Pros: Delicious, healthy food; quick meals; handy tips; nice photos
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5
Archive for January, 2008
EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry Cookbook
Thursday, January 31st, 2008“New Good Food,” Margaret M. Wittenberg
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Pros: Incredible wealth of information on natural foods
Cons: A bit dry
Rating: 5 out of 5
“New England Cooking,” Claire Hopley
Thursday, January 24th, 2008Pros: Delicious recipes; good layout; wonderful snapshot of New England cookery
Cons: None
Rating: 5 out of 5
“The Five Secrets You Must Discover Before You Die,” John Izzo Ph.D.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008Pros: Insightful; tries to provide a practical guide to living well
Cons: There is no simple way to apply this to your life
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
“Demolition Desserts,” Elizabeth Falkner
Thursday, January 17th, 2008Pros: Stunning (and stunningly delicious) desserts; amazing photos; playful flare
Cons: Not for the casual cook!
Rating: 5 out of 5
“Like a Thief in the Night,” Bettie Sharpe
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008Pros: Incredibly imaginative tale about some very messed-up characters
Cons: Virtually none
Rating: 5 out of 5
“Ember,” Bettie Sharpe
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008Pros: Stunning, hot new interpretation of ‘Cinderella’
Cons: Virtually none
Rating: 5 out of 5
“A Baker’s Odyssey,” Greg Patent
Friday, January 11th, 2008Pros: Amazing bread; wonderful variety of recipes from all over the world; DVD included
Cons: One or two minor editing snafus; would have loved more photos!
Rating: 5 out of 5
“Dark Resurrection,” John A. Karr
Thursday, January 10th, 2008Pros: Fascinating and engaging premise and plot
Cons: Characters left me a little flat; more action than what I think of as horror
Rating: 3 out of 5
“Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day,” Hertzberg & Francois
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008Pros: Amazing bread; very detailed instructions; incredibly easy
Cons: Doesn’t work as well with whole grains
Rating: 5 out of 5
