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Rick and Lanie's Excellent Kitchen

Adventures

by Rick and Lanie Bayless

(Stewart, Tabori & Chang)

Tour the world in food with this

father-daughter duo. TV chef

Rick and his teenage daughter

Lanie travel "and eat" their

way from Oklahoma to

Thailand and places in between.

This collection of international

recipes help you to bond

with your family over delectable

dishes such as black bean

tostada with smoky salsa and

sushi maki rolls.

The New Eighteenth-Century Style:

Resdiscovering a French Décor

by Michele Lalande (Abrams)

If a home in France isn't in your

budget, bring a little bit of

France into your home. The

famous 18th century Rococo

style, popularized at Versailles,

endures in modern home décor.

The rustic antique ambience

lives on in this mixed assortment

of reinterpreted French

Enlightenment style.

Secrets of Slow Cooking: Creating

Extraordinary

Food With Your Slow Cooker

by Liana Krissoff (Stewart,

Tabori & Chang)

Good things come to those who

wait, especially when what you're

waiting for are tasty treats like

these. If you don't already own a

slow cooker, Krissoff helps you

choose one. Then make salivating

dishes such as butternut squash

soup, spicy soy-glazed short ribs,

and vanilla-coconut rice pudding

with sautéed papaya.

Sublime Stitching:Hundreds of Hip Embroidery Patterns and How-To

by Jenny Hart (Chronicle Books)

Impress everyone on your Christmas list by embellishing your gifts yourself. Stitching is the

new knitting, and sassy seamstress Hart shows you why. Adorn any textile with hundreds

of iron-on transfers (which can be used multiple times), including flowers, animals, UFOs,

fruits, pastries, saucy flamenco ladies, and any combination of letters and numbers. Handy

features include lay flat spiral binding, built-in pockets on the inside covers, instructions,

advice on supplies, fabric care, types of stitches, resources, and a glossary.