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Spoonbread & Strawberry Wine: Recipes and Reminiscences of a Family
Spanning over a century of African-American life  and culture, this classic oral history celebrates  one remarkable family’s heritage as told through  photos, reminiscences, and recipes–now back in  print after six years.

B & W  photographs throughout

Customer Review: spoonbread and strawberry wine
I purchased this paperback version at Fisk University in August 1978 and it has been with with me since then. I love the recipes in this book and the stories behind them. I have my original paperback copy @$2.75 a copy. I cooked several recipes from this book, although I knew how to cook from my mother. I am sharing this book with my young co-workers in my office as the bible for Southern cooking and sharing a family story. I love the recipe for the potatoe salad and am preparing it for my company’s picnic this week.

Thanks for sharing,
Loren

Customer Review: Great even just for reading!
This is as interesting as a “reading” book as it is as a cookbook. The recipes are very creative, too. A lot of “homestyle” cookbooks just seem to be “1,001 things to do with canned soup” but this one isn’t like that at all–the recipes are genuinely interesting and are varied, from ice cream to homemade wine to Sunday dinner.

George Washington Wine Cooler Fetches $782,500 at Auction
It was one of four wine coolers Washington ordered in 1789, the year he was sworn into office and moved into his first official residence, on Cherry Street in Manhattan. President’s Gift In 1797, as Washington left office and moved to Mount

Wine by Design (Interior Angles)
There is a revolution currently underway in the world of wine. Established and new vintners are discovering the dual marketing advantage of coupling exquisite, name-brand designer architecture with the winery tour.  Internationally renowned architects, such as Frank Gehry, Herzog & de Meuron, and Santiago Calatrava, have all designed wineries that focus on the experience of wine production for the visitor while providing brand recognition in the form of architecture. 

Celebrating the new alignment that the wine industry is making with design, Wine by Design highlights the most exciting new designs for wineries and spaces of wine from throughout the world including Australia, Chile, USA, Canada and the established vineyards of Europe.

It also emphasises the way design is making headway into wine retail and wine bars, as well as the trend for conspicuously displayed spaces for the storage and consumption of wine.

Customer Review: A great pairing of Wine & Architecture
I bought this as a Christmas gift for one of my many wine loving friends and just had to get one for myself. It tackles a unique subject – winery architecture – and gives you a good but not too in depth description of the wine making region, the wine facilities, and the wines themselves. It is full of great colour photography, site plans, and a broad selection of wineries around the world. The architecture featured is modern and not what you expect of typical wineries…the Gehry sketches alone are worth the price of the book! Want to impress your friends? Leave this book out on your coffee table. Better yet, pull this book out and enjoy while you sip on a Rioja red.

Taliban “poised to retake Afghanistan” after NATO pullout – Reuters

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Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout Reuters By Rob Taylor and Amie Ferris-Rotman | KABUL (Reuters) – A secret US military report says that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are set to retake control over Afghanistan after NATO-led forces withdraw from the country, The Times newspaper reported on … Report: Classified US document says Taliban ready to take power in Afghanistan …Fox News Pakistan security helping Taliban: NATO reportTimes of India Pakistan helping Taliban: secret NATO reportAFP The Associated Press  -Washington Post all 648 news articles »

New Foods for Healing: Capture The Powerful Cures Of More Than 100 Common Foods, From Apricots And Bananas To Wine And Yogurt
Customer Review: Very comprehensive
This book is a good reference. I like its organization. Very handy to have about on the coffee table for an occasional reference.

Customer Review: Buy this book for everyone you know
I am a book lover, but this is the single MOST USEFUL book I ever bought. This book has quick and interesting information on foods and how they can help you with common problems like diarrhea, muscle spasms, fungal infections, fibroids and lowering your risk of getting cancer. The research is stated and summarized in an interesting and easy to read format. And the food cures work! I frequently use the information from this book to “heal” myself and others. This book can save you from taking OTC and prescribed medication and damaging you liver and kidneys.