I guess,as the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end. Sabotaged by Dani Pettrey is the fifth and final book in the Alaskan Courage series and I hate to say goodbye to the McKenna family. In each of the preceding books, the author has focused on a member of the McKenna family and they have each been a wonderful story. This final books finds Reef McKenna returning home to Alaska. Reef came back to help with the Iditarod with search and rescue. The only problem is he is teamed up with Kirra Jacobs and they share a long history of being at odds with each other. Kirra's uncle Frank, who is a musher with the Iditarod has disappeared. The two of them track him only to find out his daughter Meg has been kidnapped. Now comes the fun, the cat and mouse game of trying to find Meg with Frank being no help to them. There is a villain that will stop at nothing to get what he wants, and whoever gets in his way will pay. Will Kirra and Reef be able to solve the mystery, find Meg and avert a disaster in Alaska? Can Kirra and Reef put their past aside and work together to bring Meg home safely? Pick up book five and find out the answers.
Since I have read all the other books, I gave this five stars even before I read it. From past experience, I knew the author would "finish strong" and she did. Can't wait for the start of her new series and hope she can write fast!! Please, do yourself a favor, and read all five in the series..you will be a fan for life.
-- Grace Elizabeth --
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015
The Great Big Pressure Cooker Book
I will admit that I do not like to cook-takes too long to cook, too short to eat and too long to clean up!.
With that being said, I will try to find shortcuts to put dinner on the table. I have a pressure cooker that I have used for 35 years. I say used very lightly. I use it for a few things and tend to use the slow cooker for a lot more. Why, I don't know. The pressure cooker is faster and things come out usually better. When I saw this book up for review.. I grabbed it and have thoroughly enjoyed it. It has shown me a whole new way to use my pressure cooker. I have an old style used on the stove and this book shows both stove top and electric machine uses. The cool thing is...over 500 recipes and lots of photos in the middle of the book.
I never knew I could cook dried beans in the pressure cooker, oh what a time saver that is. The authors have shown me tricks and shortcuts to use. I will be trying the Apple Maple Oatmeal recipe this week which takes only 12 minutes to prepare. Now, that is how I like to cook!
I will be using my pressure cooker more, thanks to this cookbook, and my slow cooker less. My advice is to get a pressure cooker, don't be afraid of it, and get this cookbook. You will be in for a treat and a whole new way of cooking..fast, that is.
Thanks to Blogging for Books for this free copy just for my honest opinion.
http://www.randomhouse.com/book/235617/the-great-big-pressure-cooker-book-by-bruce-weinstein-and-mark-scarbrough
With that being said, I will try to find shortcuts to put dinner on the table. I have a pressure cooker that I have used for 35 years. I say used very lightly. I use it for a few things and tend to use the slow cooker for a lot more. Why, I don't know. The pressure cooker is faster and things come out usually better. When I saw this book up for review.. I grabbed it and have thoroughly enjoyed it. It has shown me a whole new way to use my pressure cooker. I have an old style used on the stove and this book shows both stove top and electric machine uses. The cool thing is...over 500 recipes and lots of photos in the middle of the book.
I never knew I could cook dried beans in the pressure cooker, oh what a time saver that is. The authors have shown me tricks and shortcuts to use. I will be trying the Apple Maple Oatmeal recipe this week which takes only 12 minutes to prepare. Now, that is how I like to cook!
I will be using my pressure cooker more, thanks to this cookbook, and my slow cooker less. My advice is to get a pressure cooker, don't be afraid of it, and get this cookbook. You will be in for a treat and a whole new way of cooking..fast, that is.
Thanks to Blogging for Books for this free copy just for my honest opinion.
http://www.randomhouse.com/book/235617/the-great-big-pressure-cooker-book-by-bruce-weinstein-and-mark-scarbrough