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Your Northwest Book and Gift Company
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Halloween Delights Cookbook
A Collection of Halloween Recipes
Cookbook Delights Series
For this fun and festive time of the year, author Karen Jean Matsko Hood presents a unique cookbook that is full of tasty and satisfying recipes. Inside are page after page of mouth-watering recipes that will certainly be a hit with family and friends during this special time. Written for the novice cook as well as the accomplished chef, Halloween Delights Cookbook will be appreciated by all. The ingredients for each recipe can be found at your local market throughout the year. Halloween Delights Cookbook is sure to be a valuable addition to your kitchen library and a great gift idea for the chef on your giving list.
Please visit our websites at www.whisperingpinepress.com, www.whisperingpinepressbookstore.com, and www.halloweendelights.com. 6×9 inches, 328 pp., featuring a durable, full-color cover in a variety of bindings. Whispering Pine Press International, Inc. Your Northwest Books and Gift Company.
Inside You Will Find:
- Halloween-Themed Recipes
- Halloween Folklore
- Halloween-Themed Poetry
- Halloween History
- Festival Information
- Author’s Commentary
- Index and Glossary
- Tips on Preserving
- Halloween Facts
Halloween Delights Cookbook – Paperback $19.95
LCCN: 2011923151 BISAC 1 CKB04200 BISAC 2 CKB077000 BISAC 3 CKB101000 BISAC AUD 01
| ISBN: 978-1-59434-181-6 | case bound | $ 29.95 |
| ISBN: 978-1-59434-182-3 | perfect bound | $ 19.95 |
| ISBN: 978-1-59434-183-0 | spiral bound | $ 21.95 |
| ISBN: 978-1-59434-184-7 | comb bound | $ 22.95 |
| ISBN: 978-1-59434-185-4 | 3-ring binder | $ 29.95 |
| ISBN: 978-1-59434-051-2 | large print edition | $ 29.95 |
| ISBN: 978-1-59434-186-1 | printable cd | $ 15.95 |
| ISBN: 978-1-59434-187-8 | E-PDF | $ 9.99 |
| ISBN: 978-1-59434-079-6 | E-PUB | $ 9.99 |
About the Author: Karen Jean Matsko Hood is an internationally published author of numerous cookbooks, children’s books, poetry, and more. A woman of wide interests, she, her husband, sixteen children, and foster children make their home in Greenacres, Washington. Ms. Hood is currently working to complete her Ph.D. in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University. Websites:www.karenjeanmatskohood.com, www.karensblog.net, and www.karensbookblog.com.
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It’s that time of year again! The weather is turning crisp and cool, leaves are changing to vibrant autumn colors, and the holidays are just around the corner. First up is Halloween, a favorite for the child in each of us, a magical and spooky night filled with delicious goodies, fun costumes, and frights galore. To help make the most of the holiday, pick up a copy of Halloween Delights by Karen Jean Matsko Hood. More than just a cookbook, Halloween Delights is a treasure trove of creative ideas to make your fright night celebration one to remember! The book is also packed with extras, like information on how to grow your own pumpkins, interesting facts about the history, folklore, and symbolism of Halloween, and a helpful glossary of cooking and baking terms.
I’ve been impressed with each entry in Hood’s Cookbook Delights series that I have seen so far, but this one honestly blew me away. From the clever to the creepy to the downright ghastly, each recipe is a masterpiece of ingenuity that will delight, scare, and gross out your Halloween guests in the best way possible. The variety of recipes is staggering, enabling you to choose just how ghoulish you want your party to be. The Halloween Haunted Forest Platter, for example, is a really creative way of dressing up the ordinary vegetable platter that will entice even kids into nibbling on healthy treats, and it’s a really cute idea. (Imagine a forest of broccoli trees haunted by egg ghosts and other creepy, edible creatures.) If you’d rather horrify your guests, there are recipes like the Boogers and Slugs Halloween Cake and Chocolate Slime, foods that may sound or even look disgusting, but are guaranteed to be delicious. The Bleeding Human Heart, a heart-shaped gelatin that oozes thick grenadine blood when cut into portions, is one of my favorites–there’s no doubt it’ll make an impression!
Halloween Delights is so full of fun and creative ideas that my kids literally could not stop poring over it. They had a blast helping me try out some of the recipes in the kitchen and have been begging to try out more ever since. We made Witch’s Hat Chocolate Cupcakes, Creepy Crawly Spider Cookies, and Jack-O-Lantern Cheeseburger Pie. All of the recipes were easy to follow and turned out fabulous, not just in taste but in visual impact as well, which is at least half the fun with a holiday like this. I was also pleased to find a number of recipes that are designed for feeding large crowds, which will make planning a party all the easier. This is the ultimate Halloween cookbook, crammed with enough ideas to see my family through all the spooky parties we will ever throw. Now the only problem is picking which recipes to use–and how to prevent my kids from wanting to celebrate Halloween all year long!
Halloween Delights Cookbook – Paperback ©2008
Textures by Beverly Paramore is an autobiographical memoir of her experiences as a foster child. Written with simple grace and undeniable skill, her story evokes powerful emotional responses in the reader. Unlike so many authors today, who seem to delight in crafting the most horrific and depressing stories they can imagine, Paramore’s purpose in exploring such difficult and painful subjects is to illuminate and bring a better understanding to them, and ultimately to bring healing and catharsis to those who have experienced similar tragedies.
Paramore’s memoir is told primarily through vignettes that depict an event or time in her life. As she explores not only the events themselves but their impact on her, both good and bad, the reader is able to empathize with her and become part of the narrative. For foster children or former foster children, it will be easy to identify with Paramore in her journey to adulthood, making it all the more likely that they will be affected by the healing and peace she has found; for those who have never experienced the foster care system, it is a poignant look into an unfamiliar world that inspires compassion and understanding. In sharing such personal and profoundly life-changing experiences, from her failed suicide attempt at the age of nine to the death of her alcoholic, abusive mother, Paramore never dwells on the darkness alone. She demonstrates how these things shaped her and how she has received healing and strength through her relationship with God. The Bible verses sprinkled liberally throughout the book serve to illustrate and emphasize these points, offering comfort and hope for those who have experienced similar hardships.
With Textures, Whispering Pine Press will undoubtedly garner much acclaim and well-deserved attention, for it is books such as this that have a true and lasting impact on people’s lives.
Lunatics, Lovers, and a Poet is Thelma Homer’s first collection of poetry. Boasting over 80 poems and sonnets, this book touches on a wide range of subjects from treasured childhood memories to spiritual questions, the pain of loss and love to the moral dilemma of war, even reflecting on the trials of poetry itself. Readers will find themselves drawn in by the ease and confidence with which Homer writes, and each poem is easily accessible even for those not familiar with the genre. Homer’s love of Shakespeare and familiarity with his works shines through, and her poems resonate with deep emotion that readers can both relate to and learn from.
Poetry lovers will be delighted to know that Homer has revived traditional poetry forms that are not often seen today not only with her sonnets, but with the excellent use of rhyme and meter in all of her poems. This is serious, highly sophisticated poetry that takes time and care to craft, each word painstakingly selected to serve a special purpose. Her use of rhyme and meter is never clunky or heavy-handed, always flowing naturally and enhancing the poem’s meaning and emotional impact. Rarely have I seen a modern poet so confident and at home with these traditional techniques. One can only imagine what Homer would bring to the genre if she tried her hand at a sestina or a villanelle.
Lunatics, Lovers, and a Poet is sure to become a treasured part of any poetry lover’s collection, read again and again throughout the years. I would like to close with one of my favorite sonnets from this book, one that I feel displays Homer’s talent to its fullest.
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Tempest
The west wind came, slashing rain against my garden wall,
Flattening the grass and laying the lavender bare;
But hear the wind I could not, nor feel the rain at all,
Knowing you and I today would not breathe the self-same air.
This irreligious passion a thousand reasons censure;
You who first possessed me, reprove me not!
For I am the one you left behind: Love’s forfeiture
From Duty’s ashes, colder than those once burnt in Camelot.
Let plummet all the stars! Let planets out of orbit spin!
Until the dawn-moon sheds its light, come lie with me;
Let us drown ourselves in Passion’s tides, wherein
All will be lost or won—no more loved, no less lost than we.
Love, well-shattered by Life’s rains and winds that blow,
And well-wearied though my heart, I still cannot let you go.
© Thelma Richie Homer 2011
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Christmas Delights Cookbook, Volume I is full of classic recipes to bring back those wonderful memories. Also included are Christmas recipes that encourage you to try something new. This cookbook would make a great gift for a budding young cook in the family, too.
A Collection of Christmas Recipes
Cookbook Delights Series
For this very merry time of year, author Karen Jean Matsko Hood presents a unique cookbook that is full of tasty and satisfying recipes designed around the themes, colors, and traditions of Christmas. Inside are page after page of mouth-watering recipes that, when prepared, will certainly be a hit with both family and guests alike during this special season. Written for the novice and the experienced cook alike, Christmas Delights Cookbook, Volume I is a valuable addition to your kitchen library, especially when it is coupled with Christmas Delights Cookbook, Volume II, and it makes the perfect gift for the chef on your giving list.
Please visit our websites at www.whisperingpinepress.com, www.whisperingpinepressbookstore.com, www.karensbookstore.com, and www.karenschristmassore.com. 6 x 9, 324 pp., featuring a durable, full-color cover. Whispering Pine Press International, Inc., Your Northwest Book and Gift Company © 2009.
Inside You Will Find:
- Christmas-Themed Recipes
- Folklore
- Facts
- Christmas-Themed Poetry
- History
- Author’s Commentary
- Caring for Your Poinsettia
- Measurement Charts
- Tips on Preserving
- Index and Glossary
About the Author: Karen Jean Matsko Hood is the author of numerous cookbooks, children’s books, poetry, and more. A woman of wide interests, she, her husband, sixteen children, and foster children make their home in Greenacres, Washington. Ms. Hood is currently working to complete her Ph.D. in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University.
Author’s Availability: Washington State and nationwide by arrangement.
Contact: Marketing and Sales Department
Phone: (509) 928-8700 or Fax: (509) 922-9949
Email: sales@whisperingpinepress.com
Websites: www.whisperingpinepress.com, www.whisperingpinepressbookstore.com
Blog: www.whisperingpinepressblog.com