A Busy Cook's Guide to Spices
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| “This book is fun
to read even if you don’t cook! The background,
use and history of the herbs is worth the price alone.
A great gift for your gourmet cooking friends.” |
| - Art Downey, Fort Collins,
Colorado |
| “The leisurely cook,
browser and food historian will find much to enjoy in
this conveniently arranged reference. Bursting with valuable
information, the folklore/history sidebar provides interesting
background, with flavor blends and substitutions expanding
its usefulness. This is a book every kitchen should contain.” |
| - Iva Freeman, Director
of Library Services, Kendall Culinary College, Evanston,
Illinois |
| “When customers come
into our store to purchase spices they are attracted
to this great resource. It helps them expand their use
of spices to cook more creatively.” |
| - Jim & Kathleen Curtis,
Owners, Village Roaster Coffee & Tea, Lakewood, Colorado |
| “A very user-friendly
cookbook, Murdock’s book combines really helpful
information with recipes.” |
- Marty Meitus, Food Editor,
Rocky Mountain News |
| “. . . a long overdue
examination of spice and herb flavors . . . an excellent
way to teach readers Ms. Murdock combines an encyclopedic
knowledge of herbs and spices with recipes, substitutions
and a plain speaking voice. I haven’t seen this
useful a cookbook in a long time and highly recommend
it.” |
- Catherine S. Vodrey,
Convivium |
| “Throughout the book
. . . are charts for anything that a cook could possibly
have questions about. You could say that . . . you can
use the book as a guide to navigate through all of those
confusing spices.” |
- Jenny Egelman,
Centennial Town Journal |
| “Those of you who,
like me, consider salt and pepper the ultimate condiments,
will probably do yourselves a big favor by picking up
Murdock’s volume.” |
- Paul Kashmann, Editor,
Washington Park Profile |
| “Any cook can learn
to introduce new flavors to their cooking with this interesting,
yet practical, book on spices.” |
- Mona Neeley, Editor,
Colorado Country Life |
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Mystery Lover's Puzzle Book
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Looking for the perfect gift for the mystery lover on your Christmas list? You won't go wrong with the Mystery Lover's Puzzle Book, a whole book of crossword puzzles ... Clues are presented for famous mystery authors' famous characters – from Nevada Barr to Robert K. Tanenbaum.... For J. D. Robb on Page 102 – 4 Across is Lab guy Dallas must bribe for results? On to Sharyn McCrumb on Page 66 – 36 Across is What the hangman in The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter is? ....This is a fun book with the ability to soothe those stressful feelings that come with holiday seasons. |
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- Mary Ann Smyth, Lyndell, PA |
Almost Native
How to Pass as a Coloradan
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| “Ute Indians and Hispanics are
the best candidates for the NATIVE bumper sticker. All
others might well be required to take a test. And you
can bone up for it with Linda’s book.” |
-Tom “Dr. Colorado” Noel,
author of 35 books on Colorado |
| “... a sparkling
collection of tantalizing details and humorous commentary-a
real hoot to read!" |
- Abbott Fay, author of
I Never Knew That About Colorado |
| “Light, funny and
very informative. Definitely wins a space in my library.” |
- Perry Deshler, Owner,
A Bargain in Books,
Second Generation NATIVE |
| “Thoroughly enjoyed
the book. Brought back lots of memories and many a chuckle!!
I recommend it.” |
- Nita Hastings,
Second Generation NATIVE |
| “Every state should
have one.” |
| -Dick O’Neill, ALIEN
from Florida |
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