Goodness Gracious starts with a batch of wonderful recipes and heartfelt illustrations, then mixes in a flavorful philosophy: Good food shared among friends is wonderful, but the flavor of the friendships is even more important.Writer Roxie Kelley and illustrator Shelly Reeves Smith have done it again. Their fourth in a successful series of illustrated cookbooks, Goodness Gracious shines with heart and soul. More than just a collection of entrées, side dishes, and desserts, this lavishly illustrated book combines easy-to-prepare recipes with tips designed to help readers lead a more positive life. The result is an inspiring volume on making a house a home.With recipes such as Apple Streusel Tea Loaf, Company Carrots, Baja Lasagna, and Pumpkin Cheesecake Tarts, Goodness Gracious is brimming with yummy taste treats. In addition, the book offers a grace note at the end of each chapter as guides to more graceful living. Shelly's beautiful, watercolor illustrations permeate Goodness Gracious, giving the book a quality that readers find refreshing, gracious, and accessible.Roxie and Shelly have developed a loyal following of customers since 1992 when they published their first cookbook, which is still in print. They've combined forces to create three illustrated cookbooks, Keeping Good Company, With Heart and Soul, and Just a Matter of Thyme, along with the gift books Sisters as Friends, Friends as Sisters, and A Home Within. In this new book, the duo again delivers on their commitment to sharing their best ideas on good food and gracious living.

Goodness Gracious: Recipes for Good Food and Gracious Living

Kelley, Roxie

Smith, Shelly Reeves

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Andrews McMeel Publishing

When AMP's Mad About Muffins came out in hardcover in 1996, muffin mavens couldn't snatch it up fast enough. In fact, more than 33,000 copies of that edition have sold to experienced cooks, those looking for easy access into the world of freshly baked muffins, friends seeking the ideal cooking gift, and many others.After eight years of fantastic muffins, it's time for the paperback edition of Mad About Muffins. This full-sized version includes the more than 100 super-simple recipes that Dot Vartan created and found for the original collection. Also included are the richly colored and warmly detailed illustrations that Shelly Reeves Smith conceived as the perfect counterpart for the mouthwatering ingredients.Dot launched Mad About Muffins after her favorite bakery closed and she was forced to find or create another source for her own muffin craving. That aficionado's focus and enthusiasm is obvious throughout the book, as is her intention to make this simple and fulfilling food easy to create. Clear instructions, shortcuts, and cooking tips abound, making this one of the easiest ways to create everything from mini to extra-large muffins in less than an hour.

Mad About Muffins

Vartan, Dot

Baking

The fifth book in a series that has sold more than 150,000 copies. With their fifth collaboration, At Our Table, Roxie Kelley and Shelly Reeves Smith set out to create a cookbook seasoned with their insights gleaned over 30 years as friends and business partners. The result is both a cookbook and a celebration of the abundance of people and things around our table, waiting for us to acknowledge them. Offering 125 simple, delicious recipes, At Our Table emphasizes how the experience of gathering for meals can energize us and help us recognize the richness and fullness of our lives. Ideal for home cooks who savor the simple life, At Our Table magically combines Kelley's conversational writing style and Smith's beautiful illustrations to inspire us all to return to our tables.

At Our Table: Favorite Recipes to Share with the People You Love

Entertaining & Holidays

Book by Kelley, Roxie, Smith, Shelly Reeves

Light Through the Leaves: Personal Reflections from Our Family Tree

ANDREWS MCMEEL PUB.

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Goodness Gracious: Recipes for Good Food and Gracious Living

Mad About Muffins

At Our Table: Favorite Recipes to Share with the People You Love

Light Through the Leaves: Personal Reflections from Our Family Tree