Category: Books
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My Pink Pumpkin
In mid-October, I finally got around to buying a pumpkin for my porch. I was at Wal-Mart, and I saw a display that said “Pink Pumpkins.” When I went over to look, I found that these pumpkins benefited breast cancer research. Then I remembered that October was National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (see NBCAM.org). So of course…
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Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
Food Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots is dedicated to “…foodies, food bloggers, home cooks, and chefs…and to anyone who craves a delicious meal, chases beauty, and wants to make people hungry with their photographs.” That certainly includes me! 🙂 So I was glad to have the chance to review this very helpful, comprehensive guide to…
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A Savory Focaccia from Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day
This delicious focaccia recipe is from a cookbook called Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day, and I had the opportunity to review and try this recipe from it! Jeff Hertzberg, M.D. and Zoe Francois have created 100 new easy-to-make recipes for not only pizzas and flatbreads, but also soups, salads, sauces, and…
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A Light Unto My Path
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. PSALM 119:105 I’m reading a book called Just Enough Light for the Step I’m On by Stormie Omartian. She shares a prayer at the end of Chapter 5 that really spoke to me, so I thought I’d share it with you…
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Lizzie’s Sour Cream Pound Cake from At My Grandmother’s Knee
At My Grandmother’s Knee is a cookbook I had the pleasure of reviewing, and it celebrates food, family, and warm memories. It’s filled with 166 treasured recipes shared by Southern women who inherited them from their grandmothers, along with special memories about the grandmothers who made these delicious comfort foods. Author Faye Porter describes the…
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All That Is Beautiful
And in the evening, when I lie in bed and end my prayers with the words, “I thank You, God, for all that is good and dear and beautiful,” I am filled with joy. —ANNE FRANK, from Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl
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Crazy Love and The Awe Factor of God
I’m reading a book called Crazy Love: OVERWHELMED BY A RELENTLESS GOD by Francis Chan. If you’re seeking to experience God in a deeper way, you need to read this…but be prepared to be challenged! I’m being tremendously challenged by the first few chapters I’ve read so far. In his preface, Chan writes, “This book…
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Orange–Honey Muffins
These Orange-Honey Muffins are dapted from a recipe in a book called Greetings from Knit Cafe by Susan Mischer, which is actually a knitting book. It can never hurt to have a tasty muffin recipe in a knitting book, right? 🙂 I heard this was a good recipe, so I tried it out and made…
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The Farm Chicks
I first heard of The Farm Chicks in Country Living magazine. I noticed they had come out with a fun-looking cookbook, The Farm Chicks in the Kitchen. It has lots of down-home recipes, personal stories, and even some sewing and craft projects.
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The Primrose Bakery
While I’m on the subject of baking and cupcakes, it seemed like the perfect time to tell you about the Primrose Bakery, a quaint little place I discovered on the web. There are two locations in London, and they make some really delicious–looking cupcakes. They have a cute, clever little logo, too! It looks like just…
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