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Jungle Laboratories: Mexican Peasants, National Projects, and the Making of the Pill
by Gabriela Soto LaveagaIn the 1940s chemists discovered that barbasco, a wild yam indigenous to Mexico, could be used to mass-produce synthetic steroid hormones. Barbasco spurred the development of new drugs, including cortisone and the first viable oral contraceptives, and positioned Mexico as a major player in the global pharmaceutical industry. Yet few people today are aware of Mexico's role in achieving these advances in modern medicine. In Jungle Laboratories, Gabriela Soto Laveaga reconstructs the story of how rural yam pickers, international pharmaceutical companies, and the Mexican state collaborated and collided over the barbasco. By so doing, she sheds important light on a crucial period in Mexican history and challenges us to reconsider who can produce science. Soto Laveaga traces the political, economic, and scientific development of the global barbasco industry from its emergence in the 1940s, through its appropriation by a populist Mexican state in 1970, to its obsolescence in the mid-1990s. She focuses primarily on the rural southern region of Tuxtepec, Oaxaca, where the yam grew most freely and where scientists relied on local, indigenous knowledge to cultivate and harvest the plant. Rural Mexicans, at first unaware of the pharmaceutical and financial value of barbasco, later acquired and deployed scientific knowledge to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies, lobby the Mexican government, and ultimately transform how urban Mexicans perceived them. By illuminating how the yam made its way from the jungles of Mexico, to domestic and foreign scientific laboratories where it was transformed into pills, to the medicine cabinets of millions of women across the globe, Jungle Laboratories urges us to recognize the ways that Mexican peasants attained social and political legitimacy in the twentieth century, and positions Latin America as a major producer of scientific knowledge.
Junior Chef Master Class: 70+ Fresh Recipes & Key Techniques for Cooking Like a Pro
by The Editors of Williams-SonomaExpert dishes for every occasion—with step-by-step guidance and basic tips for aspiring culinary geniuses.There is no better way to learn how to cook like a pro than to start with a comprehensive collection of super tasty and reliable recipes supported by step-by-step directions and illustrated techniques. From breakfast, soups, salads, and snacks to main courses and desserts, the more than seventy-five recipes in these pages equip the aspiring junior chef with expert dishes for every occasion.Whether you’re interested in whipping up apple pancakes to start the day, frying crispy Japanese tempera, making Italian gnocchi from scratch, roasting a holiday turkey, or perfecting the art of the pie crust, the recipes in these pages will soon have you cooking like a master chef.
Junk Food Politics: How Beverage and Fast Food Industries Are Reshaping Emerging Economies
by Eduardo J. GómezWhy do sugary beverage and fast food industries thrive in the emerging world?An interesting public health paradox has emerged in some developing nations. Despite government commitment to eradicating noncommunicable diseases and innovative prevention programs aimed at reducing obesity and type 2 diabetes, sugary beverage and fast food industries are thriving. But political leaders in countries such as Mexico, Brazil, India, China, and Indonesia are reluctant to introduce policies regulating the marketing and sale of their products, particularly among vulnerable groups like children and the poor. Why?In Junk Food Politics, Eduardo J. Gómez argues that the challenge lies with the strategic politics of junk food industries in these countries. Industry leaders have succeeded in creating supportive political coalitions by, ironically, partnering with governments to promote soda taxes, food labeling, and initiatives focused on public awareness and exercise while garnering presidential support (and social popularity) through contributions to government anti-hunger and anti-poverty campaigns. These industries have also manipulated scientific research by working with academic allies while creating their own support bases among the poor through employment programs and community services. Taken together, these tactics have hampered people's ability to mobilize in support of stricter regulation for the marketing and sale of unhealthy products made by companies such as Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé.Drawing on detailed historical case studies, Junk Food Politics proposes an alternative political science framework that emphasizes how junk food corporations restructure politics and society before agenda-setting ever takes place. This pathbreaking book also reveals how these global corporations further their policy influence through the creation of transnational nongovernmental organizations that support industry views.
Junk Foodie
by Emilie BaltzGot a peanut butter cup, a Fruit Roll-Up, and a bag of chips? Voilà--Truffled Berry Praline Purses!Passing off a snack attack as fine food is as easy as a trip to the corner convenience store with this book. Featuring 51 clever photographically depicted recipes designed to turn the most disgusting of snacks into delicious(-looking) "gourmet" meals, you can fool even the most discerning palettes.But never mind impressing others! Since many of the ingredients are easy to find in a typical office vending machine, you can save money--and treat yourself to something special. (You are also encouraged to invest in a really great porcelain plate and some stellar silver to complete the experience.)
Junk Foodie: 51 Delicious Recipes for the Lowbrow Gourmand
by Emilie BaltzGot a peanut butter cup, a Fruit Roll-Up, and a bag of chips? Voilà--Truffled Berry Praline Purses!Passing off a snack attack as fine food is as easy as a trip to the corner convenience store with this book. Featuring 51 clever photographically depicted recipes designed to turn the most disgusting of snacks into delicious(-looking) "gourmet" meals, you can fool even the most discerning palettes.But never mind impressing others! Since many of the ingredients are easy to find in a typical office vending machine, you can save money--and treat yourself to something special. (You are also encouraged to invest in a really great porcelain plate and some stellar silver to complete the experience.)
Jus: des recettes délicieuses
by Laura Sanders Julien GaichetDes recettes de jus incroyables! Vous pensez que vous n'avez pas assez de temps pour préparer des collations ou des plats qui soient sains et délicieux ? Aimeriez-vous avoir plus d'énergie, être plus heureux et vous sentir en meilleure santé chaque jour ? Aimeriez-vous recevoir de nombreuses idées de recettes délicieuses, rapides et faciles ? Si vous avez répondu "oui" à l'une des questions ci-dessus, alors ce livre est pour vous ! Ce livre est le moyen le plus simple et le plus rapide de transformer votre vie. Des recettes de jus à base de fruits et de légumes riches en vitamines peuvent vous aider à perdre du poids et à améliorer votre santé en stimulant votre métabolisme et en nettoyant votre corps. UN BONUS SPÉCIAL SE TROUVE À L'INTÉRIEUR POUR TOUS LES LECTEURS ! Le principal avantage de faire vos jus est le fait que vous consommez plus de fruits et de légumes. Dans une société où nous vivons une vie transformée, il peut sembler difficile de consommer suffisamment de nourriture saine, et les jus de fruits permettent d'y remedier. Associez vos jus à un mode de vie sain pour avoir une santé optimale et un corps dans lequel vous aimez vivre la vie.
Just 10 Lbs: Easy Steps to Weighing What You Want (Finally)
by Brad LammIn Just 10 LBS, intervention specialist Brad Lamm brings a fresh eye to weight loss, focusing not on the what of eating, but on the how and why. This book discards the notion of overhauling life with the vague dream of being thin and challenges the reader to focus on losing just 10 pounds. What Lamm understands is that managing weight isn't just about doing crunches, running miles, or cutting calories; in fact, one of the most powerful parts of success is generally overlooked – a healthy relationship with oneself is key to any weight-loss program. In Just 10 LBS, Lamm outlines ten easy steps to help readers heal their relationship with themselves and thus change their relationship with food, breaking destructive cycles of disordered and unhealthy eating.Covering everything from body image to restrictive beliefs to developing a quiet, focusing daily practice, Lamm discusses all aspects of the emotional and self-esteem issues surrounding weight and food. And he puts them together into a 10-step program that begins with identifying your eating style – emotional eater, pleasure eater, energy eater, external eater or critical eater – and ends with a discussion on the importance of 'paying it forward,' or giving back the gifts you've received. Also included is an action-oriented 30-day plan to help readers get a jump start on their weight-loss efforts.The effective, easy-to-follow steps in Just 10 LBS will help readers reclaim their power over food; open emotional blockages that clutter their lives; and create a lifestyle that emphasises the mind, body, emotions, relationships and spirit.
Just 5: Cakes & Desserts
by HamlynUsing no more than 5 ingredients, you can treat yourself to something sweet with minimal effort - for example, White Chocolate & Strawberry Cheesecake, Peach & Blueberry Jalousie, Kaffir Lime Tart, Fast Fruit Brûlée, Chocolate & Pistachio Soufflés, Banana & Sticky Toffee Tarte Tatin, Blackcurrant Galettes, Hot Mango & Passion Fruit Soufflés and Apricot & Blueberry Cobbler.
Just 5: Italian
by OctopusBe amazed at what delicious Italian meals you can make with no more than 5 ingredients - for example, Mozzarella & Tomato Ciabatta, Fried Calamari, Tuna & Borlotti Bean Salad, Chicken Milanese, Porcini Bruschetta with Truffle Oil, Saffron Risotto, Spinach & Gorgonzola Gnocchi, Torilla Pizza with Salami and Frozen Bellini.
Just 5: Low Calorie
by OctopusWith no more than 5 ingredients, you can create simple and delicious meals that are packed full of flavour yet easy on the waistline - for example, Herby Lentil Salad with Parma Ham Crisps; Baked Cod with Tomato & Basil Sauce; Sweet Potato & Cabbage Soup; Griddled Tandoori Chicken; Wild Mushroom Omelette; Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Risotto; Walnut & Banana Sunrise Smoothie; Chocolate Brownies and Raspberry & Shortbread Mess.
Just 5: Make life simple with over 100 recipes using 5 ingredients or fewer
by HamlynBe amazed at what delicious slow-cooked dishes you can make with no more than 5 ingredients - for example, Red Pepper & Chorizo Tortilla, Tangy Chicken, Fennel & Leek Braise, Barley Risotto with Blue Cheese, Thai Coconut & Pumpkin Soup, Sausage Tagliatelle, Breakfast Poached Egg & Haddock, Honeyed Rice Pudding, Plum & Blueberry Swirl and Cherry & Coconut Sponge Pudding.
Just 5: Make life simple with over 100 recipes using 5 ingredients or fewer (Just 5)
by HamlynWith no more than 5 ingredients, you can create simple and delicious vegetarian meals that are packed full of flavour and easily adaptable - for example, Beetroot Pasta with Herbs, Tomato & Feta Tart, Aubergine & Goats' Cheese Gratin, Gnocchi with Sage Butter, Pumpkin with Walnut Pesto, Roasted Stuffed Peppers, Mushroom Ramen, Watermelon, Fennel & Feta Salad and Spinach & Gorgonzola Salad.
Just 5: Make life simple with over 100 recipes using 5 ingredients or fewer (Just 5)
by HamlynUsing no more than 5 ingredients, you can treat yourself to something sweet with minimal effort - for example, White Chocolate & Strawberry Cheesecake, Peach & Blueberry Jalousie, Kaffir Lime Tart, Fast Fruit Brûlée, Chocolate & Pistachio Soufflés, Banana & Sticky Toffee Tarte Tatin, Blackcurrant Galettes, Hot Mango & Passion Fruit Soufflés and Apricot & Blueberry Cobbler.
Just 5: Make life simple with over 100 recipes using 5 ingredients or fewer (Just 5)
by HamlynBe amazed at what delicious Italian meals you can make with no more than 5 ingredients - for example, Mozzarella & Tomato Ciabatta, Fried Calamari, Tuna & Borlotti Bean Salad, Chicken Milanese, Porcini Bruschetta with Truffle Oil, Saffron Risotto, Spinach & Gorgonzola Gnocchi, Torilla Pizza with Salami and Frozen Bellini.
Just 5: Make life simple with over 100 recipes using 5 ingredients or fewer (Just 5)
by HamlynBe amazed at what delicious slow-cooked dishes you can make with no more than 5 ingredients - for example, Red Pepper & Chorizo Tortilla, Tangy Chicken, Fennel & Leek Braise, Barley Risotto with Blue Cheese, Thai Coconut & Pumpkin Soup, Sausage Tagliatelle, Breakfast Poached Egg & Haddock, Honeyed Rice Pudding, Plum & Blueberry Swirl and Cherry & Coconut Sponge Pudding.
Just 5: Make life simple with over 100 recipes using 5 ingredients or fewer (Just 5)
by HamlynWith no more than 5 ingredients, you can create simple and delicious meals that are packed full of flavour yet easy on the waistline - for example, Herby Lentil Salad with Parma Ham Crisps; Baked Cod with Tomato & Basil Sauce; Sweet Potato & Cabbage Soup; Griddled Tandoori Chicken; Wild Mushroom Omelette; Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese Risotto; Walnut & Banana Sunrise Smoothie; Chocolate Brownies and Raspberry & Shortbread Mess.
Just 5: Vegetarian
by HamlynWith no more than 5 ingredients, you can create simple and delicious vegetarian meals that are packed full of flavour and easily adaptable - for example, Beetroot Pasta with Herbs, Tomato & Feta Tart, Aubergine & Goats' Cheese Gratin, Gnocchi with Sage Butter, Pumpkin with Walnut Pesto, Roasted Stuffed Peppers, Mushroom Ramen, Watermelon, Fennel & Feta Salad and Spinach & Gorgonzola Salad.
Just Add Magic (Just Add Magic #1)
by Cindy CallaghanTake three friends. Add an old cookbook. Combine with cute boys and a pinch of magic…and see what kind of chaos ensues! When Kelly Quinn and her two BFFs discover a dusty old cookbook while cleaning out the attic, the girls decide to try a few of the mysterious and supposedly magical recipes that are inside. To their surprise, the Keep ’Em Quiet Cobbler actually silences Kelly’s pesky little brother and the Hexberry Tart puts a curse on mean girl Charlotte. Is it possible that the recipes really are magic? Who wrote them and where did they come from? And most importantly of all, when boys get involved, what kind of trouble are the girls stirring up for themselves?
Just Add Sauce: A Revolutionary Guide to Boosting the Flavor of Everything You Cook
by The Editors at America's Test KitchenLet sauce be your secret weapon in the kitchen with this unique new cookbook from America's Test Kitchen. From dolloping on vegetables to drizzling on steak, simmering up curries, and stir-frying noodles, instantly make everything you cook taste better with hundreds of flavorful, modern sauces paired with easy recipes that put them to use in creative, inspired ways.Many home cooks find sauces to be intimidating, equating them with rarified French restaurant techniques. America's Test Kitchen is knocking down that preconception with this ground-breaking cookbook that brings the flavorful world of sauces to life through the lens of home cooking. Sauce becomes the home cook's secret weapon with more than 175 simple sauces accompanied by over 100 fresh and fun recipes that use them. You'll be amazed at the versatility of the recipes in this uniquely organized and beautifully illustrated cookbook. In addition to the must-have classics that will boost your cooking arsenal (think: Warm Brown Butter-Hazelnut Vinaigrette with a Frisée Salad, a bright and bold Thyme-Sherry Vinegar Pan Sauce to dress up a Weeknight Roast Chicken, and a Teriyaki Stir-Fry Sauce for an at-home version of Chinese takeout), we also dive into the wide world of simmering sauces (from piquant Thai curries to complex Mexican moles), yogurt sauces (we take this familiar dairy product and give it new life), relishes (from classic Italian caponata to restaurant-inspired Grapefruit-Basil), herb sauces (Moroccan Chermoula to Argentinian Chimichurri to French Persillade), and more to open up new realms of flavor in your kitchen. You'll find plenty of unexpected pairings that showcase the ways that sauces can improve your everyday cooking.
Just Cook It!: 145 Built-to-Be-Easy Recipes That Are Totally Delicious
by Justin ChappleDelicious, fun, and easy recipes and tips for everyday cooking from Justin Chapple, Food & Wine&’s test kitchen whiz and TODAY show regular Justin Chapple may have trained at the French Culinary Institute, but he knows how people really cook at home. He grew up with a large family, first learning kitchen tricks from his grandmother who made do with whatever they had, and she made the food delicious. Now Justin is the host of Food & Wine&’s award-nominated Mad Genius Tips video cooking series, and appears regularly on TODAY and other television shows as their resident kitchen hack expert. In his job as the Deputy Editor of the test kitchen, he&’s often asked to take recipes from superstar chefs (think David Chang and Thomas Keller) and simplify them for home cooks. Now he is putting all of his expertise to good use in Just Cook It!, a collection of 145 mouthwatering recipes like Avocado Pizza with Dukka and Stovetop Mac-n-Cheese with Bacon Breadcrumbs, with Justin&’s signature time-saving tips and hacks throughout.
Just Desserts
by Christine Davenier Hallie DurandIn the latest installment of this funny foodie series, eight-year-old Dessert and her friends are exposed to a highly contagious disease--the Annoying Sibling Disease. It's up to her to come up with a plan to stop this deadly disease, and when her class embarks on a study of the American Revolution, Mrs. Howdy Doody inspires Dessert to form a club and fight back. But as president of the Annoying Siblings Club, Dessert bites off a little more than she can chew, and in the end, she learns that to have a good friend or sibling, she has to be one.
Just Desserts: Good Things Come to Those Who Bake
by Charlotte ReeThis charming little book will teach you everything you need to know–from cookies to bundt cakes—so you can make the most exciting recipes and be the best baker in town. This pocket-sized baking book is awash in charm, color, and smart puns for bakers: you can have your cake and eat it too! Thirty recipes range from chocolate brownies, shortbread caramel slice, and chocolate chip cookies to layered berry pavlova and chocolate ganache bundt. Its compact size makes it unintimidating and also a perfect gift, even if it's just for yourself. In Charlotte's own words, You'd butter believe this is the only baking book you'll need.
Just Eat: More Than 100 Easy and Delicious Recipes That Taste Just Like Home
by Jessie James DeckerFrom country music sensation and New York Times bestselling author, Jessie James Decker, comes her highly-anticipated second cookbook—a delicious new array of over 100 recipes, inspired by Jessie’s family, her travels, and her home garden.Comfort means everything to Jessie James Decker. It’s in the music she makes, the time she spends with her family, and most of all, the food she cooks. In her bestselling cookbook, Just Feed Me, Jessie James Decker brought readers into her kitchen for an exclusive taste of her homey, family-friendly recipes. Now, in Just Eat, Jessie brings comfort food to the table, inviting everyone back over for dinner at the Decker’s with her most personal and mouthwatering dishes yet. With over 100 new recipes from Jessie’s comfort food staples, Just Eat is a delicious selection of the classic food that always leaves her family calling for seconds. As a home cook, Jessie knows that cooking yummy food is often easier said than done—especially when the kids are hungry. That’s why Just Eat offers easy-to-follow recipes for delicious, family-friendly appetizers, meals, and desserts— from Louisiana beignets to Eric’s Chicken Chili to Fried Chicken Sandwiches. Taking inspiration from her garden and her travels to the Mediterranean coast, Jessie incorporates the cuisine of Italy and Greece into her repertoire, bringing fresh, homegrown ingredients center stage in her take on classic recipes. Throughout the cookbook are gorgeous, four-color photos of Jessie and her family—at home, on vacation, and in the garden—as well as tips from Jessie herself about healthy recipes, food prep, and time savers. Perfect for entertaining or just hanging out with family, Jessie’s newest cookbook is sure to delight, inspire, and bring everyone into the kitchen to just eat.
Just Eat: One Reporter's Quest for a Weight-Loss Regimen that Works
by Barry EstabrookThe New York Times bestselling author of Tomatoland test drives the most popular diets of our time, investigating the diet gurus, contradictory advice, and science behind the programs to reveal how we should—and shouldn&’t—be dieting. &“Essential reading . . . This will completely change your ideas about what you should be eating.&”—Ruth Reichl, author of Save Me the PlumsInvestigative journalist Barry Estabrook was often on the receiving end of his doctor&’s scowl. Realizing he had two options—take more medication or lose weight—Estabrook chose the latter, but was paralyzed by the options. Which diet would keep the weight off? What program could he maintain over time? What diet works best—or even at all?Over the course of three years, Estabrook tried the regimens behind the most popular diets of the past forty years—from paleo, keto, gluten-free, and veganism to the Master Cleanse, Whole30, Atkins, Weight Watchers—examining the people, claims, and science behind the fads, all while recording his mental and physical experience of following each one. Along the way, he discovered that all the branded programs are derived from just three diets. There are effective, scientifically valid takeaways to be cherry-picked . . . and the rest is just marketing. Perhaps most alarming, Estabrook uncovered how short-term weight loss can do long-term health damage that may go undetected for years. Estabrook contextualizes his reporting with an analysis of our culture&’s bizarre dieting history, dating back to the late 1800s, to create a thorough—and thoroughly entertaining—look at what specific diets do to our bodies, why some are more effective than others, and why our relationship with food is so fraught.Estabrook&’s account is a relatable, pragmatic look into the ways we try to improve our health through dieting, revealing the answer may be to just eat.
Just Enough: Vegan Recipes and Stories from Japan’s Buddhist Temples
by Gesshin Claire GreenwoodFresh out of college, Gesshin Claire Greenwood found her way to a Buddhist monastery in Japan and was ordained as a Buddhist nun. Zen appealed to Greenwood because of its all-encompassing approach to life and how to live it, its willingness to face life&’s big questions, and its radically simple yet profound emphasis on presence, reality, the now. At the monastery, she also discovered an affinity for working in the kitchen, especially the practice of creating delicious, satisfying meals using whatever was at hand — even when what was at hand was bamboo. Based on the philosophy of oryoki, or &“just enough,&” this book combines stories with recipes. From perfect rice, potatoes, and broths to hearty stews, colorful stir-fries, hot and cold noodles, and delicate sorbet, Greenwood shows food to be a direct, daily way to understand Zen practice. With eloquent prose, she takes readers into monasteries and markets, messy kitchens and predawn meditation rooms, and offers food for thought that nourishes and delights body, mind, and spirit.