It's Bunco Time!

It's Bunco Time!
Author: Leslie Crouch
Publisher: Hyperion
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004-04-07
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781401307684

merica is going Bunco! According to a recent article in Time magazine, 'Women are going crazy over this old game.' Now the World Bunco Association offers one book full of everything Bunco players need to know. Complete with rules, scorecards, recipes, and information on how to start a Bunco club and organize a Bunco party, It's Bunco Time! will let readers join the craze-without rolling the dice. Played by 8-20 people, Bunco is a friendly game of dice. Players are divided into small groups and compete with each other to roll a set of 'ones,' progressing in rounds up to rolling 'sixes.' Bunco encourages social interaction, and eating and drinking are a big part of the fun. The old-fashioned game of the future is becoming ever more popular at parties and social events, and new groups are popping up across the country. The cookbook includes recipes for beverages, appetizers, main and side dishes, desserts, and much more, all aimed at increasing the fun!

'Til Dice Do Us Part

'Til Dice Do Us Part
Author: Gail Oust
Publisher: Bunco Babes Mysteries (Large P
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781410426765

When the new husband of one of the retirees is shot and killed during a play rehearsal, the Bunco Babes have to figure out who replaced the blanks in the prop pistol with real bullets.

Clara's Kitchen

Clara's Kitchen
Author: Clara Cannucciari
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2009-10-27
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1429963719

YouTube® sensation Clara Cannucciari shares her treasured recipes and commonsense wisdom in a heartwarming remembrance of the Great Depression Clara Cannucciari is a 94 year-old internet sensation. Her YouTube® Great Depression Cooking videos have an army of devoted followers. In Clara's Kitchen, she gives readers words of wisdom to buck up America's spirits, recipes to keep the wolf from the door, and tells her story of growing up during the Great Depression with a tight-knit family and a "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" philosophy of living. In between recipes for pasta with peas, eggplant parmesan, chocolate covered biscotti, and other treats Clara gives readers practical advice on cooking nourishing meals for less. Using lessons she learned during the Great Depression, she writes, for instance, about how to conserve electricity when cooking and how you can stretch a pot of pasta with a handful of lentils. She reminisces about her youth and writes with love about her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Clara's Kitchen takes readers back to a simpler, if not more difficult time, and gives everyone what they need right now: hope for the future and a nice dish of warm pasta from everyone's favorite grandmother, Clara Cannuciari, a woman who knows what's really important in life.

Cake Pops

Cake Pops
Author: Bakerella
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2011-07-22
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 1452100128

A New York Times bestseller: “The ultimate cake pops resource . . . if you love Bakerella’s cute and colorful style, pick this one up. It’s a visual treat.” —Kitchn What’s cuter than a cupcake? A cake pop, of course! Wildly popular blogger Bakerella (aka Angie Dudley) has turned cake pops into an international sensation! Cute little cakes on a stick from decorated balls to more ambitious shapes such as baby chicks, ice cream cones, and even cupcakes these adorable creations are the perfect alternative to cake at any party or get-together. Martha Stewart loved the cupcake pops so much she had Bakerella appear on her show to demonstrate making them. Now Angie makes it easy and fun to recreate these amazing treats right at home with clear step-by-step instructions and photos of more than forty featured projects, as well as clever tips for presentation, decorating, dipping, coloring and melting chocolate, and much more. “Popularized by a blogger known as Bakerella, cake pops have taken over as the new cupcake . . . In the last few years they’ve become an international sensation, and many cities are going cake-pop crazy.” —Monterey Herald “The American queen of cake pops.” —Fine Dining Lovers “The book is absolutely gorgeous. Each project is filled with photos and tips to guide you through the whole process from start to finish. For anyone who loves Martha Stewart type creative baking, this is a must-have book!” —Savory Sweet Life

The Word Detective

The Word Detective
Author: Evan Morris
Publisher: Plume Books
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2001
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: