Holiday Cookies provides dozens of foolproof recipes for cookies, bars, and savories of all textures, from simple holiday classics like Vanilla Bean Tuiles and Great Grahams to the more decadent Caramel Cheesecake Bars and Chunky Hazelnut Meringues. There are even some delicious savories that can double as hors d'oeuvres at the holiday buffet like Crunchy Seed Cookies and Salted Peanut Toffee Cookies. Holiday Cookies, Holiday Cocktails, and Party Food, three new titles in the Artisanal Kitchen series, provide an indispensable arsenal of recipes that cover all the bases fora delicious holiday season.

Embrace veganism and keep the whole household happy and well-fed - without making a different meal for everyone.

Not a fan of tofu? Fear not - this vegan cookbook includes over 100 healthy, delicious recipes that will appeal to adults and children alike, using grains, pulses, and other meat- and dairy-free alternatives as the base ingredient. You'll find options for every meal of the day, whether you're looking for quick lunch box ideas for vegan kids or preparing a big dinner for the whole family.

"The good stuff" box on each recipe gives an expert breakdown of nutritional value, so everyone is getting the nourishment they need. An additional "flex it" section on many recipes gives busy cooks an option to easily add meat or dairy to their meal, perfect for pleasing non-vegan members of the household or families wanting to go "flexitarian".

This is everyday food for everyone, with nutritionally balanced vegan meals and flexible options - There's a Vegan in the House is the essential cookbook for any household venturing into veganism.

Developing good manners is an important investment in your future. They allow you to feel at ease in any situation - and give you the polish and confidence to become a leader. Etiquette expert Dorothea Johnson's essential dos and don'ts address both 21st-century and classic questions, including: acing job interviews, giving confident handshakes, making conversation, proper business attire and meeting protocol, e-mail etiquette, and much more.

Make no mistake, etiquette is as important in business as it is in everyday life -- it's also a lot more complicated. From email and phone communications to personal interviews to adapting to corporate and international cultural differences, "Business Etiquette For Dummies, 2nd Edition, " keeps you on your best behavior in any business situation.

This friendly, authoritative guide shows you how to develop good etiquette on the job and navigate today's diverse and complex business environment with great success. You'll get savvy tips for dressing the part, making polite conversation, minding your manners at meetings and meals, behaving at off-site events, handling ethical dilemmas, and conducting international business. You'll find out how to behave gracefully during tense negotiations, improve your communication skills, and overcome all sorts of work-related challenges. Discover how to: Make a great first impressionMeet and greet with easeBe a good company representativePractice proper online etiquetteAdapt to the changing rules of etiquetteDeal with difficult personalities without losing your coolBecome a well-mannered travelerDevelop good relationships with your peers, staff, and superiorsGive compliments and offer criticismRespect physical, racial, ethnic, and gender differences at workLearn the difference between "casual Friday" and sloppy SaturdayDevelop cubicle courtesyAvoid conversational faux pas

Business etiquette is as important to your success as doing your job well. Read "Business Etiquette For Dummies, 2nd Edition, " and make no mistake.

Both highly informative and entertaining, "Multicultural Manners" gives readers the understanding they need, the perfect words to say, and the correct behavior to use in a wide range of cross-cultural situations. This incisive and award-winning guide to etiquette features completely updated etiquette guidelines with special emphasis on post-September 11 culture clashes as well as a brand-new section that demystifies unfamiliar cultures in the news. Norine Dresser identifies key cross-cultural hot spots and suggests methods that foster respect for diversity. Readers will discover the dos and don'ts of successful business and social interaction, detailed tips on avoiding embarrassment in a variety of social settings, amusing firsthand accounts of cultural gaffes, a breakdown of customs, religions, languages, and ethnicities for seventy different countries, and appropriate etiquette for innumerable settings.

Etiquette isn't just something to turn to when we're expected to behave formally. It exists to ease social tension in daily life and make interactions between people easy, with no ruffled feathers or hurt feelings. "Everyday Etiquette" understands that etiquette is about real life, and will be an essential, streamlined resource. "Everyday Etiquette" decodes the smooth, easy way to: "petiquette," having the best pooch in the neighbourhood; saying the perfect thing at a funeral; acknowledge a gift; respond to a request for a favour and to say no; smoke a cigar in public; attend a bat mitzvah or confirmation ceremony; and, remember someone's name on the spot.

With coverage of the management of a catering business and 201 expert recipes from The Culinary Institute of America, the new edition of this well-established book is an ideal basic text for students of catering.