101 Meeting Starters or Cooking Thin with Chef Kathleen

101 Meeting Starters: A Guide to Better Twelve Step Discussions

Author: Mel B

A friendly, first-ever guide to making the most of Twelve Step meetings.

For millions of people around the world, attending Twelve Step meetings is essential to their recovery from addiction. Twelve Step meetings are confidential forums for people to share the experience, strength, and hope that sustain sobriety. Sometimes, however, meetings get sidetracked by irrelevant topics, dominant speakers, or other distractions, leaving attendees feeling frustrated and unfulfilled. Here, for the first time, is a collection of dynamic Twelve Step "meeting starters" designed to generate spirited, meaningful, and gratifying group discussions. Each meeting starter includes a brief script for the moderator to use in introducing the selected topic. Mel B. , who has been in recovery for more than fifty years, drew from his participation in more than 10,000 Twelve Step meetings to develop 101 thought-provoking topics, including: "Dealing with Rejection," "Attracting Trouble," "Happy Coincidences," and "Live and Let Live. "

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Cooking Thin with Chef Kathleen: 200 Easy Recipes for Healthy Weight Loss

Author: Kathleen Daelemans

Kathleen Daelemans's inspiring story is familiar to millions of readers and TV viewers. After creating a new cuisine for one of the world's most luxurious spas, the Grand Wailea, in Maui, Hawaii, she earned rave reviews from the New York Times, Bon Appétit, the Los Angeles Times, and Esquire. In the process, she herself lost 75 pounds, dropping all the way down from a size 22 to a trim and fit size 8. Now she tells how she did it, sharing tips and favorite recipes for her outrageously delicious food. Kathleen, who is a frequent contributor to NBC's Today Show, is also the author of Getting Thin and Loving Food!

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Daelemans's Cooking Thin, the Food Network's first "healthy cooking" series, has just been renewed for a second season. The author, who lost 75 pounds after she was hired as chef of a luxury spa in Hawaii, knows whereof she writes, and her empathy and humor make for a very appealing book. She focuses on moderation rather than deprivation, and although her recipes are low-fat and low-calorie, she has not included the typical nutrition analyses that appear in most weight-loss cookbooks. The recipes are easy and include both make-ahead tips and suggestions for turning one dish into many. Testing the recipes was somewhat of a family affair there are tips from Mom and ratings from Dad, as well as some contributions from the author's siblings. Recommended for all subject collections. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xiii
	Kathleen's 1-2-3 Guide to the Finish Line	1
	Round Up the Tin Pan Bangers, the Spoon Lickers, the Chocolate Chins, and the Dirty Bibs, It's Time to Cook Thin!	63
	Breakfast	79
	Soups	93
	Sandwiches, Pizzas, and Frittatas	115
	Side Salads and Savory Slaws	141
	Vegetable Sides	163
	Pasta, Polenta, Beans, and Rice	201
	Sauces, Condiments, and Other Really Cool Things You Ought to Make	239
	Light Meals, Vegetarian Entrees, and Entree Salads	267
	Fish	297
	Meat	309
	Desserts	349
	Index	391