Melissa Christopher: 36 books

The Canal House Cooking series is a seasonal collection of our favorite recipes—home cooking by home cooks for home cooks. With a few exceptions, we use ingredients that are readily available and found in most markets in most towns throughout the United States. All the recipes are easy to prepare,...

From winter stews to spring salads: “Halfway between a cookbook and a food magazine . . . irresistible seasonal recipes” (O, The Oprah Magazine). CANAL HOUSE COOKING VOLUME, N° 3, WINTER & SPRING is a collection of our favorite winter and spring recipes, ones we cook for ourselves,...

Create an at-home Italian vacation with these 23 inspiring recipes from two James Beard Award winners.   BUON APPETITO: A Taste of Italy from Canal House Cooking is a collection of our favorite Italian-inspired recipes, the ones we cook for ourselves, our friends, and our families all throughout...

Canal House Cooking’s seasonal recipe series feature mouth-watering Italian cuisine from two James Beard Award–winning authors. The Canal House Cooking series is a seasonal collection of our favourite recipes—home cooking by home cooks. With a few exceptions, we use ingredients that are...

Volumes four through six in Canal House Cooking’s seasonal recipes series, including mouthwatering dishes for the novice and experienced cook alike Canal House Cooking Volumes Four Through Six is a collection of some of our favorite recipes, the ones we cook for ourselves, our friends, and...

Eighty-one delicious triple-tested recipes specially designed for summer come together in a vibrantly illustrated cookbook as beautiful as it is functional. CANAL HOUSE COOKING, VOLUME N° 1, SUMMER is a collection of our favorite summer recipes, ones we cook for ourselves all through the long...

A collection of the first three volumes in Canal House Cooking’s seasonal recipes series, for the novice and experienced cook alike Including Canal House favorites for every season, Canal House Cooking Volumes One Through Three collects the recipes we cook for ourselves throughout the year.   In...

Triple-tested recipes for dozens of luxuriously tasty treats. CANAL HOUSE COOKING VOLUME , N° 5, THE GOOD LIFE is a collection of some of our favorite recipes, the ones we cook for ourselves, our friends, and our families during the fall and right through the holiday season. These are recipes...

Autumn recipes from Sourdough-Sage Stuffing to Grand Marnier Soufflé: “Well suited to the home cook who revels in the simple pleasures of the table” (Saveur). CANAL HOUSE COOKING, VOLUME N° 2, FALL & HOLIDAY is filled with recipes that will make you want to run into the kitchen and...

Innovations in Child and Family Policy tackles many of the common problems and challenges that are considered to be at the heart of child and family policy: family creation, economic support, childrearing, and family care-giving. Innovations begins by defining child and family policy and discussing...

Make the most of fresh vegetables with these easy-to-prepare recipes from the cookbook authors with “a cult following among the fooderati” (Bon Appétit). CANAL HOUSE COOKING, VOLUME N° 4, FARM MARKETS & GARDENS is a collection of some of our favorite summer recipes, the ones we cook...

Written in an informative and jargon-free style, this book is guided by principles of good practice and covers the relevant theory to deal with the essential aspects of designing a course. Important areas covered include: learning levels and outcomes aligning learning and teaching strategies assessment...

Don’t skip lunch! Complete with recipes, this “meditation on food, togetherness and simplicity” celebrates a daily break from the clock and the computer (Edible San Francisco). Nowadays, lunch has been sadly reduced to the realm of pay-and-go, stand-up, pre-made, take-out, and food-truck...

This collection of essays offers a unique contribution to the study of violence and justice in a late medieval and early modern Italy by combining a multivocal perspective with a case-study focus on the city-state of Bologna. Drawing on the city’s singularly rich archival resources, the authors...