A COLD, IN ARIZONA, IN THE SUMMERTIME?

Friday, August 29, 2014

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY hates having a cold like I do.

You do?

No you don't. You just think you do.

Prove it?

Oh, I can prove it alright. Just come hang around with me for a few minutes.

You'll go away saying, "Nobody hates having a cold as much as Clif."

Who else but me gets a summer cold in a hot place like Arizona?

Well, my wife does. But she probably got it from me.

Yes, I know, I know. Arizona, summer, heat---all have nothing to do with getting or not getting a cold. I know that!

But it just doesn't seem right!

People who have colds should be found in cold places. Not here.

Get over it? Oh, I'll get over this lousy cold alright. But these thoughts I'm having about it--never.

These are my thoughts and I'm stickin' with them.

Nobody living in Arizona should get a cold in the summertime!!

BELIEVING OUT LOUD

Tuesday, August 05, 2014

BELIEVING OUT LOUD
Trading Fear And Defeat
For An Adventure With God
By Kimberly Wright

OVERVIEW: "Believing Out Loud is a bold reminder that God never intended for us to live in fear, but to trust him to lead us on an adventurous journey. using personal stories of humor and warmth, Kimberly wright both encourages and challenges you to lay your fears and past regrets at the foot of the cross and accept his calling with daring courage."
                   Rita Davenport, Nationally Recognized CSP
                   CPAE Speaker, Author, And Entrepreneur

AUTHOR: Kimberly Wright was named the 2009 National Young Mother of the Year by American Mothers, Inc. and is the author of Bedtime Thoughts for the Christian Mom. She earned a BA in psychology from the University of Oklahoma and blogs weekly at www.believingoutloud.com. She travels across the U.S. speaking at women's church retreats and conferences sharing funny and encouraging stories of hope and God's endless grace. Kimberly and her husband John have four children and make their home in Overland Park, Kansas.

MY REVIEW: This book is an incredible resource for people whose lives have been limited by fear.
Kimberly writes from experience. She knows what it is like to live with feelings of low self-worth and to be filled with fear. It is out of that experience that she has written a book that you can relate to and be inspired to move on with your life as an adventure with God.

God is the central figure in this book. Kimberly has written fifteen chapters dealing with the battle with fear and in six of them God is in the title. And God is mentioned several times in all fifteen. The sub-title of the book is, Trading Fear And Defeat For An Adventure With God. I believe all of us had rather have an adventure with God than to live in fear. This book will show you how to do that.
After you have read this book you will want to run out and share it with somebody.

(I received this book from Leafwood Publishers in exchange for a fair and honest review.)

FRIED & TRUE

FRIED & TRUE
More Than 50 Recipes for
AMERICA'S BEST
Fried Chicken and Sides
Lee Brian Schrager with Adeena Sussman
Photographs by Evan Sung

OVERVIEW: Whether your prefer it cold out of the fridge or hot and crispy on a buttery biscuit. You will find your new favorite fried chicken recipe in Fried & True. Serving up more than 50 recipes for America's most decadently delicious food. Lee Schrager has left no stone unturned in his quest to find America's best fried chicken. From four-star restaurants to roadside fry shacks, you'll learn how to brine your bird, give it a buttermilk bath, batter or even double batter it, season with loads of spices, and fry it up to golden perfection.

AUTHORS AND PHOTOGRAPHER: LEE BRIAN SCHRAGER is the founder of the Food Network South Beach and New York City Wine & Food Festivals. He is also the vice president of corporate communications and national events at Southern Wine & Spirits of America and the author of The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Cookbook. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Lee has appeared on Today and Rachael Ray and serves on the board of directors for the Food bank for New York City. He lives in Miami and New York City.
ADEENA SUSSMAN is a food and recipe developer who has been published in Food & Wine, Martha Stewart Living, Cooking Light, Health, Self, and Every Day with Rachael Ray, and on Epicurious.
EVAN SUNG is a prominent food, lifestyle, and travel photographer based in Brooklyn. His work appears regularly in the New York Times and he has worked on cookbooks with some of the top chefs from around the world.

MY REVIEW: Review a book about fried chicken? I didn't think so! I wondered what could be said about fried chicken that I didn't already know. I love it and have been watching it cooked and eating it all my life. But then I saw some of the pictures and read a few pages of the book and found myself saying, "Wow. This is a book I need to look into.

I haven't been disappointed. The photography is excellent, the recipes are wonderful and the reviews of the restaurants are outstanding. I will certainly be trying some of the recipes and hopefully someday I will be able to visit some of the restaurants.

If you like fried chicken, and who doesn't, you will want to get this book. You will probably end up buying a few extra copies for friends.

(I received this book from Blogging For Books in exchange for a fair and honest review.)