Last year, twelve of us from Flickr met in Tennessee and had "Cookie Camp". This book kind of reminds me of that!
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Good Read
As if my life doesn't revolve around baking enough, I'm still drawn to books that are written about baking! :) I picked this up over the holidays, thinking I'd read it while we were on vacation, but I just now got around to finishing it. Really, really cute book! If you're looking for a good, light read, this book is perfect. And lots of cookie recipes too! :)
Last year, twelve of us from Flickr met in Tennessee and had "Cookie Camp". This book kind of reminds me of that!
Last year, twelve of us from Flickr met in Tennessee and had "Cookie Camp". This book kind of reminds me of that!
Monday, January 10, 2011
Still Recovering
Well, its a week later, and I am STILL recovering from this cold from hell! I literally cannot remember the last time I was sick like this. But I am definitely on the road to recovery, so I am going to concentrate on being grateful for that!
The upside to being down for a week with a cold...lots of time to read. Since alot of you who follow my blog are bakers, you'll find this book interesting:
My Life from Scratch, by Gesine Bullock-Prado
If you haven't read this one, I strongly recommend it. Gesine is actually Sandra Bullock's sister, although the book doesn't concentrate on that aspect hardly at all, other than it's an interesting fact. As I read this, I found that I had alot in common with the author. Gesine's mother was an opera singer born in Nurnberg, Germany. My grandmother is from Stutguard (did I spell it wrong, mom?) Germany and has always truly loved opera. Gesine seems to be a bit sarcastic and anti social, and let's face it, so am I. :) The book is extremely readable and informative at the same time. Not to mention, it has some pretty good recipes scattered throughout as well. I went to her blog and it looks like she has an actual cookbook coming out in April, which I will definitely purchase.
Oh, and I wanted to share this picture. We had this taken of the grandkids in St. Augustine, at one of those old-time photo places. Isn't it cute?! Its one of the few pictures I have of them all looking at the camera and smiling at the same time!
On that note, I am going to crawl back onto my sofa with a book and resume my recovery! :)
The upside to being down for a week with a cold...lots of time to read. Since alot of you who follow my blog are bakers, you'll find this book interesting:
My Life from Scratch, by Gesine Bullock-Prado
If you haven't read this one, I strongly recommend it. Gesine is actually Sandra Bullock's sister, although the book doesn't concentrate on that aspect hardly at all, other than it's an interesting fact. As I read this, I found that I had alot in common with the author. Gesine's mother was an opera singer born in Nurnberg, Germany. My grandmother is from Stutguard (did I spell it wrong, mom?) Germany and has always truly loved opera. Gesine seems to be a bit sarcastic and anti social, and let's face it, so am I. :) The book is extremely readable and informative at the same time. Not to mention, it has some pretty good recipes scattered throughout as well. I went to her blog and it looks like she has an actual cookbook coming out in April, which I will definitely purchase.
Oh, and I wanted to share this picture. We had this taken of the grandkids in St. Augustine, at one of those old-time photo places. Isn't it cute?! Its one of the few pictures I have of them all looking at the camera and smiling at the same time!
On that note, I am going to crawl back onto my sofa with a book and resume my recovery! :)
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