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Introducing the Super Natural Family International Cookbook – A Culinary Journey for the Whole Family
In an era where diverse cuisines and family togetherness are cherished more than ever, chef and author Nancy Mehagian proudly presents her latest culinary masterpiece, Super Natural Family International Cookbook. This eagerly anticipated cookbook promises to take families on a mouthwatering global journey, fostering culinary exploration and family bonding moments at the table.A lively collection of healthy and fun-to-prepare foods that introduces families to mindful eating with a colorful global flair, the book allows home cooks to explore the world without leaving the kitchen. Vibrantly and realistically illustrated, this collection features over 90 delicious, nutritious, playful, and sometimes exotic recipes from 40 countries including South Korea, South America, Scotland, Nigeria, Holland, and England. No passport required, just a taste for adventure.Nancy Mehagian is well-known for her previous culinary works, which have garnered critical acclaim and a dedicated following of home cooks and food enthusiasts. With Super Natural Family International Cookbook, she continues her culinary odyssey, exploring the rich tapestry of international flavors while keeping family values at the core.“Cooking and eating foods from countries we’ve never visited teaches us so much about other cultures,” Nancy explains. “We learn about their climates, customs, holidays, what they grow and how they eat. It’s a great way to understand how much we have in common and to honor how much we differ.”
Super Natural Family International Cookbook offers a delightful treasure trove of diverse recipes that cater to anyone’s culinary taste. Some of the recipes and countries in the book include:-
Apple Strudel – Austria
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Dan Dan Noodles – China
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Licky Sticky Pudding – England
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Baba Ghanouj – Lebanon
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Salmon with Dill Sauce – Norway
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Efo Riro – Nigeria
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Chicken with Aji Verde – Peru
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Rumbledethumps – Scotland
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Shogog Khatsa – Tibet
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Tex-Mex Casserole – United States
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Ga Pho – Vietnam
In addition to the diverse range of recipes, Nancy has woven personal anecdotes, culinary traditions, and insightful tips throughout the cookbook. Each recipe is crafted to ensure that home cooks of all skill levels can recreate the magic in their own kitchens. With her step-by-step instructions and insightful cooking tips, Nancy empowers families to create memorable, delicious meals and while embarking on a cultural journey, understanding the stories behind the dishes they prepare.
About the Author:NANCY MEHAGIAN has been involved with food and healing since 1969, when she opened the first vegetarian restaurant on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza. Since the late 1970s she has maintained an active massage therapy and Jin Shin Jyutsu practice in Los Angeles, lectured at health conventions, catered for celebrities and taught gourmet cookingclasses, creating cuisine that is healthy, international and authentic. She is the author of the award-winning culinary memoir Siren’s Feast: An Edible Odyssey and the award-winning Supernatural Kids Cookbook. For more information visit her website, www.SirensFeast.com. -
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ART & JOY: BEST FRIENDS FOREVER
This wry and wisdom-filled children’s book from the author of How To Spot An Artist helps artists aged five and up discover the joy of artistic expression while silencing self-criticism.
Danielle Krysa, a children’s book author and artist, has released a new book called Art & Joy: Best Friends Forever. This inspiring tale is designed to help young artists aged five and up overcome their inner critic and embrace their artistic expression. The book tells the story of two best friends, Art and Joy, who stand up to the “Art Bully” that criticizes their creative endeavors.
Krysa understands that children also have an inner critic, and her book empowers them to tap into their imaginations, shrug off negativity, and express themselves freely through art. The book‘s brilliantly colored collages and witty typography add humor and depth to the story as Art and Joy explore the art world, discovering clever ways to get their creative juices flowing using color, shape, line, and found objects.
Art & Joy: Best Friends Forever teaches children to embrace creativity and express themselves freely. Art & Joy is now available at major bookstores and online retailers.
For more information about the author and the book, visit https://www.thejealouscurator.com/blog/.
About the Author
DANIELLE KRYSA, aka The Jealous Curator, is an artist and illustrator with over a quarter of a million Instagram followers. Her previous book, How To Spot An Artist, won Best Picture Book Page in the 2021 Children’s Book Council’s Kids’ Book Choice Award in the 3-8 age range category. She lives in British Columbia, Canada.
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Revealing a new side of an extraordinary creative mind – Daniel Arsham’s Sketchbook
Featuring never-before-seen drawings by the renowned contemporary artist, a beautiful facsimile edition that reveals the working process of an extraordinary creative mind.
Sketchbook reproduces original working drawings and sketches by the contemporary American artist and designer Daniel Arsham, whose work freely crosses the boundaries of art, architecture, film, and design, and also speaks to fans of pop culture, including sneakerheads, car enthusiasts, and anime devotees. Spanning a decade and featuring previously unpublished drawings by this highly skilled draftsman, this beautifully produced facsimile edition provides an unprecedented, intimate look at Arsham’s working process, revealing a new side of an extraordinary creative mind.
Daniel Arsham (b. 1980) is an artist whose work has been shown at major museums and galleries around the world. He is the cofounder of Snarkitecture, a multidisciplinary firm whose work includes an entrance pavilion for Design Miami and a line of functional design objects. His many collaborators include the theater director Robert Wilson, the choreographer Jonah Bokaer, and the musicians Pharrell Williams, Usher, and Nas. He lives in New York City. Instagram and Twitter @DanielArsham
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The blank page isn’t daunting with 10-Step Drawing: Cats and Dogs
Featuring illustrated tutorials for drawing dozens of animals, Ten-Step Drawing: Cats and Dogs break down each subject into ten simple steps. All you need to get started is a pen or pencil and a piece of paper! Learn to draw more than 50 cat and dog breeds, including American Shorthairs, Persians, Maine Coons, Golden Retrievers, French Bulldogs, Great Danes, and many more!
Learn to draw your favorite cats and kittens, step by step, with Ten Step Drawing: Cats.
The blank page can be daunting, but the fun and approachable books in the Ten-Step Drawing series offer a quick and easy starting point for any doodler, illustrator, or aspiring artist to be creative. Featuring illustrated tutorials for drawing a variety of different animals, flowers, plants, and people, each book in this appealing series breaks down each subject into 10 simple steps. And all you need is a pen or pencil and a piece of paper!
Handy prompts help you learn to draw by encouraging you to express creative individuality, while helpful general drawing tips enable you to try out your drawing skills on other subjects not featured in the book. The projects feature instructions for graphite pencil, ink, and colored pencil, for a well-rounded introduction to drawing.
Learn to draw more than 50 cat breeds, including:
- Ragdolls
- American Shorthairs
- Persians
- Siamese
- Sphynx
- Maine Coons
- And many more!
The perfect reference for your first steps as an aspiring artist, Ten Step Drawing: Cats is sure to give you the courage to break out a pencil and paper and draw to your heart’s content!
Learn to draw your favorite dog breeds, step by step, with Ten Step Drawing: Dogs.
Learn to draw more than 50 dog breeds, including:
- Labrador Retrievers
- Golden Retrievers
- French Bulldogs
- Pugs
- Poodles
- Chihuahuas
- Great Danes
- And many more!
The perfect references for your first steps as an aspiring artist, Ten Step Drawing: Cats and Dogs are sure to give you the courage to break out a pencil and paper and draw to your heart’s content!
Designed especially for aspiring illustrators, doodlers, and art hobbyists, the fun and approachable books in the Ten-Step Drawing series encourage new artists to get acquainted with the basic principles of drawing so they can learn to create art with confidence. They are sure to encourage even the most reluctant artist to break out a sketchbook and doodle to their heart’s content. Other subjects in the series include Flowers, Animals, People, Nature, Manga, and Everyday Things. Ten-Step Drawing: Cats and Dogs both publish December 14, 2021.
Justine Lecouffe is an artist, illustrator, and graphic designer based in London, UK. She creates digital and traditional hand drawings encompassing fashion, beauty, architecture, and travel for clients in a wide range of industries, from book publishing to branding for jewelry and fashion designers. Her work has been published in a number of books, including Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, and her major clients include Apple, O2, National Trust, NHS, Redbull, Nivea, and Pandora. If you’d like to find out more information or see further examples of her work, find her on Instagram @justine_lcf.
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Take your art in a bold new direction—go gouache!
Take your art in a bold new direction—go gouache! In Creative Gouache, artist Ruth Wilshaw shares her step-by-step techniques for creating brilliantly vibrant effects with this easy-to-master medium, a perfect companion for transparent watercolor.
In this comprehensive guide to gouache, you’ll:
- Get an overview of essential materials and surfaces.
- Learn basic handling and coloring-mixing techniques, including layering, creating blends, and adjusting opacity, plus troubleshooting tips for common challenges, such as dealing with shifts in color and value from wet to dry.
- Explore how to paint fun, simple motifs, flowers, butterflies, landscapes, and lettering.
- Discover fun gouache techniques, such as adding texture and painting gradients and blends.
- Learn how to incorporate other mediums with gouache, including paint pens, colored pencil, and watercolor.
- Use what you learn to create inspiring projects such as dimensional artwork, clay décor pieces, and cheerful banners.
See what you can create with gorgeous, wall-to-wall color with Creative Gouache!
Perfect for creative beginners, the books in the Art for Modern Makers series take a fun, practical approach to learning about and working with paints and other art mediums to create beautiful DIY projects and crafts.About Ruth Wilshaw:Ruth Wilshaw is a self-taught gouache artist who loves to encourage others to give this quirky medium a go. She enjoys painting modern landscapes and creating art inspired by nature. Ruth shares tutorials and videos with her growing number of fans and followers on Instagram and YouTube, giving tips and advice on painting with gouache for artists of all levels, especially beginners. Her videos have been viewed more than 10 million times. Originally from the UK, Ruth lives in Texas.
Instagram: instagram.com/ruthwilshaw
YouTube: youtube.com/c/RuthWilshaw/videos
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See the beauty in the everyday—and how to capture it with paint
With Paint Every Little Thing, you can learn to paint your favorite everyday items using watercolor, gouache, ink, pastel, and more.
From food and kitchen tools to clothing, gardening supplies, home decor, cosmetics, and more, this book will show you how to see the beauty in the everyday—and how to capture it with paint as well!
Start by learning about the supplies you will need with the help of the tools and materials section; then peruse the painting and mixed-media techniques, which include layering, blending, glazing, and more. You’ll also learn how to mix colors.
Once you’ve learned the basics, it’s time to dive into the creative prompts and step-by-step painting projects. Covering fun, appealing subjects, these include:
- food (your favorite foods, ingredients, restaurant items, and more)
- kitchen tools (what you cook with!)
- clothing
- random things from around the house
- outside items (gardening tools, plants, and so on)
- and much more!
Throughout the book, find beautiful, original artwork. The creative prompts will inspire you to create art of your own with more open-ended suggestions, while the step-by-step projects feature complete instructions for painting in professional artist Kristine Lombardi’s trademark loose, beautiful style.
The Inspired Artist series invites art hobbyists and casual art enthusiasts to have fun learning basic art concepts, relaxing into the creative process to make art in a playful, contemporary style. Following closely after the successful first book in the series—Draw Every Little Thing—Paint Every Little Thing is the ideal resource for artists of all skill levels looking for a creative outlet in their everyday lives.
Also available from the series: Block Print for Beginners and Watercolor Painting at Home.
Kristine A. Lombardi is a professional illustrator who began her career in advertising and promotions before leaving the corporate world to focus on design and illustration. The author and illustrator behind Nature Painting in Watercolor and Paint Every Little Thing (both from Walter Foster Publishing), as well as several children’s books, Kristine has also worked with a variety of well-known clients and teaches art classes at Montclair Art Museum. She lives in Montclair, New Jersey, with her cat, Boo. Learn more at kristinelombardi.com.
