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THE MOM 100 COOKBOOK

Name: THE MOM 100 COOKBOOK
Author: Katie Workman
ISBN: 978-0-7611-6603-0

100 RECIPES EVERY MOM NEEDS IN HER BACK POCKET

by Katie Workman ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 3, 2012

A straightforward approach to providing healthy meals at home.

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A basic cookbook for the novice cook.

With the premise that children can be fussy eaters and that working parents can often be too harried to think of cooking a healthy meal, Workman, founding editor-in-chief of cookstr.com, provides readers with simple recipes to cover all meals. The recipes are basic and their equivalents are easily found in other cookbooks, but the author provides readers with a go-to book for those who “need a simple mom-and-family-friendly recipe, and don’t have the time or energy to sift through dozens of sources.” Workman has the solution at hand for those who don’t know how to make scrambled eggs or granola for breakfast or tacos for supper, or who need a quick brownie recipe instead of reaching for a box mix. “[W]e need to figure out how to capture some joy in the kitchen, because guess what? We get to make dinner just about every night!” With this in mind, Workman’s recipes are mostly comfort foods like spaghetti and tomato sauce or macaroni and cheese. Other dishes include fish, chicken, baked vegetables and salads. The author also adds useful sections to bring the kids into the kitchen, as well as tips on making parts of the recipes in advance, and how to divide a dish: part for the kids, part for adults with a more sophisticated palate. For parents who are too tired or stressed to even think of cooking a meal, this book provides simple solutions to the everyday question of what’s for breakfast, lunch or dinner.

A straightforward approach to providing healthy meals at home.

Pub Date: April 3, 2012

ISBN: 978-0-7611-6603-0

Page Count: 352

Publisher: Workman

Review Posted Online: Feb. 12, 2012

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 2012

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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NUTCRACKER

by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996

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This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)

Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996

ISBN: 0-15-100227-4

Page Count: 136

Publisher: Harcourt

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996

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GENERAL NONFICTION

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THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING
by E.T.A. Hoffmann ; adapted by Natalie Andrewson ; illustrated by Natalie Andrewson

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THE NUTCRACKER
by E.T.A. Hoffmann & illustrated by Julie Paschkis

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TO THE ONE I LOVE THE BEST

EPISODES FROM THE LIFE OF LADY MENDL (ELSIE DE WOLFE)

by Ludwig Bemelmans ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 23, 1955

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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.