Mad About Muffins - Among Friends

Mad About Muffins - Among Friends
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Beautiful Book

Such beautiful book

Nice variety of flavors with so so results

Filled with a variety of delicious muffins!

Easy to make muffins galore

Mad About Muffins - Among Friends
Dot Vartan
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Customer Reviews:

Beautiful Book.......2006-09-03

This is a beautifully illustrated, easy to follow muffin cookbook. Every single page has full color illustrations of fruit, muffins and the like.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

-EVERYONE'S FAVORITES
Basic, Cinnamon, Blueberry, Bran, Boston Brown Bread, Sweet Corn, Dill, Poppy Seed, Pumpkin

-GARDEN VARIETY
Butternut Squash, Buttermilk Scallion, Carrot Pineapple, Vegetable Cheese, Zucchini Carrot, Parsley Potato, Sweet Potato

-FRUIT MARKET MUFFINS
Apple et Al, Apple Squash, Apricot Orange, Banana Mandarin, Cherry Lemon, Cherry Yogurt, Coconut, Ginger Pumpkin, Pumpkin Apple, Orange Pineapple, New England Banana

-SEASONAL FRUITS
Blueberry Orange, Banana Strawberry, Cranberry Apple, Cranberry Hazelnut, Cranberry Orange, Cranberry Pineapple, Nectarine Blueberry, Pear Cardamom, Plum, Fresh Raspberry, Raspberry Apple, Raspberry Lemon, Rhubarb

-THOSE WITH NUTS
Brazil Nut, Cashew, Macadamia, Peanut, Chunky Pecan, Pine Nut, Prune Nut, Multigrain, Chunky Granola

-BREAKFAST IN A MUFFIN
Golden Bran, Hominy and Cheddar Cheese, Honey Bran, Hunter Style, Oatmeal Applesauce, Fruity Oatmeal, Oatmeal Peach, Oatmeal Raisin Cinnamon, Orange Oat Bran, Wheat, Yogurt Cinnamon, Sour Cream Streusel, Ham and Cheese

-FOR CHOCOLATE LOVERS
Chocolate Caramel, Chocolate Orange, Fudge, Mint Chocolate Chip, Tunnelfudge, Zucchini Chocolate, Banana Chocolate, Peanut Butter Chocolate, Mocha Chocolate Chip

-VARIATIONS ON A CAKE
Apple Cheesecake, Cherry Cheesecake, Lemon Cheesecake, Lemon Shortbread, Pineapple Upside-Up, Poppy Seed Cheese, Almond, Black Forest, Lemon Poppy Seed, Four Chip, Lemon Coconut

-FOR THE LITTLE ONES
Bacon Brown Sugar, Gingerbread, Jam, Peanut Butter and Jelly, Peanut Butter Bacon, Banana Peanut Butter, Apple Caramel

-ADULT ACCOUTREMENTS
Tipsy Apple, Caraway Cheese, Cheddar Cheese and Mustard, Garlic Corn, Orange Rum, Rum Raisin, Custard, Wine and Cheese, Double Date, Rice Pudding, Oatmeal Sunflower

-AROUND THE WORLD
Armenian Apricot, Armenian Bulgur, Anise, Ginger, Kiwi Mango, Key Lime, Lox and Cream, Nutmeg, Mango, Mexican Corn, Parmesan Tomato, Seafood, Sausage, Spicy Italian Pizza, Tex-Mex Corn, Taco, Mincemeat

Such beautiful book.......2003-03-17

with delicious recipes!
I've tried several of them and they are so good!
Here you'll find everyone's favourites like blueberry, cinnamon and corn; savory muffins (vegetable cheese), with fruits, nuts, a whole chapter with chocolate recipes, another for children, and new flavours for adults.
The book comes with really nice designs, so it makes a great gift as well.

Nice variety of flavors with so so results.......2002-04-11

Mad about Muffins is a wonderful idea for a cookbook and it is very attractive but I think that the author could have found better recipes. The muffins are all very edible but they are not outstanding and the results do not always look "bakeshop pretty". The ingredients called for are simple and most people who bake often will have them on hand. There are many basic recipes (bran, blueberry, corn etc) but there are also some exciting flavor combinations (pumpkin apple, orange pineapple) and not always sweet (some savory ie. Buttermilk Scallion Parsley potato). If you are crazy about muffins then this cookbook is a safe bet but you can find just as good if not better muffin recipes in another baking book that covers alot more categories including muffins.

Filled with a variety of delicious muffins!.......1999-10-06

A terrific book for anyone looking for new and different muffin recipes! All the familiar favorites are there, but you'll also find a fun collection of new recipes; garlic-corn, seafood, mint chocolate chip, and black forest. If you like quick,tasty recipes like these, you'll also like any of the Gooseberry Patch books...filled with yummy recipes & easy how-to's.

Easy to make muffins galore.......1999-07-14

This is a wonderful muffin book containing over 100 easy muffin recipes that use common ingredients. Better yet, preparation time is usually 15 minuets or less. Muffin varieties include those with vegetables, fruits, nuts, & chocolate. Breakfast, adult, & international muffins are also included. There are even recipes to please kids and ones taken from traditional cakes. My favorite section includes 9 luscious chocolate muffin recipes including peanut butter chocolate, mocha chocolate chip, & tunnelfudge to name a few. I also enjoyed the Parmesan tomato & sour cream streusel muffins. The book has a country feel to it. It is printed in color on handmade style paper. There are numerous illustrations throughout. My only wish is for more information on ingredients & general preparation.

Conversational Style: Analyzing Talk among Friends

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Understanding Misunderstandings

Conversational Style: Analyzing Talk among Friends
Deborah Tannen
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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This revised edition of Deborah Tannen's first discourse analysis book, Conversational Style--first published in 1984--presents an approach to analyzing conversation that later became the hallmark and foundation of her extensive body of work in discourse analysis, including the monograph Talking Voices, as well as her well-known popular books You Just Don't Understand, That's Not What I Meant!, and Talking from 9 to 5, among others. Carefully examining the discourse of six speakers over the course of a two-and-a-half hour Thanksgiving dinner conversation, Tannen analyzes the features that make up the speakers' conversational styles, and in particular how aspects of what she calls a 'high-involvement style' have a positive effect when used with others who share the style, but a negative effect with those whose styles differ. This revised edition includes a new preface and an afterword in which Tannen discusses the book's place in the evolution of her work. Conversational Style is written in an accessible and non-technical style that should appeal to scholars and students of discourse analysis (in fields like linguistics, anthropology, communication, sociology, and psychology) as well as general readers fascinated by Tannen's popular work. This book is an ideal text for use in introductory classes in linguistics and discourse analysis.

Customer Reviews:

Understanding Misunderstandings.......2002-02-10

Deborah Tannen's book hit me with what should have been obvious years ago. During a recent conversation, a fellow student at the American University voiced some hesitation about applying for a master's degree in Sociology, because her undergraduate degree was in Music. Lacking a background in Sociology, she felt inadequate for the task. I replied that she might be surprised how much she her previous degree might open unusual research fields for her in Sociology. I commented that she could draw on her background in music to do some kind of research on the impact of music in people's lives or the similarity diversity of music across cultural lines. She then commented that finding funding was difficult and again, I said, "You can." Just search the Internet. There are so many scholarships and grants. You can do it.
Oddly, her body language when she shook my hand and said good-bye gave me the impression that she felt more assaulted than assured by our brief conversation.
Deborah Tannen's book explains in large measure what may have been happening. Tannen's book takes a simple dinner conversation between six people and shows what works and why as well as what fails and why. Among her examples is a matter of differing opinions about turn-taking. The "New Yorkers" in Tannen's book feel uncomfortable with silence. The British girl in the book feels a need for silence in order to contribute.
Tannen examines differing views of conversation pace, overlap, rate of speech, personal and non-personal topics and more. Tannen shows that some people feel discussion of personal topics is a method for building rapport, while others feel it is an invasion of privacy. Some feel more comfortable when discussing impersonal topics and this allows them to relax more and allows rapport to be established. Some of the participants in Tannen's study felt that a rapid response implied an interest in the topic, others felt that a rapid response implied a desire to move on to a more interesting topic.
Although Tannen's research did not touch on cross-cultural gaps, it inspired me to think about how conversations went wrong in Japan and in Egypt and why. What expectations were different between myself and my international friends. The woman thinking about seeking a master's degree in Sociology was an upper class Egyptian. Her sense of timing, ideas about appropriate topics for discussion, sense of physical space and ideas about appropriate tone are very different from mine. Interestingly Tannen notes that speech behavior patterns are learned early and remain largely unchanged throughout a life-time. While much of the data in this book was useful, this aspect seems invalid when examined in relationship to learning new languages. B.F. Skinner and Pavlov have shown how behaviors can be modified. No doubt that for the participants of Tannen's study who appear to spend most of their time within an American culture, her statement seems valid. However, taken to Marine Corps boot camp, where behaviors in general are changed radically, I believe a more detailed linguistic study would show a marked change in behavior patterns of participants before and after military training. Moreover, taken internationally, speech patterns learned through cultural immersion into a foreign language might also have a marked impact on speech behaviors. My Japanese is considerably lighter in tone and accompanied by a mild body language compared to my English. Similarly, my Arabic is considerably louder in tone and accompanied by a more expressive body language than my English.
Tannen notes at the end of her study that there is much more work to do in this field. Cross-cultural studies are one of the topics that she mentions as specifically worthwhile. Her concluding notes about rhythm, poetry and the literary parallels of spoken language made me think of the movie Matrix where the aliens enemy agents speak English, but with a decidedly odd and uncomfortable rhythm. Her comments about appropriate content make me think of most of the dialog in the movie Pulp Fiction. This movie was decidedly odd because it addressed issues in unusual contexts, such as religious discussions between gangsters participating in an assassination. These are, of course, extreme examples of odd content and form, but being extreme, they make the topics in Tannen's text easier to grasp.

Cooking Among Friends: Meal Planning and Preparation Delightfully Simplified

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Great recipes, Great way to get a jump start on this phenomena
Good ideas and foods; time-consuming recipes
Yay!
wealth of information, yummy recipes
Some good ideas

Cooking Among Friends: Meal Planning and Preparation Delightfully Simplified
Mary Tennant , and Becki Visser
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Release Date: 2005-05-31

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Cooking Among Friends® is a meal planning and preparation technique that really works! Gather a group of friends, collaborate, plan a menu of entrées, invidually prepare a large quantity of a single entrée (or two), freeze it in meal-sized portions and then swap! Continue with a food quantity and exchange frequency that is ideal for the group. Cooking Among Friends® shows you how!

Customer Reviews:

Great recipes, Great way to get a jump start on this phenomena.......2007-06-25

Wonderful advice on how to do this on your own. The recipes look delicious. I'm getting ready to do this amongst my friends and this book will be our "bible".

Good ideas and foods; time-consuming recipes.......2007-03-09

I purchased this book because the recipes I previwed stood out as unique and tasty, unlike those in many other assemble-and-freeze cookbooks. Most of what I've made has indeed been good, and the instructions given on how to start a cooking group are helpful.

However, every recipe I've tried so far (Beef Pot Pies with Cheddar Cheese Crusts, Moroccan Chicken with Apricots and Almonds, African Peanut and Ginger Chicken) have taken HOURS to prepare. The Beef Pot Pie tasted good, but took days to get done because of all the steps involved (several hours to cook the beef roasts, cut apart the fat and dice into cubes, cut the vegetables, cook the filling, make the crusts from scratch, assemble, cover, and freeze...) I'm a stay-at-home mom of one baby, so I have some time during the day to cook during nap times, but the amount of labor and time that went into some of these recipes was ridiculous. I love to cook, and I've liked what I've eaten so far out of this book. But potential buyers should be aware of the time-intensity of many of these recipes.

One other complaint I have is that no nutritional information is given for any of the recipes, which I believe is a fault of any cookbook.

Yay!.......2007-03-08

This book is FABULOUS! For anyone thinking of starting a meal-swapping group, this book is for you. There are tips in the beginning to help you get started, and forms in the back to use in helping to determine dietary needs, choices, etc. My mommie's group found this really helpful in transitioning from playgroup meet-up to food swap, and the recipes are wonderful! I highly recommend this book to anyone starting out with frozen meals!

wealth of information, yummy recipes.......2006-11-14

As stay at home mom of two children ages 5 and 3 I need time. I haven't started with a group of other cooks yet, but I've benefited with saving time and offering my family something they usually like. This book is one I pull off the shelf regularly for ideas and information on how to make other recipes in greater quantities. I have made quite a few of the recipes in this book and they all have been whole family pleasers. Some are a bit rich for me, but my children and husband like them that way. I have adapted some of the recipes to be lower in fat. In fact, the information in the book is laid out so well that other recipes can easily be used and all can be adapted to make smaller amounts of meals.

Some good ideas.......2006-07-26

This is a pretty good cookbook for learning how to cook in bulk and for the freezer. The recipe selection is good, and the layout is nice. I haven't made any of the recipes yet, but I definitely like this cookbook better than others I have (in terms of ones for freezing meals). If you are in a cooking group, this is a good starter cookbook.

A FRIEND AMONG THE SENECAS: The Quaker Mission to Cornplanter's People

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A book about Indian Peace, not Indian Wars

A FRIEND AMONG THE SENECAS: The Quaker Mission to Cornplanter's People
David Swatzler , and Henry Simmons
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
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Cornplanter Chronicles
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16-page section of 32 b/w photos 5 maps 6 x 9 Includes Henry Simmons's 1799 journal This account of a 1799 Quaker mission to a Seneca village in northwestern Pennsylvania is based on the journal of Henry Simmons and offers a captivating look at Seneca culture of the period-their festivals and games, division of labor, and fascinating cult of dreams, which affected many of their actions. The perceptive Chief Cornplanter, realizing that his people must adapt to new social and economic patterns, welcomed the Quakers as teachers, not so much for their religion, but for their knowledge of agriculture. The interactions between the two groups brought on conflicts among the Senecas and new developments in their culture, among them the rise of the powerful prophet Handsome Lake and his Longhouse religion. The author shows how Simmons and Cornplanter each attained a grasp of the other's religion, politics, and lifestyles and were able to mutually achieve their goals by finding the similarities and utilizing them. David Swatzler is a professional writer who lives in Cooperstown, Pennsylvania.

Customer Reviews:

A book about Indian Peace, not Indian Wars.......2001-01-23

This book is fantastic and covers so many topics so thoroughly, it is hard to choose just one thing as the best part. The author tells about the Quakers, their history and beliefs, about the Iroquois and their history of war and land loss, as well as giving a rare glimpse into everyday life in the 1700's--games, religious festivals, feasts, mythology. The story of the interaction of the groups as they get to know each other and explore their similarities and differences is sometimes funny, sometimes sad, and the author even includes a glimpse into the religious and social implications of the interaction for the Indians. The story of Handsome Lake is particularly well-told. At the end of the book, I felt that I understood the whole vast episode, and I even had a certain fondness for Henry Simmons, the irascible Quaker. His entire 1799 journal, which is a wonderful read, is included as an appendix, and is worth the price of the book.

To Dwell among Friends: Personal Networks in Town and City

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To Dwell among Friends: Personal Networks in Town and City
Claude S. Fischer
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Fascinating
I really enjoyed and would reccomend this book
good book kinda of long
A timelessly inspirational, extraordinary life
Worth Reading

Stranger Among Friends
David Mixner
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In the sixties, David Mixner became an activist in the civil rights and anti-war movements, then emerged in the seventies as an influential Washington insider. Unknown to his comrades, he was also a closet homosexual, so scared of exposure he let hardly anyone know his secret. With good reason: when he came out in 1977 he lost a lot of his political clout. Undeterred he marched on a new crusade--gay liberation. He returned to national prominence as a political activist when he led a hugely successful drive in the gay community to elect his long-time friend Bill Clinton. That relationship, which has been bittersweet through Clinton's presidency, is one of the fascinating sidelights in this memoir of a radical life.

Book Description

"From my fear of coming out to coming on strong in the struggle for human rights, this is my American journey, the story of an outsider on the inside, a gay man proudly committed to a life of standing up for freedom.

"President Clinton and I were born three days apart. We had both dreamed of serving our country. There was one difference: He could pursue his dream, while I felt I could not. The President was born straight and I was born gay."

In this stirring personal history, one of America's most influential gay rights advocates recounts his extraordinary career as a policy maker and adviser to the major political leaders of our time, and his own often anguishing, ultimately triumphant life as a gay man. A longtime personal friend of Bill Clinton, in Stranger Among Friends David Mixner offers an insider's look at the power struggles that occur every day in our nation's capital and candid insights on the Clinton administration's successes and failures. Spanning three decades of human rights activism--from the behind-the-scenes negotiations to the painful betrayals to the hard-won victories--his forthright story unflinchingly explores what it means to be an outsider on the inside, and sends a message of hope to all who have ever stood up for what they believe.

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Fascinating.......2006-04-23

In this day of the modern Gay Rights Movement, no biography captures the true story of someone moderately simple, becoming the voice of a fantastic mission with true, heartfelt passion for the equality of gays and lesbians. Full of pathos, life lessons, screw-ups, ironies and inspiration that truly reflects the dichotomy of living as an evolving gay man during the sexual revolution, Reagan-Era AIDS, and the Clinton Era of Inclusion against the backdrop of a hidden sex life. I was glad to know this story!

I really enjoyed and would reccomend this book.......2003-07-29

I must say, this was one of the best books I've read in a while. It was just fascinating. It starts out describing David's childhood, goes onto his time in college, his antiwar activism, his many struggles with his homosexuality, finally with his coming out and becoming a gay activist, and then to his time spent working on the Clinton campaign all the way up to Clinton's innaguration. It's a very readable book, it draws you in from the first few pages and really keeps you wanting to know what will happen next in David's very exciting activist life. Another thing that kept me reading was I was dying to find out when he would finally come out. It is easy to relate to David's pain and I was inspired to see what he did with that pain and to read about the many remarkable things he has done with this life. I finished this book in a little over a week and wished there was more. I loved learning more about the political and activist worlds while at the same time learning about him. If you have any interest in politics, activism, AIDS, or gay and lesbian issues, or just like a good memoir, read this book. You'll like it :)

good book kinda of long.......2002-06-28

it was a good book for the most part but it kinda of ran on and on i still have a copy of it around some where

A timelessly inspirational, extraordinary life.......1999-09-25

I have always admired David's courage and dedication to his causes. I recently re-read this book and found it to be just as inspirational now as it was in 1996. It gives a deep sense of perspective to the political movements of the '60s and '70 that is just fascinating. It then paints a spellbinding portrait of the Gay Rights Movement. Most important, however, "Stranger" is a Profile in Courage of an extraordinary man who has helped all Americans who pursue "Liberty and Justice for ALL. I re-read "Stranger Among Friends" as I was completing my most recent book "Pathways to Inner Peace" and it gave me just what I was looking for -- a dose of courage to continue helping others. (Rev. Jim Webb, author of "Pathways to Inner Peace").

Worth Reading.......1997-03-26

A very interesting account of a political activist who staked his hopes on the Clinton presidency to write the executive order permitting gays in the military. He was instrumental in organizing the gay community in support of the Clinton campaign. Intertwined in the political activism is Mixner's account of his own homophobia and his difficult times in coming to terms with his sexual orientation. A long time friend of Clinton, Mixner belived he would keep his promise to overturn the ban on gays in the military. The rest is history, including their former rather close relationship.

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Not for the serious cook

Is It Soup Yet ?
Dot Vartan , and Among Friends
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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What do you do if you come out with a successful cookbook like Mad About Muffins' If you're writer Dot Vartan and artist Shelly Reeves Smith, you go back into the kitchen and back to the drawing board to create the perfect companion piece, Is It Soup Yet'That's exactly what this creative duo did in 1996, and their hardcover version of Is It Soup Yet' has since sold more than 42,000 copies. Readers agree that Dot and Shelly have their soup in the pot! This season marks the first time that this marvelous collection for soup lovers appears in paperback. The same winning combination of thorough directions and mood-setting illustrations guarantees that this one will be another top seller.Is It Soup Yet' offers up everything necessary to go from common ingredients to a hearty bowl of soup for lunch or dinner. Nearly 120 different recipes range from chicken and vegetable to cheese and creamed soups. A variety of cooking techniques are included as well as today's much-needed chapter on twenty-minutes soups. From how to transform leftovers to capturing simmering flavors from around the globe, this book offers something for every cook or soup lover. Is It Soup Yet' You bet it is!

Customer Reviews:

Not for the serious cook.......2007-01-28

I'm not a great chef but I know my way around good soups and good soup recipes. This book means well but the recipes are just so plain and unimaginative. Its good for the beginner who has simple tastes but don't look for anything complex or stick-to-your-ribs kind of fare. Further detracting from the weak recipes are the illustrations which (unnecessarily) dominate every page. Its like they wrote this book to be more of a coffee-table style book than a true cookbook.

First among Friends: George Fox and the Creation of Quakerism

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A provocative look at a controversial character

First among Friends: George Fox and the Creation of Quakerism
H. Larry Ingle
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0195101170

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In First Among Friends, the first scholarly biography of George Fox (1624-91), H. Larry Ingle examines the fascinating life of the reformation leader and founding organizer of the Religious Society of Friends, more popularly known today as the Quakers. Ingle places Fox within the upheavals of the English Civil Wars, Revolution, and Restoration, showing him and his band of "rude" disciples challenging the status quo, particularly during the Cromwellian Interregnum. Unlike leaders of similar groups, Fox responded to the conservatism of the Stuart restoration by facing down challenges from internal dissidents, and leading his followers to persevere until the 1689 Act of Toleration. It was this same sense of perseverance that helped the Quakers to survive and remain the only religious sect of the era still existing today. This insightful study uses broad research in contemporary manuscripts and pamphlets, many never examined systematically before. Firmly grounded in primary sources and enriched with gripping detail, this well-written and original study reveals unknown sides of one who was clearly "First Among Friends."

Customer Reviews:

A provocative look at a controversial character.......2001-10-28

Friends today often disregard the historical setting into which the Quaker movement first erupted -- a period of civil war and religious upheaval, when the King of England had been executed on orders of Parliament and the established Church of England was crumbling. And yet this was the formative period of Quakerism, and many characteristics of today's Religious Society of Friends can be traced to positions taken in the early days. Larry Ingle is a Friend and professional historian who enjoys sharing his story of George Fox in the broader historical context.

The title itself, First Among Friends, refers to a lively controversy about whether Fox may be regarded as the "founder" of Quakerism, or as "first among equals" in a movement that rejected religious hierarchy. By focussing on Fox as the central figure, Larry Ingle brings to light several tensions relevant to Friends today. For example, Fox in his early years had preached the freedom of each person to follow his or her own divine leading. Later, when the movement faced heavy persecution and Fox himself faced open dissent, Fox condemned others for expressing leadings other than what he himself had determined. Another example: the movement had begun at the grassroots in the North of England, but as it consolidated it was increasingly dominated by a group of wealthy and relatively privileged men based in London, with Fox as figurehead -- active, insightful and articulate as always but hardly in control.

From our own modern perspective, there is another ironic twist: Fox strongly enunciated the rights of women to have a say within the organization, as ministers and in business deliberations at the local level. Men who sought to marginalize women then found themselves marginalized and silenced, largely at Fox's behest. Friends in the centuries since -- men and women -- have benefitted from the proceeds of that unseemly struggle, and Ingle examines with evident relish the traces of the fight.

Each of these and other aspects are considered in the course of this biography of Fox. It's a useful companion work for anyone reading Fox's Journal, or studying the early Quaker movement (or the broader nonconformist movement, for that matter). Readers should be aware that in some circles of Friends, there are some who scoff at Ingle's work. It is not finely woven, and Ingle's pleasure at disentagling the threads of long-ago controversies is sometimes plain. One Friend the reviewer knows, on a trip to England looked at an old loom to find the place where a candle might have stood, and not finding it now challenges the book as shoddy because it describes a young Fox as reading by candlelight while working at his loom! (This detail apparently was drawn from another biography written decades earlier.) Such quibbling aside, Ingle's work pulls together a wide range of relevant history, and adds to it a biographical narrative, giving a composite picture of early Friends and of Friend Fox in particular.

Keeping Good Company - Among Friends
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very versitile cookbook... beautiful too!

very versitile cookbook... beautiful too!

Excellent for those who don't consider themselves good cooks

A Feast for the Soul

great

Keeping Good Company - Among Friends
K.C. Kelley
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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very versitile cookbook... beautiful too!.......2002-01-11

I own every cookbook in this series and this is my second favorite. I find this cookbook to use normal, everyday ingredients that are easy to find. I also find that the receipes give a new, fresh twist to down home foods. I especially like the approach they take in making the dish simple and quick to prepare. Another nice feature of this cookbook is the organization of the seasons and dishes that would compliment that season. This would be a wonderful addition to your cookbook collection. Note... be sure to try the Angels-Among-Us cake. You will definately make it for years to come!

very versitile cookbook... beautiful too!.......2002-01-11

Excellent for those who don't consider themselves good cooks.......2000-11-25

My girlfriend was preparing a recipe from this book and raved about how much her family enjoyed it. She offered to write the recipe down for me and pulled out her copy of "Keeping Good Company". I was attracted to the beautiful artwork and asked to page through her book. I immediately found several other recipes my family (of picky eaters) would enjoy. I do not consider myself a good cook, but I found these recipes to be simple and quite delicious. I plan to give each of my sisters a copy for Christmas.

A Feast for the Soul.......2000-03-22

A collaboration of two creative women whose work is both useful and at the same time beautiful to view. The recipes represent good, down-to-earth-but-today's kind of cooking, promising a treat upon completion. They are easy to follow and don't require hours of shopping for the ingredients! The illustrations add pleasure to the reader. This book warms your heart and tummy.

great.......2000-02-04

This is another of the fine ccokbooks put out by these women.The recipes are very tasty and the ingredients are already on the shelf.And the book is beautifully illustrated, one that can be displayed for others to enjoy.

Judith E.Stachler

Is It Soup Yet? - Among Friends
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A GREAT BOOK

Soup for everybody

Easy, Light and Oh SOOOO Tasty!!!

Reliable recipes - But a bit cutesy

One of the Best!

Is It Soup Yet? - Among Friends
Dot Vartan
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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Is It Soup Yet? has something to please everyone, from hearty Hamburger Soup for the meat-and-potatoes crowd to elegant Wild Rice and Shiitake Mushroom Soup for gourmets. Included in the 118 recipes are classics like Corn Chowder, Tomato Rice, and Seafood Gumbo, and adventures like Cream of Brie and Leek Soup. One chapter is devoted to soups made in 20 minutes, another to using a crock pot, and yet another to soups made from leftovers such as baked beans or spaghetti and meatballs.

This book has a mixed personality. Cooks in a hurry will be comfortable with some of Vartan's sensible shortcuts, such as using frozen vegetables or canned broth in some recipes. However, her use of garlic powder and parsley flakes may not sit well with more-refined cooks.

Some of the very best soups in this book are international choices like Chinese Sizzling Rice and a German Sauerkraut Soup. There are also highly creative recipes, including an Eggplant Ratatouille, Potato with Horseradish, and Chicken Passarelli, which contains bread-crumb dumplings.

Cheerful illustrations by Shelly Reeves Smith, a greeting-card designer, help make Is It Soup Yet? a bright and breezy cooking companion. --Dana Jacobi

Book Description

The fourth cookbook from the Among Friends collection, Is It Soup Yet? features the ultimate comfort food, a hearty bowl of steaming soup. There are more than 100 recipes featured that range from the simple to the exotic. Each page in delightfully illustrated with the full-color artwork of Shelly Reeves Smith.

Customer Reviews:

A GREAT BOOK.......2002-12-28

This book is well written, easy to understand direction, recipes that are usually hard to find, an all around great book for soup lovers. The perfect cook book for those people intimidated by cooking!! I love this book, so much that I gave it to my mother in law and she too loves it!

Soup for everybody.......2002-12-02

Every single recipe is a winner. After thanksgiving I've done the Turkey dinner soup. delicious!!
Whatever ingredients you like on a soup, you'll find a recipe here that will suit you. I totally recommend it!
The hardcover and beautiful drawings makes of this book also a great gift for friends and family.

Easy, Light and Oh SOOOO Tasty!!!.......2002-03-11

As I write this, there is a pot of Hamburger Soup and a pot of Broccoli Cheddar Cheese Soup simmering on the stove. Literally, the most difficult step in making the Hamburger Soup was browning the meat. I usually do most of my cooking on weekends so that I don't have to come home from work and start cooking a dinner meal. But these recipes are so easy and quick that you can easily put them together in minutes... I also appreciate that the recipes reflect the trend to use ingredients containing low or no-fat. I used skim milk in making the Broccoli Cheddar Cheese soup with the same amount of flour to make a roux, and it turned out beautifully. This is a book that belongs on a coffee table as the illustrations, similar to those found in a children's book, are striking.

Soup is a great comfort food and this book won't disappoint. This will make a great gift for novice or experienced cooks.

Reliable recipes - But a bit cutesy.......2002-02-08

I love soup cookbooks - so I'm always looking to add some new ones to my collection. The recipes in "Is It Soup Yet?" are good and cover a fairly broad range of soups. In addition to traditional recipes for chicken noodle soup, international soups and "20 minute" soups are represented.

However, I found the format and pictures to be a bit too precious for this male soup lover. Although it's the recipes that ultimately matter, a cook is always influenced by cookbook aesthetics, and this one just didn't do it for me. Fortunately, the pictures are included here, so you can judge for yourself. I do, however, think that it would make a good gift for people who enjoy cookbooks with country flair.

One of the Best!.......2002-01-28

Smaller in size than many other soup cookbooks, this one offers a great recipe on just about every page. Great to use by themselves, more adventurous cooks will also be able to use these recipes as great starting points for some personalized variations. Just a great soup cookbook!

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