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Both a fascinating glimpse into history from a unique angle and an authoritative reference work on food safety, this engrossing narrative offers entertaining and informative reading.

An accessible source of contemporary, updated illustrations to use in teaching, speaking, and writing.

What is "Death in the Pot?" It is an interestingly simple idea yet with profound meaning, that immediately piques the reader's interest and beckons: "There is more!" Thus, it would not be surprising if you wondered about how one could write a book, howbeit small, on such a concept. On the other hand, if you feel it is not so attractive to read due to an unappealing keyword that most do not like to think or talk about, I encourage you to have no fear but delve right into the book, so you may gain valuable spiritual insights and revelation. The Scriptural passage is spiritually profound, and quite figurative, just as prophets in Scripture often operate within the spiritual, profound, and figurative. According to Peter, the prophets of old sought to understand the significance of these things but were limited during their times. These have been revealed unto us after the Person of our Lord Jesus Christ has been made manifest (1 Peter 1:10-12). The principles of those few verses in 2 Kings 4:38-41 are strongly intertwined in the whole Gospel story, and deeply connected to "the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints" (Colossians 1:26). This book is a distilled product of the understanding provided by the help of the Holy Spirit that I felt compelled by the Lord to put in written form to bless the Body of Christ. After reading it, you will not look at your Bible the same way as before but rather see it anew as a wonderful treasure trove remarkably relevant to our lives today. God bless you.

Winner of The IACP 2019 First Book Award presented by The Julia Child Foundation Like Madhur Jaffrey and Marcella Hazan before her, Naz Deravian will introduce the pleasures and secrets of her mother culture's cooking to a broad audience that has no idea what it's been missing. America will not only fall in love with Persian cooking, it'll fall in love with Naz.” - Samin Nosrat, author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: The Four Elements of Good Cooking Naz Deravian lays out the multi-hued canvas of a Persian meal, with 100+ recipes adapted to an American home kitchen and interspersed with Naz's celebrated essays exploring the idea of home. At eight years old, Naz Deravian left Iran with her family during the height of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis. Over the following ten years, they emigrated from Iran to Rome to Vancouver, carrying with them books of Persian poetry, tiny jars of saffron threads, and always, the knowledge that home can be found in a simple, perfect pot of rice. As they traverse the world in search of a place to land, Naz's family finds comfort and familiarity in pots of hearty aash, steaming pomegranate and walnut chicken, and of course, tahdig: the crispy, golden jewels of rice that form a crust at the bottom of the pot. The best part, saved for last. In Bottom of the Pot, Naz, now an award-winning writer and passionate home cook based in LA, opens up to us a world of fragrant rose petals and tart dried limes, music and poetry, and the bittersweet twin pulls of assimilation and nostalgia. In over 100 recipes, Naz introduces us to Persian food made from a global perspective, at home in an American kitchen.

In this engrossing memoir, Christine Berghoef takes us on a journey exploring the simplicity and complexity of faith. Growing up certain she knew what life with God entailed, Berghoef soon found out otherwise. This vivid account, beginning in a conservative religious subculture that valued knowing the right answers over asking questions, will take readers on a voyage beyond dogmatism. No topic is off-limits, no stone is left unturned in this quest to discover what one really can know about God and faith, life and politics. In her winsome and witty style, the author candidly reveals to us her own doubts and struggles, which will leave you at times laughing, at other times in tears. Cracking the Pot is sure to provoke deep thinking and needed conversation about the substance of faith!

Gospels -- Faith -- Wealth -- Health -- Victory -- American blessing -- Megachurch table -- Naming names.