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A Ghostly Good Time: The Family Halloween Handbook

Editors of Woman's Day SIPS

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Excellent Guide for all Things Halloween 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I picked this up with Matthew Mead's, "Halloween Tricks & Treats" and I'm glad I did!

Both books are completely unique so together you have a multitude of ideas and projects for an Awesome Halloween. While the focus of Mead's book centers largely on recipes, "A Ghostly Good Time" leans more towards costumes and decorating the home and yard.

The idea's are colorful and light on the creepy factor, this is, after all a book geared towards families and children. Both books are written and/or compiled by special interest magazines so the collection is fresh while throwing an easy nod to tradition.

Another must for all of you Halloween addicts out there, and we know who we are!

Editorial Review:

Everyone can have as much fabulously spooky fun as the witches and goblins this Halloween with this handy guide from the editors at Woman's Day Special Interest Publications.

Jam-packed with recipes, games, decorations and costumes, it's the quintessential resource to make any Halloween the best one ever. With over 200 instructional and inspirational color photographs, this book has everything you'll need to plan a Halloween party, have the most fun trick-or-treating or enjoy a family Halloween at home. It contains:

* Halloween Headquarters: eerie exteriors and rooms with a boo * Dressed to Thrill: costume designs * Little Workshop of Horrors: creepy crafts * Devilish Delights: snack and treats

With so many spook-tacular ideas for both children and adults, this guidebook is sure to be the favorite manual for anyone who loves Halloween.

Gooseberry Patch Christmas

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Total reviews: 1 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

First book in the series 4 out of 5 stars.
5 of 6 people found this review helpful.

Let me say that this is a nice book. But, it doesn't have all the color photos, details and recipes that the later editions do so if you have those, don't expect the same with this one. I buy these for friends annually because they are that great and this one is pretty good. I think the third and fourth are the best so far, and this one is just average. The recipes are incredible, however, so it is worth the price of admission just for those. I love these books and it's hard to be disappointed with them once you start using them.

The Best Recipe: Soups & Stews

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Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

We simmered enough chicken soup, beef stew, and corn chowder to feed a small city. Here are more than 200 exhaustively tested recipes, kitchen equipment tests, and blind food tastings that share our discoveries on the undisputed best ways to make America's favorite soups and stews. The Best Recipe: Soups & Stews is the result of testing more than 6,000 recipe variations for America's favorite soups and stews, from chicken noodle soup, clam chowder, and French onion soup to bouillabaisse, chicken gumbo, and chili. We cover the basics, from which equipment works best to secrets for making quick, rich-tasting chicken stock. We share the secrets for turning out a great bowl of soup or stew, including where to simmer stews (use the oven, not the stovetop), how to puree vegetable soups (the blender, not the food processor, worked best), and what sets a decent beef stock apart from a great beef stock (it's the meat, not the bones). For both beginners and advanced cooks, The Best Recipe: Soups & Stews is sure to become an indispensable kitchen companion.

Gooseberry Patch Celebrate the Seasons

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Not as creative as the Christmas series 3 out of 5 stars.
19 of 19 people found this review helpful.

I was very excited about this book when I first heard about it. I love the Christmas series and have several other cookbooks from them and love them dearly! This book just didnt live up to the other books I have though.
Most of the recipes in this book seem to be repetitions of recipes from their other books. There are a few things that are different and new but if you have any of their other books you probably have a recipe for 90% of the items offered.
Also the crafting ideas just arent as inspiring as their Christmas crafts. I have enjoyed decorating my home for the holidays with the help of Gooseberry but this just didnt have the same origionality as the other books.
Maybe they just spread themselves too thin trying to cover one whole year in one book. But I think if you have any of their other books than you can pass on this one.

Editorial Review:

The fine folks at Gooseberry Patch® are back again with a book full of great projects for the whole year. Celebrate the Seasons follows in the successful tradition of the Gooseberry Patch® Christmas books. You'll find craft projects, decorating ideas, and recipes keyed to the major holidays for the entire year, from Easter and the Fourth of July right through to the next winter and Valentine's Day. No matter what the season or celebration, this is the one book that gives Gooseberry Patch® fans ideas and instructions to make them brighter and more memorable.

The Backyard Bartender: 55 Cool Summer Cocktails

Nicole Aloni

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Muggy afternoons spent poolside, picnics at the beach, parties under a starry sky; summer is all about relaxation and fun.

And when the mercury climbs, there’s no better way to unwind than with an ice-cold cocktail. With more than fifty recipes for stylish martinis and fizzy libations that celebrate summer’s laid-back attitude, The Backyard Bartender brings out your inner mixologist and turns your yard into summer’s coolest hangout. Frozen, on the rocks, or shaken, The Backyard Bartender offers an array of must-try concoctions that celebrate the season. Nicole Aloni includes creative recipes based on summer’s freshest ingredients, refined interpretations of classics like martinis and sidecars, plus nonalcoholic quaffs with plenty of zing.

Why not try a:
Spicy Ginger Blush Martini
Aromatic Lavender Lush
Dessert-inspired Key Lime Pie
Swimming Pool-blue The Deep End

From cocktail lingo to the tools of the trade, you’ll find everything you need to transform your backyard into a summer retreat.

A Halloween How-To: Costumes, Parties, Decorations, and Destinations

Lesley Pratt Bannatyne

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Total reviews: 23 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

THE Halloween book to buy! 5 out of 5 stars.
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It doesn't matter if you are a home haunter like me, someone who loves Halloween, or just like to have THE best Halloween party in town, this is the book! It has so much fun info in it, recipes, costume ideas, decor and invite ideas... EVERYTHING! Buy one for yourself and one for your crazy friend!

Editorial Review:

What is the difference between a goblin and a ghoul? What's the recipe for pumpkin soup? Where can you see the oldest Halloween parade in the United States? Have you ever wondered how to keep your carved pumpkin from decaying too quickly? If you are looking for information and instructions about every aspect of Halloween, you have come to the right place. This book is packed with ideas for October 31. There are fifty great costumes you can make yourself, recipes for everything from fake blood to pumpkin soup, and lists of great movies, CDs, and spooky books. Lesley Bannatyne has even assembled a number of games drawn from early twentieth-century Halloween celebrations, and includes sample text for party invitations.

Magic of Christmas: Melt-In-Your-Mouth Recipes, Memories of Winter Fun & Handmade Gifts That Bring Holiday Cheer! (Gooseberry Patch)

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The magic of Christmas is all around! We've included yummy treats like sweet & sticky s'more bars, Grandma's peanut butter fudge and baked apple donuts. You'll also find savory dishes like warm red-skinned potato salad, cheddar-basil biscuits and honey-glazed turkey breast...tried & true favorites. Our Magic of Christmas Cookbook includes easy ideas for making magical ice ornaments, a red mitten valance, a gingerbread wreath and much more.

Martha Stewart's Healthy Quick Cook

Martha Stewart

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No one epitomizes the pursuit of healthy pleasures more than Martha Stewart. And nowhere is this clearer than at home in her kitchen.  Now, the millions of fans who seek her guidance can prepare the food that gives Martha her remarkable energy and vitality. Martha Stewart's Healthy Quick Cook presents an all-new collection of 52 quick, easy menus--with more than 175 sensibly lightened recipes--for the kind of food we want to eat today.

Over the years, almost effortlessly, Martha has changed the way she cooks and eats. With unparalleled style and good sense, she has trimmed the fat and intensified the flavor of her favorite recipes to create meals that are unfailingly delicious, absolutely healthy, and strictly no-nonsense. A wonderfully filling frittata, flavored with sage, "enlightened" with egg whites, and paired with herb-infused garlicky stove-top potatoes, is a terrific low-fat, nutrient-rich meal to begin--or end--the day. Simple, yet no less special, sandwiches and incredible salads of brilliantly matched ingredients--seared tuna burgers splashed with soy sauce and swabbed with fiery wasabi mayonnaise, sugar snap peas mixed with whole mint leaves, and delicate shavings of baby golden beets tossed with fresh basil--reflect Martha's genius for casual yet sophisticated cooking.

Instead of concentrating on calorie counts, fat grams, and sodium content, Martha teaches how to eat well intuitively: how to make a variety of grains, fruits, and vegetables a delicious part of everyday eating; how to create menus that are supremely satisfying and nutritionally sound; even how to indulge a sweet tooth properly by enjoying small portions of such classic desserts as whisper-thin lemon tarts, ginger cookies, and fruit crisps. And her recipes come from all over the world, making healthy meals as exciting as they are fulfilling.

In her chapters of spring, summer, fall, and winter menus, Martha explains how to use simple low-fat cooking techniques to transform the freshest ingredients of each season into fabulous dishes. You'll find quick grills and sautés of such light delicacies as butterfish, softshell crabs, woodsy portobello mushrooms, and mangoes. There are high-heat roasts of winter root vegetables, succulent poussin, pomegranate-lacquered rack of venison, red snapper--even juicy plums. She uses flavor-raising steam for Brussels sprouts, baby spinach, and halibut packaged in grape leaves--and there's an easy stove-top smoked salmon, too.

This is inspiring food, presented as only Martha Stewart can. This book will change the way you think about healthy cooking--and what you create in your kitchen every day.

Martha Stewart presents a collection of brand-new recipes for the healthful foods that energize her every day. These 52 quick, easy menus represent the effortless style and practicality we have come to expect from Martha. The more than 175 sensibly lightened recipes--all exquisitely prepared and photographed--will change the way you think about healthy cooking and what you create in your kitchen every day.

Japanese Risotto
Grilled Scallops with Spring Greens
Roasted Root Vegetable Ragout
Seared Beef and Oranges with Arugula
Sage Egg-White Frittata
Mussels and Baby Artichokes Barigoule
Wine-Poached Chicken with Charmoula
Poached Salmon Trout with Poppy Seed Vinaigrette
Seared Tuna Burger with Wasabi Mayonnaise
Farmstand Salad with Grilled Turkey Sausage
Vegetable Handrolls

A Cookbook for All Seasons: A Healthy Eating Plan for Life

Elson M. Haas, Eleaonora Manzolini

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Great Recipes 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I love this book. Great recipes. Remember you can always substitute if a recipe contains something you just hate, but I suggest you try it the way it was written and see before making changes. You might just find that you like it.

A Cookbook for all Seasons 4 out of 5 stars.
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This book is a companion to "Staying Healthy with the Seasons". It has some great recipes for people interested in eating healthy. Some ingredients, like Miso, may not be readily available but can be found in the Oriental section of many larger food stores or in Asian markets.

Editorial Review:

In this book, Dr Elson Haas offers guidelines for maintaining healthy and nutritious eating habits in today's world of processed instant food. Featuring sections on food combining and rotation, seasonal menu planning and recipes, this kitchen companion is structured around the season to take advantage of ingredients at the peak of both flavour and nutrients. Th e guide also introduces eating plans to reduce allergies and produce weight loss and features information on Ayurvedic and macrobiotic diets.

Cooking by the Seasons: Simple Vegetarian Feasts

Karri Ann Allrich

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

First Rate!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
21 of 21 people found this review helpful.

...Karri Ann Allrich has updated this book, and has changed the name to "Cooking By The Seasons". I decided, after owning this original cookbook for 2 years, and after seeing the revised version, that I would write a revised update of my book review, to remind people of what a great cookbook that exists out there!

This cookbook is divided into seasons. When I first became interested in eating with the seasons, I found this book to be an excellent advantage to actually offer menus for each season. Within each season, is a section for appetizers, main dishes, beverages and desserts. There are also sample menus for gatherings.

Despite the fact, I am not a vegetarian, I have enjoyed the recipes from this book as part of a more healthy approach to eating. Also, some of the main dishes can be utilized as a side dish for a meat-eater, or you can add meat to most of those dishes. All the dishes are easy to prepare, and the ingredients are easily found in any grocery store.

This cookbook does contain a goddess twist. There are Celtic festivals to celebrate and ways to honor a certain goddess with that dish. Even if you are not a Pagan, this book is exciting because the Pagans are known for living at one with the Earth. So, who better to find out what's in seasons and what meals to eat during that season, than a Pagan!

Examples of some of the delicious dishes you too can enjoy from this book are: Curried Stuffed Eggs, Golden Potato Soup, Roasted Vegetable Lasagna, Summer Garden Couscous, Southwestern Polenta and Garden Gazpacho.

This cookbook was so good, that I also recommend another one of her cookbooks "Cooking by Moonlight, 13 Menus for 13 Moons".

Check out this book today!

Editorial Review:

Whether you are a hardcore vegan or simply want to try tasty flavour combinations, Cooking by the Seasons will inspire you to create innovative meals. With easy-to-find ingredients, most recipes take less than forty-five minutes to prepare. This cookbook celebrates the cycle of the four seasons, featuring menu plans for the eight festivals.