Books with author Rockridge University Press

The bestselling beginner’s guide to dropping pounds, not nutrients. Losing weight is not just about looking good—it’s about feeling good, too. Juicing for Beginners is the go-to guide to lose weight and enrich your body with essential vitamins and minerals. Learn the ins and outs of detoxes, cleanses, and how to start juicing. With fresh new recipes and profiles on the revitalizing properties of key fruits and veggies, this book invites you to drink in good health. Juicing for Beginners includes: Juicing 101—Learn why juicing is good for you, the health benefits of fruits and vegetables, plus practical tips on choosing a juicer. 100 Restorative Recipes—Take a sip of delicious fruit, vegetable, and green-based juices, and so much more. Diet RIGHT—Get smart about which juicing plan works best for your lifestyle and weight loss goals. Wake up with Green Good Morning Juice or treat yourself to Cool Cilantro Coconut Juice just because. Whatever your juicing style is, this book helps you get lean and feel good.

Kick-start the Mediterranean diet in 7 days.The Mediterranean diet is renowned for its health and lifestyle benefits—but where do you start? The Mediterranean Diet for Beginners is your go-to guide to get started with the Mediterranean diet and live a more nourishing life.Dive in with a 7-day meal plan that takes the stress out of what, how much, and when to eat. With 40 fresh and satisfying meals to choose from—wake up with a Mediterranean Omelet or dine on Dilly Salmon. You’ll discover how to eat well in order to live well.The Mediterranean Diet for Beginners includes:An Intro to the Mediterranean Diet—Learn the basic principles and benefits of the Mediterranean diet.The 7-Day Diet Meal Plan—Start and stay on track with an all-day plan for total well-being.40 Classic Recipes—Eat wholesome, nutrient-rich foods for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even dessert.Turn a day-by-day diet into a lifetime habit—The Mediterranean Diet for Beginners shows you where to start.

Find the words and find the fun.There’s a ton of words out there―how many can you find in here? Word for Word: Fun Finds! is the ultimate word search for kids, putting their brains to the test as they hunt for words about things like ice cream, planets, cartoon characters, animals, and lots more. They’ll look up, down, left, right, and all around as they search for the answers hidden in every puzzle!This word search for kids is a fun and challenging way to grow vocabulary and improve spelling, as well as build word association and social skills.This super fun word search for kids includes:Exciting puzzles―Give hours of fun as they explore awesome topics―including historical heroes and dinosaurs―in this word search for kids.A real challenge―This word search for kids offers 90 puzzles that feature hidden words, as well as rhymes, riddles, and so much more.Brain-boosting puzzles―Puzzles with increasing difficulty expand their vocabulary, sharpen their spelling, and help them discover new words.Have tons of fun looking and learning with this word search for kids.

Discover the incredible health benefits of going vegan with Vegan Cookbook for Beginners. Eating a vegan diet that is free of animal products requires creativity. For those who are exploring veganism for the first time, Vegan Cookbook for Beginners will inspire you to create filling and flavorful plant-based meals to please even the most skeptical carnivore. With more than 150 versatile vegan recipes, Vegan Cookbook for Beginners will let you experience the benefits of improved health and increased energy through eating vegan with recipes that are hearty, comforting, and nutritious. Going vegan is a smart choice for your body and the planet, and Vegan Cookbook for Beginners will take the guesswork out of cooking everyday vegan meals. Vegan Cookbook for Beginners will help you enjoy the benefits of veganism today with: * More than 150 easy and delicious vegan recipes straight from Vegan Cookbook * 2-week Vegan Cookbook meal plan * Introduction to the core principles of veganism * Overview of the health benefits of going vegan * Advice on equipping your kitchen and stocking your pantry from the editors of Vegan Cookbook With help from Vegan Cookbook for Beginners, the transition to a vegan lifestyle will be easy and enjoyable.

The bestselling beginner’s guide to dropping pounds, not nutrients.Losing weight is not just about looking good—it’s about feeling good, too. Juicing for Beginners is the go-to guide to lose weight and enrich your body with essential vitamins and minerals.Learn the ins and outs of detoxes, cleanses, and how to start juicing. With fresh new recipes and profiles on the revitalizing properties of key fruits and veggies, this book invites you to drink in good health.Juicing for Beginners includes:Juicing 101—Learn why juicing is good for you, the health benefits of fruits and vegetables, plus practical tips on choosing a juicer.100 Restorative Recipes—Take a sip of delicious fruit, vegetable, and green-based juices, and so much more.Diet RIGHT—Get smart about which juicing plan works best for your lifestyle and weight loss goals.Wake up with Green Good Morning Juice or treat yourself to Cool Cilantro Coconut Juice just because. Whatever your juicing style is, this book helps you get lean and feel good.

Healthy meals—now perfectly portioned for two.Eating healthy is a lot easier with recipes tailor-made for your table. The Healthy Cookbook for Two serves up everything you need to enjoy healthy, perfectly portioned meals every day of the week.Spice up your weeknight with Curried Chicken Couscous or savor Sweet Potato Pancakes over a weekend brunch. This healthy cookbook offers quick recipes for busy nights and lazy days alike. A guide to shopping and meal planning for the week saves you time so you have more of it for the two of you.The Healthy Cookbook for Two includes:175 Perfectly Portioned Recipes—Ditch delivery food for good with these healthy and tasty recipes to pull together after work or over the weekend.Meal Planning 101—Get smart about what you eat with guidelines on how to plan and shop for your meals.Bonus Tips—This healthy cookbook shows you how to make the most of your grocery list and budget with 10 handy shopping tricks.The meals you share should nourish you both and keep you healthy for a long, long time. The Healthy Cookbook for Two helps you make that happen.

FUN, UNPLUGGED. Play and learn with a word search for kids.How many popular TV characters can you find in a puzzle? Can you spy all of the state capitals? Does reading off a list of fast food menus make you hungry? This word search for kids offers problem-solving puzzles and hours of screen-free fun.Word for Word: Pop Culture Puzzles lets kids show off their knowledge of pop culture and learn tons of new things, too. From building their vocabulary to recognizing patterns and more, this word search for kids makes every new discovery entertaining and engaging.Inside this word search for kids, you’ll find:Kid-friendly topics―Hunt for hidden words from cool themes like animated movies, world sports, graphic novels and so much more.Major fun without screens! ―Have fun and learn a thing or two about different pop culture topics with this word search for kids―plus, parents will love that kids take a break from the screen. Major skills―Super challenging puzzles let kids sharpen their skills from one word search to the next with puzzles that increase in difficulty.Whether you’re searching for the names of comic book heroes or proving your knowledge of Harry Potter trivia, put your knowledge of popular culture to the test with this entertaining and engaging word search for kids!

Treat young minds to brain-boosting puzzle adventuresDid you know that mazes can help build patience and confidence and improve creative problem-solving abilities? See it in action with Brain Candy―a colorful entry into maze books for kids with a treasure trove of more than 75 engaging puzzles for ages 6 to 9.Kids who blaze through most mazes will be endlessly challenged by these imaginative and diverse puzzles that increase in difficulty as they go. Move beyond other maze books for kids with mazes that travel through the rings of Saturn, help a chicken cross the road, navigate a messy room, and so much more. When it comes to maze books for kids, this one has it all with: No screens necessary―This go-anywhere book means no devices, no eye strain, and the full tactile experience of drawing with a pencil on paper. Picture this―Unlike other maze books for kids, these full-color mazes are bursting with clever themes and cool graphics, so they’re a treat for the eyes as well as the mind and motor skills. Mystery solved―There’s an answer key at the back to help maze explorers in case they get stuck or just want to check their work.Keep children entertained and learning, with a book that’s everything maze books for kids should be.

"What must it be like, I wonder, to live in a world where food appears at the press of a button? How would I spend the hours I now commit to combing the woods for sustenance if it were so easy to come by?" -- Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games The Hunger Games trilogy captivates its audience through a storyline dominated by the quest for food, with the vast culinary disparity between the impoverished districts and the opulent Capitol taking center stage. For the Hunger Games characters, food is both a weapon and an act of love, and -- as in today's world -- it is essential to survival. Fortunately, most of us inhabit a more prosperous world than the Hunger Games tributes, one where food can appear with the press of a button. THE UNOFFICIAL RECIPES OF THE HUNGER GAMES Savor the post-apocalyptic world of Panem one dish at a time with The Unofficial Recipes of The Hunger Games. Offering 187 recipes, this cookbook serves fans an authentic taste of the Hunger Games trilogy, whether foraged for in the impoverished District 12 or devoured at the lavish banquets of the Capitol. Satisfy your appetite with the recipes savored by the Hunger Games tributes: * Peeta's Burnt Raisin Nut Bread * Orange Chicken in Cream Sauce * Beloved Lamb Stew With Dried Plums Consume the dishes inspired by the heroic characters of The Hunger Games: * Creamy Roasted Katniss Soup * Prim's Birthday Venison Steaks * Gale's Venison Pot Roast * Hunt like Katniss and Gale for adventurous Ingredients and create daring dishes: * Greasy Sae's Holiday Stuffed Possum * Hazelle's Authentic Beaver Stew Transport your senses into the world of The Hunger Games, Catching Fire and Mockingjay, and relish the delicious adventures of the trilogy over and over again.

With Vegetarian Cookbook for Beginners, discover the guilt-free way to get healthy. As awareness of the health and environmental benefits of vegetarianism grows, millions of people are now switching to a vegetarian diet. Vegetarian Cookbook for Beginners will show you how to start a vegetarian diet so you can live with a clearer conscience, lose weight naturally, lower your cholesterol, and decrease your risk of chronic disease. Vegetarian Cookbook for Beginners will teach you how to cut out meat, without cutting out flavor and satisfaction. With more than 150 hearty, comforting meals to please the whole family, Vegetarian Cookbook for Beginners makes it easy to start a vegetarian diet. Vegetarian Cookbook for Beginners will get you started on the path toward a healthy, meat-free lifestyle with: * More than 150 simple and hearty Vegetarian Cookbook recipes * 14-day Vegetarian Cookbook meal plan to get you started * Overview of the lasting health benefits of going vegetarian * Tips from Vegetarian Cookbook on transforming your kitchen to be vegetarian-friendly * Detailed nutritional advice to make sure you get all your nutrients * Practical tips for a successful transition to a vegetarian diet Vegetarian Cookbook for Beginners is your guide to experiencing the delicious, lifelong benefits of going vegetarian.

Make the time-honored tradition of pickling simple and accessible with this handy DIY guide. From Japanese Tsukemono to Korean kimchi, from German sauerkraut to Indian chutney, pickling is part of a long and rich tradition of food culture around the world, and with DIY Pickling, making delicious sweet, sour, spicy and fermented pickles in your own kitchen has never been easier. Included are the fundamental pickling techniques that you'll turn to again and again in your pursuit of pickling perfection. Work your way through a wide range of pickling projects with: Over 100 step-by-step pickling recipes Detailed troubleshooting guides to ensure pickling success Insider tips and anecdotes from pickling experts Chapters dedicated to fermented pickles and Asian pickles Instructions for canning and storing your pickles A bonus chapter about how to integrate pickles into your everyday cooking Whether you are new to pickling or looking to go beyond the basics, DIY Pickling will give you the tools and tips you need to unleash your inner kitchen crafter and master your pickling skills.

Rainbowku―colorful, fun, and challenging sudoku for kids!Are you ready for some screen-free fun that also sharpens your mind? Sudoku is an easy-to-learn but hard-to-master logic puzzle game―Rainbowku puts a whole new twist on the classic brain teaser, turning the average grid into vibrant, visually-stimulating sudoku for kids.Rainbowku includes 75 puzzles that increase in difficulty, so you can problem solve at your own pace. Whether you’re between school, sports, or relaxing at home, puzzle your way through hours of colorful brain-bending sudoku for kids―all you need are a few markers!This book of sudoku for kids includes:On the grid―Get started using step-by-step instructions and tips on the materials needed for plenty of puzzle fun.Easy as 1-2-3-4―Ease into sudoku with 25 beginner puzzles on colorful 4 x 4 grids using 4 basic colors.Happy medium―Move up to 25 multi-colored medium puzzles on 6 x 6 grids with 6 colors―including 10 with colors-only!Play hard―Master your puzzle powers with 25 expert puzzles on classic 9 x 9 grids using 9 beautiful colors.Color inside the lines―think outside the box with technicolor sudoku for kids.