

I will say that it was not really my cup of tea, but I do know that it will have its audience. We will be giving away gift cards to Storms Golf here in Oconomowoc for a few lucky folks who come to our event with June Melby.Kelly reviewed this book about a week ago, so I won’t rehash the plot too much. In 2002 she was the winner of the Children’s Poetry Award at the Edinburgh International Poetry Festival. In 2011 she was a Writing Fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and in 2003 received the International Artist Award and residency from the City of Hamburg Kulturbehorde (Cultural Affairs Department). June Melby's work has appeared in McSweeney’s, LA Weekly, and National Lampoon Magazine, among other places. In sharp, funny prose, we are treated to sweet nostalgic scenes of summer by the lake, the specific challenges of a family-run mini golf course, as well as the tension, hilarity, confusion and ultimately the triumph and love of her quirky family's summer venture. When June Melby was ten, her parents decided to buy Tom Thumb mini golf course in the small Wisconsin town where they vacationed. June Melby author of My Family and Other HazardsĮnjoy Books & Company's in-store Mini-Mini golf course. And for not only its recipes but its ideas too, including money-saver tips, menu and serving suggestions, Razzle-Dazzle variations, do-ahead notes, and much more. Upbeat in attitude (it s going to be okay, really ) and with full-color photos throughout, the "Save the Day Cookbook" will be one that readers will turn to again and again. Whether they are Anne Byrn s own family favorites or collected from her network of fans across the country, these go-to recipes include easy appetizers for a party or potluck Bacon and Cheddar Torte, Stuffed Jalapen o Peppers Witowski mains to feed a family or a crowd, from fast-to-fix Shrimp and Cheese Grits to do-ahead, no-fuss Ina s Sweet- and-Sour Brisket salads perfect for entertaining the book club, including Grilled Tuna Salade Nic, oise and Libby s Avocado and Pink Grapefruit Salad sides that please everyone and desserts that don t take a week to assemble, like Veronica s Mocha Cake, Lemon Snow Pudding, Ella s Easy Peach Pie. "Save the Day Cookbook" presents 125 of these guaranteed tried-and-true recipes for every occasion. There are a gazillion recipes in the world, but the right recipe, the recipe that always works, the lifesaving recipe for when times are crazy that's priceless. A problem-solver extraordinaire, Anne Byrn knows what every too-busy cook knows.
