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The healing powers of essential oils : a complete guide to nature's most magical medicine / by Orey, Cal,1952-author.(CARDINAL)652565;
Includes bibliographical references.Essential oils -- Top 20 popular essential oils -- The essential oils of youth -- Home remedies -- Aromamania -- Edible essential food recipes."Follow your nose to nature's pharmacy: the garden, where the essence of flowers, fruits, and trees provide some of our most powerful--and pleasurable--sources of health and healing... Essential oils--including peppermint, eucalyptus, rose, and tea tree--are nature's ancient medicine, abundant with therapeutic effects. The latest scientific research shows that many popular essential oils and aromatherapy can boost your health and well-being, adding years to your life! This fascinating guide gives you the down-to-earth scoop on the top twenty oils--all of which are budget-friendly and available year-round in everyday products at your grocery store, health food store, and online. Learn how nature"s bouquet can help you: fight colds and stomach woes with medicinal eucalyptus and mint; slow the aging process and lower your risk of cancer, heart disease, and depression with relaxing chamomile and lavender. Naturally enhance flavor in dishes for every season with sweet-smelling foods like Cinnamon Rolls and Gingerbread Squares that lift your mood and trigger fond memories. Discover dozens of home remedies to ease anxiety and stress, improve sleep, sharpen brainpower, increase energy, heal skin problems, and more! Enjoy over 50 recipes for delicious dishes from salads, soups and entrees to desserts, including Lemon Oil Raspberry Muffins and Roast Chicken with Rosemary. Sprinkled with feel-good stories and memorable legends, The Healing Powers of Essential Oils shows you how the comfort and calm of scent can help you get healthy and stay healthy, while taking you on an exciting and life-changing aromatic adventure!" --Back cover.
Subjects: Informational works.; Aromatherapy.; Essences and essential oils; Aromatic plants; Holistic medicine.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 5
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A cup of Christmas cheer. tales of faith and family for the holidays. by Guideposts Associates.(CARDINAL)754939;
Twinkling lights, the scents of cinnamon and pine, family gatherings, favorite carols from the heart. In the spirit of these cozy Christmas traditions, Guideposts is pleased to present A Cup of Christmas Cheer, a two-book set brimming with heartwarming fiction stories of faith and family set in Christmases past and present. You are invited to enjoy two uplifting Christmas fiction collections that will flood you with the Christmas spirit and bring a smile to your face. As you delve into each well-crafted story, you’ll be swept away on a wave of glad tidings and good cheer as you are reminded of God’s unconditional love and ever-present care at Christmas and all throughout the year. The messages of hope and faith in these extraordinary works of fiction deliver the truest gifts of the season. They will inspire all who read them as they bring home the joy of God’s presence at Christmastime.--
Subjects: Short stories.; Christmas fiction.; Christian fiction.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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A cup of Christmas cheer. tales of joy and wonder for the holidays. by Guideposts Associates.(CARDINAL)754939;
Twinkling lights, the scents of cinnamon and pine, family gatherings, favorite carols from the heart. In the spirit of these cozy Christmas traditions, Guideposts is pleased to present A Cup of Christmas Cheer, a two-book set brimming with heartwarming fiction stories of faith and family set in Christmases past and present. You are invited to enjoy two uplifting Christmas fiction collections that will flood you with the Christmas spirit and bring a smile to your face. As you delve into each well-crafted story, you’ll be swept away on a wave of glad tidings and good cheer as you are reminded of God’s unconditional love and ever-present care at Christmas and all throughout the year. The messages of hope and faith in these extraordinary works of fiction deliver the truest gifts of the season. They will inspire all who read them as they bring home the joy of God’s presence at Christmastime.--
Subjects: Short stories.; Christmas fiction.; Christian fiction.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Authentic aromatherapy : essential oils and blends for health, beauty, and home / by Falsetto, Sharon,author.(CARDINAL)406292;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-237) and index.
Subjects: Aromatherapy.; Essences and essential oils.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Figs, dates, laurel, and myrrh : plants of the Bible and the Quran / by Musselman, Lytton John,1943-(CARDINAL)328757;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-323) and indexes.Foreword by Garrison Keillor -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Map : ancient lands of the bible and the Quran -- Acacia -- Almond -- Almug -- Aloeswood --Apple -- Barley -- Beans -- Bitter herbs -- Black cummin -- Bramble -- Broom -- Calamus -- Cane -- Caper -- Carob -- Cattail -- Cedar of Lebanon -- Cinnamon -- Coriander -- Cotton -- Crown of thorns -- Cucumber -- Cumin -- Cypress -- Date palm -- Dill -- Ebony -- Fig -- Flax -- Flower of the field -- Frankincense -- Galbanum -- Gall -- Garlic -- Ginger -- Gourd -- Grape -- Henna -- Hyssop -- Ivy -- Ladanum -- Laurel -- Leek -- Lentil -- Lily of the field -- Mandrake -- Mint -- Mulberry -- Mustard -- Myrrh -- Myrtle -- Nard -- Nettle -- Oak -- Olive -- Onion -- Papyrus -- Pine -- Pistachio -- Plane -- Pomegranate -- Poplar -- Reed -- Rose -- Rose of Sharon -- Rue -- Saffron -- Sycomore -- Tamarisk -- Tares -- Terebinth -- Thistle -- Thornbush -- Thyme -- Tumbleweed -- Walnut -- Watermelon -- Wheat -- Wild greens -- Willow -- Wormwood -- References -- Index to verses in the bible and the Quran -- General index.This book celebrates the plants of the Old Testament and New Testament, including the Apocrypha, and of the Quran. From acacia, the wood of the tabernacle, to wormwood, whose bitter leaves cured intestinal worms, 81 chapters tell the stories of the fruits and grains, grasses and trees, flowers and fragrances of ancient lore. The descriptions include the plants' botanical characteristics, habitat, uses, and literary context.--from publisher's description.
Subjects: Plants in the Bible.; Plants in the Qurʼan.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 8
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The storm gourmet : a guide to creating extraordinary meals without electricity / by Nikolopoulos, Daphne,1966-(CARDINAL)473018;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Getting prepared -- The well-stocked storm pantry : meal plans and shopping lists -- The ultimate storm pantry : a fourteen-day meal plan -- Just the basics : a five-day plan for basic storm meals -- The spices of life -- Essential herbs : potting your own herb garden -- The backyard tree : using nature's bounty -- Manual gadgets -- Sample menus -- A Florida-style brunch -- A Latin fiesta -- Picnic for two -- A Pan-Asian supper -- A Mediterranean sampler -- Appetizers -- Tomato-mushroom bruschetta -- Chunky hummus -- Avocado salsa -- Spicy salsa -- Tapenade toasts -- Creamy spinach and artichoke dip -- Thai peanut dip -- Creamed tuna in avocado boats -- Pesto and chickpea spread -- Soups and salads -- Salade Niçoise -- Hearts of palm salad -- Mom's black-eyed-pea salad -- Gazpacho "martinis" -- Vichyssoise -- Bean and roasted red pepper salad -- Dijon potato salad -- South of the border corn soup -- Greek-style bean salad -- Tropical tuna salad -- Shrimp and white bean salad -- Mango-carrot salad -- Main courses -- Savory ham with dijon cream -- Currant-mustard ham -- Minted pineapple ham -- Curried chicken -- Cranberry-orange chicken -- Chipotle chicken soft tacos -- Asian bulgur pilaf -- Honey-mustard chicken with pecans -- Chickpea and potato "stew" -- Salmon-tabouli salad with sun-dried tomatoes and pine nuts -- Salmon with tahini sauce -- Valerie's tuna cannellini -- Asian chicken pasta toss -- Provençal chicken pasta -- Lemon-herb pasta -- Pasta with salmon in creamy dill sauce -- Island shrimp -- Pasta puttanesca -- Savory vegetables in herb dressing -- Peanuty chicken over puffed rice -- Pasta with pesto sauce -- Dressings and sauces -- Tahini dressing -- Apple and cider vinegar dressing -- Asian peanut sauce -- Mustard maple vinaigrette -- Grapefruit relish -- Walnut raspberry vinaigrette -- Classic Dijon vinaigrette -- Guava vinaigrette -- Desserts -- Poached Moroccan fruits -- Black Forest tarts -- Lemon-lime custards -- Chocolate-vanilla parfait -- Key lime pie -- Tiramisu -- Black & tan cookies -- Peach-raspberry "cobblers" -- Rosewater-scented pistachio pudding -- Raisin-date nut balls -- Oranges with grand marnier and cinnamon -- Aunt Poppy's peach-raspberry torte -- Poached ginger figs -- Beverages -- The hurricane -- Café frappe -- Spiced coffee -- Mock sangria -- Cranberry-lime fizz -- Spiced red wine -- Herbed ginger soda -- Pineapple-guava cocktail -- Limeade -- Spicy Bloody Mary -- Appendices -- Refrigerated foods : to keep or not to keep? -- Substitutions.
Subjects: Menus.; Cooking (Canned foods); Emergency management.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 7
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