Books read Sept 27

Fern By Kat Flannery
This story starts out with Ms. Fuller and she's been brought to town, She died on the way.
The new sheriff investigates the woman who had brought him in. Most likes it was the ladies husband as everybody knew he beat her often.
She befriended Fern who gave her herbs to help with her infertility but they did not.
The old doctor had passed away and left 3 girls. The oldest learned everything she knew from her father. The middle girl is a crack shot with the gun.
The sheriff, Gabe needs answers from Ms. Montgomery-she knows about poison plants...
Fern knows the husband had trampled her garden. The girls are: Fern Ivy and Poppy-all poisonous plants.
The doctor wants Fern arrested. Gabe has taken a liking to Fern and he tries hard to work on the death investigation.
Love bartering she's able to do as none can afford her services, and when Gabe questions her about what the herbs do to those ailing...
So many secrets that people hold close to their chests for safekeeping til a bit of one is out...
They work together to solve who is poisoning others and why...Other crimes Gabe has to content with as well.
Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.
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Hot Chili Cookbook: 25 Chili Recipes for Everyday by James Miller
Book starts out with an introduction about how you can make chili that you like, experiment til you get the taste.
Each recipe includes a title, color photo, cook time and servings. Ingredients are listed and there are a lot of them due to the spices and herbs. Directions included.
There is no nutritional information but you should be able to use low fat, low sodium, light ingredients for your healthier dietary needs.
Lots of variations for chili. When we visited our daughter and her family on the west coast they participated in a chili bake off and won a free month of rent. We would each go buy and put in a pinch of this and a pinch of that. Also having grated cheese and crackers as a side dish helped others choose this as their favorite.

Code Name: Gypsy Moth By Melodie Campbell
Don't care for space books but listened to a bit of it, several times.
Just can't get into them. Other works by the author are mentioned at the end.
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french cuisine by patrick smith

Book starts out with a table of contents then onto the recipes.

Each includes a title, summary of the dish and ingredients that you should be able to substitute for healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat, etc.

Servings and calories and how to make the dish.

There are no photos and no nutritional information.

Other works by the author are listed at the end.

Chicken Cookbook: Healthy Chicken Soup, Salad, Casserole, Slow Cooker and Skillet Recipes Inspired by The Mediterranean Diet (Free Gift): Mediterranean Diet Cookbook (Healthy Cooking on a Budget 1) by Vesela Tabakova 

Book starts out with an introduction about the Mediterranean Diet and how this book will help you get the nutrition you need.

Salads starts out the first chapter. Each recipe includes a title, servings and list of ingredients along with directions on how to make.

There are no pictures. There is no nutritional information but the ingredients are healthy for the most part. You should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs.

Soups and main dishes, and bonus recipes smoothies are included.

4 Ingredient Cookbook: Timesaving Recipes For Great-Tasting Food by Bonnie Scott   

Book starts out with an introduction about how simple you can make meals. A cutting board, very dark brown shows in white the menu of recipes-very hard to read.

Each recipe includes a title, list of ingredient-most will have prepackaged items to save you time in the kitchen.

Instructions and a color photo. No nutritional information but you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat, etc.

Not all recipes have a photo and some include servings.

Would be a lot healthier if you used your own garden vegetables rather than canned with lots more sodium included.

Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.

Mexican Cuisine: Authentic Recipes for the Home Chef by J. R. Stevens 

Starts out with other works by the author, table of contents and an introduction about Mexican cooking and what foods are used.

Each recipe includes a title, prep and cook time and servings.

List of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat, etc.

Directions are included but there is no pictures and no nutritional information.

Lots of categories, even drinks and desserts among the regular ones.

Other works by the author are again listed at the end.

Tex-Mex Recipes - 100 Recipes to Spice Up Your Appetite by Tera Davis 

This book starts out with what Mexican food is and about it's history dating back to the 1520's. 

Each recipe includes a title along with a list of ingredients-not sure why you need to use store bought products when you can make some of this yourself, along with freshed chilies, rather than from a can.

Directions are included. There are no pictures.

There is no nutritional information and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat, and low sugar, light varieties.

There's just 2 bread recipes and a handful of dessert recipes.