Southern Soups & Stews: More than 75 Recipes from Burgoo and Gumbo to Etoufee
and Fricassee
By Nancie McDermott
Ladle up steaming soups and stews from recipes handed down through the generations. Regional favorites such as Brunswick stew or burgoo from Kentucky and even Charleston-style she-crab soup recipes have been adapted from feeding a few to a big family gathering. So gather your family and friends to taste southern cooking with a glimpse into how food has been farmed, cooked and celebrated.
The Vermont Country Store Cookbook: Recipes, History, and Lore from the Classic American General Store
By Ellen Ecker Ogden and Andrea Diehl
This cookbook captures the nostalgia and happy memories of our childhoods with mouth-watering recipes that will soon become family favorites, such as warm and satisfying cheddar popovers (did you know the trick to these is heating the muffin pan before adding the batter?), spicy ginger snaps that are yummy stuffed with ice cream, and a blueberry pie recipe that will work just fine in a store-bought crust because it is all about the berries.
Winter Stroll
By Elin Hilderbrand
The Quinn family has returned for another busy holiday season at the Winter Street Inn. Readers who enjoyed last year’s Winter Street will be happy to know that Kelley has reunited with his first wife, and Kevin and Isabelle have a new baby. Of course, the baby’s baptism brings all the Quinns and their issues together. Mitzi shows back up full of anguish, suffering from the disappearance of their son Bart, who has gone missing in the war. Nantucket is in turmoil again.
A Shiloh Christmas
By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Our favorite rescued beagle and his boy, Marty, are back with a holiday addition to the Shiloh series. This story is set a year after Marty saved Shiloh from Judd. The town is learning to accept the new Judd as he works to improve his reputation. New in town is a minister who preaches sermons full of fire and brimstone. Missing is the holiday joy and brotherly love that should come with the season. Then a fire sweeps through the woods claiming many homes, including Judd’s. Who set the fire? What happened to Judd’s dogs? Though the story is full of heart-stopping suspense and lots of questions, a holiday miracle is certainly needed to come up with all the answers.
Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories
By R.J. Palacio
Picking up where Wonder left off, this trio of new chapters is thought-provoking and touching. Told from the point of view of Julian, Christopher and Charlotte, the book tells the reader their backstories and how Auggie impacted their lives.
Click, Clack, Ho! Ho! Ho!
By Doreen Cronin and Betsy Levin
It’s the night before Christmas, and Duck is at it again. While Farmer Brown decorates his tree and awaits Santa, Duck dons goggles and climbing spurs to zipline to the farm house. Click Clack, oh no! Duck is stuck in the chimney, and Santa is on his way. What happens next is classic Click Clack humor that is laugh-out-loud funny.