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update: CONGRATS TO TRACY Q., THE WINNER OF KICK THE CAN! Before meeting my friend Dishy, aka Christy of The Daily Dish, I’d never heard of Meniere’s disease. Christy discussed Meniere’s on her blog, describing the sometimes debilitating effects of this inner ear disorder. One of the four main symptoms is Vertigo, and as an [...]
Last weekend, I was bested by a can of pizza dough, some cheese, sauce, and chopped peppers while attempting a recipe from a whimsical cookbook in which each of the 80 ‘party-perfect’ recipes are impaled or skewered in some fashion. I refused to give up on the Pizza Skewers was back in the kitchen this [...]
Since receiving On a Stick! by Matt Armendariz, Anthony and I have been salivating over the recipes–rubbing our hands together and laughing maniacally at the notion of fried spaghetti and meatballs or pineapple wrapped in funnel cake on a stick. Matt’s food blog, Matt Bites, is a favorite of mine, and his photos are gorgeous! [...]
While perusing Table of Contents, a cookbook filled with recipes and anecdotes from authors, I became fixated on one of Sara Gruen’s (Water for Elephants, 2007) contributions: Merran Neville’s Pavlova. From the ingredients, I deduced Pavlova was a dessert but beyond that, I was mystified. After a bit of research, I learned that Pavlova is [...]
Title: Table of Contents Author: Judy Gelman & Vicki Levy Krupp Genre/Pages: Cookbook/304 Publisher: Adams Media Release Date: November 30, 2010 Source: Publisher Nat’s One-Sentence Synopsis: From the women who created BookClubCookbook.com comes a cookbook chock full of recipes and chatty anecdotes from best-selling authors. Though I profess to being generally inept in the culinary [...]
Welcome aboard, I'm Natalie! I'm 37, married to a dream boat, and live in New Jersey. It's all about books here! I read, recommend, review, and revel in them. Have a book you'd like me to review? Visit my Review Policy for details. Want to drop me a line? May 31, 2012
From the Outside Looking Indian
by Rupinder Gill
Courtesy of Berkley/NAL Penguin Group
June 12, 2012
Between You and Me
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
July 3, 2012
The Next Best Thing
by Jennifer Weiner
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
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