I came across a beading community over on LiveJournal, and remembered my box of craft supplies gathering dust in the corner. The box with about 50 vials of seed beads in it, a beading board, and various beading accoutrements. Oh. I used to do crafts? Cue obsessive sifting through the library catalogue to find any…
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Cookbook Project Week #2 & #3
Somehow last week got away from me so I’m smooshing two weeks together. Next week it’s Sambuca truffles, echte (real) Black Forest cake, vanilla ice cream, and stuff for dinner (probably). Also, I once again neglected to take pictures. Baby steps. The recipes came from The Moosewood Restaurant Cooking for Health and The Moosewood Cookbook…
Cookbook Project Week #1
In case anyone missed it, this project is to work through my cookbooks and try the recipes I haven’t tried yet. If the recipes are available online, I link to them. If the recipe is one passed on through family, I’ll post the recipe. If the recipe comes from a cookbook, I won’t publish the…
The Cookbook Project
I’m not exactly sure how I’m going to blog about this. Right now I’m thinking a weekly post of what I tried, how it turned out and which cookbook the recipe came from.
Free ebook: Wishcraft
We were discussing business plans on one of the freelancing email lists that I’m on and talk turned to life plans. Someone mentioned Wishcraft as being a book that they found really useful and reread every few years. Despite the cheesy name, I decided to check it out since it is now a free download…
The Big Picture by Kevin Coupe and Michael Sansolo (Review)
Business lessons from the movies are a lot easier to grasp than those from a textbook. A useful book for managers, speakers, instructors, and anyone else who wants an easy way to convey business lessons so that people will listen and remember.
Quick Fixes for Business Writing by Jim Taylor (Review)
An indispensable book for the layperson that applies to more than just business editing–the cover does not do the content justice.
Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell (Review)
Interesting and eye-opening book on society’s view of talent, but questions about fact-checking tarnished my enjoyment of the book.
No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog by Margaret Mason (Review)
Surprisingly useful ideas, but the high list price of the book is a turn off.
Thanks, But This Isn’t For Us by Jessica Page Morrell (Review)
Developmental editor explains to authors why they’re not getting published and how to fix their novels.
