tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32003470108402786792024-03-05T23:18:06.090-08:00Non-Fiction HeavenSpiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-61686209478082090602016-08-22T10:46:00.001-07:002016-08-22T10:46:16.762-07:00[Review] Modern Potluck: Beautiful Food to Share<h1 class="bookTitle" id="bookTitle" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 300; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 455px;">
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<span id="freeText17712864618676097214" style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; line-height: 21px;"><strong>Uncover the best dish</strong><br /> </span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "ptsans"; font-style: inherit; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span id="freeText17712864618676097214" style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21px;"><em>Modern Potluck</em> is a cookbook and guide for today’s potluckers that delivers Instagram-worthy dishes packed with exciting, bold flavors. These 100 make-ahead recipes are perfect for a crowd and navigate carnivore, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, and vegan preferences gracefully. With beautiful color photographs and lots of practical information such as how to pack foods to travel, <em>Modern Potluck</em> is the ultimate book for gathering friends and family around an abundant, delicious meal.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "merriweather" , serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: "garamond"; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I have always been obsessed about potlucks since coming from a different country, it was more like a way of eating than an actual event. We would always bring dishes whenever we went to someone's house and with several families that attended, that was our "potluck". Modern potluck is a gorgeous book that really does tell you how to present the dishes best and cook enough for the whole crowd. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: "georgia" , serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: "merriweather" , "georgia" , serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "merriweather" , serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "merriweather" , serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I received this book free from the publisher through the BloggingforBooks book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 </span>Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-60745856267348135012016-07-20T14:41:00.000-07:002016-07-20T14:41:04.346-07:00[Review] The Wurst of Lucky Peach: A Treasury of Encased Meat<h1 class="bookTitle" id="bookTitle" itemprop="name" style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; font-stretch: normal; font-weight: 300; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; text-shadow: rgb(255, 255, 255) 0px 1px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 455px;">
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<span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: PTSans; font-weight: 700;">The best in wurst from around the world, with enough sausage-themed stories and pictures stuffed between these two covers to turn anyone into a forcemeat aficionado.</span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: PTSans;"></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: garamond; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you enjoy eating sausages as much as thinking, cooking, and dreaming about sausages - you will enjoy the "sausage" book. It was a combination of history, stories around the world and recipes about pretty much every sausage you can imagine. And if you think that this did not make sure drool - you are wrong. Because I want sausage as I speak about this now lol </span></span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Overall, loved the humor and the stories, definitely must if you want to know what's up about your sausage ;)</span></span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I received this book free from the publisher through the BloggingforBooks book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 </span>Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-11691224268938262222016-05-23T09:26:00.003-07:002016-05-23T09:26:21.298-07:00[Review] The Sleep Revolution<h1 class="bookTitle" id="bookTitle" itemprop="name" style="color: #333333; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; line-height: 26px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2px; width: 455px;">
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">We are in the midst of a sleep deprivation crisis, writes Arianna Huffington, the co-founder and editor in chief of </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The Huffington Post</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">. And this has profound consequences – on our health, our job performance, our relationships and our happiness.</span><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </strong><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">What is needed, she boldly asserts, is nothing short of a sleep revolution. Only by renewing our relationship with sleep can we take back control of our lives.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">In her bestseller </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Thrive</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">,</span><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </strong><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Arianna wrote about our need to redefine success through well-being, wisdom, wonder, and giving. Her discussion of the importance of sleep as a gateway to this more fulfilling way of living struck such a powerful chord that she realized the mystery and transformative power of sleep called for a fuller investigation.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The result is a sweeping, scientifically rigorous, and deeply personal exploration of sleep from all angles, from the history of sleep, to the role of dreams in our lives, to the consequences of sleep deprivation, and the new golden age of sleep science that is revealing the vital role sleep plays in our every waking moment and every aspect of our health – from weight gain, diabetes, and heart disease to cancer and Alzheimer’s. </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">In </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The Sleep Revolution</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">, Arianna shows how our cultural dismissal of sleep as time wasted compromises our health and our decision-making and undermines our work lives, our personal lives -- and even our sex lives. She explores all the latest science on what exactly is going on while we sleep and dream. She takes on the dangerous sleeping pill industry, and all the ways our addiction to technology disrupts our sleep. She also</span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">offers a range of recommendations and tips from leading scientists on how we can get better and more restorative sleep, and harness its incredible power.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">In today's fast-paced, always-connected, perpetually-harried and sleep-deprived world, our need for a good night’s sleep is more important – and elusive -- than ever.</span><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </strong><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The Sleep Revolution</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> both sounds the alarm on our worldwide sleep crisis and provides a detailed road map to the great sleep awakening that can help</span><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> <em> </em> </strong><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">transform our lives, our communities, and our world.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: garamond; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I need more sleep, that's the whole idea behind my stress. And I know that. So when I picked up The Sleep Resolution, I really thought that it would be a good book to read and figure out a way to get better sleep. And although it had a lot of great information on different facts that had to do with sleep and the science behind it, I felt like it was repetitive and kept saying that you have to commit to sleep. </span></span></span><br />
<br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Overall, even though a good read to knowledge yourself about the structure and facts of sleep and sleep deprivation, I was slightly disappointed with it. Hope that everyone that does get this book is not reading it up all night and actually gets some sleep :) </span></span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: white; border: 0px; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I received this book free from the publisher through the BloggingforBooks book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 </span>Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-49897380330845075572016-04-25T10:50:00.001-07:002016-04-25T10:50:35.678-07:00[Review] The Productivity Project<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1444075337l/25733994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1444075337l/25733994.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span id="freeText4179434937836448664" style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><strong>A fresh, personal, and entertaining exploration of a topic that concerns all of us: how to be more productive at work and in every facet of our lives.</strong><br /><strong> </strong><br />Chris Bailey turned down lucrative job offers to pursue a lifelong dream—to spend a year performing a deep dive experiment into the pursuit of productivity, a subject he had been enamored with since he was a teenager. After obtaining his business degree, he created a blog to chronicle a year-long series of productivity experiments he conducted on himself, where he also continued his research and interviews with some of the world’s foremost experts, from Charles Duhigg to David Allen. Among the experiments that he tackled: Bailey went several weeks with getting by on little to no sleep; he cut out caffeine and sugar; he lived in total isolation for 10 days; he used his smartphone for just an hour a day for three months; he gained ten pounds of muscle mass; he stretched his work week to 90 hours; a late riser, he got up at 5:30 every morning for three months—all the while monitoring the impact of his experiments on the quality and quantity of his work.<br /><br /><em>The Productivity Project</em>—and the lessons Chris learned—are the result of that year-long journey. Among the counterintuitive insights Chris Bailey will teach you:<br />· slowing down to work more deliberately;<br />· shrinking or eliminating the unimportant;<br />· the rule of three;<br />· striving for imperfection;<br />· scheduling<em> less</em> time for important tasks;<br />· the 20 second rule to distract yourself from the inevitable distractions;<br />· and the concept of <em>productive</em> procrastination.<br />In an eye-opening and thoroughly engaging read, Bailey offers a treasure trove of insights and over 25 best practices that will help you accomplish more.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: garamond; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Productivity Project was definitely one of those books that made me feel lazy at first. This guy has done nothing but sleep only a couple of hours a day and then accomplish more in 24 hours than I would in a month, hell maybe a year! But the realization from Bailey's technique was really incredible because it made me realize that I could put some of these items to use. Some of the chapters really made me consider changing the way I live right now and what I spend my time on. His "What would you do if you had more free time" line has really gotten to me. </span></span></span><br />
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Thanks to Influenster, I was able to try the new product before it came out and I am absolutely in love! Definitely another luxurious item I have received while being with them. </div>
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I was lucky enough to receive 3 of their best products that many of the beauty gurus have been buzzing about. </div>
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-44837565605276935862016-01-05T08:44:00.000-08:002016-01-05T08:44:03.099-08:00[Review] Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction<a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435684424l/23995360.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435684424l/23995360.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Superforecasting</span></span></span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">A </strong><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> <strong>New York Times </strong></em><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Bestseller</strong><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">An <em>Economist</em> Best Book of 2015</strong><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">"</span><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">The most important book on decision making since Daniel Kahneman's <em>Thinking, Fast and Slow</em>.</strong><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">"</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">—</span><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Jason Zweig, <em>The Wall Street Journal</em></strong><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Everyone would benefit from seeing further into the future, whether buying stocks, crafting policy, launching a new product, or simply planning the week’s meals. Unfortunately, people tend to be terrible forecasters. As Wharton professor Philip Tetlock showed in a landmark 2005 study, even experts’ predictions are only slightly better than chance. However, an important and underreported conclusion of that study was that some experts do have real foresight, and Tetlock has spent the past decade trying to figure out why. What makes some people so good? And can this talent be taught?</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">In </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Superforecasting</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">, Tetlock and coauthor Dan Gardner offer a masterwork on prediction, drawing on decades of research and the results of a massive, government-funded forecasting tournament. The Good Judgment Project involves tens of thousands of ordinary people—including a Brooklyn filmmaker, a retired pipe installer, and a former ballroom dancer—who set out to forecast global events. Some of the volunteers have turned out to be astonishingly good. They’ve beaten other benchmarks, competitors, and prediction markets. They’ve even beaten the collective judgment of intelligence analysts with access to classified information. They are "superforecasters."</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">In this groundbreaking and accessible book, Tetlock and Gardner show us how we can learn from this elite group. Weaving together stories of forecasting successes (the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound) and failures (the Bay of Pigs) and interviews with a range of high-level decision makers, from David Petraeus to Robert Rubin, they show that good forecasting doesn’t require powerful computers or arcane methods. It involves gathering evidence from a variety of sources, thinking probabilistically, working in teams, keeping score, and being willing to admit error and change course. </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">Superforecasting</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"> offers the first demonstrably effective way to improve our ability to predict the future—whether in business, finance, politics, international affairs, or daily life—and is destined to become a modern classic.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: garamond; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ever since I have started learning about stocks and the Wall Street market itself, I was really interested in how people forecast the future and predict on what is going to happen. Superforecasting really showed on what it is like to have that ability and learn the skill in the modern world. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">It was a good book to begin with but over time, it felt a little predictable. And if you're reading a book about forecasting and it becomes predictable, it's either you already a pro at this subject or it's getting boring. I still have gotten a lot of information but the overall morale of the book was clear: Use number to make your predictions in a well established time frame and always question your predictions until the time runs out. </span></span></span><br />
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I cannot stop to be amazed how much Influenster loves their users! With a new Marc Jacobs Beauty VoxBox, this is the most luxurious item I have received while being with them. </div>
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-1244913093122428362015-09-17T09:17:00.004-07:002015-09-17T09:17:51.839-07:00[Review] Project Inspired: Tips and Tricks for Staying True to Who You Are<a href="http://www.booklookbloggers.com/art/_225_350_Book.1638.cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.booklookbloggers.com/art/_225_350_Book.1638.cover.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Project Inspired</span></span></span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><br />
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Based on the Project Inspired website created by Nicole Weider—a model and actress who integrates her behind-the-scenes experiences with guides on modest fashion, beauty, and advice—teens ages 13 and up will discover positive ways they can uphold their values in today's world.</div>
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Nicole Weider is on a mission: to help young girls avoid the traps that culture sets, which baits teens into thinking they must sacrifice their self-worth in order to be beautiful and popular. After experiencing the dark side of fame firsthand as a model, Nicole launched Project Inspired in 2010 (www.projectinspired.com), a website for teen girls that analyzes pop culture and explores ways girls can live in their authentic beauty.</div>
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In Project Inspired, Nicole shares tips for teen girls to stay true to themselves and how they were created to be, as well as how to dress modestly yet fashionably, make a positive difference in the world, and enjoy their teen years while staying true to their faith. With photographs, real behind-the-scenes stories from inside the fashion world, and an honest look at living a life that looks great on the outside and feels great on the inside, Project Inspired is a book teens will turn to time and time again.</div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: garamond; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I LOVE THIS BOOK. It is truly inspiring. Ever since I was a little young, I have had some struggles with confidence and my overall self so this is just proves that you have to teach young women from young age to be truly to themselves and not worry the world and what its standards are. The images that Nicole & Kristin provided are incredible, I am glad that they decided to come out with truth and actually show that fashion world is not all blitz & glam. Incredible read, should be a part of every girl's life!</span></span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 </span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span>Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-72488921816294563722015-09-17T09:11:00.001-07:002015-09-17T09:11:33.654-07:00[Review] Let the Journey Begin<a href="http://www.booklookbloggers.com/art/_225_350_Book.1549.cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.booklookbloggers.com/art/_225_350_Book.1549.cover.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let the Journey Begin</span></span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Powerful, life-changing messages for a vital time in life.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Graduation is a time of excitement and uncertainty. For graduates the question is, will they face the future with or without God? <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Let the Journey Begin</em> repack is filled with godly wisdom, encouragement, and guidance from bestselling and trusted author Max Lucado for students about to embark on new steps in their life journey. Graduates will be reassured that they are not alone-God is with them every step of their way.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">This bestselling book will include thirty-two additional pages of new content, all consisting of excerpts, quotes, and scripture as well as an updated interior design to appeal to a new generation of graduates. Included are pages for personal goals, favorite verses of scripture, and prayers.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: garamond; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Graduating just in couple of months, this book has been an eye opener for me. Although I already have a job and pretty stable on where I am, I know that when I graduate, my life will change. Let the Journey Begin provided a great guide on what to expect from life and my spirituality. Max Lucado truly is a great author and made believe that my path will be exciting and although I will face challenges, it's a part of life and I should take it as it comes. </span></span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-85786540612194277272015-09-17T09:05:00.000-07:002015-09-17T09:05:05.102-07:00[Review] Believe Student Edition: Living the Story of the Bible to Become Like Jesus<a href="http://www.booklookbloggers.com/art/_225_350_Book.1612.cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.booklookbloggers.com/art/_225_350_Book.1612.cover.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Living the Story of the Bible to Become Like Jesus</span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Written for teens, <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Believe: Student Edition</em> is part of the national church-wide campaign led by bestselling author Randy Frazee that takes teens on a journey to become more like Jesus in their beliefs, actions, and character.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">It’s one thing to know the story of the Bible. It’s another thing to live it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">From bestselling author and pastor Randy Frazee comes an exciting new all-church discipleship program inspired by the success of <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Story</em>. Introducing students and teens to the big ideas of Christian life and theology in a way that is clear and accessible, <em style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Believe: Student Edition</em> helps them understand how to live out God’s story in their own lives. As they walk through the three big categories of faith—beliefs, practices, and virtues—they’ll begin a journey that will take them closer to the heart of Jesus and deeper into the words of Scripture.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">Relevant, practical, and deeply fundamental, Believe: Student Edition is a must-read for any student serious about their faith.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.32px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Believe Student Edition is a great guide for anyone who is trying to get closer to God and revalue their morals to be more stronger. It is divided into 3 sections for easy formatting and really does a great job of making sure that the teen is good in studying scriptures and understanding more of their meaning. </span></span></span><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-24660616676972983602015-09-17T08:50:00.003-07:002015-09-17T08:50:35.123-07:00[Review] A Bone to Pick by Mark Bittman<a href="http://images.randomhouse.com/cover/9780804186544" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A Bone to Pick by Mark Bittman" border="0" src="http://images.randomhouse.com/cover/9780804186544" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">A Bone To Pick</span></span><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: small; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;">Since his </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;">New York Times</i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;"> op-ed column debuted in 2011, Mark Bittman has emerged as one of our most impassioned and opinionated observers of the food landscape. The </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;">Times</i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;">’ only dedicated opinion columnist covering the food beat, Bittman routinely makes readers think twice about how the food we eat is produced, distributed, and cooked, and shines a bright light on the profound impact that diet—both good and bad—can have on our health and that of the planet. </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;">In </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;">A Bone to Pick</i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;">, Mark’s most memorable and thought-provoking columns are compiled into a single volume for the first time. As abundant and safe as the American food supply appears to be, the state of our health reveals the presence of staggering deficiencies in both the system that produces food and the forces that regulate it. Bittman leaves no issue unexamined; agricultural practices, government legislation, fad diets, and corporate greed all come under scrutiny and show that the issues governing what ends up in our market basket and on our tables are both complex and often deliberately confusing. Unabashedly opinionated and invariably thought provoking, Bittman’s columns have helped readers decipher arcane policy, unpack scientific studies, and deflate affronts to common sense when it comes to determining what “eating well” truly means. As urgent as the situation is, Mark contends that we can be optimistic about the future of our food and its impact on our health, as slow-food movements, better school-lunch programs, and even “healthy fast food” become part of the norm. </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;">At once inspiring, enraging, and enlightening, </span><i style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;">A Bone to Pick</i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Fort-Book, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 22.8571px;"> is an essential resource for every reader eager to understand not only the complexities inherent in the American food system, but also the many opportunities that exist to improve it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">With so many different views on "Gluten--free", GMOs, and other factors that have been considered in the food industry, it is hard to tell what is true and what is not true when it comes to this industry. Mark Bittman tells us how it is on where the food comes from, where this whole industry is going and how everything reflects our future and the future of children. </span></span><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-36413101472034097642015-07-08T08:54:00.002-07:002015-07-08T08:54:24.578-07:00[Review] What Keeps You Up at Night?: How to Find Peace While Chasing Your Dreams <a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435220978l/25789657.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="What Keeps You Up at Night?: How to Find Peace While Chasing Your Dreams" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1435220978l/25789657.jpg" /></a><span style="color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; line-height: 30px;">What Keeps You Up at Night?</span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span id="freeText2031911395429860594" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><strong>“I just can’t ever seem to shut off my brain and rest.”</strong><br /><br />It's easy to feel paralyzed by uncertainty. We want our questions answered, our decisions affirmed, and our plans applauded. But life doesn't come with an instruction manual and rarely follows a straight path. How would your life change if you learned to lean into uncertainty instead of waiting on the sidelines for just the right moment or opportunity?<br /><br />The paradox of faith is that you can't activate it until you act on it. Trust compels us to move forward. If you don't, then you'll be left with a laundry list of unrealized expectations. You were meant to experience a life of abundance and blessing, not frustration and failure.<br /><br />Clarity only comes when we look back. So if you wait until you have clarity, you'll never find it. Instead, you must move forward even when you feel scared to death. That is when you'll be able to turn the fears that keep you up at night into fuel for your journey.<br /><br />If you want to experience a breakthrough in your life, then you must find a new cadence that will provide the strength you need to move forward in spite of your doubts, questions, and fears. The rhythm of faith is not hinged upon our circumstances but our willingness to surrender.<br /><br />In his most insightful work since the debut bestseller, <em>Plan B</em>, Pete Wilson provides a plan for living that will lead you to a place of peace that you've only dreamed about and a life filled with meaning, significance, and satisfaction.</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">What Keeps You At Night</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> is a lot more than just a study on how to overcome your fear of the unknown and try to get to the bottom of the issue of those thoughts that keep you from getting good night's sleep. This has been one of my problems for a very long time since my brain is always working, figuring out possibilities on the future, the next day, and going over all the worries that I have on my plate. </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">This book is highly recommended to those that are strong in their faith but also those that are in question with God and His existence. It gave me a lot to think about and try to understand the process that my brain goes through while trying to get to sleep and going through the day. It is extremely well written and very enjoyable.</span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;"></span><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-75184219258665337782015-07-07T10:51:00.000-07:002015-07-07T10:51:28.933-07:00[Review] Yogurt: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner <a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1418770839l/22926691.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Yogurt: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1418770839l/22926691.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yogurt</span></span><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">A fresh, modern yogurt-centric cookbook that showcases the versatility of this dairy superstar in 50 recipes for appetizers, salads, soups, sauces, marinades, beverages, and desserts, and provides fail-proof directions for making your own yogurt at home.<br /> </strong><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Americans have fallen in love with yogurt, thanks to its creamy texture, tangy flavor, and health-promoting probiotic cultures. In </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Yogurt</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">, a fresh and modern full-color cookbook, author Janet Fletcher demonstrates the versatility of this dairy superstar in more than fifty recipes for appetizers, salads, soups, beverages, and desserts. From </span><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">roasted tomato bruschetta with yogurt cheese</strong><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> to </span><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">meatballs in a warm yogurt sauce </strong><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">to</span><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> </strong><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">a</span><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> golden yogurt cake</strong><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">, these recipes showcase yogurt in dishes both rustic and sophisticated. Drawing inspiration from the culinary traditions of Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, India, and beyond, this useful handbook includes a guide to purchasing yogurt (all of the recipes work with quality store-bought brands), advice on choosing a yogurt maker, and easy methods for making yogurt, Greek yogurt, and yogurt cheese at home.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Yogurt: Sweet and Savory Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> is an incredible book that is so much more than recipes. Starting with description of history and trajectory of yogurt, it includes tons of health benefits and many many possibilities that could be made from it. </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Perfect for clean eating, vegetarians and anyone overall, this recipe book really takes the subject of yogurt serious. One of the interesting things that I have found about this is that the texture of yogurt itself could make the dish very different. Using it for breakfast, lunch, and YES dinner is incredible. </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">The illustrations are truly work of art. Beautiful piece to have at home and make great recipes for the whole family.</span></span><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-16348713217935160952015-07-01T02:30:00.000-07:002015-07-07T10:00:30.216-07:00[Review] Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1419183381l/20697471.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Food: A Love Story" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1419183381l/20697471.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Food: A Love Story</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">“What are my qualifications to write this book? None really. So why should you read it? Here’s why: I’m a little fat. If a thin guy were to write about a love of food and eating I’d highly recommend that you do not read his book.” </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Bacon. McDonalds. Cinnabon. Hot Pockets. Kale. Stand-up comedian and author Jim Gaffigan has made his career rhapsodizing over the most treasured dishes of the American diet (“choking on bacon is like getting murdered by your lover”) and decrying the worst offenders (“kale is the early morning of foods”). Fans flocked to his New York Times bestselling book Dad is Fat to hear him riff on fatherhood but now, in his second book, he will give them what they really crave—hundreds of pages of his thoughts on all things culinary(ish). Insights such as: why he believes coconut water was invented to get people to stop drinking coconut water, why pretzel bread is #3 on his most important inventions of humankind (behind the wheel and the computer), and the answer to the age-old question “which animal is more delicious: the pig, the cow, or the bacon cheeseburger?”</span></span><br />
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<em><strong style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">“I love the phrase "I have a sweet tooth." I always want to say, "You're ordering it for your tooth? That's interesting, because it's going straight to your butt. I think your butt owed your tooth an explanation.”</strong></em></blockquote>
<span style="border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">Jim Gaffigan has done it again. After reading his first book, </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">Dad is Fat</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 18px;">, I have found a new respect for this comedian. This food definitely describes the unhealthy relationship with food that most of people have but do not want to be honest with themselves about the problem. Either way, I absolutely loved and need to get a physical copy of this ASAP! </span></span></span><br />
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<em><strong style="background-color: #f3f3f3;">“When a thin person announces, “Here’s a great taco place,” I kind of shut down a little. How do they know it’s so great? From smelling the tacos? If they only ate one taco, the taco could not have been that great.”</strong></em></blockquote>
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-11071080382204182522015-06-03T10:37:00.000-07:002015-06-03T10:37:22.047-07:00[Review] How to Get Dressed: A Costume Designer's Secrets for Making Your Clothes Look, Fit, and Feel Amazing<a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1413756794l/22548038.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How to Get Dressed: A Costume Designer's Secrets for Making Your Clothes Look, Fit, and Feel Amazing" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1413756794l/22548038.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">How to Get Dressed</span></span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Costume designer Alison Freer’s styling kit is a magical bag of tricks, built to solve every single wardrobe malfunction on earth. TV and film productions wait for nothing, so her solutions have to work fast. In </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">How to Get Dressed</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">, Alison distills her secrets into a fun, comprehensive style guide focused on rethinking your wardrobe like a fashion expert and making what’s in your closet work for you. She provides real-world advice about everything style-related, including:</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • Making every garment you own fit better</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • Mastering closet organization</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • The undergarments you actually need</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • The scoop on tailors and which alterations are worth it</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • Shopping thrift and vintage like a rockstar</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Instead of repeating boring style “rules,” Alison breaks the rules and gets real about everything from bras to how to deal with inevitable fashion disasters. Including helpful information such as how to skip ironing and the dry cleaners, remove every stain under the sun, and help clueless men get their sartorial acts together, </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">How to Get Dressed</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> has hundreds of insider tips from Alison’s arsenal of tools and expertise.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How to Get Dressed is a book that every woman should have on hand. With Pinterest and the Internet overall, it is so easy to find information that can help women how to look better as well as have tips on fashion overall. However, it's all on the Internet and when you need information on hand, we often get confused on what to wear and forget everything that we've read. This book is more of a guide for years to come and it definitely helped me to look at my wardrobe in the new light. </span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;"></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What I appreciated the most is that it's not a book to sell you on any specific fashion or follow a current trend. It is a guide on how to use your personality and what you have available to make sure that you feel the best and not become stressed when you feel like you have nothing to wear. One of the tips that I am using now is "Hang it Up". The author shares her experience on the set and transfers it into daily lifestyle to say that if you hang up your clothes, jewelry, undergarments, you will actually wear them so they won't stay hidden. </span></span><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-27246521198462702292015-05-14T09:20:00.000-07:002015-05-14T09:20:22.769-07:00[Review] Fairness Is Overrated: And 51 Other Leadership Principles to Revolutionize Your Workplace<a href="http://www.booklookbloggers.com/art/_225_350_Book.1457.cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.booklookbloggers.com/art/_225_350_Book.1457.cover.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Fairness is Overrated</span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Executive pastor and leadership coach Tim Stevens shows readers how to create the organizational culture they'd love to work in themselves.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Profitable organizations require a healthy culture, and Pastor Tim Stevens knows the secret sauce for a vibrant and successful workplace. Drawn from his experience working at Granger Community Church in Indiana, where he leads a team of more than 130 people, and from growing a worldwide ministry--5,000 people in three locations in Granger and 1,800 churches in India--"Fairness Is Overrated" lays out a practical blueprint for success.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Short, digestible chapters--fueled by practical bullet-points, discussion questions, and real-life examples--give lessons and practical advice few leadership manuals teach, such as how resumes are worthless and Facebook and Twitter shouldn't be prohibited at work. Whether it's the power of switching off the iPhone in a meeting, balancing the visions of artists and leaders, or how to fire people with grace, "Fairness Is Overrated" is packed with practical tips for real leadership, every single day.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;"></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What I loved about this book is that it's not your typical "This book will fix all your problems" feel to it but more of a "This is just guidance" style which I appreciated. Many people try to sell you their books to show that they are the best on the market and it will change your life and then you feel ripped off. This is all about the principles that came from author's experience. Great writing, great tone of voice, highly recommend! </span></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 </span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-10264737391655758242015-05-14T09:01:00.000-07:002015-05-14T09:01:02.442-07:00[Review] Inspiralized: Turn Vegetables into Healthy, Creative, Satisfying Meals<a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1421493560l/24543734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Inspiralized: Turn Vegetables into Healthy, Creative, Satisfying Meals" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1421493560l/24543734.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Inspiralized</span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The definitive cookbook for using a spiralizer: the kitchen gadget that turns vegetables and fruits into imaginative, low-carb dishes.</strong><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> </strong><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">On her wildly popular blog, </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Inspiralized,</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> Ali Maffucci is revolutionizing healthy eating. Whether you’re low-carb, gluten-free, Paleo, or raw, you don’t have to give up the foods you love. </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Inspiralized </em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">shows you how to transform more than 20 vegetables and fruits into delicious meals that look and taste just like your favorite indulgent originals. Zucchini turns into pesto spaghetti; jicama becomes shoestring fries; sweet potatoes lay the foundation for fried rice; plantains transform into “tortillas” for huevos rancheros.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Ali’s recipes for breakfast, snacks, appetizers, sandwiches, soups, salads, casseroles, rices, pastas, and even desserts are easy to follow, hard to mess up, healthful, and completely fresh and flavorful. Best of all, she tells you how to customize them for whatever vegetables you have on hand and whatever your personal goal may be—losing weight, following a healthier lifestyle, or simply making easy meals at home. </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Here, too, are tons of technical tips and tricks; nutritional information for each dish and every vegetable you can possibly spiralize; and advice for spiralizing whether you’re feeding just yourself, your family, or even a crowd. So bring on a hearty appetite and a sense of adventure—you’re ready to make the most of this secret weapon for healthy cooking.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ever since the "zucchini noodles" became popular, there have been a huge boom over the healthier versions of pastas, lasagnas, and other yummy foods that might not be so good for our waist. But Ali from Inspiralized revolutionized this trend and made it possible to have all that yumminess and still stay on track of weight loss and maintaining the healthy lifestyle. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Even before the book was released, I was obsessed with her blog. Pinterest, other blog posts, she was everywhere. I was so happy when I found out that she is releasing a full book full of recipes and amazing things that you can do with a simple twist of spiralizer. I just bought a brand new one with lots of fancy additions and so far loving the recipes from the book! I was surprised that there was also a section on desserts but that will definitely satisfy my horrible sweet tooth! </span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-57479746553853524242015-03-03T08:47:00.001-08:002015-03-03T08:48:24.557-08:00[Review] How to Survive Middle School and Monster Bots<a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1413750348l/21816728.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="How to Survive Middle School and Monster Bots" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1413750348l/21816728.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: large; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How to Survive Middle School and Monster Bots</span><br />
<span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: medium; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #eeeeee;"><span id="freeText8571799285452434711" style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Sometimes, being smart just isn't enough.<br /><br />It s been a rough semester for Howard Boward, science genius. Not only is he having to dodge winter s most feared weapon (snowballs), his close friend, Winnie McKinney, is barely speaking to him. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">If that weren t enough, he s the favorite target of some bullies who seem determined to make life at Dolley Madison Middle School as miserable as possible. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">But then Howard learns about an upcoming robot-building contest finally a chance to show off his science skills and beat archrival Gerald G-Force Forster! </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Unfortunately, the only way to win is by using his secret monster goo, a formula that has terrifying side effects. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Can Howard resist the temptation? Or will he unleash a robot rampage that could destroy the town and ruin the school dance?"</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> </span></span><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-38897869502487085582015-03-02T07:42:00.002-08:002015-03-02T07:42:19.046-08:00[Review] The Portlandia Cookbook<a href="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/540f18dbf92ea13bf80136f9/Portlandia-Cookbook-Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://cdn.cstatic.net/images/gridfs/540f18dbf92ea13bf80136f9/Portlandia-Cookbook-Cover.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" width="249" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Portlandia Cookbook: Cook Like a Local!</span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">The companion cookbook to the hit show <i>Portlandia</i> by the Emmy-nominated stars and writers Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, with 50 delicious recipes for every food lover, freegan, organic farmer, and food truck diehard. </b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Food plays a very special role in Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s award-winning satire </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Portlandia. </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Here are recipes for the dishes that define the show, from cult-raised chicken and Stu’s stews to pickled veggies and foraged green salads. Complete with new full-color finished food photographs and illustrations, humorous stories and sidebars from the loveable food-obsessed </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;">Portlandia</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.3999996185303px;"> characters (such as Mr. Mayor, Peter and Nance, and Colin the chicken), and advice on how to choose a bed and breakfast and behave at a communal table, this is a funny cookbook—with serious recipes—for anyone who loves food. And yes, the chicken’s local.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Always being a fan of the actual show Portlandia, I jumped into an opportunity to read this book and see what awesome recipes I can find. But WARNING! This cookbook is not just your regular cookbook. With everything from food description & funny comics, it has a great way of highlighting the incredible Portland culture and its quirks. Think my favorite part was definitely Pretzel Knots because, well HELLLLOOO! It's pretzels and I would eat a whole pound of them in one setting if I could. The book itself is divided into 5 sections which are Small Plates, Main Courses, Desserts, Drinks and Brunch. Recipes include notes from local chefs and the images are perfectly illustrated and absolutely beautiful! </span></span><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-58498297209529202112014-12-13T18:50:00.002-08:002014-12-13T18:50:37.245-08:00[Review] Make Up Your Life! by Michelle Phan<a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408929835l/20686149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Make Up Your Life!: Your Guide to Beauty, Fashion, Internships, Careers, Modern Manners, and More-- Online and Off" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408929835l/20686149.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: large; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Make Up Your Life!</span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Michelle Phan has believed in makeup since the first time she was allowed to try eyeliner. When she looked in the mirror and saw a transformed version of herself looking back, she fell in love with the sense of confidence that makeup could give her. Ever since she posted her first makeup tutorial on YouTube, she has dedicated herself to inspire millions by using makeup as a tool for transformation and self expression. </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Now, Michelle has compiled all of her best wisdom into Make Up: Your Life Guide to Beauty, Style, and Success--Online and Off. From creating a gorgeous smoky eye to understanding contouring to developing an online persona, Michelle has advice to help you transform every facet of your life. Make Up is packed with Michelle’s trademark beauty and style tutorials, stories and pictures from her own life, and advice on the topics she is asked about most, including etiquette, career, entrepreneurship, and creativity. From the everyday (such as how to get glowing skin) to the big picture (such as how to turn your passion into a profession), Make Up is a practical and empowering resource to help anyone put their best face forward.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Michelle Phan was one of the beauty gurus that I always watched on Youtube when I actually first started doing makeup. Amazing woman, I cannot believe how many things she accomplished over the short period of her life. This book has really made me understand more of who she is and where she came from. Her beauty tips and life tips overall are very great and I loved reading it. She is inspiration to thousands of young girls and can enlighten many young women to be the best they can be. </span></span><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-2699516310045999012014-11-18T12:20:00.000-08:002014-11-18T12:20:32.309-08:00[Review] The Butterfly and the Violin by Kristy Cambron<a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1384879230l/18850688.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Butterfly and the Violin (Hidden Masterpiece, #1)" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1384879230l/18850688.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: large; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Butterfly and the Violin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: garamond; font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; line-height: 30px;" /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">"Fresh. Fascinating. Unforgettable. "The Butterfl y and the Violin "is a masterpiece of a debut." --Laura Frantz, author of "Love's Reckoning"</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">." . . impossible to put down." --"RT Book Reviews," 4 1/2 Stars, TOP PICK!</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">A Mysterious painting breathes hope and beauty into the darkest corners of Auschwitz--and the loneliest hearts of Manhattan.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Manhattan art dealer Sera James watched her world crumble at the altar two years ago, and her heart is still fragile. Her desire for distraction reignites a passion for a mysterious portrait she first saw as a young girl--a painting of a young violinist with piercing blue eyes.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">In her search for the painting, Sera crosses paths with William Hanover--the grandson of a wealthy California real estate mogul--who may be the key to uncovering the hidden masterpiece. Together Sera and William slowly unravel the story behind the painting's subject: Austrian violinist Adele Von Bron.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">A darling of the Austrian aristocracy of 1942, talented violinist, and daughter to a high-ranking member of the Third Reich, Adele risks everything when she begins smuggling Jews out of Vienna. In a heartbeat, her life of prosperity and privilege dissolves into a world of starvation and barbed wire.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">As Sera untangles the secrets behind the painting, she finds beauty in the most unlikely of places: the grim camps of Auschwitz and the inner recesses of her own troubled heart.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">"In her historical series debut, Cambron expertly weaves together multiple plotlines, time lines, and perspectives to produce a poignant tale of the power of love and faith in difficult circumstances. Those interested in stories of survival and the Holocaust, such as Eli Wiesel's "Night," will want to read." --"Library Journal," starred review</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">." . . debut novelist Cambron vividly recounts interwoven sagas of heartache and recovery through courage, love, art, and faith." --"Publishers Weekly"</span></span><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-54323553849940660742014-11-17T14:35:00.002-08:002014-11-17T14:35:48.853-08:00[Review] Girl Talk: Unsolicited Advice for Modern Ladies by Christie Young<a href="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406505554l/19347302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Girl Talk: Unsolicited Advice for Modern Ladies" border="0" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1406505554l/19347302.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Girl Talk</span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Breaking from the tradition of buttoned-up guides for girls, <em>Girl Talk</em> is an illustrated collection of hysterically funny and necessary reflections on life, love, and making it in the modern world.</strong><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Combining etiquette tips with true stories from her own not always quite together life, Christie Young proves herself to be adept around managing life’s vicissitudes. Whether you seek advice on handling running out of booze during the holidays or running into your ex on the subway, </span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Girl Talk</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">offers the keys to coping in a world bereft of rhyme or reason.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Let’s talk about:</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • Realizing you look exactly like your boyfriend’s sister </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • Overthinking text messages and analyzing emoticons </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • Looking calm in a bar alone (without the help an iPhone) </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • Accidentally stealing something from the farmer’s market </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • Choosing between getting to work on time or showering </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • Responding to a sexy text your uncle meant to send to his girlfriend </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • Organizing your wardrobe, from crop tops to bolo ties </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • Handling a roommate who rents out your living room to strangers </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> • Kicking your Netflix sci-fi marathon habit </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">And much, much more.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="border: 0px; color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I loved this. No I seriously did. There are not a lot of books that I could consider in "self-help" that would be for me but the humor and the whole aspect of "Girl Talk" was like talking to me. Everything from having big ears and weird butt to who not to invite to a party whether it's that weird uncle that you don't like or your neighbor who shouts HELLO every time he sees you. </span><br style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /></span><br />
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Unbelievably funny and very helpful. Some of the things I probably won't be using but I can see it being a perfect gift to someone younger who is still trying to figure themselves out. Awesome! </span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-40622128002716038802014-09-22T13:31:00.001-07:002014-09-22T13:31:14.869-07:00[Review] Vibrant Food<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18525856-vibrant-food?from_search=true" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Vibrant Food: Celebrating the Ingredients, Recipes, and Colors of Each Season" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1397429128l/18525856.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: medium; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Vibrant Food</span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: medium; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><strong style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The vivid colors of fresh produce inspire this artistic collection of whole foods recipes from the creator of the acclaimed blog<em>The Year in Food</em>.</strong><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Kimberly Hasselbrink, photographer and creator of the acclaimed blog</span><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The Year in Food,</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> invites you to look at ingredients differently and let their colors inspire you: the shocking fluorescent pink of a chard stem, the deep reds and purples of baby kale leaves, the bright shades of green that emerge in the spring, and even the calm yellows and whites of so many winter vegetables. Thinking about produce in terms of color can reinvigorate your relationship with food, and in this collection of recipes, Hasselbrink employs aesthetics, flavor, and texture to build gorgeous yet unfussy dishes for every season. </span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Recipes take you on a journey through spring’s Pasta with Nettle Pesto and Blistered Snap Peas, summer’s Berry–Coconut Milk Ice Pops, fall’s Turkey Burgers with Balsamic Figs, and winter’s Sparkling Pomegranate Punch. Featuring photo pairings that celebrate not only the finished dishes but also the striking ingredients that create them—plus a photograph of each and every recipe—this book reveals an artistic picture of whole foods eating.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">I consider myself a foodie. Coming from different culture, I have been always interested in different ingredients</span><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;"> and the better use of fresh vegetables and fruits. The only problem was that I could never create a dish that looked vibrant. That's why I picked up this book. It's not all about your regular salads and it makes you try out new things. </span><br style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><br style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;" /><span style="color: #555555; font-family: 'Brandon Text', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Some of the ingredients might be considered as exotic but I think it allows people to try out new dishes. It also helps that it's easy to read the instructions. I love how light the whole book was and definitely have tons of recipes marked to try out! </span></span><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Ever since I heard Jim Gaffigan's "Hot Pocket" set, I always think of it when I see hot pockets in the store. That's how addictive and memorable Jim Gaffigan is. The thing about him is that he doesn't repeat anything and does his own thing. Lives in NYC in two bedroom apartment? Why not! Oh and with 5 small children? Well, guess that will do. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><em style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Dad Is Fat</em><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> is filled with short, two-minute sets in which Jim tells us about his crazy life. Even though I don't have kids myself, I still found it very entertaining and relateable. I have tons of favorites but one of the ones that really made me laugh like crazy is the chapter called "Oh My God, You're Pregnant"? </span></span><br />
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Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3200347010840278679.post-64419337727556905982014-08-13T20:28:00.004-07:002014-08-13T20:28:56.821-07:00[Review] The Chopped Cookbook: Use What You've Got to Cook Something Great<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18248485-the-chopped-cookbook" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Chopped Cookbook: Use What You've Got to Cook Something Great" border="0" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1391312294l/18248485.jpg" style="background-color: transparent;" /></a><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: large; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The Chopped Cookbook</span><br />
<span style="font-family: garamond; font-size: large;"><br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; line-height: 30px;" /></span><b>Never again let the question, “What's for dinner?” stump you. The Chopped Cookbook features secrets for combining pantry staples to make exciting meals. </b><br /> <br />If you’ve ever looked into your fridge, hoping for inspiration to strike, let The Chopped Cookbook help you shake up weeknight dinners. Just as each basket on Chopped has many tasty possibilities, so, too, do the contents of your refrigerator. By showing you how to spin your favorite ingredients into 188 fun, doable, and delicious recipes—including go-to guides for making salad dressings and pan sauces, four-ingredient market baskets that can go in many tasty directions, and ideas for ways to reinvent pasta dinners—the culinary masterminds at Food Network set you up for mealtime victory every night.<br />
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Chopped is one of my favorite Food TV Shows out there. It always mesmerized me how the chefs could create something astonishing from just one basket filled with random ingredients.The Chopped Cookbook is just as amazing as the show. Filled with beautiful illustrations and variety of recipes, this is one cookbook to have in your kitchen.<br /><br />It also includes different sections which are extremely helpful. For example, The Chopped Pantry has a list of different ingredients and spices that chefs mostly use and are listed under categories. Baking Basics - Flour, Baking Powder, etc. I think one of my favorite things is the graphs that explain what goes with what. I'm one of those people who constantly has to buy something at the grocery store just for a recipe so this will be extremely useful to me. Absolutely love it!. <br style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;" /><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: garamond; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 30px;"></span><span style="background-color: #f6f2ec; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: Merriweather, serif; font-size: xx-small; line-height: 30px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 </span>Spiced Lattehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12383148744264157471noreply@blogger.com0