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Martha Stewart’s Classic Potato Salad Recipe

In this beautiful volume, a love letter to American food, Martha Stewart, who has so significantly influenced the American table, collects her most favorite national dishes, as well as the stories and traditions behind them. These are recipes that will delight you with nostalgia, inspire you, and teach you about…
BookTrib
June 30, 2013
Miscellany

WHAT MY MOTHER-IN-LAW TAUGHT ME

These are some of the things I know to be true about my mother-in law: She believed without a doubt that her four sons were perfect.  And even if they weren’t, she never said otherwise in public. She taught me to set up the coffee maker in the evening so…
Lee Woodruff
July 16, 2013
Miscellany

Book Club Recipe: The Girl You Left Behind

Meeting with your book club this month to discuss THE GIRL YOU LEFT BEHIND? Try making this amazing dish inspired by the novel. Chou Farci It’s sausage meat, some vegetables and herbs, wrapped in cabbage leaves and poached in stock." When Sophie asks the Kommandant in The Girl You Left…
Ingrid
December 15, 2013
MiscellanyPop Culture

Jon Chattman Takes Foreword Thinking to Another Level

A great foreword – sometimes – is even better than the book it precedes. So why not skip the actual book altogether? That’s the premise behind the incredibly innovative Moving Foreword: Real Introductions to Totally Made-Up Books (BenBella Books), a collection of introductions to imaginary books written by real celebrities,…
BookTrib
August 5, 2019
MiscellanyPop Culture

Banned Books Week Exposes the Dangers of Censorship

By focusing on efforts across the country to remove or restrict access to books, this week’s celebration of Banned Books Week once again is drawing national attention to the harms of censorship. This year, Banned Books Week is focusing on the theme, “Censorship Leaves Us in the Dark,” urging everyone…
BookTrib
September 25, 2019