5-Ingredient One-Pot Cookbook by Linda Kurniadi

Here is the book summary:

The 5-Ingredient One Pot Cookbook offers the simplest solution to one pot cooking with easy, 5-ingredient recipes for your skillet, dutch oven, sheet pan, and more!

One pot recipes make cooking healthy, homemade dinners a lot easier―especially if you toss in the right ingredients. The 5-Ingredient One Pot Cookbook uses a handful of fresh and flavorful ingredients to make easy dinners part of your day-to-day routine.

From waking up with a Tex-Mex Omelette to winding down your day with Chicken Cordon Bleu or a Ravioli and Spinach Bake for dinner, this cookbook offers low-effort, delicious dishes that need only one pot and 5 main ingredients to make. With most recipes requiring only 30 minutes or less to prepare, cook, and serve―and others that only take 20 minutes or less― the 5-Ingredient One Pot Cookbook gets you in and out of the kitchen in no time at all.

The 5-Ingredient One Pot Cookbook includes:

·       One pot cooking 101 that provides shopping and storage tips, along with an overview of cooking techniques for every piece of cookware.

·       120 easy recipes that are organized by cooking vessel and feature skillet, saucepan, Dutch oven, sheet pan, baking dish, roasting pan, and no-cook bowl recipes.

·       5 main ingredients that keep shopping lists and kitchen prep quick and simple.

Life can be hectic. Luckily, dinner doesn’t have to be with the 5-Ingredient One Pot Cookbook.

And now, my review:

This book drew me in with the dutch oven on the front cover.  Not only does it cover meals that I can use with my dutch oven but also other pots and pans from my kitchen.  I like simple and delicious meals.  I also like cookbooks that inspire.  I found both of these things to be true of this one.  With 120 recipes, I’m sure to find variety and something to simply satisfy my family.

I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Clean Eating For Busy Families by Michelle Dudash

Here is the book summary:

Satisfy your whole family with nourishing meals they’ll love. In this revised and expanded version of the top-selling Clean Eating for Busy Families, you'll find even more recipes and photos, streamlined weekly grocery lists, and practical tips for healthy family eating.

All parents know what a struggle mealtimes can be—you want to prepare healthy dishes for your family, but picky eaters, busy schedules, and way-too-long cooking times and ingredient lists always seem to stand in your way.
 
Clean Eating for Busy Families takes the challenge out of putting delicious food on the family table on a nightly basis by providing you with a clear plan for dinner success.
 
How does this book work?

It’s Quick: From easy sautés and casseroles, to slow cooker and one-pan meals, all the recipes you’ll find inside list both mode and length of cooking time, so there’s no time wasted trying to calculate the timing for your schedule. Plus, most recipes can be prepared in 30 minutes or less!
 
It’s Clean: The ever-growing “clean food” movement, which focuses on a healthy, whole foods-based approach to eating, lies at the foundation of this book, so you can be sure you’re feeding your family the very best. From wholesome ingredient lists to nutritional analysis on every recipe, you can feel confident that every meal you prepare is both nutrient-rich and calorie-conscious. Options for plant-based, gluten-free, and dairy-free alternatives are also listed wherever possible.
 
It’s Green: Featuring eco-friendly tips, along with information on how to go green while shopping and cooking, you’ll find it a cinch to keep your family happy and stay eco-conscious.
 
And most importantly…it’s delicious! From Orange Peel Chicken & Broccoli Stir-fry with Brown Rice to Baja Fish Tacos with Pico de Gallo and Summer Berry Slump with Vanilla Greek Yogurt, you’ll enjoy night after night of delicious home cooking—without any of the hassle. Get started creating new and exciting dishes for your family today!

And now, my review:

I love how this book is put together.  It makes eating clean for your family an achievable goal.  This author really walks the reader through the different areas and it teaches you as you create a wonderful meal for you family.  I can take the tips from one meal and apply it to other meals.  Here’s to healthy, clean, green, and delicious eating.

I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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The Step by Step Guide to 200 Crochet Stitches by Tracey Todhunter

Here is the book summary:

An inspiring collection of 200 classic and new crochet stitches!

The perfect resource for new and experienced crocheters alike, The Step-By-Step Guide To 200 Crochet Stitches offers 200 stitches with detailed written, charted, and photographed instructions. This essential book stitch dictionary includes:

   • Basic stitches
   • Fans & Shells
   • Bobbles & Clusters
   • Spikes
   • Relief stitches
   • Mesh & Filet
   • Waves
   • Crossed stitches
   • Decorative stitches
You'll learn essential crochet skills, such as changing color, fastening off, and forming basic stitches. Each stitch is accessible with written, charted, and step-by-step photo instructions that clearly explain where the yarn goes each step of the way. Plus, large finished swatches in eye-catching colors show off the beauty of each stitch inspiring your hook through the entire book.

The Step-By-Step Guide To 200 Crochet Stitches is the must-have stitch dictionary you'll want in your reference library.

And now, my review:

The patterns are easy to read, fun, and inspiring.  You can go for days with no boredom with this one.  For those who love crocheting, I would highly recommend this book.  It’s easy to understand and great for beginners.  Those of us who are experienced, it’s a great reference for your crochet library.  I especially love the patterns where they change colors.  Now I’m off to crochet, crochet, and crochet some more. 

I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Beginner's Guide to Colorwork Knitting by Ella Austin

Here is the book summary:

If you long to knit stunning fair isle jumpers and brightly colored blankets for your home this is the perfect book. Learn all the techniques for how to start knitting with color and create really desirable projects as you learn. Choose from brightly colored stripy socks and work your way up to a patterned beanie hat and even a stunning sweater with a colorwork yoke. Even if you can only knit and purl--with this book you'll be making gorgeous colorwork accessories before you know it!

And now, my review:

I find Beginner’s Guide to Colorwork Knitting to be easy to read and very insightful.  It shows you how to do the different stitches, along with abbreviations, as well as giving you patterns to work on in both projects and learning a certain pattern to make your own creation with.  It gives you tricks to cutting your work without hurting your work.  It gives you different textures to work with.  The colors are creative and exciting to play with.  As a knitter, I enjoy this one.

I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Learn to Draw Star Wars Droids and Vehicles

Here is the book summary:

Learn to Draw Star Wars: Villains will teach you to draw your favorite villains from the Star Wars galaxy—from the lowly stormtrooper and the notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett to the infamous crime lord Jabba the Hutt and the terrifying Sith Lord Darth Vader.

In this 128-page drawing guide, Lucasfilm collaborator and professional artist Russell Walks shows artists of all skill levels how to render their favorite Star Wars villains as detailed pencil portraits. After a brief introduction to drawing tools and materials, basic pencil techniques, shading techniques, and how to depict different textures, the book dives right into step-by-step drawing projects. See how each drawing lesson begins with basic shapes, with each new step building upon the last, eventually progressing to a finished fine art piece. Experience this legendary series from a whole new perspective as you develop your drawing skills with the easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, insightful character notes, and drawing tips.

Included in Learn to Draw Star Wars: Villains are drawing projects for Darth Maul, General Grievous, Count Dooku, Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious), Darth Vader, Bib Fortuna, Jabba the Hutt, Boba Fett, Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, and Supreme Leader Snoke. Russell Walks also shows how to best depict a villainous character, four ways to draw lightsabers, a comparison of Darth Vader and Kylo Ren’s masks, the differences between Jango Fett and his clone Boba, how to draw different types of stormtrooper helmets, and more.

So grab your drawing pencils, and use the Force—or join the Dark Side—on your artistic journey through the Star Wars galaxy!

And now, my review:

Learn to Draw Star Wars Droids and Vehicles was a fun drawing book.  Quite complicated for beginners because they jump quite a bit for every step.  This would be a challenge because of the bolts, wires, and different shadings.  They start with Clone Wars and went to Episode IV.  I wish there were more pages to this book. 

I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Learn to Draw Star Wars Villains

Here is the book summary:

Learn to Draw Star Wars: Villains will teach you to draw your favorite villains from the Star Wars galaxy—from the lowly stormtrooper and the notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett to the infamous crime lord Jabba the Hutt and the terrifying Sith Lord Darth Vader.

In this 128-page drawing guide, Lucasfilm collaborator and professional artist Russell Walks shows artists of all skill levels how to render their favorite Star Wars villains as detailed pencil portraits. After a brief introduction to drawing tools and materials, basic pencil techniques, shading techniques, and how to depict different textures, the book dives right into step-by-step drawing projects. See how each drawing lesson begins with basic shapes, with each new step building upon the last, eventually progressing to a finished fine art piece. Experience this legendary series from a whole new perspective as you develop your drawing skills with the easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, insightful character notes, and drawing tips.

Included in Learn to Draw Star Wars: Villains are drawing projects for Darth Maul, General Grievous, Count Dooku, Emperor Palpatine (Darth Sidious), Darth Vader, Bib Fortuna, Jabba the Hutt, Boba Fett, Kylo Ren, Captain Phasma, and Supreme Leader Snoke. Russell Walks also shows how to best depict a villainous character, four ways to draw lightsabers, a comparison of Darth Vader and Kylo Ren’s masks, the differences between Jango Fett and his clone Boba, how to draw different types of stormtrooper helmets, and more.

So grab your drawing pencils, and use the Force—or join the Dark Side—on your artistic journey through the Star Wars galaxy!

And now, my review:

Learn to Draw Star Wars Villains was a book full of the different Villains all the way from Rogue One to the Last Jedi.  Quite complicated for beginners because they jump quite a bit for every step.  This would be a challenge for the more experienced drawer but doable.  They show the shading in the different steps so you know what pencil to use for each part. 

I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin

Here is the book summary:

In 1943, Private Clay Paxton trains hard with the US Army Rangers at Camp Forrest, Tennessee, determined to do his best in the upcoming Allied invasion of France. With his future stolen by his brothers' betrayal, Clay has only one thing to live for--fulfilling the recurring dream of his death.

Leah Jones works as a librarian at Camp Forrest, longing to rise above her orphanage upbringing and belong to the community, even as she uses her spare time to search for her real family--the baby sisters she was separated from so long ago.

After Clay saves Leah's life from a brutal attack, he saves her virtue with a marriage of convenience. When he ships out to train in England for D-day, their letters bind them together over the distance. But can a love strong enough to overcome death grow between them before Clay's recurring dream comes true?

And now, my review:

I found The Land Beneath Us by Sarah Sundin to be a long read.  It was wrapped around the war in the 1940s.  As a historical fiction, this author paints the times before, during, and after the war really well.  It’s disturbing and heart wrenching some things that took place.  In this story, there is a special thread of redemption and hope running through it.  That was my favorite part.  If you like war historical fictions, you’ll want to check this one out.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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Being Known by Robin Jones Gunn

Here is the book summary:

From the bestselling author of Becoming Us comes a novel that asks: What does it mean to be truly known? In a marriage, in a friendship, or by a loving God?
 
After her mom passed away, Jennalyn was in the midst of moving, adjusting to life with a new baby, and helping her husband, Joel, work toward his dream job. At the time, she thought she’d processed her mother’s death, but only now that Jennalyn has two small children, a lovely new home, and a husband who is always working does she feel the full impact of what she has lost.
 
Even among her sweet circle of friends, the Haven Makers, grief silently overwhelms Jennalyn, until an unexpected encounter allows her to express herself in ways she hasn’t fully been able to with her husband. Even though Christy, Sierra, Emily, and Tess provide a soft place to land in times of tension, Jennalyn remains guarded, especially when Tess reveals she is tangled emotionally in a relationship that was thorny from the start.
 
Will the two women open up and remain honest with the others in their Haven Makers group? Or will their hesitation to truly be known, faults and all, keep them from holding on to the friendships that have been the sweetest gift during this season of life?

And now, my review:

I found Being Known by Robin Jones Gunn to be another well written story by this author.  I just love how she invites you into her characters lives to the point of pulling on your heart strings and making you want to be in their amazing friendship group.  Everyone at some point in life is struggling with something and it’s so much better to walk the struggle with friends.  Love, loss, poor decisions, and wise decisions.   All wrapped up in this one.  I loved it and I’m sure you will too.

I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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