The Beginner's Guide to Preserving Food at Home: Easy Techniques for the Freshest Flavors in Jams, Jellies, Pickles, Relishes, Salsas, Sauces, and Frozen and Dried Fruits and Vegetables Review

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(More customer reviews)In today's economy, one of family budget items that is getting more and more expensive are the expenditures for food. Therefore, one of the best ways to economize for a family's food budget is something our grandparents and great-grandparents knew well -- the home canning of fruits and vegetables in season for later consumption. For all too many modern homemakers, home canning is a lost art. That's what makes this newly updated, revised, and expanded third edition of Janet Chadwick's classic instructional manual, "The Beginner's Guide To Preserving Food At Home" is such a critically important and highly recommended addition to both family and community library collections. Here are 231-pages packed with solid and 'user friendly' instructions for canning, freezing, drying, brining, root cellaring vegetables, fruits and herbs for home consumption. Comprehensive, up-to-date, informed and informative, "The Beginner's Guide To Preserving Food At Home" will prove to be one of the most valuable additions any homemaker can acquire and one of the most popular acquisitions any librarian can add as a community resource.

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A wonderful thing is happening in home kitchens. People are rediscovering the joys of locally produced foods and reducing the amount of the grocery budget that's spent on packaged items, out-of-season produce, and heavily processed foods. But fresh, seasonal fruits and vegetables don't stay fresh and delicious forever - they must be eaten now . . . or preserved for later.For all the vegetable gardeners facing baskets overflowing with bright tomatoes, and for all the dedicated farmers' market fans and CSA members, The Beginner's Guide to Preserving Food at Home has the simple solutions that turn overwhelming bounty into neatly canned tomatoes, jars of jams and jellies, and crispy-tart relishes and pickles. Organized in a friendly, food-by-food format, readers will find freezing, drying, canning, and storing instructions for each vegetable, fruit, and herb. In many cases, several ways to freeze or can a food are described, and there are often other preserving suggestions as well, such as making juice or fruit leather. Everything is written with busy people in mind: these are the quickest, most efficient methods for preserving summer's bounty. Up-to-date information and clear, step-by-step instructions show even absolute beginners the way to a fully stocked pantry.

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Space Jam Review

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(More customer reviews)I like how Bugs gets the Looney Tunes in trouble when they dare those little guys to a basketball game

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Kidnapped by space aliens, the Looney Tunes gang fears they will be stuck in space forever unless they can beat the aliens at a game of basketball, a situation that looks hopeless unless the Tune Squad can get Michael Jordan on their team. Movie tie-in.

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Our Raspberry Jam (Rookie Readers) Review

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(More customer reviews)This delightful story about a little girl's adventure with her mom and dad picking raspberries and making jam is a "must have" for all elementary school libraries and homes with young children. Like many children's books, the illustrations are what makes this cute story come to life. My pre-schoolers who can't yet read love looking through page after page of colorful, creative illustrations. Please take the time to notice the painstaking details illustrator Paul Michalak has inserted on every page. This is talent you rarely find in children's books these days. Looking forward to more stories by the Marx-Michalak duo.

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A girl feasts on the wonderful raspberry jam that she and her family have made and remembers that she loves it because they made it together.--This text refers to the Library Binding edition.

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Jam & the Box Review

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(More customer reviews)As you may or may not have noticed, I am writing this review approximately three weeks before Jam & the Box's official release date. Lest you think that this is some sort of diabolical subterfuge on the part of the author -- or, worse, that I am a cyborg from the future trying to destroy humankind through the insidious abuse of Amazon.com's customer review system -- let me assure you that this is not the case. I am merely a friend of the author's who was privileged enough to obtain an advance copy of the novel, and have thus decided to kick things off here in the comments section. Before you decry my inherent bias (a fair accusation, I must admit), allow me to draw your attention to the fact that I have not arbitrarily given Jam & the Box a five star review. This is because I am an honorable and classy gentleman with an impugnable reputation whose literary integrity cannot be bought (or even rented for a few hours) no matter how many free copies of your book you throw at me, Bob. (Err, hypothetically speaking, of course.) In any case, why would I even bother to identify my relationship with the author if I only intended to underhandedly boost his Amazon score?
Now that I have allayed (or, potentially, confirmed) your suspicious about my objectivity in this matter, allow me to move on to the review. Though I don't intend to discuss the specific contents of the novel, as these are aptly summarized in Amazon's description above (suffice it to say, the butler did it), I would like to point out that, as a 25-year-old male, I am approximately the least desirable target among Jam & the Box's intended demographic. And yet, I found the story fairly appealing nonetheless -- even excepting the fact that I was and am friends with the author. First of all, the characterization is superb. The persons referenced within are fully fleshed out INDIVIDUALS, each with his or her own deliciously unique quirks and quarks. As the story revolves around a rather large ensemble cast beyond the titular Jamison "Jam" James, it is no small accomplishment to have made each character stand apart from the rest and become someone that you can easily envision meeting on any given day in this small New York town.
Second of all, though not a "comic novel" per se (a term that causes the author to shudder, I assure you), there is genuine humor throughout the telling, not the least of which is due to the ever-amusing failings and foibles of the local townspeople. It doesn't hit you over the head with obvious jokes, but you'll find yourself chuckling in the most unexpected places -- perhaps even out loud.
Finally, beyond the McGuffin-y (look it up) premise that initially unites this group of disparate citizens over a simple Macintosh computer, there is a legitimately intriguing story underlying the entertaining characters and vivid set pieces. I wouldn't go so far as to put the book in the Mystery section, but mystery it contains (and in the form of an attractive dark-haired stranger, no less). And if you didn't guess from that last line that there's a decent dollop of romance within these 272 pages too, then you, sir, need to bring your inference-ometer in for a tune-up.
So who should read this book? Well, frankly, I wouldn't get it for your kid brother. However, if anyone in your family is a certified Mac addict, they may get a kick out of it. And I have a feeling that your mother, grandmother, aunt, and/or older sister would probably enjoy the small-town antics of this multi-generational cast of characters, as well as the previously alluded to romantic intrigue. For that matter, friends and family in upstate New York are sure to recognize and appreciate many of the similarities between the fictional Highkill and their own personal places of residence (especially if they've ever lived in or even been to a certain New York town in which a famous concert may or may not have been held one fateful summer...).

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Veteran book editor Robert B. Wyatt in his first novel delivers a story about books, computers, cats, and friendships in upstate New York. Jamison "Jam" James, a bookstore owner discovers a carton containing a MacBook left behind after the death of his wife, Bay. At first reluctant to deal with the computer, he ceremoniously opens the box at the insistence of the Macs, a circle of his wife's friends devoted to Macintosh technologies. The opening of the box heralds a new life for the grieving bookseller as the motley Macs-a radio announcer, a musician, a writer, two students, and a businessman-share their knowledge of Jam's late wife, a charismatic village do-gooder who has concealed her past. Jam's increasing curiosity is piqued when Rosa, a glamorous stranger, comes to town in hopes of writing an article about Bay. Jam's life is beset by complications provoked by the Macs, Rosa, and other friends from Bay's past, as well as a couple of over-sensitive cats, who harbor additional secrets. As old memories merge with discoveries, Jam's quiet attraction to the young woman provides an unexpected understanding of his wife's amazing hidden life, bringing him back around to happiness. Website: www.wyattbook.com

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Jam Review

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(More customer reviews)I LOVE this book! I read it as a child; we used to check it out of our local library every week and I've been looking for it for the last few years. Every once in awhile an image from the book hits me. It always makes me want to eat toast and jam. So glad to have finally found it.
The pictures and descriptions are vivid and the storyline is unique and interesting. I can't wait to read this book with my child!

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Old Dead Seagull Cranberry Jam: A Memoir of Adventures, Mishaps, and Recipes From Maine to Maryland, Alaska to Vietnam Review

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(More customer reviews)Every chapter in this delightful book is a small treasure; a happy and reassuring reminder in these hectic times that life's many little pleasures are all around us, just waiting for discovery. Elizabeth Gamble's adventures, as the book's title indicates, take us across continents and oceans -- and we lucky readers are always in wonderful company, and wherever we are, never far from hearth and home. So settle in to an easy chair and enjoy a sunny and optmistic read, then head for the kitchen with family and friends, try out a couple of the wonderful recipes, and thank Ms. Gamble for inviting us all along for a perfectly lovely time.

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Southern Country Cooking from the Loveless Cafe: Fried Chicken, Hams, and Jams from Nashville's Favorite Cafe Review

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(More customer reviews)I too bought the Southern Country Cooking from the Loveless Cafe to obtain the Scratch Biscuits recipe, as seen on a T.V. program. Carol Fay did not provide the ingredients but eluded to the fact that to get it, we should buy the cookbook. The description of the book refers to the biscuits but does not contain the recipe. Another lesson learned.

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Located at the northern terminus of the Natchez Trace Parkway, the Loveless Cafe remains unchanged in the quaint country charm and good cooking that has made it a landmark in the South since its doors opened nearly 50 years ago.

Nationally acclaimed and frequented by celebrities, world travelers and local appetites alike, the Loveless Cafe serves up award-winning country ham and red eye gravy, real Southern-fried chicken, and Nashville's favorite scratch biscuits with homemade preserves cooked right in the kitchen. The Loveless story has been told the world over, from Gourmet magazine and Bon Apetit to U.S. News and World Report, CBS Television, and People magazine. Come discover Loveless for yourself, and experience southern dining and hospitality at their best.

Southern Country Cooking from the Loveless Cafe captures the laid-back down-home feel of a Nashville legend. Included are over 150 recipes that have made the Loveless Cafe one of Nashville's most beloved restaurants.

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