Pumpkin Spice | Oak Park Public Library

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Dream Harbor
Dream Harbor series volume 1

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"When Jeanie's aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor, Jeanie jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job. Logan is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor's gossip at all costs. But Jeanie's arrival disrupts Logan's routine, and he wants nothing to do with the irritatingly upbeat new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her. Will Jeanie's happy-go-lucky attitude...

2) Bite by bite: nourishments & jamborees

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Nezhukumatathil, Aimee

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"In Bite by Bite, poet and essayist Aimee Nezhukumatathil explores the way food and drink evoke our associations and remembrances--a subtext or layering, a flavor tinged with joy, shame, exuberance, grief, desire, or nostalgia. Nezhukumatathil restores our astonishment and wonder about food through her encounters with a range of foods and food traditions. From shave ice to lumpia, mangoes to pecans, rambutan to vanilla, she investigates how food marks...

3) The baker and the bard: a cozy fantasy adventure

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Haught, Fern

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"Juniper and Hadley have a good thing going in Larkspur, spending their respective days apprenticing at a little bakery and performing at the local inn. But when a stranger makes an unusual order at the bakery, the two friends (and Hadley's pet snake, Fern) set out on a journey to forage the magical mushrooms needed to make the requested galette pastries. Along the way, Juniper and Hadley stumble across a mystery too compelling to ignore: Something...

4) Njuta: (enjoy, delight in) : the Swedish art of savoring the moment

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Brantmark, Niki

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The author of the popular Lagom introduces another Scandinavian concept --njuta (pronounced nyuutah), the Swedish art of consciously appreciating everyday experiences, that embodies the idea "to enjoy, to delight in, to savor a moment." The Danes taught us how to embrace coziness and contentment. Now, the Swedes show us how to pause and savor the moment, to njuta, a philosophy closely tied to Swedish life and culture. Deeply ingrained in the Swedish...

5) Oh my gourd!: how to carve a pumpkin : plus 29 other fun Halloween activities

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Hallow, Jack

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"As the sun sets on summer, there's no need to be sad. Fall is here, and it's time to carve some gourds! But pumpkins aren't just for teenagers to smash on Halloween--there are a multitude of uses for this versatile produce, and Oh My Gourd! is your go-to gourd guide, with how-to-carve step-by-step instructions, 20 pumpkin recipes, 9 other uses for pumpkins and gourds, and 2 pumpkin carving stencils. Get back to the basics with a handy step-by-step...

6) Every season is soup season: 85+ souper-adaptable recipes to batch, share, reinvent, and enjoy

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Westerhausen Worcel, Shelly

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"85+ recipes for soups, soup fixings, and more"-- Provided by publisher.

7) Purely pumpkin: more than 100 wholesome recipes to share, savor, and warm your kitchen

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Day, Allison (Nutritionist)

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"Bring these comforting, relaxing, healthy recipes to the plates, bowls, and mugs of your home this year. The beginning of fall brings buzz and excitement around all things pumpkin. From the huggable lattes we eagerly await all year to the homemade roasted pumpkin seeds whipped up after carving a jack-o-lantern on Halloween to the first (or third) slice of pie during the holidays, there's a place for pumpkin in everyone's heart. In her new cookbook,...

8) Steeped: the chemistry of tea

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Francl, Michelle M

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Tea is the world's most popular beverage. Dive into a cup of tea with a chemist and discover the rich molecular brew that can be extracted from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. Tea contains over a hundred different chemical compounds which contribute to its colour, taste and scent -- and its stimulating effects. The best-known is caffeine, but how does caffeine end up in tea and how can you get it out? Beginning with the leaves, 'Steeped'...