Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

A timely reminder for outdoor cooking

Grilling Vegan Style by John Schlimm

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Grilling Vegan Style is a) basic, b) more varied than I’d guess, c) mildly inspiring. I own a small charcoal grill (ground-level standard Weber) and I live in a region where grilling season is essentially March through October. I might actually want to pull that little grill out of the garage, clean it, and try out a few things. The first chapter is actually about grilling equipment, and the various options ranging from gas to charcoal to electric to stove-top to hybrids. You get general […]

Yummy yummy yum, in my tummy tummy tum…with a side order of history

Yummy: A History of Desserts by Victoria Grace Elliott

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Yummy: A History of Desserts by Victoria Grace Elliott (author and illustrator) is an amazingly fun book. However, it can be a little dense at times and therefore, is not a quick read. It is a treat for the budding chef/pastry lover and an amazing addition for the classroom to help teach history so it is relatable. From cookies, cakes, pies, gummies and more, you get all the treats!  Tasty: A History of Yummy Experiments is book two (or the companion) graphic novel (where things […]

But the Parsnip Cake Can Go Straight to Hell

Snacking Bakes by Yossy Arefi

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If you are kind enough to ask me about myself, I will tell you I’m a baker. If you are unwise enough to have follow up questions, I will feel compelled to provide immediate clarification. Baking yeasted bread is not especially enjoyable for me because, to quote Lizzie Acker on The Great British Bake Off, “You never know what it’s thinking.”  While I made my family’s bread for years, and recently started again to redirect my baking impulses into something less calorically suspect, I don’t […]

Rated C for Cute

Kitty Sweet Tooth Makes a Movie by Abby Denson

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A while back I read the first book in the Kitty Sweet Tooth series, called Kitty Sweet Tooth (appropriate I feel). The story was simple, a cat named Kitty Sweet Tooth helps run Pop-Pops movie theater. There are a few adventures, she makes lots of new friends and the movie theater takes on a new life. Then, it ended, letting us know a sequel was coming. I figured I would read it before it came out, but there was nothing for reader copies (online like […]

I do love to bake but with this book I’m not so sure

The Great British Baking Show Love to Bake by Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, the Bakers

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I may have to re-impose my occasional moratorium on cookbooks, specifically baking, for a while. The Great British Baking Show released the annual cookbook to accompany the most recent season on Dec. 22; I pre-ordered. Due some unforeseen delays, I only just got the book a few days ago. The problem I have is that I only just started working my way through Pieometry; I’m a good ways through my Paul Hollywood book (How to Bake), but there’s still a lot to get through with […]

Is a cookbook that’s more about decoration still a cookbook?

Let's Bake! A Pusheen Cookbook by Claire Belton and Susanne Ng

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Bingo Review 18 How To Cookbook review ahead, but really more of a how to decorate book. Full disclosure: I have not actually attempted anything in Let’s Bake! A Pusheen Cookbook. There is a big reason for that which I will get to shortly. First, for those unfamiliar, Pusheen is a cartoon character popular on the internet, but now perhaps best known for cutesey merchandise, like socks, mystery boxes, and calendars, widely available all over. Pusheen herself is a grey tabby cat, and by now […]



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