Books on Display at HPL

Cooking for Thanksgiving

How to Cook Everything: The Basics: Simple Recipes Anyone Can Cook By Bittman, Mark 2003-03 - John Wiley & Sons 9780764567568 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title This is the most essential set of recipes and information the beginner or reluctant cook will need, chosen and detailed by the successful author of "How to Cook Everything." …More

Betty Crocker Complete Thanksgiving Cookbook: All You Need to Cook a Foolproof Dinner By Betty Crocker Author Lastbetty Crocker 2003-08 - Wiley Publishing 9780764525742 Check Our Catalog The Complete Hands-On Guide to Cooking a Great Thanksgiving Meal Whether you're cooking Thanksgiving dinner for the first time or have hosted this celebration for years, here's all you need to know to make your holiday special. Thanksgiving can be the most challenging meal to prepare-even for the most experienced cooks. Betty Crocker comes to the rescue with this complete do-it-yourself guide to making Thanksgiving delicious. Here are the treasured recipes with all the trimmings that you grew up with, plus plenty of great new twists on the traditional. You'll find: The most popular and time-tested recipes for the classics, from roast turkey with pan gravy and bread stuffing to pumpkin, apple and pecan pies and much more New and innovative ways with the bird include brining, grilling, smoking and even deep-frying, plus plenty of inventive ideas for turkey alternatives Easy how-to's for tricky techniques cover carving the turkey, making lump-free gravy and rolling out pie dough, plus how to safely take food on the road Menu ideas to suit everyone, whether vegetarian, diabetic, on a low-fat diet, or a first-time cook, plus easy ways to cook for a crowd of 20 or more Countdown menus to time every step, from starting some recipes days (or weeks) ahead, to setting the table, to making gravy so it's piping hot when dinner's served Mouthwatering color photos of your favorite Thanksgiving foods for ideas and inspiration 130 tested and trusted recipes in all, to make this year's Thanksgiving your most memorable-and delicious-feast ever! …More

Giving Thanks: Thanksgiving Recipes and History, from Pilgrims to Pumpkin Pie By Curtin, Kathleen Author Plimoth Plantation Author Oliver, Sandra L. 2005-10 - Clarkson N Potter Publishers 9781400080571 Check Our Catalog Thanksgiving specialists Curtin and Oliver trace the fascinating history of the holiday, from the "real" story of the first Thanksgiving to 21st-century traditions. Includes recipes, photos from The Plimoth Plantation living history museum, and illustrations. …More

Feast: Food That Celebrates Life By Lawson, Nigella 2006-09 - Knopf Canada 9780676974133 Check Our Catalog A BookPage Notable Title Domestic goddess Nigella Lawson dishes up her favorite foods for entertaining year-round with family and friends. Her most festive book yet offers savory, spicy, and delicious recipes for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukah, New Year's, and any other celebratory event. Included are gems like Nigella's Chocolate Cake Hall of Fame, her best cheeseburger, and plenty of other highly indulgent treats. 1-40130-136-3$35.00 / Time Warner Book Group …More

Thanksgiving 101: Celebrate America's Favorite Holiday with America's Thanksgiving Expert By Rodgers, Rick Photographer Fink, Ben 2007-10 - William Morrow Cookbooks 9780061227318 Check Our Catalog 100 Thanksgiving recipes so good you'll use them throughout the year! On the fourth Thursday in November, 75 million American families sit down to the hearty feast known as Thanksgiving dinner. But earlier in the week, someone in the house has been worrying about doing that dance between mashing potatoes and mixing stuffing; about basting fourteen pounds of turkey and baking that pumpkin pie; and about getting it all on the table at just the right moment. One of the most popular cooking teachers in America, Rick Rodgers has taught his Thanksgiving 101 classes for years, and now he's collected all of his know-how, recipes, menus, and trade secrets. Rick is with you every step of the way, from shopping through chopping, from choosing the best recipes to selecting the right wine. Whether you're looking for turkey and all the traditional trimmings, chutneys, and chowders; a vegetarian dinner with just the trimmings; or new ideas for regional classics, including Cajun- or Italian-inspired tastes, "Thanksgiving 101 serves up a delicious education for novice and experienced cooks alike. You'll have a seat in the front row as Rick teaches you how to: Feed twenty-four people when your oven can only hold a twelve-pound turkey Transform leftovers into satisfying lunches, dinners, and sandwiches Deal with turkey safety and handling issues Save time by learning what can (and can't) be prepared days or weeks in advance With "Thanksgiving 101 you'll never have to worry about this holiday meal again. Rick Rodgers will help you create memorable Thanksgiving dinners year after year. …More

Low-Fat Soul By Nash, Jonell Editor Essence Magazine 1997-11 - One World 9780345413635 Check Our Catalog From the food editor of "Essence" magazine come 100+ low-fat adaptations of favorite soul-food recipes from the Carolinas to the Texas coast, from the Caribbean to New Orleans--easy-to-prepare meals for very day, holiday fare, and elegant dinner parties--plus simple tips for stripping the fat from family recipes. …More

The African American Heritage Cookbook By Tillery, Carolyn Quick 2005-01 - Citadel Press 9780806526775 Check Our Catalog The fragrances, emotions, and tastes of the famous Tuskegee Institute, founded by former slave Booker T. Washington in 1881, are emoted in this cookbook that includes pictorial accounts, personal vignettes, and poetry, along with more than 200 traditional recipes. Photos throughout. …More

Soul Food: Recipes and Reflections from African-American Churches By White, Joyce 1998-02 - William Morrow Cookbooks 9780060187163 Check Our Catalog When Joyce White moved to New York City from Alabama, she left small-town life behind and landed a job as a food editor at a major women's magazine. Weekends, however, found her visiting churches in Harlem and Bedford-Stuyvesant, looking for a taste of home. Food has long been a part of the spiritual life of African-American churches, and what she found there, along with what she missed from home, was the comforting blend of cooking and fellowship that feeds both body and soul. In this warm and joyful collection, White offers more than 150 recipes for the foods that worshipers look forward to after services, and she captures the spirit of these sociable meals with warm, conversational, and occasionally poignant reflections from African-American churchgoers around the United States. From delicious renditions of classics such as Sugar-Crusted Biscuits to updated favorites such as Black Beans with Sun-Dried Tomatoes, as well as special fare for entertaining and Kwanzaa, the pages of Soul Food are alive with the spirit and love of African-American churches - and the terrific food to be found there. …More

Upcoming Events at Hackley Public Library

	Friends of the Library Board Meeting Monday, November 15 4:00 - 5:00 pm. Meets at the Torrent House

	Herb Society Tuesday, November 16 6:00- 9:00 pm Torrent House.

	Hackley Library Board Meeting Tuesday, November 17 5:30 - 6:30 pm Julia Hackley Room, Hackley Public Library. Open to the public.

Tech Wednesday-Facebook Wednesday, November 17 Tech Wednesdays 2:30 pm Each class will cover a specific topic and run from 30 – 60 minutes. No registration is required, just show up! All classes will start at 2:30 pm in the Julia Hackley Room. If you have your own laptop feel free to bring it along, otherwise these are watch and learn classes. September 15: Using the online catalog September 29: Searching for books using MeL October 6: eAudiobooks with Netlibrary October 27: eAudiobooks with Overdrive November 3: NoveList November 17: Facebook

	Write for Fright! Authors’ Night Wednesday, November 17 6:30 PM The event honors winners in theWrite for Fright Scary Story Contest. Enjoy spooky readings by the winning authors whose work will be published in “Write for Fright.” Kids will make their own refreshments: “Icky Eyeball Treats.” Please call the Youth Services Department at 231-722-7276 x 230.

Photo Composition Tuesday, November 30. 6:00 pm Paul Petersen returns with a class on composition. Anyone interested in taking better pictures is welcome. For more information call HPL at 231-722-7276.

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Baking Cakes in Kigali By Parkin, Gaile 2010-08 - Bantam 9780385343442 Check Our Catalog Angel Tungaraza--mother, cake baker, keeper of secrets--is a woman living on the edge of chaos, finding ways to transform lives, weave magic, and create hope amid the madness swirling all around her in Kigali. …More

The Whole World Over By Glass, Julia 2007-06 - Anchor Books 9781400075768 Check Our Catalog Julia Glass, author of the award-winning novel "Three Junes," tells a vivid tale of longing and loss, revealing the subtle mechanisms behind our most important connections to others. In The Whole World Over," " she pays tribute once again to the extraordinary complexities of love. Greenie Duquette lavishes most of her passionate energy on her Greenwich Village bakery and her young son. Her husband, Alan, seems to have fallen into a midlife depression, while Walter, her closest professional ally, is nursing a broken heart. At Walter's restaurant, the visiting governor of New Mexico tastes Greenie's coconut cake and decides to woo her away to be his chef. For reasons both ambitious and desperate, she accepts-heading west without her husband. This impulsive decision, along with events beyond Greenie's control, will change the course of several lives around her. …More

The Girl Who Chased the Moon By Allen, Sarah Addison 2010-03 - Bantam 9780553807219 Check Our Catalog In the latest enchanting novel from "New York Times"-bestselling author Allen, two very different women discover how to find their places in the world--no matter how out of place they feel. …More

Earthly Delights By Greenwood, Kerry 2008-06 - Poisoned Pen Press 9781590585146 Check Our Catalog Corinna Chapman was once a high profile accountant and banker. Now she is a baker working in her own business, Earthly Delights, in Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Australia. Corinna is living in an eccentric building on the Roman model called Insula. She is quite content with her cat, Horatio, and her shop until a junkie falls half dead on her grate, a gorgeous sabra stalks along her alley and tells her that she is beautiful, and she starts receiving threatening letters accusing her of being a scarlet woman. Then it is Goths, lost girls, fraud, late nights, nerds, and beautiful slaves. Life for Corinna has suddenly become interesting. And she still needs to get her bread out in time for the morning rush.... …More

Eat Cake By Ray, Jeanne 2004-05 - New American Library 9780451211972 Check Our Catalog From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Step-Ball-Change" and "Julie and Romeo" comes her newest work, now in trade paperback for the first time. …More

The Sweet Life in Paris: Delicious Adventures in the World's Most Glorious--And Perplexing--City By Lebovitz, David 2009-05 - Broadway Books 9780767928885 Check Our Catalog Lebovitz, a pastry chef and cookbook author, always dreamed about living in Paris. This collection of recipes and observations is a deliciously funny, offbeat, and irreverent look at the city of lights, cheese, chocolate, and other confections. …More

Let Me Eat Cake: A Celebration of Flour, Sugar, Butter, Eggs, Vanilla, Baking Powder, and a Pinch of Salt By Miller, Leslie F. 2009-04 - Simon & Schuster 9781416588733 Check Our Catalog In this warm, funny, and sweet tribute to a food that is loved and celebratedlike no other, Miller embarks on a journey into the moist white underbelly ofthe cake world. …More

eBooks have Arrived!

Hackley Public Library now offers downloadable eBooks that can be checked out using your Hackley Public Library card.

You can search for them in our Catalog by searching for "ebook", then limiting to ebook and Hackley.  Once you've found the book you want, click on "Click here for Lakeland Library Cooperative Digital Catalog and Download Center".  This will take you to our Overdrive homepage.  You will have to download Adobe® Digital Editions before you download your first ebook.  Check out the Quick Start Guide for detailed directions to get you on your way to reading your ebook!  Happy Reading!

Review: Pandigital Novel is an inexpensive multimedia device option

Review: Pandigital Novel is an inexpensive multimedia device option: From Overdrive's Blog: "
Here’s a new term to add to your ever growing tech-related vocabulary: ‘multimedia device’.

The Pandigital Novel is not just an eBook Reader. It is, in fact, a multimedia device allowing access to Facebook, email, games, photos, and eBooks (let’s not forget the reason I’m reviewing this device).

You’re probably more familiar with Pandigital from the popular digital photo frames they manufacture and distribute. Pandigital took a step into the competitive market of eBook reading devices and designed the Novel.

Here are some of the specs:

• 7” Color touch screen (600×800 pixels)
• Android operating system
• Weight: 19 oz
• Wi-Fi connectivity
• Compatible with Adobe EPUB, PDF (other formats listed here)

*Special Note: You need to complete a firmware update before using the Novel with OverDrive-supplied eBooks.

The interface is easy enough to figure out without reading the manual. However, there is one slightly complicated part: purchased eBooks and library borrowed materials are separated. Purchased eBooks can be found in the ‘main library’ on the device. eBooks checked out from an OverDrive-powered website are stored under a special Adobe eBooks option in the bottom pop up tab. Once you find your library eBooks, you need to check one and select ‘view’ to open. Although the Novel has Wi-Fi, you still have to download your library eBooks to a computer and transfer them using Adobe Digital Editions.

The touch screen takes some getting used to and isn’t very responsive to the tip of a finger. I found myself using a pen (not the business end) to scroll through menu options and pages of an eBook. A stylus would be a better option. One cool screen capability is to adjust the screen from the typical white background with black text to ‘night time’ mode which has a black background and white text. It’s very easy on the eyes while reading in bed.

It’s convenient to pick up the Novel online or while you are out doing your holiday shopping. I’ve spotted it at Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s, Macy’s, and many other retailers. (This probably goes without saying, but retailers will depend on your area).

The Novel runs anywhere from $199.99 on their website to $169 in a store. If you are looking for a cheap iPad replacement though, you will find yourself wishing you had coughed up a few hundred dollars more. However if you are interested in reading eBooks and also having the ability to use other multimedia functions, it’s not a bad choice.

Megan Greer is a partner services associate for OverDrive.

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Celebrate Veterans Day by Taking a Look at the Veterans History Project

Celebrate Veterans Day by Taking a Look at the Veterans History Project: From RedTape Blog: "In celebration of Veterans Day, consider visiting the Library of Congress Veterans History Project . It includes a remarkable collection of interviews and documentary materials spanning much of the twentieth century. Contained in these sources are compelling accounts of wartime service from men and women, civilian and military, representing many ranks, jobs, branches of service, and theaters of war. Their stories--told in their own words through letters, diaries, and oral history interviews--teach us, amuse us, and inspire us. They also sometimes sadden us, with tales of lost lives, lost time, and lost innocence, all in service to our country.

• This companion Web site accompanies Voices of War, the first book of stories drawn from the collections of the Veterans History Project. The book relates war through the eyes of 60 veterans and civilians caught up in the momentous conflicts of the 20th century. Richly illustrated with photographs, drawings, and paintings from the Projects own collections, Voices of War relives the totality of war in the words of the men and women who experienced it, through their oral history interviews, memoirs, diaries, and correspondence. Each chapter contains stories related to a common theme, including Chapter 1: Answering the Call; Chapter 2: A Day in the Life; Chapter 3: Under Fire; Chapter 4: They Also Serve; Chapter 5: World War II Home Front; Chapter 6: Coming Home; and Chapter 7 : Reflections.
• This Web site accompanies the second book of stories from the collections of the Veterans History Project. Forever a Soldier: Unforgettable Stories of Wartime Service contains 37 tales of servicemen and women who served our country in every major war from World War I through the current conflict in Iraq. Each chapter contains stories related to a common theme, including Chapter 1: On the Front Line; Chapter 2: The Brotherhood; Chapter 3: The Healers; Chapter 4: Groundbreakers; Chapter 5: Survivors; and Chapter 6: Wars Consequences

More web sites worth visiting today include:

• Jennifer Vernons, U.S. Veterans Day Marked by Release of Vets Stories, National Geographic News, November 10, 2004.
• Veterans Day by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
• The Library of Congress American Memory Project Today In History.

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