Food Fiction

The expression, "Don't judge a book by its cover" applies to this book. You will be captivated the author's command of the English language, the fluency and fluidity of his style of writing, and the beauty and complexity of his rhyming scheme. Each poem will make you think, hence the title of the book.

This isn’t exactly what Dad had in mind when he took his son on a mission trip to the South American rain forest. But he should have known better. After all, we are talking about Wally-If-Anything-Can-Go-Wrong-It-Will McDoogle. My Life as Crocodile Junk Food keeps listeners laughing as Wally stumbles into a whole new set of impossible (and man-eating) predicaments...until he finally understands the need and joy of sharing Jesus Christ with others.

The saga of the Chili Queens of San Antonio, NASCAR kitchens tucked away in the crew pits at race tracks, the story of an unexpected kitchen—the George Foreman Grill—these stories and more from Hidden Kitchens, the popular and highly acclaimed radio series on NPR's morning edition, is now being released on a 3 CD set based on the new book Hidden Kitchens: Stories, Recipes & More from NPR's The Kitchen Sisters.

As she strolls through her barrio, a young girl introduces listeners to the frozen, fruit-flavored treat that thrills Mexican and Mexican-American children. Create a masterpiece, make tough choices (strawberry or coconut?), or cool off on a warm summer's day—there's so much to do with a paleta.

Miles Sexton was the kind of guy I avoided at all costs. The man’s confidence and good looks screamed heartbreaker, and I’d had enough of that for a lifetime. But it wasn’t easy to avoid someone when they parked their food truck right outside the upscale restaurant you worked at as the executive chef. Or when they constantly came in, asking to borrow ingredients because they failed to be prepared.

When Joel Leicester walks into the hotel where Rosa Tempest works, she can’t believe her bad luck. Out of all the hotels in all of North Yorkshire, the man who broke her heart would have to walk into Carrick Park! The last time Rosa saw Joel it was after a whirlwind holiday when they’d been greeted by a woman claiming to be his fiancée. Rosa never stuck around to hear Joel’s side of the story, but now, six years later on, Fate has another trick up its sleeve as a potentially disastrous summer wedding at Carrick Park can only be saved by Joel and Rosa working together....

Collected within this volume are six hardcore tales of men who, through food related means, experience transformation from one gender to the other. Now overwhelmed with feminine arousal, they'll do whatever it takes to experience everything that being a beautiful woman has to offer, starting with their deepest, darkest, erotic desires for hardcore group sex and gangbangs.

Life in the village often revolves around food and families. The Village Feasts is the follow-up collection to Winter Blessings by Izzy Abrahmson. Rich with misadventures and ingenious solutions, the stories dance with a traditional feel around contemporary issues. Mrs. Chaipul refuses to cook. The Gold family can’t afford matzah (unleavened bread). Reb Stein, the baker, wants to set a world record. And why would anyone eat matzah made from cabbage? The Village Feasts is a book that you and your family will listen to again and again.

What if beings from another planet came to earth with a peace offering in the form of a small candy which would kill all excess body fat, build muscle, give you incredible energy, and clear, wonderful skin? It would make you feel and look as if you were young again. If you were young, your appearance would remain youthful, and you would never know what it feels like to be old. Would you be interested? Issac is struggling himself with that very question as he discovers a new world of transformation.

The Day We Met the Queen: 10-year-old Ahmet has become the Most Famous Refugee Boy in the World. In fact, he's so famous even the queen wants to meet him - and his four best friends! So they're off to Buckingham Palace, with a list of questions for her and one special challenge. The Great (Food) Bank Heist: On Thursdays, Nelson, Ashley and Mum head out to the bank. But not just any old bank - the food bank. With its shining tins and packets of food stacked from floor to ceiling, Nelson thinks it's the best kind of bank there is. But there's a thief in town.

A comedy of ambition, dreams, blackmail and daytime TV… Bella’s career as a TV presenter is ‘on hold’. To fill her days, she sits in a coffee shop and obsesses about a wedding dress in the neighbouring shop. Her luck changes when she gets the call from her old boss to present a pilot for a new food and chat show. But her revived TV career is short-lived when one of the celebrity guests threatens to steal the show…

Serena Peters has made her place in life writing an exclusive column for a popular foodie magazine. She has fame and fortune, what she doesn’t have is companionship or love. Chef Stuart Wellings comes from an embittered past and has had to fight for the simple way he lives. When Serena shows up to interview him and his small town diner, will an appreciation for food be the only thing they have in common, or will there be more?

I fantasize about my master’s kitchen bench all the time. I dream of him bending me over it and teaching me some good, hard lessons in submissive kitchen etiquette. I am a chef, and it’s wrong. So, so wrong. Usually, I’m the one in charge, dominating my restaurant kitchen like the queen I am. Yes, I have an ego. Yes, I get stressed. And yes, all I can think about tonight is him taking charge, making me take him any way he wants. I ache as wait for him, quite sure he’s late on purpose—keeping me on edge, aware of the power he has not just over my body but also my time.

5 cuentos para compartir y cocinar con tus peques todo el año. Alma Obregón (también conocida como @alma_cupcakes) nos presenta cinco cuentos con cinco recetas para preparar en familia y disfrutar de la cocina desde la infancia. Bruno, Lola y Chloe son tres hermanos a los que les encanta cocinar con Alma, su mamá repostera. Su día a día puede ser caótico y lleno de sorpresas, pero siempre encontrarán refugio entre las espátulas y los boles de su cocina y, sobre todo, en su familia.

Where the paleta wagon rings its tinkly bell and carries a treasure of icy paletasin every color of the sarape . . . As she strolls through her barrio, a young girl introduces readers to the frozen, fruit-flavored treat that thrills Mexican and Mexican American children. Create a masterpiece, make tough choices (strawberry or coconut?), or cool off on a warm summer's day--there's so much to do with a paleta.

Avventure, misteri e pasticci in compagnia di Jack Pigòn, il piccione investigatore più simpatico e coraggioso di Volandia! Jack Pigòn è senza lavoro da troppo tempo: è rimasto senza casa perché non aveva più soldi per pagare l'affitto e vive da sua sorella Lalla. Al posto della sua vecchia abitazione ora c'è un fast food! Ma una mattina arrivano tre incarichi nel giro di pochi minuti: tre missioni sono tante, forse troppe, e il tempo è poco, ma per Jack è l'occasione per rimettersi in pista!

Sun's out, crumbs out - Greg the Sausage is SO EXCITED to be jetting off on his first-ever holiday! He's ready to hop on a plane to paradise for some FUN IN THE SUN! Karaoke, splashing in the pool, ice cream - Greg's ready to try it all and have the BEST HOLIDAY EVER! But will he miss his sausage-roll sweetheart, Gloria, and all his friends back at the bakery?

Emmett Gant was planning to tell his father something really important one Sunday morning - but his father passed away first. Now, nearly three years later, Emmett can't seem to clear up who he should be with - the girl with the apple cheeks and the awesome family, or his snarky neighbor, Keegan, who never sees his family but who makes Emmett really happy just by coming over to chat.

Diese Kurzgeschichte ist die erste von Viktor Blood und gibt einen kleinen Einblick in die verwirrte Gedankenwelt eines Menschen mit Erinnerungen, Vorlieben und krankhaften Gedankengängen.

Culinary queen Angie Amalfi has put aside her gourmet utensils to concentrate on planning her upcoming wedding to San Francisco homicide detective Paavo Smith. What could possibly go wrong? Instead of the answer to her heart's dreams, she scrambles to deal with wedding planners with bizarre ideas, wedding dresses that don't flatter, squabbling relatives with hurt feelings, a long-suffering groom, and worries over where she and Paavo will live after the wedding. But all of that pales when Angie finds the perfect house for them, except for one little problem - the house may be haunted.