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"The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story. There are two things that I can simply not tolerate: feminists and margarine. Gourmet cook Manako Kajii sits in Tokyo Detention Center convicted of the serial murders of lonely businessmen, who she is said to have seduced with her delicious home cooking. The case has captured the nation's imagination...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books For Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Dedham's Lunar New Year List (Children's Titles)
STO Holiday: Lunar New Year
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"A young Malaysian boy enthusiastically assists his grandmother prepare their Lunar New Year dinner, all the while learning about the history of their traditional cuisine"--
Author
Publisher
Free Spirit Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Jayden loves the outdoors and the garden he created with his friend Mr. Curtis. But he's not so sure about sampling some of the garden's produce. When Mr. Curtis invites neighbors to share the harvest of scarlet runner beans, Jayden faces a dilemma. Will he find the courage to try something new.
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Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Her second place finish in a writing contest for third graders disappoints Emma, a deaf girl, but her best friend Izzie, who did not expect much, is thrilled to finish third, so the girls decide to celebrate together.
Author
Series
Kitchen witch mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"To keep her cooking school and catering business, Mia's Morsels, afloat, Mia's handed off oversight to her boyfriend Trent's mother while she focuses on earning a steady paycheck. Too bad her mean-spirited boss at the lodge keeps the misery flowing as steadily as the money. At least her roommate, Christina, is still dedicated to Mia's Morsels-though she's also distracted, thanks to her clingy mother's constant demands. And the distraction only grows...
8) Churro stand
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Publisher
Cameron Kids
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"On a hot summer's day, Lucía and her brother accompany their mother to sell delicious, sugary churros on the bustling streets of New York City. But when a thunderstorm rolls in and the customers are chased away, Lucía's mother must improvise with a little bit of magic and lots of amor. Inspired by the author's relationship with her own mother, this heartwarming picture book celebrates love, community, and the POP, SIZZLE, and CRUNCH of a perfect...
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Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
Todos los años, en Nochebuena, Rosi y su mamá, su tía, su hermana y sus primos se reúnen en la cocina de la abuela para preparar tamales y contar historias. Al sumergirse en los ricos recuerdos de la abuela, Rosi no solo aprende cómo hacer un delicioso tamal, sino cómo hacer una vida deliciosa, llena de amor, sabor y familia.
Each year on Christmas Eve, Rosie's abuela teaches her not only how to make a delicious tamale, but how to make a delicious...
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Publisher
Orion Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
The most magical time of the year ... For the first time in ten years, Freya is back in the little village of Middlemass for Christmas. The streets might be twinkling with fairy lights, but after the recent loss of her mother, she's never felt less festive. Forced to sleep under the same roof as her handsome neighbour Finn, Freya realises she's going to need a distraction - fast! So she sets herself a challenge: to cook the '12 Days of Christmas'....
Author
Series
Simona Griffo mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Mystery Writers of America Presents
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
"Something is very wrong between Simona's parents, and she flies home to Rome to find out more, only to witness the murder of Tamar, an American art student, in front of her mother's new home. When the police connect the murder weapon to the apartment where Mama is now living, Simona has no choice but to sharpen her detecting skills. Was Tamar killed because she claimed to have found a lost Leonardo drawing? Because she was playing with drugs? Or...
Author
Publisher
Suma de Letras
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"La vida de Cristina da un giro de 180 grados cuando Cuca, su amiga y socia, decide darse a la fuga y dejar a su partner in crime al frente de un negocio a punto de quebrar. La única forma de conseguir sanear las cuentas y resistir al cierre es abrir un curso de cocina canalla que se impartirá también online. Cristina abraza, con más miedo que vergüenza, el reto de dar clases y grabarlas. Allí conocerá a un grupo variopinto de individuos que...
Author
Publisher
Wallstein Verlag
Pub. Date
2023
Language
Deutsch
Description
"Gastgeberin sein zu können heißt letztlich: erwachsen geworden zu sein. Der Roman eines Abends und einer Einladung zum Essen. Voll mit Rezepten für ein gelungenes Leben und einen misslingenden Abend, der immer wieder neu ansetzt, schlau, witzig, heiter, gleichzeitig begleitet von den unterschwelligen oder ganz offen artikulierten Aggressionen der Beteiligten. In ihren Gesprächen verhandeln sie die ganz großen und kleinen Themen, von den ›Foodporn‹-Bildern...
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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"A heartbroken chef without a kitchen. A village in the shadow of a cliff threatening to fall. A tiny stone shed clinging to a wild and lonely shore. When Anna arrives in Crovie, a fishing village in the Moray Firth, she immediately thinks she's made a terrible mistake. After twenty years of standing in the shadow of ex-boyfriend Geoff's ascending star as a celebrity chef, she needs a fresh start, but why did she think she could find that here, in...
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