Muffins & Mayhem

by Suzanne Beecher
Muffins & Mayhem
Author: Suzanne Beecher
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2010-05-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1439149518
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"While it’s well known that food and stories make for a great combination, Muffins & Mayhem takes their relationship to a whole new level. Brimming over with the stuff of life, this is a book to curl up with and devour." —JOEL BEN IZZY, storyteller and author of The Beggar King and The Secret of Happiness Suzanne Beecher’s happy, loving voice has brought more than 350,000 people to her online book club at DearReader.com, where her daily column offers her candid, thought-provoking reflections on life, inspiring countless readers to look at their "ordinary" lives in a new way. By turns funny and poignant, Suzanne is the reassuring friend across the kitchen table with a refreshing, jaunty attitude about life, even in the face of whatever difficulties it may bring. Suzanne has had her own share of troubles to overcome. Left home alone at an early age, she struggled with difficult and distant parents, dealt with heartbreak, became a hard-working single mom, and overcame two substance addictions and a physical impairment. But along the way, she found comfort in baking and sharing food with her friends and family. She learned to take the good with the bad, and her life is now inspiring proof that faith and persistence are the keys to success. This beautifully written celebration of food, friends, and family will nourish Suzanne’s numerous fans and those who have yet to discover her simple, homespun magic.

Super Pancake and the Mini Muffin Mayhem

by Megan Wagner Lloyd
Super Pancake and the Mini Muffin Mayhem
Author: Megan Wagner Lloyd
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2024-06-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0593378504
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It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a . . . pancake? The syrupy superhero of Breakfast Town, Peggy Pancake, is now up against her toughest, scariest obstacle yet: babysitting. When we last saw our hero Peggy Pancake, she was mastering her newfound superhero abilities and saving her sidekick, Luc Croissant, from the scary clutches of Dr. Evil Breakfast Sandwich and his sinister Henchtoasts. Now, Peggy balances being a superhero with her everyday life--going to school and hiding her crime-fighting identity from her family. This Spring Break, Peggy has homework to complete: write an instructional "How To" paper. Soon, Peggy's mom volunteers her to babysit six rambunctious mini muffins so she can write about "how to be responsible." That shouldn't be too bad, right? Nothing's worse than an Evil Breakfast Sandwich! Maybe Peggy can even finish her paper... But Peggy soon learns that she underestimated her responsibility...and created an accidental villian in the process. Can Peggy and Luc save Breakfast Town and all that is dear? Find out in: SUPER PANCAKE AND THE MINI MUFFIN MAYHEM!

Midsummer's Mayhem

by Rajani LaRocca
Midsummer's Mayhem
Author: Rajani LaRocca
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2019-06-11
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1499808895
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A Kirkus Best Book of 2019! An Indies Introduce Selection for 2019! An Indie Next Pick for Summer 2019! "A delectable treat for food and literary connoisseurs alike." Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW "What a wonderful, intriguing, and magical book. And wow, did it ever get my tastebuds going! Each time I picked it up, I felt the urge to head to my kitchen. . . . What I loved most was the smartness of it. It never once doubted its young readers." Kathi Appelt, Newbery Honor- and National Book Award-Nominated author "Midsummer's Mayhem is an enchantment of a novel, bursting with magic, mystery, and mouth-watering baked goods. Readers who have their own baking-show dreams will be cheering for Mimi until the very last page." Kate Messner, award-winning author of Breakout, The Seventh Wish, and All the Answers Can Mimi undo the mayhem caused by her baking in this contemporary-fantasy retelling of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream? Eleven-year-old Mimi Mackson comes from a big Indian American family: Dad's a renowned food writer, Mom's a successful businesswoman, and her three older siblings all have their own respective accomplishments. It's easy to feel invisible in such an impressive family, but Mimi's dream of proving she's not the least-talented member of her family seems possible when she discovers a baking contest at the new bakery in town. Plus, it'll start her on the path to becoming a celebrity chef like her culinary idol, Puffy Fay. But when Mimi's dad returns from a business trip, he's mysteriously lost his highly honed sense of taste. Without his help, Mimi will never be able to bake something impressive enough to propel her to gastronomic fame. Drawn into the woods behind her house by a strangely familiar song, Mimi meets Vik, a boy who brings her to parts of the forest she's never seen. Who knew there were banyan trees and wild boars in Massachusetts? Together they discover exotic ingredients and bake them into delectable and enchanting treats. But as her dad acts stranger every day, and her siblings' romantic entanglements cause trouble in their town, Mimi begins to wonder whether the ingredients she and Vik found are somehow the cause of it all. She needs to use her skills, deductive and epicurean, to uncover what's happened. In the process, she learns that in life as in baking, not everything is sweet. . . .

Magic and Mayhem

by Christine Pope
Magic and Mayhem
Author: Christine Pope
Publisher: Dark Valentine Press
Total Pages: 698
Release: 2024-06-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:
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This special-edition boxed set contains three complete first-in-series witchy paranormal cozy mystery novels: GRAVE MISTAKE When you pull up stakes, make sure you don’t get stabbed in the back. Hedgewitch Selena runs to Arizona to escape Lucien, a slimy, celebrity-schmoozing sorcerer. Just as she’s meeting the locals — including hunky Calvin Standingbear — Lucien tracks her down…then disappears. And when one of Lucien’s acolytes is killed, Selena and Calvin race against time before a too-close-for-comfort evil cuts her own life short. CAFFEINE BEFORE CURSES When a movie shoot ends in murder, a caffeine fix might be the star’s only hope. Skye O’Malley’s witch powers are nothing special. But when a film crew comes to town, they’re put to the test when the film’s star — her unrequited crush — is accused of murder. Max Sullivan needs a miracle, but if Skye’s tea leaves are too murky, a killer could get away clean. SPELLS AND SPANIELS Something’s got a spaniel familiar’s tongue…and it isn’t a cat. When an influential witch is found dead and her familiar, a spell-silenced spaniel named Milo, is attacked, Charity Hughes calls on handsome local veterinarian Noah Jenkins — and her familiar-whisperer gift — to race against time to find out why someone wants the spaniel to remain silent as the grave…permanently. KEYWORDS: witch, psychic, medium, telepath, movie star hero, actor hero, celebrity hero, small town romance, small town mystery, opposites attract, cozy mystery, cozy witch mystery, coffee shop, kitchen witch, free boxed set, free omnibus, free book bundle, free mystery, free cozy, free witch romance

Food Fun An Activity Book for Young Chefs

by America's Test Kitchen Kids
Food Fun An Activity Book for Young Chefs
Author: America's Test Kitchen Kids
Publisher: America's Test Kitchen
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2021-08-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1948703750
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From the creators of the #1 New York Times Bestseller The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs, comes the second in a series of interactive workbooks for kids ages 8 to 12 who want recipes, science experiments, hands-on activities, and games--all about baking! Use the kitchen as your classroom, no school involved! Does salt make sweet treats taste even sweeter? Why do you have to let pizza dough rest before shaping it? Can you tell the difference between cookies baked with white sugar and cookies baked with brown sugar? Plus easy, kid-tested and kid-approved recipes for spiced applesauce muffins, almost no-knead bread, cake pan pizza, blondies, and more, Kitchen Explorers! Baking Edition brings the kitchen alive with fun baking-centric science experiments and art projects (edible and otherwise). Puzzles, word games, coloring pages and beyond will keep kids occupied and engaged.

Junkyard Dogs

by Katherine Higgs-Coulthard
Junkyard Dogs
Author: Katherine Higgs-Coulthard
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2023-02-21
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1682635414
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A suspenseful and gut-wrenching story of an unhoused teenager struggling to survive a criminal scrapping ring while unraveling a dark family history Josh's father has gone missing without a trace, and Gran's ready to call social services. If Josh wants to keep himself and and his little brother, Twig, out of the system, he'll have to take to the streets and track down his dad. But when Josh digs too deep, his dad's old accomplices catch up to Josh and plunge him into a dangerous underground where putting his trust in the wrong person could number Josh in a growing pile of bodies. This chilling portrayal of a teen desperate for food, shelter, and safety barrels the reader through an emotionally-charged journey as Josh discovers that blood doesn't always make family—and some bonds can be broken forever.

The Cornbread Gospels

by Crescent Dragonwagon
The Cornbread Gospels
Author: Crescent Dragonwagon
Publisher: Workman Publishing
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2007-11-22
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 076117883X
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“Cornbread? I LOVE cornbread!” For six years, that’s the response Crescent Dragonwagon got when people asked her what she was writing about. Over time, she came to understand: Not only is hot, just baked cornbread delicious, it evokes—powerfully—the heart, soul, and taste of home. There is an abundance of satisfying cornbreads, as Crescent discovered when she followed the cornbread trail from the Appalachians to the Rockies to the Green Mountains. Traveling to family reunions, potlucks, tortilleras, stone-grinding mills, and the National Cornbread Festival in South Pittsburgh, Tennessee, she heard the stories, tasted the breads, learned the secrets. Join her in this overflowing cornucopia: over 200 irresistible recipes for cornbreads, muffins, fritters, pancakes, and go-withs. Cornbreads from below the Mason-Dixon line (Skillet-Sizzled Buttermilk Cornbread, Truman Capote’s Family’s Alabama Cornbread) meet those from above (Durgin-Park Boston Cornbread, Vermont Maple-Sweetened Cornbread). Southwestern offerings—Chou-Chou’s Dallas Hot Stuff Cornbread, delectable homemade tamales, and tortillas from scratch—meet internationals like India’s Makki Ki Roti. A Thanksgiving with Crescent’s Sweet-Savory Cornbread Dressing is rapturous. Desserts like Very Lemony Gorgeous Cornmeal Pound Cake make any meal exceptional. Along with this, Crescent gives us the greens, the beans, the salads, stews, and soups that accompany cornbread to perfection. And she tells us the stories, too. Enthusiastic and heartfelt, this thoughtful, exuberant love song to America’s favorite breadstuff and all that goes with it will embrace readers and cooks everywhere.

Mayhem in High Heels

by Gemma Halliday
Mayhem in High Heels
Author: Gemma Halliday
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2015-01-22
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0984857443
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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling series! "Gemma Halliday's Maddie Springer is like the west coast version of Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum - only more stylish!" - LG Book Club Maddie Springer is finally walking down the aisle with the man of her dreams. And she's got the perfect wedding planner to pull it all off in style. Well, perfect, that is, until the woman winds up dead - murdered in buttercream icing. Suddenly Maddie's hope of a dream wedding melts faster than an ice sculpture at an outdoor buffet. And when her groom-to-be is assigned the detective in charge of the case, there goes any chance of a honeymoon. Unless, of course, Maddie can find the murderer before her big day. With the help of her fellow fashionista friends, Maddie vows to unveil the cold-blooded killer. Is it the powerful ex-husband, the hot young boy toy, a secret lover from the past, or a billionaire bridezilla on the warpath? As the wedding day grows closer, tempers flare, old flames return, and Maddie's race to the altar turns into a race against time. Other Books in the High Heels Series: #1 Spying in High Heels #2 Killer in High Heels #3 Undercover in High Heels #3.5 Christmas in High Heels (short story) #4 Alibi in High Heels #5 Mayhem in High Heels #5.5 Honeymoon in High Heels (short story) #5.75 Sweetheart in High Heels (novella) #6 Fearless in High Heels #7 Danger in High Heels #8 Homicide in High Heels #9 Deadly in High Heels What critics are saying about Mayhem in High Heels: "I love how Gemma Halliday intertwines laughter and romance with grit, suspense and murder. Her characters have incredible depth, which makes you feel like you know them on a personal level. Her story, MAYHEM IN HIGH HEELS, sparkles with charm unlike any other murder mystery." - Romance Junkies "Funny and appealing, Halliday's hapless detective is a pleasure to watch as she somehow manages to solve another mystery." - Booklist "Do not wait -- rush right out and get MAYHEM IN HIGH HEELS and join Maddie and her gang for a thrilling mystery adventure!" - Romance Reviews Today "Fans will no doubt enjoy the (5th book) in this fun series." - Enchanting Reviews "This fifth...installment in Halliday's High Heels series is wonderfully entertaining, with an absorbing and complex mystery. Her pleasingly non-ass-kicking heroine -- with her entourage of quirky and fascinating family and friends -- makes this a fitting (5th) to these fun stories." - Romantic Times, 4 stars

The Unofficial Home Alone Cookbook

by Bryton Taylor
The Unofficial Home Alone Cookbook
Author: Bryton Taylor
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2023-10-31
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1507221258
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"It's your kitchen...you have to defend it! Whether you're fending off the Wet Bandits or just a hungry family trying to snag the coveted last slice of cheese pizza, The Unofficial Home Alone Cookbook is here to keep hunger at bay. From appetizers and main dishes to refreshing drinks and holiday-worthy desserts, this book features 75 recipes inspired by Home Alone! Try recipes like: "Highly Nutritious" Mac and Cheese, Lovely Cheese Pizza, "Eating Junk and Watching Rubbish" Sundaes, and much more! Perfect for nostalgic Home Alone fans looking to recreate that "I made my family disappear!" magic or families who are enjoying the movie together for the very first time, The Unofficial Home Alone Cookbook has all the recipes you'll need to make a meal worthy of Kevin McCallister himself"--