For several hours a week, I work at the Huntley Library re-shelving items. During this process, opportunity presents itself for me to peruse materials I’d not see while looking on my own. Very often I say to myself, oh, that looks interesting … and then I keep it or jot down the info. I’ll share some with you that pique my interest.
D’lish Deviled Eggs
by Kathy Casey
641.67 CAS
A well-received contribution to any potluck or picnic, in my experience, is deviled eggs. I still use a basic recipe from my 50-year-old Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. So, when I saw this book, I had to have it. The front cover says the author “pays homage to the classic deviled egg, but also dishes up creative, modern takes on tradition.” The food photography is superb. Check out page 71. Green goddess deviled eggs have avocado, mayo, sour cream, garlic, and tarragon! Or how about French toast deviled eggs? Ingredients: mayo, sour cream, maple syrup, and crumbled breakfast sausage. The strawberry topping makes it healthy. Ha!
Winter Knits Made Easy: 40 fabulous patterns
DK Publishing
746.432 WIN
I tried knitting once and have a lovely scarf to show for it. One scarf; all knit & purl. So, this book title caught my eye because I’m all about “easy.” Its contents are arranged in categories: babies/toddlers, children, women, men, home, tools, techniques. Colored photos and large, clear graphs look helpful to me. There’s an entire chapter about yarns! I see several pages about how to cast on…something I never mastered.
Smithsonian Book of Presidential Trivia
by Amy Pastan
973.009 PAS
Who can resist trivia questions? Don’t you always think you’ve lived long enough that you must know answers? Since the presidency has been a worrisome news topic for the last 24 months, here’s a book to bring a smile to your face even from the chapter with questions about the press. The myriad questions are grouped in topics like stumping, first families, controversy/shame, quotes. This might be fun for your New Year’s Eve gathering.
