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3341) The lima bean monster
Author
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
After Sammy's dumping of the lima beans he does not want to eat starts a neighborhood trend to put rejected vegetables in a hole in a vacant lot, a terrible lima bean monster rises to terrorize the town.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
"Welcome to fall on the homestead! Roll up your sleeves, step into nature, and embrace a simpler life with this wholesome, fall-themed activity book. Discover what makes this season so special, learn fun new cooking, planting, and crafting skills, and find out how to make the most of nature's gifts"--Back cover.
3343) Martha bakes a cake
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Martha and Skits take over baking responsibilities for mom when a last-minute order at the flower shop prevents her from finishing the cake she was making to cheer up Helen.
3344) Sugarless: a 7-step plan to uncover hidden sugars, curb your cravings, and conquer your addiction
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Description
"In Sugarless, Dr. Nicole Avena-a pioneering neuroscientist on food addiction-spells out sugar's detrimental effects on the brain and body. She empowers readers with an easy 7-step program to help them find the hidden sugars in their foods, control their sweet tooth, and break the vicious diet cycle for good. Sugarless also includes 30 sugar-free recipes"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Documents the first year spent by the Harvard-graduate author with her new husband on their sustainable farm in the Adirondacks, describing how she withdrew from big-city life to be married in their barn loft, the difficult obstacles they faced attempting to provide a whole diet for one hundred locals, and the rewards of a physical-labor lifestyle.
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Formats
Description
In the picturesque village of Guzman, Spain, in a cave dug into a hillside on the edge of town, an ancient door leads to a cramped limestone chamber known as "the telling room." Containing nothing but a wooden table and two benches, this is where villagers have gathered for centuries to share their stories and secrets - usually accompanied by copious amounts of wine. It was here, in the summer of 2000, that Michael Paterniti found himself listening...
3348) Hunky Dory ate it
Author
Pub. Date
c1992
Description
Spunky Hunky Dory tries to eat everything in sight--and winds up a sick puppy at the vet's.
Author
Pub. Date
2015.
Description
"It was a culinary journey like no other: Over the course of 195 weeks, food writer and blogger Sasha Martin set out to cook--and eat--a meal from every country in the world. As cooking unlocked the memories of her rough-and-tumble childhood and the loss and heartbreak that came with it, Martin became more determined than ever to find peace and elevate her life through the prism of food and world cultures. From the tiny, makeshift kitchen of her eccentric,...
3352) Octopus stew
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Ramsey dons his superhero cape to rescue Grandma from the huge octopus she is trying to cook--or is he simply telling a story? Includes author's note on the story's origin and a recipe for Octopus stew.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Description
When Barbara Kingsolver and her family move from suburban Arizona to rural Appalachia, they take on a new challenge: to spend a year on a locally-produced diet, playing close attention to the provenance they consume. 'Animal, Vegetable, Miracle' makes a passionate case for putting the kitchen at the centre of family life.
Series
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
Harry, the dirty dog. When a white dog with black spots runs away from home, he gets so dirty his family doesn't recognize him as a black dog with white spots.
I, crocodile. An Egyptian crocodile, with a big ego and a big appetite, is taken to Paris in 1799 by Napoleon Bonaparte.
How can an old man and his wife select one cat from a choice of millions and trillions?
Norman, the doorman of a mouse hole in an art museum, uses his own art talent and...
3355) The apothecary diaries
Author
Series
Apothecary diaries volume 10
Pub. Date
2020-
Description
Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn't long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a "curse" afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao...
3357) Chew: ,Taster's choice
Author
Pub. Date
[2009]
Description
"Tony Chu is a detective with a secret. A weird secret. Tony Chu is Cibopathic, which means he gets psychic impressions from whatever he eats. It also means he's a hell of a detective, as long as he doesn't mind nibbling on the corpse of a murder victim to figure out whodunit, and why. He's been brought on by the Special Crimes Division of the FDA, the most powerful law enforcement agency on the planet, to investigate their strangest, sickest, and...
Author
Series
Devil is a part-timer! (manga) volume 5
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"The Devil King sallies forth on his trusty steed (bicycle) to save his captured fast-food colleague! But stripped of his magic, is there any way he can triumph over the powerful foe he faces? The full-time adventures of the part-time burger flipper continue!"--Back cover.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.6 - AR Pts: 2
Description
"First-generation Filipino siblings, JJ and Althea, struggle to belong at school. JJ wants to fit in with the crowd, while Althea wants to be accepted as she is. But between the leftover Filipino food their mom packs for their lunches to having a last name that nobody can pronounce, any sense of belonging seems like a long shot. To make matters worse, they have to help their parents run the family food truck, dressing up as a dancing pig and passing...
3360) The candy mafia
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 6
Description
"In a city where candy is a crime and sugar is scandalous, Nelle Faulkner is a 12-year-old private detective swept up in a sinister underworld of sweets smugglers....When notorious candy gangster Eddie de Menthe asks for her help to find a missing teddy bear, Nelle Faulkner is on the case. But as soon as the teddy turns up, Eddie himself goes missing! As a seemingly innocent investigation unravels into something more ominous, Nelle and her friends...