Cooking/Food – Page 92 – Cannonball Read 17

Should I Give in to the Chocolate Hummus?

Vegan in an Instant by Marina Delio

February 20, 2022 by CoffeeShopReader 2 Comments

I think I may have gotten lucky with Vegan in an Instant; I had a coupon and opened the book to a specific page, and basically bought it from that. This is an officially endorsed Instant Pot book; I do have one, but it’s an older model that does not have the yogurt setting; putting one recipe out of reach. This is ok with me, since that’s not the recipe that caught my eye anyways. The I got lucky part is that a lot of […]

A Good Starter Cookbook for Diabetics

Betty Crocker Simply Delicious Diabetes Cookbook by Betty Crocker

February 18, 2022 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

This is not my usual kind of cookbook. A dear friend told me that they needed to make some dietary changes because their blood sugar levels were consistently high, though not yet over the diabetes threshold. They were stressed because they didn’t really know what they needed to do, what to eat, what to not eat, and so on. An hour later I was looking at NetGalley and there was the Betty Crocker Simply Delicious Diabetes Cookbook. I don’t have any expertise in what makes […]

I’m Raven and I was cravin’ a good book, but sorry to say my time of day was just took

Game of Scones: From “The Doodle Boy” Joe Whale (Bad Food #1) by Eric Luper

February 16, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Game of Scones: From “The Doodle Boy” Joe Whale (Bad Food #1) by Eric Luper and Joe Whale on illustrations has awkward text, an awkward storyline, and art that is off putting. Yet, due to the offbeat humor that turned me off to this story of puns, allusions to pop culture and school politics, could be right for the right seven up reader. However, due to the amount of text (and even with the mostly short chapters), this might put off a reluctant reader. I […]

The more serious New Year Story

New Year (a Lunar New Year Book for Kids) by Mei Zihan

February 1, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

New Year (a Lunar New Year Book for Kids) has a mature theme. Even the description of this book from the publisher uses words that set the tone of the book. It says it is a “moving…cride Coeur” and “dislocation is countered by acceptance…” and “Chinese diaspora.” Huh? I just wanted a nice book about the Chinese New Year. I mean, it is a nice book that Mei Zihan has created, but well over the head of most picture book readers. I went farther along […]

I’m not mad, I’m disappointed

The Modern Proper by Holly Erickson, Natalie Mortimer

January 31, 2022 by Emmalita 8 Comments

Visually, Holly Erickson and Natalie Mortimer’s The Modern Proper is stunning. If what you really like about cookbooks is looking at the pretty pictures, get this cookbook. That’s a valid reason to buy a cookbook. If, however, you want a cookbook that helps you put delicious dinners on the table on a weeknight, this one is a maybe. But first, full disclosure. The publisher sent me three chapters out of eight, so I can’t give an opinion of the whole book, only on Meatless, Pork and […]

And what little girls are made of

Blancaflor, the Hero with Secret Powers: A Folktale from Latin America: A Toon Graphic by Nadja Spiegelman

January 25, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

While focusing on one story in Blancaflor, the Hero with Secret Powers: A Folktale from Latin America: A Toon Graphic you will see multiple stories come together due to the collective ideals of storytelling around the world. This version of Blancaflor by Nadja Spiegelman and Sergio Garcia Sanchez highlights the Latin influences of this wonderfully illustrated story of women’s strengths and hidden talents which we see unfolding to save the prince/her love. The story is simple, Blancaflor is the daughter of ogres. Her father gave […]

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