Back in the 1960s I was a fan of Peg Bracken. She wrote witty and humorous columns and books that most young women back then loved. I had a copy of her famous book for years, but I’m not sure what happened to it. Well, thank goodness, someone decided to re-publish the I Hate To [...]
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Hi! My name is Margot. My blog is about the things I love to do. That could be what I'm reading, places we visit, my family, food, or whatever else is happening. I hope you'll stay and visit a while.
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I’ve been reading this book for about a week and a half. During that time it has been extremely hot here in northern California – upper 90s and 100s. While my body has been hot, my mind has been on the Amish farm, imagining their life in all this heat. Only thing, is I know [...] by Lois M. Burrows and Laura G. Myers Harper & Row, 1976 The subtitle for this book is: A Cookbook For When Your Garden Explodes. That fits the garden situation here in Northern California, as you can see from the picture above. This book, first written in 1976, has been my mom’s go-to book for [...] I’ve been on the lookout for good cookbooks for children. My oldest granddaughter is getting to that age. With a family full of people who love to cook and eat, it will be good for her to be able to hold her own. I find most children love to experiment with food. Even the youngest ones [...] Last year I read, for the first time, a book by Anthony Bourdain. It was Kitchen Confidential (my review is here) and I really liked Bourdain’s style of writing. So when I saw his No Reservations at the book store, I bought it without even opening the cover. Mostly, I liked the subtitle – Around [...] |
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