Title: Junior's Home Cooking (100 Recipes for Classic Comfort Food)Authors: Alan Rosen and Beth AllenExpected Publication Date: October 15, 2013Publisher: The Taunton PressSource/format: egalley from publisher for reviewRating: yummmm!
The biggest thing I look for in cookbooks is recipes without off the wall ingredients Can I buy them in my Walmart Supercenter or do I have to go to a specialty shop? These really are classic comfort foods. Using every day ingredients, these are some of my favorites. I wish we had a Junior's around us if this is the type of food that can be found there!
The cookbook is broken into sections:
AppetizersSaladsDressings for saladsSoupsSandwiches ( the lobster roll looks to die for as do the po boys!)BrunchDaily SpecialsSidesBread BasketDesert
Each section has lots of great recipes I like that most don't require many, many different ingredients and for the most part are quite easy to make. "The Junior's Way" side bars offer tips to make it just like the restaurant serves it. I thought that was a cool twist.
The cover shot of salad, fried chicken and macaroni and cheese is divine. There are full color photographs of many recipes spread throughout the book. If there is one thing that I would change it was the number of photographs. I really love being able to see what the food is "supposed" to look like and most of the recipes do NOT have photos.
It does not include nutritional information which could be a problem for some people.
A few of my favorite recipes are: corn bread stuffing, Corn bread, blueberry cheesecake muffins, doughnuts, and s'more cupcakes. I think I gained a couple of pounds just reading all the great recipes in here.
Junior's Home Cooking is one of those go to cookbooks for great comfort foods.
Title: Junior's Home Cooking (100 Recipes for Classic Comfort Food)
Authors: Alan Rosen and Beth Allen
Expected Publication Date: October 15, 2013
Publisher: The Taunton Press
Source/format: egalley from publisher for review
Rating: yummmm!
The biggest thing I look for in cookbooks is recipes without off the wall ingredients Can I buy them in my Walmart Supercenter or do I have to go to a specialty shop? These really are classic comfort foods. Using every day ingredients, these are some of my favorites. I wish we had a Junior's around us if this is the type of food that can be found there!
The cookbook is broken into sections:
Appetizers
Salads
Dressings for salads
Soups
Sandwiches ( the lobster roll looks to die for as do the po boys!)
Brunch
Daily Specials
Sides
Bread Basket
Desert
Each section has lots of great recipes I like that most don't require many, many different ingredients and for the most part are quite easy to make. "The Junior's Way" side bars offer tips to make it just like the restaurant serves it. I thought that was a cool twist.
The cover shot of salad, fried chicken and macaroni and cheese is divine. There are full color photographs of many recipes spread throughout the book. If there is one thing that I would change it was the number of photographs. I really love being able to see what the food is "supposed" to look like and most of the recipes do NOT have photos.
It does not include nutritional information which could be a problem for some people.
A few of my favorite recipes are: corn bread stuffing, Corn bread, blueberry cheesecake muffins, doughnuts, and s'more cupcakes. I think I gained a couple of pounds just reading all the great recipes in here.
Junior's Home Cooking is one of those go to cookbooks for great comfort foods.
Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too.
Title: Fault LineAuthor: C. Desir (website)(Twitter)Publisher: SimonPulseExpected Publication Date: already out...October 1, 2013...I read the date wrong. Oopies!
Judging a book by its cover: I love the cover. Sparklers!
Know anything about the author? Nothing.
Why do I want it? I've read a couple of very different reviews of this one which makes me want to read it even more. I think I know which side of the fence I'll fall on but am curious to see if I'm right. It sounds like a book that will stay with me no matter what my thoughts. It's always good to get a dialogue going on tough issues. This book is already doing that!
Summary from Goodreads:Ben could date anyone he wants, but he only has eyes for the new girl — sarcastic free-spirit, Ani. Luckily for Ben, Ani wants him too. She’s everything Ben could ever imagine. Everything he could ever want.
But that all changes after the party. The one Ben misses. The one Ani goes to alone.
Now Ani isn’t the girl she used to be, and Ben can’t sort out the truth from the lies. What really happened, and who is to blame?
Ben wants to help her, but she refuses to be helped. The more she pushes Ben away, the more he wonders if there’s anything he can do to save the girl he loves.
What ARC are you envying this week?
Every week several of my favorite bloggers post vlogs or whatever of all the great book hauls they've received for the week. Since I'm a tiny little fish in the huge book blogging pond, my mailbox isn't stuffed with all the great ARCs that they get. Dana's ARC Envy is my way of highlighting an ARC that I *wish* had been sent to me too.
Title: Fault Line
Author: C. Desir (website)(Twitter)
Publisher: SimonPulse
Expected Publication Date: already out...October 1, 2013...I read the date wrong. Oopies!
Judging a book by its cover: I love the cover. Sparklers!
Know anything about the author? Nothing.
Why do I want it? I've read a couple of very different reviews of this one which makes me want to read it even more. I think I know which side of the fence I'll fall on but am curious to see if I'm right. It sounds like a book that will stay with me no matter what my thoughts. It's always good to get a dialogue going on tough issues. This book is already doing that!
Summary from Goodreads:
Ben could date anyone he wants, but he only has eyes for the new girl — sarcastic free-spirit, Ani. Luckily for Ben, Ani wants him too. She’s everything Ben could ever imagine. Everything he could ever want.
But that all changes after the party. The one Ben misses. The one Ani goes to alone.
Now Ani isn’t the girl she used to be, and Ben can’t sort out the truth from the lies. What really happened, and who is to blame?
Ben wants to help her, but she refuses to be helped. The more she pushes Ben away, the more he wonders if there’s anything he can do to save the girl he loves.
What ARC are you envying this week?
This weekend is huge. Dewey's 24 hour Read-a-Thon, my favorite bookish event, is happening again. I've participated in this read-a-thon since around 2007! But this year is even better because I'm co-hosting! So excited to be able to help this time around. Come see me at the official event blog here. I'll also be manning the Twitter feed as well.
The boys are home this time so we'll be reading together and separately. I won't get as many books read with them home but we'll do what we can do. No worries, no pressure, no stress!
Then after (trying) to stay up 24 hours reading, the big kids consignment sale starts in my town. I'll be walking back and forth sorting and putting away checked in items...for my 3, 3 hour shifts! 24 hours of reading and then 9 hours working the sale. Yikes, what was I thinking? ;-)
So life craziness continues...who else is participating in the read-a-thon?
This weekend is huge. Dewey's 24 hour Read-a-Thon, my favorite bookish event, is happening again. I've participated in this read-a-thon since around 2007! But this year is even better because I'm co-hosting! So excited to be able to help this time around. Come see me at the official event blog here. I'll also be manning the Twitter feed as well.
The boys are home this time so we'll be reading together and separately. I won't get as many books read with them home but we'll do what we can do. No worries, no pressure, no stress!
Then after (trying) to stay up 24 hours reading, the big kids consignment sale starts in my town. I'll be walking back and forth sorting and putting away checked in items...for my 3, 3 hour shifts! 24 hours of reading and then 9 hours working the sale. Yikes, what was I thinking? ;-)
So life craziness continues...who else is participating in the read-a-thon?
Title: Princesses Behaving Badly (Real Stories from History - without the Fairy-Tale Endings)Author: Linda Rodriguez McRobbiePages: 279 (ARC)Source: Publisher for review (Quirk Books Twitter)Rating: Loved it, fun!
Princesses Behaving Badly is a truly fun book! So many interesting stories from history. Sometimes we look around our world today and think that it has gone a bit nuts but reading these stories will make you realize - we've ALWAYS been nuts.
From Princesses that sleep around to Princesses to become pirates, I was interested in them all. Most of the stories are quite short but are packed with information. The book is broken up into different sections with certain main topics: such as Warriors, Schemers or Floozies. I enjoyed reading about each "type" throughout the years.
The writing style was really enjoyable. There were little comments throughout or explanations that I found interesting and/or helpful. It's a fascinating look at history.
I think that this is a book meant to be read over time. Dipping in and out and reading what catches your eye instead of trying to read it straight through. Although it is fairly short at just 280 pages, there is a ton inside.
I think that all fans of history, princesses, strong women or royalty will enjoy Princesses Behaving Badly. Quirk Books is becoming one of my very favorite publishers. Every book of theirs I have read has been a winner. So if you're looking for a unique take on history, check out Princesses Behaving Badly.
Title: Princesses Behaving Badly (Real Stories from History - without the Fairy-Tale Endings)
Author: Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
Pages: 279 (ARC)
Source: Publisher for review (Quirk Books Twitter)
Rating: Loved it, fun!
Princesses Behaving Badly is a truly fun book! So many interesting stories from history. Sometimes we look around our world today and think that it has gone a bit nuts but reading these stories will make you realize - we've ALWAYS been nuts.
From Princesses that sleep around to Princesses to become pirates, I was interested in them all. Most of the stories are quite short but are packed with information. The book is broken up into different sections with certain main topics: such as Warriors, Schemers or Floozies. I enjoyed reading about each "type" throughout the years.
The writing style was really enjoyable. There were little comments throughout or explanations that I found interesting and/or helpful. It's a fascinating look at history.
I think that this is a book meant to be read over time. Dipping in and out and reading what catches your eye instead of trying to read it straight through. Although it is fairly short at just 280 pages, there is a ton inside.
I think that all fans of history, princesses, strong women or royalty will enjoy Princesses Behaving Badly. Quirk Books is becoming one of my very favorite publishers. Every book of theirs I have read has been a winner. So if you're looking for a unique take on history, check out Princesses Behaving Badly.
This past weekend I went on a buying trip for my businesses and in the middle of it was able to pick up quite a few books for almost nothing. The haul was so epic that I'm doing half this week and half next week!
Not going to put up covers like usual because of the sheer number of books but I'll stick link the titles to Goodreads in case you're interested in adding any of them to your TBR.
Looking to set up some co-reads so if any of them are already on your radar, let's read them together.
On to the epicness....
Voltaire by Candide - read this one in college when a friend had it on her syllabus. I seemed to be the only one that had not read it and she loaned me her copy. I loved it so when I saw a copy of it, I picked it up on a whim.
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell - always love books that can improve me. Have never read this one but like the idea of it.
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque - another one I read in college that I'd like to revisit.
The One Where the Kid Nearly Jumps to His Death and Lands in California by Mary Hershey - Not going to lie...I picked this one up on title alone. No early idea what it is about but the title totally rocks.
The Mirrored World by Debra Dean - one of many ARCs that are in the stack, this one count my attention because it is by the author of The Madonnas of Leningrad. That book was one of the first ARCs I ever received way back in 2007 on my old blog. The cover on this one is beautiful.
You Can if You Think You Can by Norman Vincent Peale - classic self help.
The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin - another ARC. This one was chosen because of the cover. Didn't read the back, so I hope it's good ;-)
The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani - oh the cover! But I got this one because I've actually read this author before...image that! Italy, ya'll, it's about Italy.
Sepulchre by Kate Mosse - This one is set in Paris in the 1891's and America in 2007. I picked it up because of the size. Because when you've got bookshelves filled with unread books AND you're carrying stacks of books to your car, you NEED a 565 page book. Am I right? Yeah, I'm right. The even worse thing about this one is that when I got home I discovered it was the 2nd in a series. That totally sucks.
Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels - Jillian's my hero and apparently you have to actually exercise to look like her...who knew?!
Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy - I may or may not have totally gone off on a Maeve Binchy book back in college. Not even sure now why I was so ranty about it. Over the years, I've found myself enjoying her novels more and was saddened when she passed away. When I saw this one, I picked it up just to have. Another chunkster at 501 pages, I think I read this one before.
The Astor Orphan by Alexandra Aldrich - another ARC. I picked this one up because it is a memoir. Trying to give more of them a try. The blue cover was gorgeous so...
The Lost Prince by Selden Edwards - another ARC. I liked the cover which makes it look like it is about the 1920s. Apparently it is before that. Yet another chunky one.
Monumental Propaganda by Vladimir Voinovich, translated by Andrew Bromfield - the cover caught my eye as did "translated by" but what made me put in the stack was "great satirists of contemporary Russian literature" on the back. I'll probably try this one first out of them all.
So that's the first stack from the Haul of Epicness. Any you've read? Want to read? Loved? Hated?
This past weekend I went on a buying trip for my businesses and in the middle of it was able to pick up quite a few books for almost nothing. The haul was so epic that I'm doing half this week and half next week!
Not going to put up covers like usual because of the sheer number of books but I'll stick link the titles to Goodreads in case you're interested in adding any of them to your TBR.
Looking to set up some co-reads so if any of them are already on your radar, let's read them together.
On to the epicness....
Voltaire by Candide - read this one in college when a friend had it on her syllabus. I seemed to be the only one that had not read it and she loaned me her copy. I loved it so when I saw a copy of it, I picked it up on a whim.
Blink by Malcolm Gladwell - always love books that can improve me. Have never read this one but like the idea of it.
All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque - another one I read in college that I'd like to revisit.
The One Where the Kid Nearly Jumps to His Death and Lands in California by Mary Hershey - Not going to lie...I picked this one up on title alone. No early idea what it is about but the title totally rocks.
The Mirrored World by Debra Dean - one of many ARCs that are in the stack, this one count my attention because it is by the author of The Madonnas of Leningrad. That book was one of the first ARCs I ever received way back in 2007 on my old blog. The cover on this one is beautiful.
You Can if You Think You Can by Norman Vincent Peale - classic self help.
The Orchardist by Amanda Coplin - another ARC. This one was chosen because of the cover. Didn't read the back, so I hope it's good ;-)
The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani - oh the cover! But I got this one because I've actually read this author before...image that! Italy, ya'll, it's about Italy.
Sepulchre by Kate Mosse - This one is set in Paris in the 1891's and America in 2007. I picked it up because of the size. Because when you've got bookshelves filled with unread books AND you're carrying stacks of books to your car, you NEED a 565 page book. Am I right? Yeah, I'm right. The even worse thing about this one is that when I got home I discovered it was the 2nd in a series. That totally sucks.
Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels - Jillian's my hero and apparently you have to actually exercise to look like her...who knew?!
Scarlet Feather by Maeve Binchy - I may or may not have totally gone off on a Maeve Binchy book back in college. Not even sure now why I was so ranty about it. Over the years, I've found myself enjoying her novels more and was saddened when she passed away. When I saw this one, I picked it up just to have. Another chunkster at 501 pages, I think I read this one before.
The Astor Orphan by Alexandra Aldrich - another ARC. I picked this one up because it is a memoir. Trying to give more of them a try. The blue cover was gorgeous so...
The Lost Prince by Selden Edwards - another ARC. I liked the cover which makes it look like it is about the 1920s. Apparently it is before that. Yet another chunky one.
Monumental Propaganda by Vladimir Voinovich, translated by Andrew Bromfield - the cover caught my eye as did "translated by" but what made me put in the stack was "great satirists of contemporary Russian literature" on the back. I'll probably try this one first out of them all.
So that's the first stack from the Haul of Epicness. Any you've read? Want to read? Loved? Hated?
