Sauces — spicy, delicate, hearty or sweet — instantly transform meals and give distinction to the simplest foods. With this invaluable book, you’ll learn to make sauces and demi-glaces that rival expensive gourmet chef versions; how to instantly turn store-bought sauces into homestyle ones; troubleshooting cures for every sauce disaster; and the perfect sauce for any culinary whim.
Knitted Jackets: 20 Designs from Classic to Contemporary
These 20 patterns, ranging in difficulty from beginner to advanced, take knitters on a world tour of coats, jackets, and wraps. Inspired by open-front garments and textiles from around the globe—including Austria, England, Japan, Peru, and Norway—these figure-flattering designs bring a contemporary edge to a variety of knitting traditions. Step-by-step instructions and copious photographs illustrate how to use standard stockinette, garter, and cable stitches. More advanced techniques for fanciful lace and colorwork and the history behind beach pattern is also included.
Take Your Sales to the Next Level: Advanced Skills to Build Stronger Relationships and Close More Deals
Expand your customer relationships into higher levels of commitment—and close more sales! You may have many great customer relationships—but there’s a good chance you have an even greater number of relationships that aren’t where you want them to be. With the lessons in Take Your Sales to the Next Level, you can move those stalled relationships to the next level—and increase sales dramatically.
You definitely know how to read. But do you know how to read artfully? Unlike everyday reading, artful reading—the way we read novels and short stories—is less about reading for specific information and more about reading to revel in the literary experience.And the best part: These skills are not difficult or unwieldy; rather, they are well within your reach. According to award-winning Professor Timothy Spurgin, who has made a career of enlightening students about the benefits of artful reading, great readers are made, not born.
Bugle Bead Bonanza: A Sparkling Collection of Jewelry Projects
Popular beader Jamie Cloud Eakin uses bugle beads to make her fun, fantastic pieces, and she’s showing other crafters how to do it, too! The techniques—from weaving into beadwork to using stop beads—are wonderfully simple, and explained in an easy-to-follow basics section. Each of the 30 beautiful projects fits into one of six thematic color families, and the gorgeous creations include a Victorian Choker, colorful Parallel Weave Bracelet, and black-and-white Pouch with Pizzazz.
