Summer reading: The Last Places On Earth by Gary Mancuso

Summer reading: The Last Places On Earth by Gary Mancuso

Who? Gary Mancuso What? Papua New Guinea, Congo, Madagscar – these are just a few of the far-flung destinations featured in The Last Places on Earth. This is a story about how the author, Gary Mancuso, went all the way to the edge of the Earth and back while exploring disappearing cultures and a few big changes in his own life. When? Available now Where? Available online and in store How? Buy now from Amazon

Ten facts about vanilla from Pure Vanilla:
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Ten facts about vanilla from Pure Vanilla:

Pure Vanilla provides an in-depth guide to vanilla including its species, origins, history and tasting notes. The author, Shauna Sever, is an American baking blogger and former investigative journalist and TV presenter. There are 85 recipes in the book, split into six chapters (breakfasts, cakes and pies, cookies and bars, candies and confections, custards and creams, drinks), across 160 pages. Here are a few facts about vanilla from the book: The Totonac Indians were credited as the first to discover vanilla. They then introduced their techniques for working with vanilla to their conquerors the Aztecs. Vanilla was produced exclusively in Mexico until 1836 when the secrets of its pollination was…