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A Cookbook Featuring Recipes from Fans of Beloved Artist Mary Engelbreit!

A Cookbook Featuring Recipes from Fans of Beloved Artist Mary Engelbreit!

When artist Mary Engelbreit invited family, friends and fans to send her their favorite family recipes, she recieved more recipes than she ever expected! The result is Mary Engelbreit's Fan Fare Cookbook: 120 Family Favorite Recipes!

Lemon Tart

Lemon Tart

Dana Slatkin's Lemon Tart is easy to make - and delicious to eat! This dessert is perfect for a summer outing!

 Dana Slatkin
Expat Women in Turkey

Expat Women in Turkey

Anastasia Ashman and Jennifer Gokmen, authors and editors of Tales from the Expat Harem, discuss what makes Turkey so unique and what it's like to be a Western woman living in this Mediterranean country!
Looking Forward To Some Great Parties This Weekend? Chef Leonardo Curti, co-author of "Pizza & Wine" Can Show You How To Cook Up The Best Pizza Your Guests Have Ever Tasted!

Looking Forward To Some Great Parties This Weekend? Chef Leonardo Curti, co-author of "Pizza & Wine" Can Show You How To Cook Up The Best Pizza Your Guests Have Ever Tasted!

Chef Curti and well-known food writer James Fraioli share their five best tips for making great pasta sauce--and they reveal the three secrets all great Italian cooks understand
American Comfort Food That is Dairy, Meat and Egg-Free!

American Comfort Food That is Dairy, Meat and Egg-Free!

In her new cookbook, American Vegan Kitchen, author and blogger Tamasin Noyes offers a new spin on traditional American Comfort Food - everything is vegan! From Reubens to Onion Rings, Tamasin offers recipes that are familiar, but unique!
Our Book of the Month is The One That I Want by Allison Winn Scotch

Our Book of the Month is The One That I Want by Allison Winn Scotch

Allison Winn Scotch is the best-selling author of Time of My Life and The Department of Lost and Found. In her latest novel, The One That I Want, she asks, What happens if you think your life is great - only to discover that it's all been a facade?
A New Cookbook About Steak - and Friends - by World Famous Chef Rick Tramonto

A New Cookbook About Steak - and Friends - by World Famous Chef Rick Tramonto

In his latest cookbook, Steak with Friends, renowned chef and cookbook author Rick Tramonto invites readers to his home to share his love of food, family and friends.
Our Book of the Month is The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

Our Book of the Month is The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

In this lyrical novel, acclaimed Turkish author Elif Shafak unfolds two tantalizing parallel narratives - one contemporary, and the other set in the thirteenth century!
Helping Your Kids To Eat Healthy Foods - and Have Fun!

Helping Your Kids To Eat Healthy Foods - and Have Fun!

Bean Appetit: Hip and Healthy Ways to Have Fun with Food by Shannon Payette Seip and Kelly Parthen, founders of Bean Sprouts Cafe, is a cookbook for kids which encourages kids to explore new foods and flavors!
Traveling to Exotic Locations - with a Film Crew and No Money!

Traveling to Exotic Locations - with a Film Crew and No Money!

In his book, Naked in Dangerous Places: The Chronicles of a Hungry, Scared, Lost, Homesick, but Otherwise Perfectly Happy Traveler, radio personality Cash Peters shares his mis-adventures to 32 exotic locations as host of a quickly cancelled travel show.

Interview with Award-Winning Writer, Filmmaker and Educator Nathan Ross Freeman

Interview with Award-Winning Writer, Filmmaker and Educator Nathan Ross Freeman

Nathan Ross Freeman's two most recent films have won numerous awards. He founded Authoring Action Youth Institute, an organization to develop young authors. He is also a playwrite and teacher. Read our interview with this talented artist!
Our Book Pick for April is Lunch In Paris by Elizabeth Bard!

Our Book Pick for April is Lunch In Paris by Elizabeth Bard!

Part memoir, part cookbook, and part love story, Lunch in Paris is heartwarming story of finding happiness - and a lot of great recipes - in France!
Family Friendly Recipes Made Easy in a Slow Cooker!

Family Friendly Recipes Made Easy in a Slow Cooker!

In her book, Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker: Family Favorites, Beth Hensperger explains how to make delicious meals for the entire family - all in a slow cooker!
Meet Kathryn Bechen, An Interior Decorator Who Blogs About Bringing Beauty and Order To Your Home

Meet Kathryn Bechen, An Interior Decorator Who Blogs About Bringing Beauty and Order To Your Home

Her decorating style is indoor garden/cottage style and she has great (and inexpensive) ideas on how to add beauty and comfort to your living space!
Can Experiencing Beauty in Our Everyday Lives Heal Us and Help Us Find Our Way Back to Our True Selves?

Can Experiencing Beauty in Our Everyday Lives Heal Us and Help Us Find Our Way Back to Our True Selves?

Piero Ferrucci, author of "Beauty and Soul: The Extraordinary Power of Everyday Beauty to Heal Your Life" discusses why some people lose their ability to experience and create beauty, due to a lack of love and respect for themselves.

Motherland, a film about grief and healing, is our Featured Movie

Motherland, a film about grief and healing, is our Featured Movie

This powerful film, the debut documentary from director Jennifer Steinman, follows six American mothers, each grieving the loss of a child, as they travel to South Africa to try to find some positive meaning in the wake of their tragedies.
A Grandmother Changes her Eating Habits - and Writes a Book - For a Beloved Grandson

A Grandmother Changes her Eating Habits - and Writes a Book - For a Beloved Grandson

When her 15 month old grandson's illness was cured by removing wheat, gluten, dairy, eggs and peanuts from his diet, Barbara Wells decided to write Grandma's Guide to Gluten Free Cooking, out of love for him and in an attempt to conquer his dietary needs.

 Barbara Wells
Portland, Oregon Restaurant Owner Lisa Schroder Talks About Her New Cookbook "Mother's Best: Comfort Food That Takes You Home Again."

Portland, Oregon Restaurant Owner Lisa Schroder Talks About Her New Cookbook "Mother's Best: Comfort Food That Takes You Home Again."

Chef Lisa grew up enjoying the great cooking of her mother Belle, so at age 35 she enrolled in The Culinary Institute of America and spent eight years learning how to run a restaurant, "learning everything I could so I'd be successful off the bat."

Tips on How to Plan a Fabulous Party!

Tips on How to Plan a Fabulous Party!

Patricia Mendez, author of Easy Entertaining for Beginners, offers tips on how to throw a great party - from a holiday fiesta to a romantic evening for two!
Our Book of the Month is So Much for That by Lionel Shriver

Our Book of the Month is So Much for That by Lionel Shriver

Lionel Shriver's award-winning novel, We Need to Talk About Kevin, dealt with teen violence and maternal ambivalence. Her latest novel, So Much for That, touches on the impact of illness on relationships. Read our interview with this talented author!
Our Book of the Month is Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian

Our Book of the Month is Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian

His novel Midwives was an Oprah pick and a best seller. He has written on topics as diverse as war and gender identity. Chris Bohjalian's latest novel, Secrets of Eden, deals with domestic violence. Read our interview with this talented writer!
CommitmentNow speaks with Rick Minnich, co-author and director of the documentary, Forgetting Dad

CommitmentNow speaks with Rick Minnich, co-author and director of the documentary, Forgetting Dad

Rick Minnich, co-author and director, along with Matt Sweetwood, of the documentary Forgetting Dad, discusses what it was like to make a film about his dad's sudden and complete amnesia and how that impacted his family.
What Happens When a Vegetarian Moves to Alaska and Marries a Commercial Fisherman and Deer Hunter?

What Happens When a Vegetarian Moves to Alaska and Marries a Commercial Fisherman and Deer Hunter?

In Ellen Frankenstein's thought-provoking and funny film, Eating Alaska, she shows how non-natives and natives try to balance try to balance buying industrial processed foods with growing their own food and living off the land in the 21st Century.
How To Plan Beautiful, Original and Fun Parties for Any Occasion

How To Plan Beautiful, Original and Fun Parties for Any Occasion

Party Planning Expert Jonathan Fong, author of Parties That Wow: Setting the Stage for Creative Entertaining, reveals his party planning secrets!
Traveling with Baby!

Traveling with Baby!

If traveling with babies or toddlers sounds like it's more trouble than it's worth - think again! Shelly Rivoli, author of Travels with Baby, explains how to travel with your little ones - and have a great time!
Our Movie of the Week is It's Complicated

Our Movie of the Week is It's Complicated

It's Complicated is a romantic comedy with an over-40 cast... how wonderful!
Easy and Quick Gluten Free Recipes!

Easy and Quick Gluten Free Recipes!

Professional chef and author of Gluten Free Every Day Cookbook Robert Landolphi explains how to make delicious gluten free entrees, desserts - and even breads!
Our Book of the Month is Who By Fire by Diana Spechler

Our Book of the Month is Who By Fire by Diana Spechler

Who By Fire, the debut novel by Diana Spechler, is a moving story of personal tragedy and connection. Read our interview with Diana!
Life-Altering Vacations for Women!

Life-Altering Vacations for Women!

Stephanie Elizondo Griest, award winning author of 100 Places Every Woman Should Go, discusses the world's best places for women to visit.
Vegetarian Home Cooking from Around the World!

Vegetarian Home Cooking from Around the World!

Chef Sharon Louise Crayton, author of One Taste: Vegetarian Home Cooking from Around the World, explains how she got recipes from places such as Morocco, Japan and Germany, and what it means to cook with a "fresh mind."