Pumpkins Happiness Is Within Grasp

Offers recipes for a paleo diet, including Spanish frittata with chorizo, Korean beef noodle bowls, and lemon vanilla bean macaroons.

Far above a magical land, an enormous pumpkin flies across a bright sky with five-year-old Owen and his three-year-old brother, Oliver, riding on top. The two boys hang on tightly and laugh with pure joy as the beauty and wonders of the land below nurture their innocence and their imaginations. Even so, there is a darkness that threatens to extinguish the light of their childhood. Although they enjoy the home they have created in a cozy and shadowless cave, the boys miss their parents and long for a way back to them. Every night, the pumpkin sits motionless outside the entrance to the cave, keeping the boys safe from harm, but the pumpkin cannot protect Owen and Oliver from all danger. Shadow eyes wait in the darkness, and other creatures even more deadly. When the boys are torn from the pumpkins safety, they must find strength and courage in their love for each other if they are to survive and find their way back home. This poignant fantasy tale explores the bond of love between two young brothers as they take an enchanted journey through the extraordinary miracle of childhood, through its hardships and fears, its discoveries and triumphs, its vulnerability and its resiliency. With only each other to depend on, the brothers must find their way through the darkness, and back to the light.

Why do so many Americans drive for miles each autumn to buy a vegetable that they are unlikely to eat? While most people around the world eat pumpkin throughout the year, North Americans reserve it for holiday pies and other desserts that celebrate the harvest season and the rural past. They decorate their houses with pumpkins every autumn and welcome Halloween trick-or-treaters with elaborately carved jack-o'-lanterns. Towns hold annual pumpkin festivals featuring giant pumpkins and carving contests, even though few have any historic ties to the crop. In this fascinating cultural and natural history, Cindy Ott tells the story of the pumpkin. Beginning with the myth of the first Thanksgiving, she shows how Americans have used the pumpkin to fulfull their desire to maintain connections to nature and to the family farm of lore, and, ironically, how small farms and rural communities have been revitalized in the process. And while the pumpkin has inspired American myths and traditions, the pumpkin itself has changed because of the ways people have perceived, valued, and used it. Pumpkin is a smart and lively study of the deep meanings hidden in common things and their power to make profound changes in the world around us.

The ultimate vegan cooking bible! From the plant-based newbie to the experienced vegan, this cookbook will inspire you to become the best plant-based cook you can possibly be. David and Stephen (a.k.a the No. 1 Bestselling Happy Pear twins) are here to teach you just how many different meat-free meals you can make using the same key ingredients and methods. Using their simple recipe grid method, you'll learn how to adapt each dish to your taste, to your budget or to whatever you have in the cupboard. You'll also discover over 200 versions of healthy and delicious recipes anyone can make, including: - Fluffy coconut granola for breakfast - Home-made vegan pizza for lunch - Creamy broccoli pie for dinner - Carrot cake with vegan cream cheese frosting for dessert Teaching you the fundamentals of taste and texture, soon you'll have the confidence to swap ingredients in and out and even come up with vegan recipes of your own. 'These lovely boys always create incredibly tasty food' Jamie Oliver 'Proper good food . . . hearty, decent and delicious' Russell Brand 'The poster boys for a healthy way of life!' Sunday Times 'Great people, unbelievable food' Joe Wick

A young boy describes how he picked out his Halloween pumpkin and carved it and compares his experience to God's love for him.

With easy-to-learn tips and advice from experts Joy Bossi and Karen Bastow, "Joy in Your Garden: A Seasonal Guide to Gardening" will have you gardening in no time! Novice gardeners or natural green thumbs will enjoy the success of gardening in any season of the year. The expertise and wisdom provided in this book will help you master the art of gardening, from using the correct tools for your garden to choosing a ripe watermelon. With beautiful photographs and helpful sketches, this book is sure to please the gardener in your family!