September 6, 2017
Cookbook Review:
Julie Taboulie’s Lebanese Kitchen
Julie Ann Sageer
Sauces and seasonings make all the difference in the flavors that define how food tastes, and preparation techniques with ethnic food combinations create the adventure of eating. So wha...
September 1, 2017
Cookbook Review:
Bowls of Plenty
Recipes for Healthy and Delicious Whole-Grain Meals
Carolynn Carreño
If you’re seeking a lovey new cookbook for gifting, give Bowls of Plenty. This is a tabletop quality cookbook with a beautiful message promoting health...
August 20, 2017
Cookbook Review:
101 Asian Dishes
You Need to Cook Before You Die
Chef Jet Tila, with forward by Alton Brown
YUM! Americans use this word a lot, but do we know what the word really means? I didn’t until Chef Jet Tila taught me, “Yum is a Thai word that...
August 8, 2017
Cookbook Review:
Scrumptious Sandwiches Salads and Snacks
Simple, healthy recipes, for school, work and home
by Patricia Greenberg and Gabriella Grunfeld
First flip through: Yum! I’m tempted to try every recipe—they all look really good and easy.
How ma...
August 7, 2017
Book Review:
UNDISCLOSED, A Novel
by Steve Alten [2017]
“Did you see it? Over there -
2 o’clock-ish?”
What is that?
“You don’t have a need to know.”
Don’t I?
UNDISCLOSED. . . and, UNACKNOWLEDGED. . . .
Cover story, on top of a cover story, on top...
July 17, 2017
Cookbook Review:
175 Best Small-Batch Baking Recipes
Treats for 1 or 2
by Jill Snider
The right cookbook for the right time — think Tiny House movement — think Empty Nesting — think Downsizing. 175 Best Small-Batch Baking Recipes certainly fits this tren...
July 16, 2017
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I accept this tweet as a personal greeting from SARK to me :-)
Dear SARK,
I've followed you since 1997 ~20 years, so I consider us friends :-)
Synchronicity. . .
July 2, 2017
Book Review:
White with Fish, Red with Murder
by Harley Mazuk
Mr. Mustard did it with the candlestick in the. . . or did he? Escape to 1948 with all it’s post-war, post-prohibition, wise-guy drama through the eyes of a somewhat unsavory private investig...
June 20, 2017
Book Review:
150 Best Meals in a Jar
Salads, Soups, Rice Bowls & More
by Tanya Linton
Calling Crafty Home Cooks -- Have I got a cookbook for you.
Gotta make lunch for the family but rather be crafting? How about putting your imagination and artisti...
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