Stir-fry

By Worthington, Diane Rossen

Publishing Date: c1994

Classification: 600

Call Number: 641.7 WOR

Begin with a discussion of the kitchen equipment you'll need, along with step-by-step photographic guidelines to basic stir-frying techniques. the 45 recipes that follow are divided into chapters by their featured ingredients. All of the recipes can be made with a traditional wok or with an ordinary frying pan or saute pan.

Pizza

By De' Medici Stucchi, Lorenza

Publishing Date: c1993

Classification: 600

Call Number: 641.8 DEM

Bake pizzas and calzone in your own home that rival those from the best Italian restaurants. It's surprisingly easy to make Spinach and Goat Cheese Pizza or Sausage Calzone. Try Four-Cheese Pizza, Asparagus and Ham Pizza, or Spring Vegetable Calzone. End a meal with a delicious Fresh Fruit Pizza or Orange and Grand Marnier Pizza. The range of possibilities is astonishing. Filled with kitchen-tested recipes from leading Italian cooking authority Lorenza de'Medici - each one shown in a glorious full-color photograph - this beautiful, practical book makes pizza-baking at home a delightful reality. All the basics are covered - from mixing doughs to shaping, topping and baking both pizzas and calzone. And an illustrated glossary provides you with a quick, convenient reference to essential terms. - (Blackwell North Amer)

Cleaning: plain & simple

By Smallin, Donna

Publishing Date: ©2006

Classification: 600

Call Number: 648.5 SMA

Writing especially for the busy person, Smallin begins by asking " What's your cleaning style?" Super cleaner? Speed cleaner? Green cleaner? Occasional cleaner? No matter what the style, she has tips for how everyone can be successful at achieving and maintaining a clean, inviting home environment. She covers every imaginable situation, with special advice for dual-career families with busy travel schedules, pet owners, families with small children, allergy sufferers, and homeowners with large outdoor living areas. Endorsing the motto " clean smarter, not harder, " Smallin makes practical suggestions for cleaning routines for each area or room of the house, and breaks down the big tasks into simple, doable pieces with varying time frames. She builds on her organizing roots and suggests a combination of plain & simple organizing practices combined with daily, weekly, and monthly cleaning practices to keep the home environment clean and clutter-free -- leaving more time to enjoy life. While keeping things simple, Smallin knows how to get into the nitty-gritty of cleaning. She can talk mops, squeegees, vacuuming, and the most effective products for cleaning, disinfecting, deodorizing, and decluttering with the best of them. She has special tips for cleaning everything from flatware to computers, couch cushions to countertops, shower stalls to stereo speakers, and, of course, the kitchen sink. Beyond the living areas, Smallin ventures into the basement, attic, and garage to address keeping storage areas orderly; cleaning bikes, skis, and other recreational equipment; and even the best ways to wash and wax the car, clean the battery, tires, engine, and air filter. Out in the yard, she tackles patios, decks, driveways, sidewalks, outdoor furniture, grills, garden tools, pools, gutters, siding, and trash cans. Never before has cleaning been covered so comprehensively -- in such a plain & simple way, designed to appeal to every style of housekeeper.

Don't let your kids kill you: a guide for parents of drug and alcohol addicted children

By Rubin, Charles

Publishing Date: [2007]

Classification: 600

Call Number: 649.48 RUB

When kids turn to substance abuse, parents also become victims as they watch their children transform into irrational and antisocial individuals. This harrowing scenario finds parents buckling beneath the stress -- often with catastrophic consequences: divorce, career upsets, breakdowns, and worse. This book focuses on the plight of the confused, distressed parent and not the erring child. It sets aside any preconceived ideas that parents are to blame for what is essentially a full-blown global crisis. Drawing on interviews with parents who have survived the heartbreak of kids on drugs, combined with his own experience, the author provides advice on how parents can help themselves and their families by first attending to their own needs.

Eyes wide open: overcoming obstacles and recognizing opportunities in a world that can't see clearly

By Lidsky, Isaac

Publishing Date: 2017

Classification: 600

Call Number: 650.1087 LID

"In Eyes Wide Open, Isaac Lidsky draws on his experience of achieving immense success, joy, and fulfillment while losing his sight to a blinding disease to show us that it isn't external circumstances, but how we perceive and respond to them, that governs our reality. Fear has a tendency to give us tunnel vision--we fill the unknown with our worst imaginings and cling to what's familiar. But when confronted with new challenges, we need to think more broadly and adapt. When Isaac Lidsky learned that he was beginning to go blind at age thirteen, eventually losing his sight entirely by the time he was twenty-five, he initially thought that blindness would mean an end to his early success and his hopes for the future. Paradoxically, losing his sight gave him the vision to take responsibility for his reality and thrive. Lidsky graduated from Harvard College at age nineteen, served as a Supreme Court law clerk, fathered four children, and turned a failing construction subcontractor into a highly profitable business. Whether we're blind or not, our vision is limited by our past experiences, biases, and emotions. Lidsky shows us how we can overcome paralyzing fears, avoid falling prey to our own assumptions and faulty leaps of logic, silence our inner critic, harness our strength, and live with open hearts and minds. In sharing his hard-won insights, Lidsky shows us how we too can confront life's trials with initiative, humor, and grace"--