thomas Owen Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 684 EAN: 9780854420520 ISBN: 0854420525 Number Of Pages: 192 Publication Date: 1992-08-30 [... more]
CDN$40.00
Amazon CA |
The Canoe: An Illustrated History
History, craft, wonderful illustrations - and much more: This is a beautifully illustrated book supported by a text that is informative, well-organized - and wholly satisfying. The many photographs, engravings, historic and relevant photographs, [... more]
CDN$29.95
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Alton Brown's Gear For Your Kitchen
From Amazon.com: "I think cooking is a lot of fun and I hate to see people not having fun doing it just because they don't have the right tools--which is not to say they need the prettiest, best, most expensive tools. They just need the tools that [... more]
CDN$19.95
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