Friendships and positive relationships are an important part of life. Now we know that it doesn’t just make life more enjoyable. These relationships can actually help us live a longer and healthier life. A lack of good relationships or bad relationships can harm our health. Forging Healthy Connections can help give you the tools to […]
Books
The New Southwest: Classic Flavors with a Modern Twist
The image on the cover of this cookbook was enough to let me know that I had to have it. Don’t these Black Bean and Corn Quesaditas look delicious? The layered mini quesadillas would be easy to assemble and contain more flavor and nutrition than basic cheese melted on a tortilla. In The New Southwest […]
The Official DC Super Hero Cookbook
The Official DC Super Hero Cookbook is great for beginning cooks and experienced ones, for adults and kids. There are over 50 recipes included that are meant to look good, taste good and be fun to eat! The recipes are perfect for an everyday meal or snack and they would also be fun to serve […]
Muy Bueno: Three Generations of Authentic Mexican Flavor
Muy Bueno is more than a cookbook. This is a family memoir that makes the recipes come to life. The brief stories that accompany each recipe convey the love that this family has for each other as they share the ways in which they have bonded over food, shared meals and tradition. Of course, we […]
Shoe Garden by Joyce Fishman & Brenda Finne
Shoes! Whether you have a few or many, shoes can make you happy and bring back good memories. When I was a little girl, I typically had two pairs of shoes. One pair of plaid sneakers for play and one pair of shiny black mary janes that were only to be worn on Sundays for […]
The Peerless Four by Victoria Patterson
Women sure have come a long way in the last century. Certainly, there is always room for improvement, but much has been gained. The young girls of today are benefitting from the efforts of strong women who have worked hard to bring equality into the sporting world and to change the way we think about […]