The Complete Cook’s Country TV Show Cookbook
The Complete Cook’s Country TV Show Cookbook This is so much more than a cookbook. Cook’s Country and the people at America’s Test Kitchen (their parent company) believe in the importance of explaining techniques – and the reasoning behind them – to make you a more skilled and confident home cook. You’ll also learn some […]
Miracle-Gro Complete Guide to Vegetables, Fruit & Herbs
Miracle-Gro Complete Guide to Vegetables, Fruits & Herbs This is the book that got me back into gardening after I graduated college and bought my first house. We had always had a garden when I was growing up, but we mostly grew the standard fare: tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. This guide opened my eyes to […]
Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving
Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving I’m confident that more people would become lifelong gardeners if they knew how easily they could put up their harvest to enjoy and share it with friends and family throughout the year. A lot of would-be gardeners see their neighbors inundated with zucchini and cucumbers and conclude that all […]
“Boy’s Life” by Robert McCammon
Boy’s Life by Robert McCammon The following is from the book’s publicist: “Zephyr, Alabama, is an idyllic hometown for eleven-year-old Cory Mackenson—a place where monsters swim the river deep and friends are forever. Then, one cold spring morning, Cory and his father witness a car plunge into a lake—and a desperate rescue attempt brings his […]
“Crash Club” by Henry Gregor Felson
“Crash Club” by Henry Gregor Felson I read this book for the first time in fifth or sixth grade—well before I was of driving age. I recall that this was the book that really got me interested in reading for enjoyment. My dad had a clever little incentive system for me and my brother to […]