GREAT READS

I love Taste of Home recipes, and the new "Taste of Home: Mom's Best Made Easy" cookbook is wonderful. Most of the recipes have simple ingredients, are really easy to prepare, and they taste good. The cookbook chapters are divided by categories: br...

The book "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri is a collection of short stories with a central theme of Indian culture. Short stories do not usually interest me, but the characters, the story lines, and the beautiful writing style make this a g...

The 4-Hour Chef: The Simple Path to Cooking like a Pro, Learning Anything, and Living the Good Life by Timothy Ferriss is a unique experience. As the subtitle indicates, this "cookbook" has so much more than other cookbooks. It has very detailed t...

Taste of Home Farm Fresh Favorites is a delightful cookbook. The subtitle reads: Cook It, Can It, Freeze It; with 336 recipes plus tips and techniques. It is a gorgeous cookbook with lots of color pictures of the fresh ingredients and the completed...

The Story of Beautiful Girl by Rachel Simon is a very touching story written to make you consider what it would have been like to be physically handicapped in the 1960's . The book follows the life of two residents of the School for the Incurable an...

In Vanessa Deffenbaugh's debut novel, "The Language of Flowers," you will read about unforgettable characters and how their lives connect and intertwine in the past and the present. The main character, Victoria, has been in foster care since she was...

The Housekeeper and the Professor is a touching story about an unusual friendship. The professor was a college mathematics professor, but as the result of an accident, he has severe memory loss and he rarely leaves his house. The housekeeper is hir...

Rocco DiSpirito's cookbook, Now Eat This!: 150 of America's Favorite Comfort Foods, All Under 350 Calories, is a great idea!! The author became interested in his own healthy diet along with weight loss and exercise because of chronic back problems. ...

Henry's Sisters by Cathy Lamb is funny, heart-warming, poignant, and written with an ease that makes this book a fast read.  The characters are involved in complicated family relationships and serious personal difficulties.  Three sisters r...