Category: Book Reviews

  • Book Review: Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half with America’s Cheapest Family

    I was sent a review copy of Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half with America’s Cheapest Family and am pleased to say it is chock-full of good information for those wanting some ideas on how to cut back on their grocery budget. It is not just recipes. In fact, there are hardly any (although there…

  • Master Recipe for Artisan Bread

    Master Recipe for Artisan Bread

    This is the recipe for basic plain white bread from  Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking. I’m about to finish up my second batch of this and am as pleased as I was with the first loaf.  I used a pizza stone and pizza peel, which makes it…

  • Molasses Sugar Cookies

    Molasses Sugar Cookies

    The Christmas Cookie Cookbook: Book Review Are you thinking of your holiday baking?  This book The Christmas Cookie Cookbook: All the Rules and Delicious Recipes to Start Your Own Holiday Cookie Club might spur you on!  I was sent a review copy by the publisher. It’s not for sale yet but will be released November…

  • Raising the Salad Bar: Book Review

    Raising the Salad Bar: Book Review

    I just bought this book, Raising the Salad Bar, and am loving it! The book covers regular green leafy salads, some grain salads, meat and seafood main dish kind of salads, chicken salad, pasta salad… I had some friends over for a 4th of July barbecue tonight and the book was laying out, as I’d…

  • Marinated Beef Kebabs Recipe from Saving Dinner

    Marinated Beef Kebabs Recipe from Saving Dinner

    I was sent a copy of Saving Dinner: The Menus, Recipes, and Shopping Lists to Bring Your Family Back to the Table to review. The book is a collection of weekly menus, organized seasonally, complete with categorized shopping lists and good clear directions. Each individual recipe is clearly detailed as well, along with serving suggestions…