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As winter and spring duke it out for supremacy, a beautiful new collection of magazines has blossomed in our teen room. Check out these lovely flowers:

For Teens:
Audrey -- All about Actress Olivia Munn, plus an article on the presence of Asian-Americans in mainstream TV shows.

ESPN Magazine -- See athletes strut their stuff in this special Style Report, in more ways then one, plus Derrick Rose shows off his luchador socks.

Rolling Stone -- Where else can you see Snooki, rock star Sammy Hagar and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in the same place? Plus, 2011's coolest new faces.

Sorry, parents, I've only got one magazine for you this time, but it's a good one:
Home Education Magazine has ideas on teaching your kids about gardening and food, as well as a list of books for Women's History Month!

Get out your umbrella and come check out these cool magazines!

Check out the new series Food Is CATegorical for a way to teach your Kindergarten - 3rd graders about the food pyramid. Using humor and rhyme ("They're loaded with fiber - a friend to your body. They help you digest food and make you go potty."), this series of six books comes from author Brian Cleary, who created the Words Are CATegorical and Math Is CATegorical books. Choose from the following titles:
Apples, Cherries, Red Raspberries : What Is in the Fruits Group?
Black Beans and Lamb, Poached Eggs and Ham : What Is in the Meat and Beans Group?
Green Beans, Potatoes, and Even Tomatoes : What Is in the Vegetables Group?
Macaroni and Rice and Bread By the Slice : What Is in the Grains Group?
Oils (Just a Bit) to Keep Your Body Fit : What Are Oils?
Yogurt and Cheeses and Ice Cream That Pleases : What Is in the Milk Group?

KRC Extravaganza

Meet some of the most super cartoonists in the Southeast Michigan area at the Ann Arbor Art Center and work with them to make some comics and manga of your own! SEE a gallery exhibition of cartoons and comics pages by cartoonists from Michigan and beyond! LISTEN as some of Michigan's brightest cartoonists lead presentations on how to make comics! WATCH comics being created live on site! PARTICIPATE in fun and interactive storytelling and drawing events with local cartoonists! Whether you're a kid or an adult, if you've ever wondered about making your own comics stories, this free event will have something for you!

Saturday, March 12 --- 10:00 am to 8:00 pm --- Ann Arbor Art Center, 117 West Liberty St.

Maureen Evans brings us Eat Tweet: A Twitter Cookbook, 1,020 recipe gems from the Twitter community’s @cookbook. Evans was the first person to tweet recipes on the social media site Twitter, and currently nearly 60,000 followers are getting daily recipe doses from Evans through @cookbook.

With Twitter comes a 140 character limit per post. What? A recipe that’s only 140 characters long? Yes, and here is a book compiling all those tweets. With only 140 characters for each recipe, you can fit a lot of recipes into one little cookbook, as is the case here. Also great about the word limitation, is that the recipes are quick and easy. The book is complete with a glossary to some of the shortcuts used in the recipes, to ensure that they maintain Twitter’s rules. The book is divided into categories and features recipes for all times of day and types of meals. Basics like sauces and stocks, as well as soups, meats, pastas, drinks, and more.

Fans of the Twitter-side of this book might also enjoy Twitterature: The World's Greatest Books In Twenty Tweets Or Less, featuring laugh out loud tweets from famous literary characters. Or there’s Historical Tweets: The Completely Unabridged and Ridiculously Brief History of the World, where history’s biggest personalities share their innermost thoughts via Twitter. LOL indeed.

'Tis the season for parties and food as we visit with family and friends! "Eater's Remorse" may begin to creep up as we find ourselves overindulging in delectable holiday treats!

Worrying about packing on the pounds through the holiday season doesn't have to put a damper on your holiday enjoyment! Instead of an expanding waistline you can acquire expanding knowledge that will help you make the best and healthiest food choices this season.

The authors of the Eat This, Not That! series have just released a new edition to help you fight an expanding holiday waistline. When you know how many calories, fats, and sugars certain foods contain before you eat them, you can stick to a diet throughout the holiday season. With more knowledge and control, you will be better prepared to enjoy your favorites while leaving the diet busters alone!

Gluten-free? Cholesterol-free? Vegan? Avoiding sugar? Allergic to wheat, dairy, eggs, soy, nuts...? It is still possible to make delicious baked goods this holiday season! Try these cookbooks for out-of-this-world treats that would also make great gifts for friends with special diets!

The Joy of Vegan Baking
Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar
Flying Apron's Gluten-free & Vegan Baking Book
Babycakes: Vegan, Gluten-free, and (Mostly) Sugar-free Recipes
Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef
Sugar-free Gluten-free Baking and Desserts
Gluten-free Gourmet Makes Dessert
Divvies Bakery: No Nuts, No Eggs, No Dairy, Just Delicious!
The Allergen-free Baker's Handbook: How to Bake Without Gluten, Wheat, Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Tree Nuts, and Sesame
The Kosher Baker: Over 160 Dairy-free Recipes from Traditional to Trendy
The Food Allergy Mama's Baking Book: Great Dairy, Egg, and Nut-free Treats for the Whole Family
Sweet! From Agave To Turbinado, Home Baking With Every Kind Of Natural Sugar And Sweetener
Fruit-sweet & Sugar-free

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In collaboration with Slow Food Huron Valley, Food System Economic Partnership and Whole Foods Market the Washtenaw Community College digital video program is sponsoring the first ever Michigan Good Food Film Festival. The Festival is a juried competition encouraging students and community members to consider what good food means to them. Submissions are due on January 7, 2011. See the Michigan Good Food Film Festival website for submission guidelines. And don’t forget to put it on your calendar to attend the screening on Monday, February 28, 2011 in the Towsley Auditorium in the Morris Lawrence Building!

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October is Vegetarian Awareness Month! Founded by the North American Vegetarian Society in 1977, October 1st kicks off this edible plant lover's time of year with World Vegetarian Day. Why not get involved in this celebration by informing others about the benefits of vegetarianism or trying out a few vegetarian recipes on your own? Some great cookbooks include The Conscious Cook : Delicious Meatless Recipes That Will Change The Way You Eat, Betty Crocker's Vegetarian Cooking : Easy Meatless Main Dishes Your Family Will Love, Vegetarian : Create Great-tasting Dishes Through The Seasons or those from Vegetarian Times. For your viewing pleasure, check out 30 Minute Meals Vegging Out with Food Network chef Rachael Ray. Or to find that happy medium, The Flexitarian Table : Inspired, Flexible Meals for Vegetarians, Meat Lovers, and Everyone in Between offers exciting menus to satisfy both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. Take this time to indulge in a meatless meal.

In celebration of the drink loved around the world, check out some of our coffee offerings here at the AADL. The Coffee Book : Anatomy of An Industry From Crop to The Last Drop will answer many of your questions, and probably offer up some facts you didn't even know, about this tasty beverage. The Joy of Coffee : The Essential Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Enjoying will guide you to coffees suited to your particular tastes. Making Your Own Gourmet Coffee Drinks : Espressos, Cappuccinos, Lattes, Mochas, and More! will assist you in the kitchen along with I Love Coffee! : Over 100 Easy and Delicious Coffee Drinks. Confessions of a Coffee Bean : The Complete Guide to Coffee Cuisine is yet another journey into the world of coffee.coffee

HomegrownThat’s right! Are you ready for local food, local beverage, local live music, and good times? You’ll find it at the 3rd annual Homegrown Festival this Saturday, from 6pm – 11pm in the Kerrytown market area. The festival aims to promote awareness of local foods, farmers, resources, food security, and community support. There will be heirloom tomato tasting, kids activities, chef demos, non-profit booths, a silent auction, games, and more. Check out the website for full schedule, including a list of the fabulous food vendors. For more local food love keep an eye on 2011’s Local Food Summit, and keep in mind that September is Local Food Month!