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Alexa Soto (Author)

Plantas: Modern Vegan Recipes for Traditional Mexican Cooking

1,With Plantas, Alexa Soto elegantly pays homage to Mexico's storied legacy of plant-based cooking while deftly adapting its soulful repertoire to modern times. I may still be a card-carrying carnivore, sure, but I now find myself craving dishes like her mole negro with roasted oyster mushrooms even more than my beloved carne asada. - Jorge Gaviria, James Beard Award-winning author of MASA A celebration of traditional Mexican recipes with a vibrant vegan twist for a modern audience from Alexa Soto, creator of the @alexafuelednaturally platform Join Alexa Soto as she highlights the beauty of traditional Mexican cuisine with a plant-based twist for simple, affordable, and healthful vegan meals from breakfast to postre. Paired with Alexa's own gorgeous photography, Plantas is a joyful, welcoming guide to enjoying the traditional food of Mexico in a modern, sustainable way, a celebration of the array of fruits and vegetables that make up the staples of this beloved cuisine. Perfect for full-time vegans and those looking to incorporate more plants into their diet alike, Plantas is full of weeknight meals, snacks, salsas and cocktails that will simplify dinner and inspire your next ...

Colleen Graham (Author)

Free Spirited: 60 No/Low Cocktail Recipes for the Sober Curious

3, The no-low alcohol lifestyle is booming, as more and more consumers are seeking fabulous mixed drinks that skip the alcohol. Gone are the days of sugary Shirley Temples and soda-topped fruit juice. It is time for a mocktail revolution that combines non-alcoholic ingredients to create sensational alcohol-free drinks that rival any boozy well-crafted Martini or Old-Fashioned. Whether sober-curious or conscious of the health benefits of abstaining from alcohol, Free Spirited will guide readers through this flavor-fuelled journey in low-/no-alcohol adult beverages. With a primer in bartending techniques to create better drinks, it's perfect for beginners and seasoned mixologists alike. You'll learn how to recreate timeless drinks like the Margarita and Old Fashioned into non-alcoholic wonders and discover original recipes that offer inspiration for personal cocktail experimentation. With 60 recipes, there is something for everyone, from a Cos-No-Politan and Sober Sidecar to a Hibiscus Tea-Tini and Blueberry-Mint Smash, with charming original illustrations, easy-to-follow recipes, and delicious no/lo drinks for the sober curious.

Molly Yeh (Author)

Sweet Farm!: More Than 100 Cookies, Cakes, Salads (!), and Other Delights from My Kitchen on a Sugar Beet Farm

0,More than 100 recipes for sweet treats from New York Times bestselling author and Food Network star Molly Yeh's cozy kitchen on a sugar beet (and wheat!) farm, to be shared in potlucks, set on the counter for family snacking, or scarfed down in one sitting.Molly Yeh's favorite childhood memories are of being in the kitchen with her family, dipping into a tub of sugar to make rugelach, homemade Oreos, and more, so it's only fitting she married into a family who farm sugar beets. She and her husband, Nick, live and work on the Hagen Farm in East Grand Forks, MN, on the North Dakota border, which has been in operation since the 1870s, and farming sugar beets since the 1930s. In the decade plus since she moved to the farm, Molly has spent her time completely immersed in the world of sugar, both during her work hours, first as a baker and now as a recipe developer, bakery owner, and Food Network personality, and in her home life, running her business and family against the backdrop of the seasonal needs of a thriving farm.Molly speaks fluent sugar, so recipes for sweets come naturally--as does her drive to perfect them in flavor, texture, and ease of making. The recipes include a mix ...