12:00 :: Frankie Flowers
Get Growing!

Have you ever looked enviously at a neighbour’s garden and wished you had a green thumb? Have you ever gone to the garden centre full of enthusiasm, only to find yourself confused and defeated? Have you ever wished that gardening could just be easy? If so, it’s time to Get Growing with Frankie Flowers. In 356 pages packed with inspiring yet instructional photos, Frankie coaches gardeners of all levels through the basics of getting a garden growing. Broken down into seasonal chapters that give the reader concise, clear instructions on what you need to do now and why, it provides a solid foundation for building a beautiful ornamental garden, a healthy, natural lawn and a bountiful vegetable garden. Gardening shouldn’t be complicated or overwhelming—it should be fun. The secret is just to get outside and Get Growing!

1:00 :: Ted Reader
Napoleon’s Everyday Gourmet Burgers

Napoleon's Everyday Gourmet Burgers help readers achieve the quality they are looking for by teaching effective grilling techniques. He demonstrates how to grind and bind your own meat and utilize fat, flavour and seasoning to bring out the characteristics of a good burger. He also instructs readers on how to prepare meat, utensils and grills in a way that’s conducive to a BBQ masterpiece.

2:30 :: Carla Johnson
Cooking with Sin

It all started with Carla Johnson's Mennonite grandmother who caught Carla's mother pouring red wine into her pan of chicken cacciatore. "Cooking with sin, are we?" she huffed.

Carla knew there had to be other stories out there. Cooking With Sin is a collection of great recipes with alcohol and stories that range from fun to deeply personal and inspiring. As you share the meals, you share the stories.

Each recipe is tested and photographed so you can cook in sin with confidence.

3:30 :: Heather Fraser
The Peanut Allergy Epidemic

Why is the peanut allergy an epidemic that only seems to be found in Western cultures? Over four million people in the United States alone are affected by peanut allergies, while there are no reported cases in India, a country where peanuts are the primary ingredient in many baby food products. Where did this allergy come from, and does medicine play any kind of role in the phenomenon? After her own child had an anaphylactic reaction to peanut butter, historian Heather Fraser decided to discover the answers to these questions.

In The Peanut Allergy Epidemic, Fraser delves into the history of this allergy, trying to understand why it largely develops in children and studying its relationship with social, medical, political, and economic factors. In an international overview of the subject, she compares the epidemic in the United States to sixteen other geographical locations, finding that in addition to the United States, in countries such as Canada, the UK, Australia, and Sweden there is a one in fifty chance that a child, especially a male, will develop a peanut allergy. Fraser also highlights alternative medicines and explores issues of vaccine safety and other food allergies, making his book a must-read for every parent, teacher, and health professional.