Category: Book Reviews
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Easy Dessert: Oranges and Vanilla
I’ve written before about sprinkling peeled and sliced oranges with a bit of cinnamon and sugar for an easy dessert. Last night I went a different route and sprinkled the orange slices with just a tad bit of sugar, because our oranges are extra tart this year, and then splashed a bit of vanilla extract…
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101 Easy Peasy Cookie Recipes: Book Review
I received a review copy of 101 Easy Peasy Cookie Recipes at a time when I was a bit overwhelmed with other happenings, so it’s taken me a while to post this. I made their Chocolately Raspberry Streusel Bars, except I used blackberry jam since that’s what I had in the fridge. The girls declared…
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Cook Smart Book Review: Pot Roast and Chicken Pot Pie
Normally, I’m happy giving recipes here, understanding that if I put the directions in my own words and since I usually adjust the ingredients a bit, I’m okay with the copyright conventions and laws. But I just cooked two different recipes from the same book and they both came out totally fantastic so I’m feeling…
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The Two of Us…and Friends: Book Review
One of the neatest things about having a cooking blog is when publishers send you cookbooks. I never promise to post reviews but I do try to post about those I most enjoy. I will say that I have not yet tried any of the recipes from The Two of Us . . . and…
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Kitchen Confidential
Periodically publishers send me cookbooks to review. I love that! Sometimes, I get food to review as well. A month or so ago someone sent me the DVD set of Kitchen Confidential. I hadn’t read the book and probably should, now that I’ve enjoyed 4 episodes of the series and can’t wait to find time…