Book: The Insurrection in Dublin by James Stephens Genre: History Publication date: 1916 Source: Kindle ebook Summary: Poet and novelist James Stephens wrote this account of the events of the Easter Rising in 1916 in the days following the event. It … Continue reading →
Book: A Traveller’s History of Ireland by Peter Neville Genre: History Publisher: Interlink Books Publication date: 2007 Pages: 278 Source: Library Summary: Covering Neolithic prehistory to the Celtic Tiger, A Traveller’s History of Ireland by Peter Neville provides a short history of Ireland. … Continue reading →
Book: The Fire Island Cookbook by Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen Genre: Cookbook Publisher: Atria Books Publication date: April 2012 Pages: 180 Source: Received, unsolicited, for review from the publisher Summary: Fire Island is a vacation spot near New York City where the authors, Mike DeSimone … Continue reading →
Trish at Love, Laughter, and a Touch of Insanity challenged all of us Pinterest users to actually do something that we have pinned in May. If you did my Pinterest challenge during Bloggiesta, Pinterest — Bloggiesta Mini-Challenge, this is the next logical … Continue reading →
If you are curious about how my St. Patrick’s Day supper turned out, I posted the story and photos on Sunday: Our St. Patrick’s Day Supper. Book: Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan, illustrations by Maira Kalman Genre: nonfiction Publisher: … Continue reading →
Book: James Joyce’s Dubliners, An Illustrated Edition with Annotations by John Wyse Jackson and Bernard McGinley Genre: short stories Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Publication date: 1993 Pages: 200 (actually twice that since the annotation pages are given the same number as … Continue reading →
Book: The Philosopher’s Diet: How to Lose Weight and Change the World by Richard Watson Genre: Philosophy Publisher: The Atlantic Monthly Press Publication date: 1985 Pages: 153 Source: Library (I used to own a copy. I wonder where that went.) Summary: … Continue reading →
Book: American Terroir: Savoring the Flavors of Our Woods, Waters, and Fields by Rowan Jacobsen Genre: Essay Publisher: Bloomsbury Publication date: 2010 Pages: 272 Source: Library Summary: American Terroir is a series of explorations of various foods, where and how they … Continue reading →
Book: The Art of Eating In: How I learned to Stop Spending and Love the Stove by Cathy Erway Genre: stunt memoir Publisher: Gotham Books Publication date: 2010 Pages: 321 Source: Library Summary: A young woman living in New York City, … Continue reading →
Book: The Complete Guide to Growing and Using Sprouts by Richard Helweg Genre: nonfiction Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Group Publication date: 2011 Pages: 288 Source: Purchased from Amazon Summary: The Complete Guide to Growing and Using Sprouts covers the sprouting process … Continue reading →