Borrowing its title from another popular series of book, Life’s Little Zucchini Cookbook: 101 Zucchini Recipes, by Joan Bestwick, is precisely that – a handy little tome of recipes to last you long after zucchini season is over. Bestwick includes recipes of well-known zucchini favorites, such as Stuffed Zucchini, Zucchini Bread and Fried Zucchini, along with a host of other preparations for baking, sauteing and stewing. More interesting is the adaptation of traditional dishes in which the versatile cucumber makes its appearance – such as Tuna & Zucchini Melts, Zucchini Lasagna, Zucchini Fudge Cake, and even a recipe for Zucchini & Banana Pudding. A few practical tips are included in the introduction, and, thankfully, recipes are easy-to-follow and not labor intensive. If you’re experiencing a bumper crop of zucchini, or just enjoying eating the prolific squash, you’ll enjoy having Life’s Little Zucchini Cookbook on hand.
Author: Joan Bestwick
Paperback – 7 x 7
Number of Pages: 131 |
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What people have to say about this cookbook:
A delightful collection of zucchini recipes . Everybody always has too much zucchini.This book tells them how to prepare it.
“Rhubarb, rhubarb, rhubarb” was what crowds in a Hollywood movie muttered when stewing about something. Life’s Little Rhubarb Cookbook will make you want to stew, too – and cook up rhubarb in dozens of other ways, as well.
Besides offering recipes for pies and a host of other old-fashioned desserts, Joan Bestwick shows how to serve rhubarb from breakfast to dinner – before dessert. She offers cinnamony muffins with a dollop of peach and rhubarb filling in the center, easy Rhubarb Chutney to serve with cottage cheese at lunch, refreshing Rhubarb and Lemon Punch sweetened with pineapple juice, and for a midafternoon treat, a “pizza” of rhubarb puree on a flattened pie crust dotted with strawberry “pepperoni,” dried black cherry “olives,” and a shower of grated white chocolate “cheese.
Famous chefs have paired rhubarb with chicken, fish, and meats in savory dishes. Bestwick proves how well this works in a baked chicken casserole that may inspire you to try rhubarb in other main courses. And, understanding that today time is as precious as calories, Bestwick’s dishes generally require around 30 minutes of preparation and call for 5 or less ingredients. The salads in this slim volume are colorful, sparkling, and easy gelatin molds. Set one on a buffet table or put it out at a potluck and watch confirmed food snobs find it irresistible!
Author: Joan Bestwick
Paperback – 7 x 7
Number of Pages: 131
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What people say about this cookbook:
Rhubarb Jam – Cook 2 quarts chopped rhubarb and and 6 cups sugar until thick. Pour into sterile jars and seal. And that’s not even the easiest recipe! Every one I’ve tried has been just delicious. This is one of those cookbooks that’s destined to be dog-eared and splattered.
Life’s Little Peaches, Pears, Plums and Prunes Cookbook is full of hard to find and delicious peaches, pears, plums and prune recipes.
Author: Joan Bestwick
Paperback – 7 x 7
Number of Pages: 144
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The 4th cookbook from Joan Bestwick in the “Life’s Little Cookbook” series.
Lifes Little Cherry Cookbook by Joan Bestwick is chocked full of delicious cherry recipes, something for every occasion.
Author: Joan Bestwick
Paperback – 7 x 7
Number of Pages: 132
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Another great cookbook from Joan Bestwick in the “Life’s Little Cookbook” series. The 7th in the “Life’s Little Cookbook” series.
Joan Bestwick’s Life’s Little Berry Cookbook: 101 Berry Recipes is a celebration of recipes showcasing the versatility and taste of berries incorporated into breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert menus. From Cran-Twist Turkey Sandwiches, Blueberry Bran Muffins, and Raspberry Spinach Salad with Raspberry Vinegar Dressing, to Strawberry Peanut Salad, Cranberry Coleslaw, Blueberry Orange Salad, Blackberry Pecan Pie, and Blueberry-Strawberry Buckle, Life’s Little Berry Cookbook offers savory, mouth-watering, nutritional, family pleasing recipes that are a delightful, kitchen cook friendly addition to the menu year round.
Author: Joan Bestwick
Paperback – 7 x 7
Number of Pages: 144
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Featuring strawberry, cranberry, blueberry, blackberry & raspberry recipes. Another great cookbook from Joan Bestwick in the “Life’s Little Cookbook” series.
This cookbook is full of delicious blueberry recipes: Blueberry Smoothies, Blueberry Cheese Cake, Blueberry Rhubarb Crumble and Blueberry Tiramisu, to name just a few.
Author: Joan Bestwick
Paperback – 7 x 7
Number of Pages: 132
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Another great cookbook from Joan Bestwick in the “Life’s Little Cookbook” series. Delicious blueberry recipes, something for every occassion.
Recipes include Apple Cider, Apple Punch, Old Fashioned Apple Butter, Applesauce, Apple Pie Filling, Apple Carrot Salad, Waldorf Salad, Apple Wild Rice Pilaf, Apple Stuffed Game Hens, Apple Black Walnut Pie, Apple Pie, Apple Crisp, Apple Cake, and Carmel Apples among many, many others. For apple lovers it is a must read cookbook.
Author: Joan Bestwick
Paperback – 7 x 7
Number of Pages: 144
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What people say about this cookbook:
There are many wonderful recipes that involve apples as the primary ingredient. Joan Bestwick has gathered many of them together in the delightful “Life’s Little Apple Cookbook”. The only apple recipe that I was surprised not to find was one for Apple Streudel, one of my personal favorites. Still, if you like apples you are sure to find several recipes that will delight you.
The recipes in Life Tastes Better Than Steak Cookbook come from patients who quite literally had to change their eating habits or die from heart disease. They succeeded in reversing serious heart disease conditions by changing their eating habits – and in the process developed outstanding “heart healthy” recipes that demonstrate good healthy eating can also be delicious.
From Lasagna Roll-Ups or Jeanne’s Chicken & Dumplings to Vegetarian Meatloaf or French Apple Dessert, these more than 180 recipes prove that food can taste great while still being extremely low-fat and vegetarian. Life Tastes Better Than Steak Cookbook is an essential addition to any cookbook collection for the health conscious chef.
Author: Gerry Krag & Marie Zimolzak
Paperback – 10 x 7
Number of Pages: 294
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What people say about this cookbook:
If your husband needs to watch his diet. This is the book for you. The food is hearty and filling.
This book tells the tale of some of each heroes who risked all to save the lives of others, and those who lust for money justified their lack of morals. There are the courageous men and women of the United States and Canadian Life-Saving Service, and Coast Guard who have heroically risked their lives when the lives of others were in peril. In contrast to the heroics some people have displayed, the Great Lakes have seen some very evil people as well. There pirates who took ships and cargo by force, or lured unsuspecting ships to run up on rocky shoals to be destroyed by the pounding surf, lumber thieves who clear cut vast tracks of forests which they did not own and gangsters who controlled prostitution, illegal liquor trade, murder for hire, sale of drugs, and anything else illegal and who would kill to protect their profits.
Author: Wayne Louis Kadar
Paperback – 8.5 x 5.5
Number of Pages: 208
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Great Lakes Heroes and Villains by Wayne Louis Kadar is a new release just published.
Taking lighthouse jaunts is a popular vacation for those who live around the Great Lakes. Depending on the area, you could visit a half dozen or more in a one-week trip or take a long weekend to visit two or three while taking in other sites. The determined traveler could see even more. Wes Oleszewski’s book Great Lakes Lighthouses – American & Canadian is the perfect companion to guide travelers on their way.
Author: Wes Oleszewski
Paperback – 8.5 x 5.5
Number of Pages: 202
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What readers say:
The author gives the status of the lights being either active, inactive, whether it is in ruins or on private property. He also states if there is a museum onsite. Keep in mind that this book was published in 1998 and not all information may be up-to-date. However, in the last five years my husband and I have used it as a guide, all of the information has been correct. We did confirm it though by doing an internet search for phone numbers of the places we wanted to visit if available, especially if there was a museum at the site.
Interspersed throughout Great Lakes Lighthouses are chapters on the history of the lakes themselves, lighthouse facts as well as shipwreck tales all told by an author who obviously has a love for the area. The book is of convenient trade paperback size and is easy to carry with you on your vacation. I highly recommend it as a guide for new and experienced lighthouse travelers alike.
