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How to Instant Pot: Mastering All the Functions of the One Pot That Will Change the Way You Cook by Daniel Shumski
5.0
Thank you to Daniel Shumski and Workman Publishing Company for the privilege to read this early released for an honest review;
I love, love, love that this book started out with an extensive guide on how to use the instant pot.
I always feel a little wary of cookbooks about devices without any instruction, meaning the books is definitely closed off to beginners (or anyone who might have picked a device up in number of ways second hand), and a little slightest by ones that only have a handful of pages of instruction, that feels like it is just getting it out of the way.
This beginning felt like a fully flushed out invitation to come into the kitchen of someone who loved using an instant pot and couldn't wait to tell you all their secrets about how to use it. But wait, that's not it! At the beginnings of the chapters breaking down each of the features for the recipes, there are even more tricks and tips for each section (like the rice chapter, that explains the important differences of how to cook white rice one way but to use a different function for any other kind of rice), which is ingenious! Also, each one has suggestions for flavoring, too.
Once we got to the recipes they were gorgeous. The designed is well laid out pages, which never feel bunched or rushed, and more than not there are pictures to entice your eyes to the glory of the option in front of you. I got hungry and inspired to make so many things just reading through all of these mouth-watering entries, and best of all, with the instant pot, they take no time at all!
I love, love, love that this book started out with an extensive guide on how to use the instant pot.
I always feel a little wary of cookbooks about devices without any instruction, meaning the books is definitely closed off to beginners (or anyone who might have picked a device up in number of ways second hand), and a little slightest by ones that only have a handful of pages of instruction, that feels like it is just getting it out of the way.
This beginning felt like a fully flushed out invitation to come into the kitchen of someone who loved using an instant pot and couldn't wait to tell you all their secrets about how to use it. But wait, that's not it! At the beginnings of the chapters breaking down each of the features for the recipes, there are even more tricks and tips for each section (like the rice chapter, that explains the important differences of how to cook white rice one way but to use a different function for any other kind of rice), which is ingenious! Also, each one has suggestions for flavoring, too.
Once we got to the recipes they were gorgeous. The designed is well laid out pages, which never feel bunched or rushed, and more than not there are pictures to entice your eyes to the glory of the option in front of you. I got hungry and inspired to make so many things just reading through all of these mouth-watering entries, and best of all, with the instant pot, they take no time at all!
Descender, Vol. 3: Singularities by Jeff Lemire
5.0
Graphic Novel Book Club Aug 2016:
I love, love, love this book so very much. Every bit and bunch of Descender has made me happy. I love the characters and the surprises. I loved seeing faces and people I didn't expect to see at all. I love getting to learn so much from the different points of views, too. And that ending! Ah-hahahaha. I can't wait to keep reading on.
I love, love, love this book so very much. Every bit and bunch of Descender has made me happy. I love the characters and the surprises. I loved seeing faces and people I didn't expect to see at all. I love getting to learn so much from the different points of views, too. And that ending! Ah-hahahaha. I can't wait to keep reading on.
The Collectors by Philip Pullman
2018 Spring, Audiobook:
A chilling and spine-tingling pre-queal piece.
A chilling and spine-tingling pre-queal piece.
The Shadow Queen by C.J. Redwine
Spring 2018:
I am a fairytale fanatic, and so choosing to read another Snow White retelling had me a little leery, but this recommendation came from my favorite librarian. This is a clever, dark, and beautiful tale of princesses, sorceresses, and dragons, and it just as glorious in its own right as every other retelling. People will enjoy the macabre acts of the Queen, and the rebellious princess, as well as the stalwart prince-who-is-a-monster, too.
I am a fairytale fanatic, and so choosing to read another Snow White retelling had me a little leery, but this recommendation came from my favorite librarian. This is a clever, dark, and beautiful tale of princesses, sorceresses, and dragons, and it just as glorious in its own right as every other retelling. People will enjoy the macabre acts of the Queen, and the rebellious princess, as well as the stalwart prince-who-is-a-monster, too.
Star Wars: Lando - Double or Nothing by Rodney Barnes
Spring 2020 (March Live Read):
And now with correct time period read.
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And now we switch which actor the art looks like. || Hello. We are back to clearer, smarter, sharper pretty arts. || Canto Bight shout out. || You're so pretty, Falcon. Yes, you are. || Resistance bot!!! || I'm here for Lando posturing any time he opens his mouth and Elthree LOUD SIGHING about each one.
If anyone played Lando, this is a goldmine for gorgeous art and posturing.
And now with correct time period read.
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And now we switch which actor the art looks like. || Hello. We are back to clearer, smarter, sharper pretty arts. || Canto Bight shout out. || You're so pretty, Falcon. Yes, you are. || Resistance bot!!! || I'm here for Lando posturing any time he opens his mouth and Elthree LOUD SIGHING about each one.
If anyone played Lando, this is a goldmine for gorgeous art and posturing.
Welcome to Lovecraft by Joe Hill
3.0
Definitely a slow started, but in a good way. It's got some gore, but I never felt horrified. Which might be in fact due to the fact you can dissociate to the art and comic look and it's not as realistic. I'm very curios about the whole set of keys, how people remember and how people forget. This series will definitely stay in my hand as I'm nowhere near done with my focus on reading it and getting to see what it's all about, especially with everyone in my life who's mentioned it in the last month.