Pros: Tender, flaky, tasty, never-fail biscuits
Cons: None!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Archive for November, 2006
“Biscuit Bliss” by James Villas
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006“The Christmas Cookie Book,” by Lou Seibert Pappas
Monday, November 27th, 2006Pros: Delicious; plenty of old favorites; lovely photos
Cons: Slightly confusing layout; some mildly sub-optimal directions
Rating: 4 out of 5
Technorati Tags: book reviews, books, Christmas, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, cookies, cooking, Lou Seibert Pappas, reviews
“Agile Web Development with Rails: A Pragmatic Guide,” by Dave Thomas and David Heinemeier Hansson with Leon Breedt, Mike Clark, Thomas Fuchs, and Andreas Schwarz
Sunday, November 26th, 2006Pros: Clear and Thorough
Cons: Part/Chapter Layout
Rating: 3 out of 5
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“Ruby on Rails: Up and Running,” by Bruce A. Tate and Curt Hibbs
Thursday, November 23rd, 2006Pros: Concise, Clear, Well Organized
Cons: Insufficient
Rating: 2 out of 5
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“Big Fat Cookies” by Elinor Klivans
Tuesday, November 21st, 2006Pros: Delicious recipes; wide variety; lovely photos
Cons: None really, since Chronicle’s habit of choosing quality over quantity can’t really be called a con
Rating: 5 out of 5
Technorati Tags: book reviews, books, cookbook reviews, cookbooks, cookies, cooking, dessert, reviews
“The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Self-Publishing,” Jennifer Basye Sander
Thursday, November 9th, 2006Pros: Breadth of scope; insider’s view of the publishing industry; widely applicable to different self-publishing needs
Cons: Lack of depth and specificity in some areas
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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“The Well-Fed Self-Publisher,” by Peter Bowerman
Thursday, November 9th, 2006Pros: Focused; great depth; detailed; very practical
Cons: Narrow in focus
Rating: 5 out of 5
Technorati Tags: book reviews, books, publicity, publishing, Peter Bowerman, reviews, self-promotion, self-publishing, writers, writing
Holiday cooking reviews
Wednesday, November 1st, 2006The season for holiday cooking fast approaches. This means we’ll be intensively using cookbooks and kitchenware in our home; we often use the wild excesses of Thanksgiving cooking to help us review things for the Christmas shopping season that our readers might be interested in. If you have a cookbook or item of kitchenware that you think fit these criteria, please contact us. We may not be able to accept everything, but we’ll take what we can.
Technorati Tags: Christmas, cookbook reviews, kitchenware, cookware, reviews, Thanksgiving
