Month: June 2020

You will be hungry: Big Love Cooking 75 Recipes for Satisfying, Shareable Comfort Food by Joey Campanaro

This book is just full of wonderful food to share.  There are chapters on Brunch, Soups and Salads, Vegetables, Pasta, Meat and Poultry, Fish and Seafood, Sunday Supper, and Desserts.

There are many photos inside that provide a sense of the origins of the recipes for this author. There are also photos of the food that will make readers hungry.   The author is inspired by his New York City based, West Village, restaurant Little Owl.  His story is told in the introduction.

The book opens with a chapter that suggests the things that one might want to have in a pantry.  And then, come the recipes.  Fontina Sausage Biscuits, anyone?  How about a Warm Radicchio, Pancetta and Gorgonzola Salad or one with Spinach, Avocado and Strawberries with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing? There are so many other recipes in this book as well, seventy-five in all.  Just to name a few; Baked Eggplant Parmesan, Baked Ricotta Crespelle and My Mother’s Ziti in the pasta section.  Keep paging through until you get to desserts like Birthday Rum Cake and Philly Cheesecake with Blueberry Agave Sauce.

This is a very personal feeling cookbook that will leave readers hungry!  Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review.

pub date:  September 8, 2020

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Let’s plant: We Are the Gardeners by Joanna Gaines

This is a lovely book about growing a garden with those you love. The illustrations are sweet, gently colorful and evocative. The story is a simple one that is nicely told. A family learns to appreciate growing things. They start with a fern plant and, by the end of the book, have a gorgeous outdoor garden.
The author shows that, as is often true, things go well at times and not so well at others. That first fern plant dies, a victim of over watering. Aphids invade. Earthworms help. Readers will learn that persistence, teamwork and a willingness to fail are important qualities for gardeners.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this title in exchange for an honest review. As we move into spring and summer, this charming book will encourage gardening.

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