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Build-A-Bear Workshop® is one of the most successful retailing concepts in recent history. Starting with just one location in 1997, the company now operates more than 200 stores worldwide. Leading the way is Maxine Clark, the company's founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Bear. Clark is widely recognized as one of the nation's leading and most creative entrepreneurs. In The Bear Necessities of Business, she reveals how she built this amazing global business from the ground up, while arming you with the tools you need to start, run, and market your own company in today's tough competitive environment. While primarily drawing on real-life experiences from Build-A-Bear Workshop®, Clark also...
In this definitive guide to cooking and eating the Italian way, author Maxine Clark shows how to cook all of your favorite dishes. The masterclasses included cover everyday foods such as pasta, gnocchi, and risotto as well as more ambitious dishes, such as roasts and classic desserts. Maxine explains the ingredients to choose for each dish and how to prepare and cook in a classic Italian style. In addition, mini step-by-steps offer professional tips on preparing key ingredients such as globe artichokes, porcini mushrooms, seafood, and more. Each chapter deals with a different aspect of Italian food and within each you will find classic recipes for familiar dishes as well as more contemporary recipes, but all have been written with the home cook in mind.*Beginning with the basic principles and moving on to more sophisticated recipes, this must-have book offers instruction on all the techniques and ingredients of Italian food.*Written by the author of best-selling titles "Flavors of Tuscany", "Tarts", and "Chocolate".
This guide to preparing Italian food includes 120 recipes, featuring 60 masterclasses from 20 best-known Italian chefs. It takes the cook step-by-step through masking pasta, preparing pizza and the rights and wrongs of cooking risotto.
Traditional trattoria fare is the essence of Italian food - honest, fresh and satisfying. Maxine Clark has collected authentic recipes from all over Italy and adapted them for the home cook. Simple Starters to try include Fresh Tuna Carpaccio and Three Marinated Antipasti. Warming Soups are always welcome - here you'll find Tuscan Bean Soup and Cream of Chickpea Soup with Wild Mushrooms. Mouth-watering Pasta dishes are enduringly popular. Try Spaghetti with Aubergine and Tomato Sauce or Lasagne al Forno. The ultimate in Italian comfort food, Risottos to indulge in include Red Wine, Mushroom and Pancetta Risotto. Making your own Pizza & Bread is surprisingly easy and hugely satisfying - enjoy...
Delicious for dessert, excellent with espresso, tantalising with teas - that's cheesecake. Easy to make and perfect to eat, Maxine Clark's cheesecake recipes will quickly become firm favourites at your table.
Bruschetta, Crostini and Other Italian Snacks make perfect antipasti or appetizers before an Italian meal. They can also be served as party food, a light lunch with salad or a casual supper when you come home late. What's the difference between bruschetta and crostini? Bruschetta is good crusty Italian bread, toasted over a wood fire or cooked on an iron stove-top grill pan, then rubbed with garlic and anointed with olive oil. Crostini are brushed with olive oil then cooked in the oven, or sauted in olive oil or butter-they make perfect party food. Sample her crostini toppings such as Prosciutto-Wrapped Bocconcini or Tuna, Black Olives and Capers. Maxine's other Italian Snacks are also perfect to serve with cocktails and include recipes such as Parmesan Crisps and Mozzarella in Carrozza. Maxine Clark provides delicious ideas from her extensive knowledge of Italian cuisine to instruct on toppings for bruschetta and crostini. Her Bruschetta recipes include Garlic Mushroom
Versatile tarts can be dainty morsels to serve at a cocktail party, elegant showpieces for a dinner party, or perfect for casual meals. In this invaluable book, Maxine Clark shows you how to make all the different kinds of pastry, step by step. Try classic Savory Tarts; be creative with modern recipes; and indulge yourself with Sweet Tarts.*Includes a section on cooks' tools and equipment for tart making.*More than 55,000 copies old in hardcover.
This first-ever compilation of the complete Build-A-Bear collection--including retired animals coveted by devotees--features a pictorial overview of each furry friend, along with favorite apparel and accessories. Full color.
Freedom Faith is the first full-length critical study of Rev. Dr. Prathia Laura Ann Hall (1940–2002), an undersung leader in both the civil rights movement and African American theology. Freedom faith was the central concept of Hall’s theology: the belief that God created humans to be free and assists and equips those who work for freedom. Hall rooted her work simultaneously in social justice, Christian practice, and womanist thought. Courtney Pace examines Hall’s life and philosophy, particularly through the lens of her civil rights activism, her teaching career, and her ministry as a womanist preacher. Moving along the trajectory of Hall’s life and civic service, Freedom Faith focu...
From traditional tipples to festive-themed cocktails, this little book is packed with great recipes. There is a selection of Party Cocktails and Non-alcoholic Drinks, including a Hazelnut Martini, a Sloe Gin Fizz and a Virgin Mary. For Christmas Day Brunch, why not treat everyone to a touch of fizz with a Champagne Cocktail or a Mimosa? There are lots of Winter Warmers to bring some Christmas cheer to those cold winter nights. Sip some Mulled Wine or a Hot Toddy by the fireside or, if you fancy an After-dinner Cocktail, try a Brandy Alexander.