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Brownie Obsession

Submitted by Sara West on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 2:31pm

Ever have a brownie craving you simply can't escape?  Tame it with these delectable recipes:

--201 Brownies and Bars: Chewy, Crumbly, Crunchy Cakes: 201 Delicious Recipes, 201 Tantalizing Pictures by Gregg R. Gillespie

--Fat Witch Brownies: Brownies, Blondies, and Bars from New York's Legendary Fat Witch Bakery by Patricia Helding with Bryna Levin

Sweet Treats

Submitted by Sara West on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 11:36am

Yesterday was National Ice Cream Day.  Did you miss it?  Fear not!  All of July is National Ice Cream Month, so you still have plenty of time to celebrate.  Get your share of the frozen treat by creating your own unique flavors at home:

 

 

Unusual Cookbooks

Submitted by Sara West on Fri, 07/08/2011 - 10:37am

 

Browse the library shelves and you'll find thousands of cookbooks with typical variations on burgers, casseroles, pizzas, desserts, vegetarian dishes, drinks, etc.  But why bring home a regular recipe when you can try one of these unusual cookbooks instead?

 

Nosophobia

Submitted by Sara West on Thu, 06/23/2011 - 2:51pm

A word of caution:  Reading these books may induce Medical Student Syndrome.  It's similar to the feeling you get after reading about spiders.  You almost think one is crawling up your arm at that very moment. If you choose to read about these diseases, you may just trick yourself into thinking you've caught one. 

Read at your own risk:

 

Having A Bad Day?

Submitted by Sara West on Thu, 06/09/2011 - 1:57pm

The Book of Awesome will help change that.  This collection by Neil Pasricha is a celebration of the small things that can make us smile, like licking the batter off of the beaters of a cake mixer, the smell of books, and when you get the milk-to-cereal ratio just right. Each entry has a witty write-up explaining why each moment can be considered awesome. 

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