This is my new favorite cookbook, which I got a few weeks ago for my birthday (thanks Doug!).  If you’ve ever watched The Barefoot Contessa on TV, you know that she has an amazingly soothing voice and that she cooks with a lot of butter.  The good news is that her writing style is just [...]

I had hesitated to read this National Book Award winner since I don’t usually seek out fiction that is either extremely popular or classed as young adult, but The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian did not disappoint in the least.  Once again, I wholeheartedly recommend the audio over the print version, as the [...]

It’s that time of year again for Muslims around the world to stop what they are doing to celebrate Ramadan. This book describes a young boy’s first Ramadan and gives a good incite into what this holiday is all about. I recommend this book for children of all religions, to give an easy to interpret [...]