The Good Home Cook Book

Recently, I was privledge to get to participate in reviewing "The Good Home Cookbook", thanks to the lovely people at Abrams Books.


Can I just say....totally love this book!
I have a slight obsession with cookbooks so I am always looking for new one.
This one fits with my collection great.
To be honest, I would probably replace my Betty Crocker cook book with this.


The book covers it all.
With over 1000 recipes, it should.
You get recipes ranging from Breakfast (German Pancakes) to Drinks (Switchel!).
Plus there is a section for utensils & equipments, cooking terms, freezing & thawing & much more (like Holiday Menu ideas...Hello! I always need help in this realm of my cooking).


Recently I made the Spaghetti w/ Olive Oil & Garlic (found on pg 260).
Bobster really liked it.
I thought it was a bit spicy
BUT
like any recipe you can enhance it to your tastes.


The recipes provided by real home cooks, with tidbits & stories along the way.

It has a great index if you are looking for something specific & a conversion chart for those of us who can't convert ounces to grams & so on (um, I would so fall into this category).


This book would make a great wedding shower gift or a just starting out gift.
Even experienced cooks would appreciate this book.


So if you are in the market for some yummy, new ideas in the kitchen, get this book!


Do you already have this book? What do you think of it?
If not, tell me what your fav cookbook is from your library!


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Am I.....

The only one who wants one of these:



That's right.
The Cricket Expression.

I will watch this infommercial every time it's on.
Just this morning.
Instead of watching the news & getting informed, I watched the Cricket infommercial & thought "oooooh, aaaah, I need that!"

Sure I have to drag my scrapping supplies out of every nook & cranny of this place, b/c I live in a shoe and I probably haven't scrapped since January b/c of being tired & what not
BUT
I need the Cricket. (whew! Boys & girls, can you say "Run on sentence!")

I just watch this one over & over again & think how cool everything they make is.
Totally love this!
Must have one!
Some day, right?

I am also a big fan of the infommercial for the little steamer I think it's called.
It's with an older lady with big hair & some guy.
It's a round, red unit & she makes sliders & omelets & pizza out of leftovers, in like seconds!!!
Must have one of those as well.
Sigh.

So my question is......what "must have" item do you need from an infommercial?

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39? No you mean 29!

Oh Snap!

How did I get to be 39?????????

Well, happy birthday to me. (and Torreh!!!)

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Wordless Wednesday ~ Grr!

Polly Parrot

Do you have one?

See that adorable, yet messy face up there?

He is our Polly Parrot.

Hence the following:
Driving with the family.
Bobster gets cut off.
He passes the offender and calls him "Douchebag"
An elegant word that is not used often enough.

About one minute later, Cheeks was being tortured by a sibling & to get him off his back Cheeks called him.....
Yep.
"Douthebag" (He can't say is ch's that well).

Makes a mother proud.
Heart just swelled with pride.

Of course, my heart swelled again at the playground.
There's my angelic little boy, steering the wheel on the race car yelling "Damn It!"

Obviously, Bobster & I really need to start to watch what we say.
Sometimes our temper gets the best of us.
I definitely don't need Cheeks arriving at daycare & calling another child a "Douthebag"
Not good!

Do you have a Polly Parrot?

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Total Spave!!!!

I so spaved today!
Thank you Rite Aid for having a kick tushie sale.
Well it was kick tushie when coupons were used.

Here's the 411 (I am so down on my teen lingo, am I not? LOL).

Anyway missing from the above pic is 2 3 Musketeer bars.
They are in my snack drawer at work.
I had a B1G1 coupon for them from the Mars Real Chocolate Promo that is going on through out the summer.
Well they were also on sale at Rite Aid for B1G1.
So I got both for free.
Score!

Next up.
Dawn Dish Detergent.
On sale for .99 cents each.
I had .20 cents off coupons...2 of them.
Came to .79 cents each.

Now the Bounty Paper towels were also BIGI @ $1.29 ea.
I had $1.00/2 coupons.
So .29 cents for both or in essence .15 cents each.

Grand total for 4 paper towels, 2 dish liquids & 2 candy bars:
$2.36!
Hello!
Total spave!!!


My girlfriend at work went with me & used her B1G1 free coupons to score this:

For .06 cents.

Um, yea......06 cents!

We both totally spaved!!!!!

How have you spaved lately?
Share a good deal with me!

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Too Hot to Cook ~ Champagne!!!

Today's recipe comes from Val @ Frugal Family Fun Blog (one of my fav blogs...I follow & read her updates everyday...the girl has mad skillz @ creating imaginative play for little ones!)


Val left this recipe in my comments & it sounds so yummy & hello, EASY! I had to share it with all my loyal readers....all 2 of you :>)


It's for the crockpot & here it is!!!!


Take a whole chicken and cook it in the cheapest bottle of champagne that you can find.
Add some chopped white onion and a little fresh parsley.
Cook about 8 hours.
Serve with rice and green beans.


So, go visit Val & tell her I sent you.
Before you go, leave me a great Too Hot to Cook recipe in my comments & you could be featured in an upcoming Too Hot to Cook post!!!


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