Aimee's Gift by Kathleen Sprout
Book starts out with Aimee and she's helping the immigrant workers in the orchard. The parents trust her enough to take them sledding on winter days.
Story also follows Luke whos a newspaper reporter but he's tired of working on 'fluff' pieces. He gets a call from a woman who won't identify herself about stopping some crime in where the workers live and he rushes to their aid.
He sees a deputy is already there and he's warned to stay out of things. He does the opposite and tries to befriend them and learns some things about their way of life.
Aimee calls him and lets him know of other things going on that disturb him and he starts to write a column about it til his boss finds out and puts a stop to it.
Like the area of North East WA as we've not spent a lot of time there in that state but have traveled nearby-beautiful country.
She has hidden secrets about why she can't allow him to see her face and other details. She doesn't trust God any longer and Luke tries to get others and her to attend church once again.
Love the work he does to convert them to go to church once more. Fire puts a halting stop to a lot of things and she knows she must leave after sending her testimony about the fires to the fire department-hoping they will prosecute the deputy.
Lots of other facts come to life also when Jim helps Luke.
Really enjoyed this book and can't wait to read more from this author.
Herbs & Spices: Rubs, Blends and Mixes: An In-depth Guide to Creating Your Own Seasonings by Jay Howard
Starts with info about Encore book club and how to join.
Other works by the author are linkable.
Table of contents covers recipes for certain food groups.
Intro talks about what herbs and spices and rubs can do for the food you eat.
Herbs and spices details the spices and each has a type, aroma/flavor, cuisines and dishes.
Makes it easy to find the foods you are preparing and select the right flavors to go along with it.
Everything from A to z!
Next chapter are listings for seasonings by meat group.
Each recipe has a title and list of ingredients. There are no instructions or pictures or nutritional information.
Next chapter is about regions and the seasonings the different countries use.
My favorite chapter would be salt free seasonings.
Love salad dressing mixes also, they are so costly in the store.
Other works by the author are highlighted at the end along with info about book club.
A KEEPER! for salad dressing mixes.
Children's Picture Book: "Mushy! Fishy! Soupy!" (Bedtime Story) (“Kitchen Tales For Kids” Book 3) by Miley Smiley
Starts with other works by the author.Colorful children's story of a spoon and they want to taste everything.
Like how they describe some foods they do taste-thus the title of the book.
Like all the different colors and big print letters to help educate the child making it fun.
Other books by the author are highlighted at the end.
Cappuccinos :The Ultimate Recipe Guide - Over 30 Delicious & Best Selling Recipes by Susan Hewsten
Starts with a listing of things you will need to make cappuccinos.
Table of contents lists the recipes in no specific order.
Each recipe starts with a title, prep cook and ready in time also servings.
List of ingredients and you might be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low sugar and low fat products.
Directions are given.
There are NO pictures and NO nutritional information.
Like flavor combinations.
How to Cook Restaurant-Quality Lean Meat-Chicken Breasts by Tony James Miller
Starts with table of contents where recipes are broken up into how they are cooked.
Intro talks about how others perceive eating lean and chicken as being bland, author will teach you otherwise.
Recipes included in with the discussions of how to cook the chicken and lean meats, very simple recipes.
Recipes in the meal section start with a title and list of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low sugar, low fat and fresh vs canned products.
Directions are given. There are NO pictures and NO nutritional information.
Love that there are many forms of baking the recipes so you can select the healthiest of them for yourself.
The Instant Pot Sunrise: A Collection of 25 Wholesome Breakfast Recipes by Eric Davis
Book starts with table of contents where chapters are broken up into different textures of breakfast items.
Free ebook offer. Intro is about aspects of using instant pot.
Each recipe contains a title, color photo, prep time and servings.
List of ingredients and directions on how to prepare.
Nutritional information has calories, fat, NOT broken up into good or bad, fiber, carbs, sugar and protein-not sure what calorie diet this is for.
Lots of choices and just a handful of minutes to prepare.
Indian Instant Pot. Nourishing recipes under the pressure. by William Nash
Book starts out with offer of a free gift. TOC where recipes are broken up into meals.
Introduction talks about cooking Indian food where the recipes contain very exotic flavors and some spices may be difficult to locate and recipes contain MANY ingredients.
Listing of essential spices to cook Indian recipes are summarized.
Each recipe contains a title, small color photo, prep time and servings.
Nutritional information: calories, fat, NOT broken up into good or bad, total carbs, protein, doesn't state how many calorie diet plan it's for.
List of ingredients and how to make the item.
26 ingredients for one recipe, make sure you have everything well in advance of cooking.
Like that they are using fresh ingredients vs. canned ones.
Diabetic Cookbook: Healthy Low-Carb Meals That Help Lower Blood Sugar and That Anyone Can Cook by Gianni Martini
Book starts out with into about being diabetic and how to adapt.
there is so much information about basic things: reading food labels and there are clickable links for further resource information.
How to use the grocery store is another important factor here.
Meal plans are listed but not all have recipes-they will come later.
Recipes listed are vague, gives you title, servings and how to make the dish but there are no pictures and no nutritional information.
Love the section where you can use your own meals and substitute for things you should be avoiding.
Explains how to snack and what to avoid also how to eat in restaurants.
Resource listings is included at the end.
Mediterranean: A Mediterranean Cookbook for Easy Mediterranean Dishes by BookSumo Press
Starts with offer of reader's club information and other works are highlighted by the author.
About the author is included. Introduction about the cookbooks is also included.
TOC where recipes are not in any specific order.
Abbreviations listing is included.
Each recipe starts with a title list of ingredients which you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat, low sugar and fresh vs packaged or canned products.
Directions are given and there are NO pictures.
Nutritional information includes calories, fat-NOT broken up into good or bad, carbs, protein, cholesterol and sodium based on 2000 calorie diet.
Prep cook and total time is included.
Crockpot Recipes: 125 World Class Slow Cooker Recipes (World Class Crockpot Slow Cooker Recipes Healthy Meal Cookbook Book 1)by Susan Hollister
Book starts out with a table of contents where recipes are broken up into food categories and meals.
Intro talks about the use of the crock pot and how easy it is to use and the benefits of using it.
Some pictures showing different shapes and sizes.
Each chapter starts out with a summary of the food items in that section.
Each recipe has a title, color photo and summary of the dish itself.
List of ingredients and you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sugar, low fat, low sodium and fresh vs packaged and canned products.
Directions are given.
There is NO nutritional information.
Each recipe does NOT start at the top of a new page.
Some interesting flavor choices and combinations. Some recipes call for a LOT of ingredients.
Love the chart that shows all the rice varieties.
Other works by the author are linkable at the end.
One-Pot Cookbook: Family-Friendly Everyday Soup, Casserole, Slow Cooker and Skillet Recipes for Busy People on a Budget (Free Gift): Dump Dinners and One-Pot Meals (Healthy Cooking and Cookbooks) Kindle
Mediterranean style soups, stews, stir fry and other dishes.
Easy to make and very nutritional although there is no nutritional information but fresh vegetables and spices are used.
There are no pictures and my favorite would be the beef stew
A KEEPER!
A delightful way of cooking with southern casseroles cookbook: It is all about typical southern casserole cooking by Bobby Flatt
Book starts out with intro where they discuss the term casserole and history behind it.
Table of contents where recipes are broken up into meals.
Each recipe has a title summary and a color photo of the dish,
Prep time and servings is included.
List of ingredients and some have a LOT and there are a lot of misspellings/typos (160z which means 16 oz.) and 2tbsp which is 2 TBSP) sin some of the list.
Directions are included and I like how recipes are using different means to cook the items.
There is NO nutritional information but you should be able to substitute the ingredients for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat and low sugar products and fresh vs packaged or canned items.
I do like that there are only a handful of recipes per category.
Another format problem is the abbreviation for TB is sometimes tbs and sometimes tbsp.
Should be very consistent throughout the book.
Broccoli: The Ultimate Recipe Guide - Over 30 Healthy & Delicious Recipes by Jonathan Doue M.D.
Book starts out with a table of contents where recipes are not in any specific order.
Intro talks about the healthy benefits of eating broccoli.
No section or recipe starts at the top of a new page.
Recipe starts with a title, prep, cook and ready in time and servings.
List of ingredients which you should be able to substitute for your healthier dietary needs: low sodium, low fat, low sugar and fresh vs packaged.
Directions are included. There are NO pictures and NO nutritional information.
Lots of ways to use broccoli and various ways cook it also.
Other works by the author are highlighted at the end.
I am not a baby by Bob Smith
Colorful children's book about how a child is growing up.
They are able to do so much by themselves especially now that they are four!
Dressing themselves, getting their own breakfast, walking up the stairs, avoiding puddles.
They find many adventures outside. Some words are hard to see due to the background colors.
Great read.
A Cute Pair of Shorts: Two Stories by Laurie Baxter
Story starts like from the viewpoint of a woman running a dating site. Lots of lingo and drama.
Didn't get anything out of this story.
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