5/29/2023 0 Comments Tasting history with maxSoul Cakes: yeasted buns with currants from circa 1600 Globi: deep-fried cheese balls with honey and poppy seeds Tuh’u: a red beet stew with leeks dating back to 1740 BC Now, with beautiful photographs portraying the dishes and historical artwork throughout, Tasting History compiles over sixty dishes such as: From ancient Rome to Ming China to medieval Europe and beyond, Miller has collected the best-loved recipes from around the world and has shared them with his fans. The Tasting History with Max Miller channel has thrilled food enthusiasts and history buffs alike as Miller recreates a dish from the past, often using historical recipes from vintage texts, but updated for modern kitchens as he tells stories behind the cuisine and culture. What began as a passion project when Max Miller was furloughed during Covid-19 has become a viral YouTube sensation. Begin your very own food journey through the centuries and around the world with the first cookbook from the beloved YouTube channel Tasting History with Max Miller
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5/29/2023 0 Comments Channel Zero by Brian Woodimages to Brian Woods story: a perfect complement to the original Channel Zero. The result is a graphic novel whose form and content could not be more perfectly matched. heroine of the internationally-acclaimed graphic novel CHANNEL ZERO. A blistering take on media control in a repressive future America DMZ and The Massive creator Brian. What makes Channel Zero so significant is that it is unapologetically experimental Wood is far more interested in trying out a variety of visual techniques than in creating something that is slick and polished. Channel Zero by Brian Wood available in Trade Paperback on, also read synopsis and reviews. Included is the prequel story, “Jenny 1.0” (drawn by Cloonan), as well as a host of additional material, including early drawings and insights on both process and story by Wood. Jennie 2.5’s mission is to wake up a population that has grown tired of fighting and largely given in. Fanatical special interest groups have forced the government to pass the Clean Act, in which free speech is suppressed. Set in New York in the not-so-distant-future, it tells the story of Jenny 2.5, a tattooed info-terrorist who becomes a media icon when she begins interrupting television broadcasts to spread her message. The original 1997 series was the brainchild of Wood (DMZ, Demo) who began working on it while an art student. If it’s true that some stories become less relevant with age, the opposite applies to Channel Zero. 5/29/2023 0 Comments Mistakes were made meryl wilsnerTo make things worse, Erin’s daughter brings Cassie to breakfast the next morning. In her defense, she hadn’t known Cassie was a student when they'd met. But then the next morning rolls around and her friend drags her along to meet her mom-the hot, older woman Cassie slept with.Įrin Bennett came to Family Weekend to get closer to her daughter, not have a one-night stand with a college senior. Buying a drink for a stranger turns into what should be an uncomplicated, amazing one-night stand. When Cassie Klein goes to an off-campus bar to escape her school’s Family Weekend, she isn’t looking for a hookup-it just happens. From the critically acclaimed author of Something to Talk About comes Meryl Wilsner's Mistakes Were Made, a sharp and sexy rom-com about a college senior who accidentally hooks up with her best friend’s mom. 5/29/2023 0 Comments The history of marco poloOur recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family. We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents. At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. I’ll go and see if I can get us some refreshments. “Always a pleasure to see you.” The sweet scent of opium rose up from his clothes as she kissed him-twice on each side, as was the custom on the Continent. He was a big bear of a man and the little shake he gave her almost lifted her off her feet. I am so glad you came.” Patrice, her docking agent, rose up from the sofa and gripped her shoulders fondly. The opium den above the Café du Aleix smelled of clove incense and oblivion. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. “Pure fun to read.”-Karissa’s Reading Review I’m convinced A Conspiracy of Alchemists will rock your world!”-Tynga’s Reviews “I truly enjoyed this novel and strongly suggest it to Steampunk fans. Visit nearest bibliographic emporium and seek this rather magnificent tome out.”-The Eloquent Page It would be a sin not to, really.”-Butterfly-o-Meter Books If you like steampunk you definitely have to give this jewel a try. Marsh, she must confront her destiny and do everything in her power to stop the Alchemists from unleashing a magical apocalypse. When an unusual cargo drags airship-pilot Elle Chance into the affairs of the mysterious Mr. In a Golden Age where spark reactors power the airways, and creatures of Light and Shadow walk openly among us, a deadly game of Alchemists and Warlocks has begun. Eleanor “Elle” Chance, that is-the intrepid heroine of this edgy new series that transforms elements of urban fantasy, historical adventure, and paranormal romance into pure storytelling gold. 5/29/2023 0 Comments Joker by Brian AzzarelloThe Joker has been mysteriously released from Arkham Asylum, and he's none too happy about what's happened to his Gotham City rackets while he's been "away." What follows is a harrowing night of revenge, murder and manic crime as only The Joker can deliver it, as he brutally takes back his stolen assets from The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face, Killer Croc and, of course, The Batman, and heaven help them all. This original graphic novel tells the story of one very dark night in Gotham City. From the Award-Winning Author of 100 Bulletsīrian Azzarello brings to THE JOKER all the visceral intensity and criminal insight that has made his Vertigo graphic novel series 100 BULLETS one of the most critically acclaimed and award-winning series of all time. 5/29/2023 0 Comments Rooms by james rubartAnd then he discovers the shocking truth: the home isn’t just spiritual, it’s a physical manifestation. All the locals will say is that the house is “spiritual.” Unsettling, since Micah’s faith slipped away like the tide years ago. Maybe Cannon Beach can be a perfect weekend getaway. Then he meets Sarah Sabin at the local ice cream shop. Publication Order of Standalone Novels Rooms, (2010) Book of Days, (2010) The Chair, (2011) The Five Times I Met Myself, (2015) The Long Journey to Jake. Micah goes to Cannon Beach intending to sell the house and keep his past buried, but the nine thousand square-foot home instantly feels like it’s part of him. The one place he never wants to see again. But Seattle software tycoon Micah Taylor can’t get it out of his mind - this claim that a home was built for him, by a great uncle he never knew, on the Oregon coast. 5/29/2023 0 Comments The Duke by Kerrigan ByrneFor a duke to assume any girl was for sale and to offer for her was probably quite normal in a bar at that time. This story begins so blunt, crude, and hard it was impossible for me not to immediately love it. In this review I am skipping or skimming over a lot of detail because quite frankly discovering that as you read this story really makes it more fantastic, and I don’t want to ruin that for anyone. There is a grittiness to her stories and a depth that I just can’t get enough of. Kerrigan Byrne writes fantastically broken, damaged, even outright mean characters and I love them all the more. Yet because she no longer wears a wig or paint on her face he does not recognize “Ginny” the angel he’s dreamed of since that night long ago. For twenty pounds sterling.Ī year later when Colin Talmage the Duke of Trenwyth – a man believed to be dead- turns up at the hospital where she works Imogen is the one who is assigned to tend to him. A few seconds of pain in trade for an entire year of freedom. Imogen decided that the sacrifice of her virginity had been ultimately worth it. What was left of her innocence had been taken. One night a group of soldiers came in, and her life would never be quite the same. Imogen was working as a bar maid (never a prostitute) to repay a debt her father owed, when her real occupation was a nurse by day. The Duke by Kerrigan Byrne (Victorian Rebels #4) Obviously, I've read a lot of books in 54 years! It's a very evil way to use up time when I should be doing other things. When I get bored, I go through the different lists and rediscover books I've read in the past. I'm not snooty-I'm just up to my eyeballs in work and appearances!Īlso, don't be alarmed by the number of books I've read. I just don't have the time to take part, so please don't be offended if I don't join your group or accept an invitation. Though I would love to join groups, I'm going to turn them all down. I return to my regularly scheduled profile: So before you go getting all hacked off at me for trashing your favorites, know that I've written GoodReads to find out what's going on. How do I know I haven't? Because I haven't read those books at all. Hey, folks! I just discovered that apparently I have given some very popular books single-star ratings-except I haven't. 5/28/2023 0 Comments The code book simonInterest as he fills in technical details of successive coding systems. Singh's approach is to make each of a series of historical incidents the frame for holding the reader's ''The Code Book: The Evolution of Secrecy From Mary Queen of Scots to Quantum Cryptography,'' by Simon Singh, grew out of one section of ''Fermat's Enigma,'' Singh's earlier book recounting the 350-yearĮffort to find a proof of what was the most famous unsolved problem in mathematics, Fermat's last theorem. Resulting even larger (say, 300-digit) number and tries to factor it to find the original two numbers. A direct operation playing a major part in current cryptography involves multiplying together two large numbers. Is generally far more difficult to solve, and there may not be a unique answer. They share the basic features of both: the inverse problem Coding and decoding - or in Greek terminology, cryptography and cryptanalysis - are perfect examples of direct and inverse problems. Mathematicians are fond of this joke (whose punch line is below) is that it is a perfect example of an ''inverse problem,'' one that arises when one knows the outcome of some process and needs toĭeduce what led to it. Very old joke - one that does not quite work in written form - goes, ''If 9W is the answer, what is the question?'' One reason Simon Singh traces the history of code making and code breaking. |