Category Archives: Cookbooks

Recently released: ‘Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook’

Erin McCracken previews “Fifty Shades of Chicken: A Parody in a Cookbook” in this Dec. 6, 2012, post.

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Brown’s Orchards releases cookbook, will sign copies

Brown’s Orchards and Farm Market releases “Orchard to Table” and will hold a book signing with the Browns 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 1 and Dec. 8, 2012.

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Recently released: ‘Barefoot Contessa Foolproof’

Flipside’s Bethany Fehlinger previews “Barefoot Contessa Foolproof: Recipes You Can Trust.”

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Tara Brennan to share cookbook, expertise at Mechanicsburg Wegmans

Cookbook author Tara Brennan, of “Scoop It, Chop It, Cook It,” will give a Mediterranean-based cooking demonstration Sept. 29 at Wegmans Food Market in Mechanicsburg.

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Cooks ’n’ Books to bake for diabetics

Members of the Cooks¤’n’ Books discussion group, from left, Lucille Bupp, Mary Sturman and Suzy Hershey, are shown at a meeting in 2007. They’ll focus on baking for diabetics at their Nov. 30 meeting. By DEBORAH SULLIVAN On the Shelves … Continue reading

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Best-sellers from Publishers Weekly

Best-sellers nationwide as reported by Publishers Weekly for the week ending Oct. 22: Fiction: 1. “The Best of Me” by Nicholas Sparks. 2. “Christmas Wedding” by James Patterson with Richard DiLallo. 3. “Bonnie” by Iris Johansen. 4. “The Affair” by … Continue reading

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“Four Kitchens” by Lauren Shockey

After graduating from culinary school, Lauren Shockey realized how little she had learned — “how to salt food properly, not to fear cooking over high heat, and to knock back beers like a pro.” So she decided the best way … Continue reading

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Get cookin’

A favorite cookbook of mine is the red pocket-sized notebook in which I’ve scribbled all the recipes I tried my first year of marriage. Not because it’s helpful; most of those meals were total flops. But it is sentimental. Pages … Continue reading

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Adding a dash of personality to books

I once lent my favorite cookbook, “Quick and Easy 30 Minute Meals” by Southern Living, to a friend. When she returned it, I saw her toddler had added some original artwork to several pages–a slash of purple marker here, a … Continue reading

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Lewis shares Amish recipes

Beverly Lewis, best-selling author of more than 80 books, is perhaps most popular for her Amish -centered books. Something about the simple life and the way her characters join each other for dinner each night appeals to many readers. (In … Continue reading

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