Washoe County Library System

"The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese series, for fans of Before the Coffee Gets Cold. What's the one dish you'd do anything to taste just one more time? Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner serves up deliciously extravagant meals. But that's not the main reason customers stop by . . . The father-daughter...

Julia Watkins shares rituals, recipes, and projects for living simply and sustainably at home. For every area of your household—kitchen, cleaning, wellness, bath, and garden—Julia shows you how to eliminate wasteful packaging, harmful ingredients, and disposable items. Practical checklists outline easy swaps (instead of disposable sponges, opt for biodegradable sponges or Swedish dishcloths; choose a bamboo toothbrush over a plastic one) and sustainable...

If there’s one thing that transcends time, it’s our love for food! But what did people generations ago consume? And what will we eat in the years ahead? James Solheim’s Eat Your Woolly Mammoths! serves up the stories behind the world’s most delicious, nutritious, and amazing foods—from the Stone Age to the future.--

Moon Bath is a luxurious guide that invites readers to immerse themselves in the healing powers of nature. This transformative book features 16 bath and shower rituals aligned with the lunar cycles and the natural rhythms of the cosmos.

When her efforts to pursue a professional culinary life end in disappointment, Sam spends a summer working for the family pie shop and begins to learn about and understand the women in her life, her family's history, and her passion for food.

"In this part devotional, part handbook, New York Times bestselling author Karen Ehman will inspire you to put love into action in this 40-day journey of hospitality. Karen shares her favorite recipes and hospitality traditions, provides journaling space to record your journey, and more. Let your home be a place where the gospel is displayed!"--

When Mr. Krabs gives SpongeBob the only key to the vault holding the Krabby Patty's secret recipe, SpongeBob and Patrick must keep it safe, until it is stolen by a passenger on their train.

"The award-winning author of Boy, Snow, Bird draws on the classic fairy-tale element of gingerbread in the story of a British family whose surprising legacy and secret past are tied to a favorite recipe."-- "Influenced by the mysterious place gingerbread holds in classic children's stories, beloved novelist Helen Oyeyemi invites readers into a delightful tale of a surprising family legacy, in which the inheritance is a recipe. Perdita Lee may appear...

"Rituals and recipes to help you embrace daily magic and sacred living through apothecary blending with herbs, oils, fragrances and crystals. Bestselling co-author of The Seasons of the Witch Oracle cards series, Lorriane Anderson, has created a practical guide for beginning and advanced witches to unlock the greater powers of making your own apothecary blends. Lorriane owns and operates a successful, soul-based apothecary and uses her own practices...