BOOKWORM | Thanksgiving ...

Recently released, "Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well" by Sam Sifton received rave reviews !

"'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving" by Dav Pilkey is my all time favorite !

A French Influence ...

Through the French Door: Romantic Interiors Inspired by Classic French Style

~ Carolyn Westbrook

French Flair: Modern Vintage Interiors

~ Sebastien Siraudeau

French Essence: Ambience, Beauty, and Style in Provence

~ Vicki Archer

Summers in France

~ Kathryn Ireland

Books that go bump in the night...

I found a paranormal series that has kept my interest after the fifth book!

Mercy Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs!

Cookbook Day ...

According to holidayinsights.com, October 12th celebrates Cookbook Launch day. The sight suggests buying a cookbook to celebrate this day. I would love to have an excuse to buy a cookbook; However, these sluggish economic times prevents my impulse. Never fear, I always have a solution to satisfy my needs : The Public Library !

In light of the spooky month, I searched "halloween" at Johnson County Library and KC Public Library to find a cookbook relevant to Halloween. I found some real treats:

Kansas City Public Library

Halloween Treats by Donata, Maggipinto

Kraft Halloween by Kraft Foods Co

Frightfully Fun Halloween Recipes

101 Spooktacular Party Ideas by Linda Sadler

Ghoulish Goodies by Sharon Bowers

Creepy Cuisine by Lucy Monroe

Johnson County Library

Halloween by Fay Robinson

Halloween Crafts by Fay Robinson

Cake Pops by Bakerell

Family Fun Tricks and Treats by the FamilyFun

Tricks & Treats by Deborah Harding

Trick or Treat by Morgana De Ville

Halloween by Matthew Mead

Halloween by Martha Stewart

Have a happy cookbook day !

Comfort food for the romantic bookworm...

I peruse the bookshelves at Corinth Library on Saturdays. Then on Sundays, I relish time in the kitchen preparing a meal to last. However, my ultimate comfort food can not be recreated in my kitchen nor can I write a novel to save my life.

There are times that you need to pay someone else for your comfort. A big bowl of Marco Polo's spaghetti and meatballs finished with a scoop of Murray's* French Silk ice cream satisfies one of my needs.

As I find a repose in these foods, I often feel the need to reread certain books. Not known to be great tomes of intellectual meaning; but pleasurable and quick and satisfying.

The Dead Travel Fast ... Deanna Raybourn ; Anyone But You... Jennifer Crusie ; Night Play (Dark-Hunter, Book 6)... Sherrilyn Kenyon ; Breathing Room... Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Books add so much to a room ...

"Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital." ~ Thomas Jefferson