Saturday, April 28, 2012

Homemade Gifts (Over 120 Ideas Covering all Occasions)

Homemade Gifts (Over 120 Ideas Covering all Occasions) Review



The collection of gift-giving ideas in this book, covers all gift-giving occasions. They are sure to create memories and smiles for many years to come.

The categories in this collection feature gifts for:

*the home
*holidays
*family and friends
*children and the young at heart
*humorous
*outdoor
*spa
*jewelry and accessories

These ideas will make your gift recipient feel loved, special or both. They are unique, creative, elegant, and others are just simply delicious.


Friday, April 27, 2012

Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions

Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions Review



This anthology is a thorough introduction to classic literature for those who have not yet experienced these literary masterworks. For those who have known and loved these works in the past, this is an invitation to reunite with old friends in a fresh new format. From Shakespeare s finesse to Oscar Wilde s wit, this unique collection brings together works as diverse and influential as The Pilgrim s Progress and Othello. As an anthology that invites readers to immerse themselves in the masterpieces of the literary giants, it is must-have addition to any library.


Thursday, April 26, 2012

Poems For A Good Occasion

Poems For A Good Occasion Review



In this collection of poetry, the reader will find great variety - poems ranging in theme from patriotic, such as “America” (the author’s adopted home) and “Albania” (the author’s native home) to a love poem entitled “I Have.” There are also poems marking significant times in Mr. Shetuni’s life such as “Wheel of Fortune,” “Year of the Summit” and “Fledgling.” A self-professed skeptic toward poetry as a genre, George Shetuni first tried his hand at this literary form in 2006. He wrote most of the poems in this collection at that time. In the following years he wrote more poems from time to time. This collection brings together the old and the new and is his first book of poetry.


Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Perfect Match: Earring Designs For Every Occasion

Perfect Match: Earring Designs For Every Occasion Review



Readers will appreciate the fun, accessible structure of Perfect Match. The authors have organized the various earring projects into categories and occasions such as a day at the office, an afternoon at the beach, night out on the town and more. From simple dangles to sophisticated chandeliers, the broad range of earring styles presented is sure to inspire crafters and jewelry enthusiasts to produce their own special pair of earrings. Each set of earrings is labeled with a symbol that correlates to the amount of time the project takes to complete allowing readers to gage the complexity of the project before proceeding. Some earrings can be completed in as little as fifteen minutes! Helpful tips on how to save time and money are sprinkled throughout the book in addition to a techniques section that teaches crafters all of the skills necessary to complete any project in the book.


Saturday, April 14, 2012

The Neelys' Celebration Cookbook: Down-Home Meals for Every Occasion

The Neelys' Celebration Cookbook: Down-Home Meals for Every Occasion Review



Pat and Gina Neely, the beloved husband-and-wife team and authors of the New York Times best seller Down Home with the Neelys, are all about lettin’ the good times roll.

It takes family, friends, and ample good food, and in their new book, they share their recipes and secrets for entertaining year-round, dishing up new spins on seasonal classics, and suggesting occasions to celebrate that most of us haven’t thought of ourselves.

Along with menus for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter Sunday, and every known holiday in between, here are all the fixings for a year of down home celebrating, 120 recipes including Hoppin’ John Soup and Deep-fried Cornish Game Hens for New Year’s Day; Smothered Pork Chops and Creamy Garlic Mashed Potatoes for “Welcome Home, Baby”; One-handed Turkey Burgers and Mint Tea for “Spring Cleaning.” The Neelys believe that life should be celebrated, holiday or not. With this mouth-watering collection of recipes you have everything you need to Neely-tize your table far beyond the holiday season.


Friday, April 13, 2012

Cookie Craft: From Baking to Luster Dust, Designs and Techniques for Creative Cookie Occasions

Cookie Craft: From Baking to Luster Dust, Designs and Techniques for Creative Cookie Occasions Review



Elaborately decorated cookies fill the shelves of high-end bakery cases, tempting shoppers with bright colors and whimsical shapes. The cookies are beautiful, but buying them in a bakery can be shockingly expensive, and their flavor often doesn’t live up to their appearance. Now home bakers can have their pretty cookies and enjoy eating them too!

Thanks to the clear instructions and practical methods developed by authors Valerie Peterson and Janice Fryer, amateur cookie crafters can achieve bakery-quality design and homemade fresh taste. Cookie Craft gives readers access to the entire world of decorated cookies, beginning with an inspirational gallery of 150 colorful cookies guaranteed to start those creative juices flowing.

The authors go on to discuss ingredients, supplies, equipment and technique. They include four delicious recipes for rolled cookie doughs (Traditional Sugar, Chocolate, Nutty, and Gingerbread) that provide perfect blank canvases for decorating, and, of course, their recipe for versatile Royal Icing.

In the most important section, they share the design techniques accumulated and perfected during hundreds of afternoons spent crafting thousands of cookies. Cookie crafters will learn how to pipe, flood, and sugar their cookies, how to design color palettes that work with every season, how to make cookies stand up in fun 3-D structures, and much more!


Thursday, April 12, 2012

Seeking Wisdom: Inclusive Blessings and Prayers for Public Occasions

Seeking Wisdom: Inclusive Blessings and Prayers for Public Occasions Review



Seeking Wisdom: Inclusive Blessings and Prayers for Public Occasions provides clergy and laypersons with a unique resource to use in community settings, healthcare institutions, and faith communities. These blessings and prayers respect people from diverse religious traditions and use gender-inclusive language for humanity and divinity. Predominant themes are peace, justice, healing, hope, liberation, partnership in relationships, and caring for the earth. This collection includes blessings for such events as community Thanksgiving services, Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations, Women's History Month celebrations, Holocaust Remembrance Day services, breast cancer survivors celebrations, transplant survivors celebrations, chapel dedications, memorial services, lay ministers dedications, baby dedications, pastoral prayers, invocations, calls to worship, offertory prayers, benedictions, a lament for violence against women and girls, and a lament for other forms of injustice. This book also includes pastoral prayers, invocations, calls to worship, offertory prayers, benedictions, a lament for violence against women and girls, and a lament for other forms of injustice. Seeking Wisdom includes more than two hundred inclusive, interfaith blessings and prayers for public occasions. These blessings and prayers can be adapted or combined to fit specific occasions, providing a valuable resource for clergy and laypersons.


Monday, April 9, 2012

An Occasion of Sin

An Occasion of Sin Review



Playing the role of "devil's advocate" for the Church, Father Laurence McAuliffe investigates allegations that John Cardinal McGlynn--a candidate for canonization--led a less-than-saintly life. Reprint. PW.


Saturday, April 7, 2012

100 - 5 Ingredients or Less, Raw Food Recipes for Every Meal Occasion ('The Veggie Goddess' Vegetarian Cookbook Series)

100 - 5 Ingredients or Less, Raw Food Recipes for Every Meal Occasion ('The Veggie Goddess' Vegetarian Cookbook Series) Review



Regardless of what type of diet you choose to follow, natural health practitioners ALL recommend that at least 50% of your diet comes from raw foods. This means that whether you follow a vegetarian diet, a Paleo diet, a macrobiotic diet, Zone diet, low-carb, low-fat, or anything in-between diet, 50% of your daily intake should be from raw foods. Why is that?

Because eating raw foods, supplies your body with vital and very necessary enzymes, that are responsible for not just the digestion of the foods you eat, but also the proper assimilation of nutrients. Raw foods flood your body with vitamins, minerals and amino acids that cooked foods are devoid of. Cooking actually destroys both natural enzymes found in food, as well as many of the vitamins, minerals and amino acids as well. This is because enzymes and nutrients are heat-sensitive.

While many people fear the complexity or limitation of eating raw foods, most would be surprised to learn just how easy it is to get your minimum 50% raw food quota into your daily diet. And, we're not talking about just eating some fruit or vegetable 'as-is'. We're talking about raw appetizers, side dishes, main courses, desserts and more.

This being the second book in 'The Veggie Goddess' cookbook series, it continues to follow the 'easy for anyone to do' guideline, as presented in the first book of the series '100 - 5 Ingredients or Less, Easy and Delicious Vegetarian Recipes'. ALL of the raw food recipes in this book, follow the same '5 ingredients or less' format, AND, you won't need to purchase any special kitchen devices.

You DON'T need a dehydrator.
You DON'T need a juicer.
You DON'T need a spiralizer.

The only items you'll need, to follow these amazingly simple and delicious raw food recipes, are a blender and cutting utensils. That's it. Check out the diverse selection of raw food recipes contained in this incredible cookbook.

Chapter 1: 5 Ingredients or Less, Raw Beverage Recipes

Chapter 2: 5 Ingredients or Less, Raw Dip and Appetizer Recipes

Chapter 3: 5 Ingredients or Less, Raw Salad Recipes

Chapter 4: 5 Ingredients or Less, Raw Soup Recipes

Chapter 5: 5 Ingredients or Less, Raw Side Dish Recipes

Chapter 6: 5 Ingredients or Less, Raw Main Dish Recipes

Chapter 7: 5 Ingredients or Less, Raw Dessert Recipes

Chapter 8: 5 Ingredients or Less, Raw Dressing and Sauce Recipes

This cookbook volume comes with pictures in every chapter, and, is formatted for ALL Kindle devices, and Kindle 'apps' on your favorite e-reader. You'll find this book easy to navigate and search, and one you'll refer to time-and-time again, for quick recipe reference.

Pick-up your copy of '100 - 5 Ingredients or Less, Raw Food Recipes for Every Meal Occasion' today!







Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Baking for All Occasions

Baking for All Occasions Review



Baking expert Flo Braker rises to the occasion with more than 200 celebration-worthy recipes for baked goods. Whether it's an impressive Dark Chocolate Custard Tart to wish someone a happy birthday, a blue ribbon-worthy batch of Fresh Mint Brownies for the annual family reunion, or an Old World Braided Coffee Cake to impress the bridge club, each recipe is custom-crafted to commemorate life's special events. Lots of introductory information on techniques and ingredients ensure that each treat will be baked to perfection, making this a fabulous reference for any cookbook library. Baking for All Occasions makes each day something to celebrate.


Sunday, April 1, 2012

Learn How to Make Suds of Money Working from Home: Creating Party Soap Favors for Any Occasion!

Learn How to Make Suds of Money Working from Home: Creating Party Soap Favors for Any Occasion! Review



What is a Soap Favor? We are going to teach you how to create adorable party favors made from soap called a "soap favor." A soap favor is created from melt and pour soap base, colored, scented and molded into any shape, size or theme to compliment many occasions. Consumers worldwide purchase party favors to distribute to their guests for gatherings such as: birthdays, baby showers, bridal showers, holidays, graduations, weddings and many more. Some consumers love to purchase soap favors to display in their bathroom as "novelty guest soaps." Soap favors are considered ideal by many, as they are the perfect size, completely usable and never fail to impress their guests! Soap crafters can choose from a large variety of colors, scents and molds to create many unique and adorable favors for just about any occasion. Soap makes excellent party favors! *We are not teaching you how to make soap, we are teaching you how to create beautiful soap favors by melting, coloring, scenting and molding melt and pour soap base. Learn how to work from home creating beautiful soap favors for any occasion. In Learn How to Make Suds of Money Working from Home, the authors reveal all of their successful favor-making secrets including; * thirty-three helpful tips, * themes and favor ideas, * lesson reviews, * free and paid advertising options, * free resources and much more! Anyone can follow the simple step-by-step instructions to create lovely soap favors for baby showers, bridal/wedding showers, birthdays, holidays and many more occasions! Work from home and begin to experience many forms of freedom. They are sharing all of their successful tips, so that anyone can begin making suds of money!