July 2012 | Cranberry Juice Benefits

Show Me How: 500 Things You Should Know Instructions for Life From the Everyday to the Exotic Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I was delighted to find this little book at the store yesterday, and we decided over coffee to buy a couple of copies for presents. Lots and lots of illustrations and a wide variety of projects:How to make the perfect bedTell time with a potato clockA color coordinating wheelTreat a snake bite Tie basic...

A World of Cake: From honey cakes to flat cakes, fritters to chiffons, meringues to mooncakes, tartes to tortes, fruit cakes to spice cakes, 150 ... traditions from cultures around the world Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)We made the German Chocolate cake this weekend- It was a 10 out of 10. The combination of textures between the filling and the frosting were sublime.The histories of the cakes within their cultural origins created "an experience" beyond making a dessert for our dinner party. Everyone left a little more...

Char-Broil's Everybody Grills Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I bought this cookbook to help my husband learn how to use of the features on his new grill, eg the rotisserie and the infrared searing burner. There was some information on these, so I was happy. However, many of the recipes are unnecessarily vague regarding cooking times, as many new grills have thermometers,...

Soaked, Slathered, and Seasoned: A Complete Guide to Flavoring Food for the Grill Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Elizabeth Karmel did it again! I loved her first book on grilling but this one is a slam dunk! It gives you all the basics of grilling and then every way you could possibly marinade, brine, sauce and spice up your grilled food. I couldn't wait to try the Pernod Brine for Salmon, what a cool idea. It...

The Complete Tassajara Cookbook: Recipes, Techniques, and Reflections from the Famed Zen Kitchen Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is not a traditional cookbook. No pictures, lots of essays, some poetry, and basic recipes. What distinguishes it are Espe Brown's pontifications about cooking, zen, life. Like the movie, How To Cook Your Life, this book is an expression of Espe Brown's personality rather that his cooking expertise....

The Big Book of Preserving the Harvest: 150 Recipes for Freezing, Canning, Drying and Pickling Fruits and Vegetables Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Being a beginner canner, I have picked up many canning books, this is an excellent book. The book is organized well, and has great tips in each section. It offers information on all types of preserving and storing, from the canning to root cellering, it has been an extremly helpfull book. I know it is...

100 Perfect Pairings: Main Dishes to Enjoy with Wines You Love Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)First pick from the whole book. Wonderful choice. Easy and wonderful. Paired it with Rex Goliath Pinto Nior and it worked beautifully! Going to pick out something each weekend to try! Wonderful book!!Click Here to see more reviews about: 100 Perfect Pairings: Main Dishes to Enjoy with Wines You LoveA...

An A-Z Guide to Healing Foods: A Shopper's Reference Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Reviewed by Kam Aures for [...] (11/09)"An A-Z Guide to Healing Foods: A Shopper's Companion" is a wonderful book filled with tons and tons of useful and interesting information about different kinds of foods. In the Introduction, Collins states, "Surrounded by processed, junk, and fast foods in grocery...

High Road to Health: A Vegetarian Cookbook Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)First, Thank You Amazon for your speedy delivery. I had this book in 3 days.I purchased this book not to become a vegetarian but to learn to cook healthier foods. I must say that after reading and trying the recipes Lyndsay and Ariane did a wonderful job. This book actually informs the reader on the...

Breakfast in Bed Cookbook: The Best B and B Recipes from Northern California to British Columbia Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you have looked for great muffin, coffee cake, cobbler recipes, this book has them. I'm pretty picky about recipes but I have found some great ones in here. I made the blueberry coffee cake and it was so easy and delicious. The banana bread was great and I can't wait to try others. I'm going to check...

Detox for the Rest of Us: Safe and Easy Plans to Cleanse Your Body, Boost Your Metabolism, Lose Weight and Feel Great Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I bought this book while researching detoxes. It's 1 of 5 that I read.Let me start with the positive feed-back:1. It had some really good basic food/ nutrition information2. It has tons of recipes, that sound good, and I will definitely try the juices when I get my juicer3. It's very easy to read, like...

The Cocktail Primer: All You Need to Know to Make the Perfect Drink Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Master mixologist Eben Klemm presents The Cocktail Primer, a step-by-step guide to creating not only classic cocktail favorites, but also modern variations - and understanding the basic principles of mixology to help one design a drink to fit any occasion. Full-color photographs illustrate this excellent,...

The Little Black Book of Smoothies (Little Black Books) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a great recipe book. Some of the recipes are split into seasons so you can make smoothies for what is in season at the time. For such a small book it has tons of great information on fruit and ingredients, blending techniques and much more. A great book for anyone who likes smoothies.Click Here...

Spa (Menus and Music) (Sharon O'Connor's Menus and Music) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Did you ever feel that you just want to get away from it all and perhaps spend a relaxing evening or week-end being pampered? Well, you can if you follow the great tips in this absolutely wonderful book. How about creating your own spa techniques with facials, body scrubs, herbal baths and spa treatments....

The Everything Potluck Cookbook (Everything Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The Everything Potluck Cookbook lives up to its title with step-by-step instructions for easy-to-prepare potluck dishes ideal for all types of gatherings. Over 300 recipes are featured, rom "Flaky Pate Rolls" to "Scalloped Chicken", "Succotash Chowder", "Pesto Pasta Skillet", "French Lace Cookies", and...

B. Smith's Entertaining and Cooking for Friends Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The recipes were easy to follow and so much fun to work with. The presentation was creative without being overly fussy. I can now let my imagination take me to some fun places and I would have been hesitant to do so before. This gave me some inspiration and lots of confidence when entertaining. I needed...

The New American Bartender's Guide Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Although the title makes it seem as though this book is for professional bartenders, you don't have to work behind a bar to find this book helpful. In fact, it's easy-to-use format is terrific for we regular folks who love to entertain. Colorful, lively, ultimately useful, this is a fine book.Click Here...