Easy and delicious quick breads are perfect for adding that special something to an otherwise dull meal. Renowned baker Beatrice Ojakangas presents more than sixty tasty and inventive recipes, including hearty Cheddar Apple Bread, Sour Cream Cinnamon Coffee Cake, and Hot Pepper and Bacon Corn Bread. She also serves up quick versions of such classics as aromatic Herbed Irish Soda Bread, German Stollen, Scandinavian Julekage, and the sweetly perfumed Italian Panettone. Quick breads require no kneading or rising, and most can be assembled in ten to fifteen minutes. Ojakangas provides recipes for tea breads, fruit and nut breads, sticks and rolls, coffee cakes and holiday breads.
Readily available, inexpensive, and easily manipulated, polymer clay is an ideal beginner's medium, and Syndee Holt does an admirable job of introducing it. She sets the stage with background on materials and basic handling, then presents 27 approaches and variations as a series of questions on technique whose answers are full-fledged projects. "How do I make a pinroll cane?" for instance, explains a simple cane process and uses it to cover a candleholder. Other cane methods yield jewelry, a frame, a barrette, drawer pulls, and a covered pen, utilizing both basic canes (bull's eye, banner, checkerboard, blended) and pictorial types (flower, millefiori, star, face, shaman).
Univ. of Washington, Seattle. Atlas presents relevant facial anatomy from a surgical point of view. Includes such topics as facial contour analysis, facial embryogenesis, tissue foundation, anatomic regions, and variations in facial anatomy with race, sex, and age. High-quality drawings and photographs.
The Roman's established one of the key legal systems from which modern European law is derived. It is one of the binding factors par excellence within the European community. It is thus vital for the new "Europeans" to have a sound knowledge of of its history. This book presents a brief, accurate and up-to-date survey of the development of Roman law. Olga Tellegen-Couperus divides the thousand-year-long history of Roman law into four periods, each based on political developments.
What's that dog with the curly coat, good looks, and keen intelligence? It's the poodle! Poodles come in three sizes and different colors, so poodle lovers can pick their favorite! Poodle owners think they have the best dog ever - and it's easy to see why. If you're a poodle fan, you'll want to learn all about this breed, from its friendly, people-pleasing nature to its history as a working dog in Germany. You'll also want to find out how to care for the poodle. So check out this go-to guide for poodle lovers - and learn all about why poodles are the best breed there is!
