Did you know a smoothie or a slushie can be frozen into a popsicle? And vice versa? How about controlling the sugar content in these cool drinks and treats? Fun Summer Recipes for Kids: Popsicles, Smoothies, Milkshakes, and Other Delicious Sweet Summer Treats by Wolf...

From Scratch: Adventures in Harvesting, Hunting, Fishing, and Foraging on a Fragile Planet by father and son David and Jon Moscow is based on a TV show of the same name shot between 2018 and 2021 in numerous countries. These include Mexico, the Philippines, South...

Tinsel and Tea Cakes by Jill Piscitello is a second-chance Christmas romance about finding the right person when you are at your lowest ebb. Scarlett Kerrigan accompanied her stepmother, Clarice, to a Victorian-themed wedding in New Hampshire. Scarlett agreed to attend the wedding because she...

Foraging For Edible Wild Plants: The Natural Food Lover’s Guide to Identify and Cook the Abundant Free Food Around You Right Now by Greer Jackson is a helpful introduction to the world of foraging. As the work notes, the world around us is abundant...

Treating Food Allergies with Modern Medicine by Sanjeev Jain, MD, Ph.D., as the name suggests, explores food allergies, which is a growing concern, becoming an increasingly fatal epidemic. I remember years ago being surprised by a friend’s revelation concerning her peanut allergy. She didn’t show...

Probiotics for Women’s Health by Temmy Miller is subtitled A Practical Guide for Women to the Benefits of Probiotics with the Best Recipes for Good Health, Anti-inflammatory, Gut Health, Disease Prevention, and Better Longevity. As the title indicates, Temmy sets out compelling study findings about...

Irresistibly Vegan: Gourmet Dining by Elvira Rodriguez Alonso is a full-color cookbook with a wealth of recipes. The book offers a virtual encyclopedia of incredible eats that are vegan but will genuinely appeal to a broad audience given its diversity of choice and exceptional offerings....

Giacomo Family Recipes is a collection of recipes by Angel Giacomo. These recipes have been handed down in the Giacomo family with lots of love and pride. Many of the recipes appealed to me. These include Cranberry Salad, Carrot Cookies, and Raw Apple Cake, Penne...

Glucose Spike is about all things glucose. Glucose is essential to the human body, and if it is not controlled, it can lead to many ailments. Diabetes is one of the most common diseases caused by glucose spikes. The author provides a list of warning...

I love the words “Love, laughter and rhubarb” on the cook’s apron in Pot Luck: Random Acts of Cooking by Tinky Weisblat. It’s quite prophetic and they’re three things at the top of my appreciation list. Seriously, food is full of so much that defines...