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Domestic Goddess - for the Martha Stewart in all of us. Check back often as these selections are updated whenever we find great books we need to share! Making a Home: Housekeeping for Real Life Better Homes & Gardens brings us this all-inclusive guide to creating a peaceful, clean, safe home. From Organizing to Linens & Laundry to Etiquette, this book is a great resource, and strangely comforting. "A place for everything and everything in it's place." This book definitely belongs in your home. Making a Home: Housekeeping for Real Life The Frantic Woman's Guide to Life: A Year's Worth of Hints, Tips, and Tricks by Mary Jo Rulnick We all know one of those "perfect" women. Perfectly groomed, so are their children and they seem to do a million things at once, perfectly. If you feel frazzled, and worlds away from "perfect", this book is for you. Covering a wide range of frantic-woman duties, including cleaning, cooking, car care, even romance, this book introduces a way to de-frazzle one month at a time. January you'll Organize. February you'll Connect. What's up for March? See for yourself and change your life! The Frantic Woman's Guide to Life: A Year's Worth of Hints, Tips, and Tricks 101 Things to Do With a Slow Cooker by Stephanie Ashcraft You have to love your crock pot. You throw stuff in, and 6 hours later, dinner is ready. But as much as I tried to incorporate it into my domestic life (oh so glorious as it is) very few recipes inspired me. And the ones that did required so much work, why use a crock pot at all? This collection of "throw and go" recipes gives you the best of both worlds. We tested the Broccoli-Cheese Soup. What a great way to get that daily broccoli. Bon App�tit! 101 Things to Do With a Slow Cooker The Last-Minute Party Girl : Fashionable, Fearless, and Foolishly Simple Entertaining by Erika Lenkert Entertaining-challenged? This book promises to make you feel like Martha Stewart. The Last Minute Party Girl is full of ideas to make your guests feel special. Foremost of which is the "Party Manners" section which I guarantee even the most gracious host will find something they are not doing. Impressive recipes are also in generous supply in this book. One appetizer down and desperate on New Year's Eve, I gave a shot to one of the "A-List Appetizers", Wicked Good White Bean Dip. It was easy to prepare and delicious. Buy this book, be fearless & and invite those people over you've been wanting to entertain. The Last-Minute Party Girl : Fashionable, Fearless, and Foolishly Simple Entertaining Hot Chicken by Hugh Carpenter If you like it hot, your chicken that is, then this book is for you. Fifty dishes sure to please by master chef Hugh Carpenter combined with wonderful photography makes this one cookbook that's easy to use and fun to look at. We even tested it in our own kitchen, and even for our domestically challenged girlfriend, the Sizzling Rosemary-Mustard Chicken was a hit. Hot Chicken Simple Crochet by Erika Knight How many times in our busy lives do we actually stop to sit down and enjoy creating something? If you are like us, it is rare - and this book is a wonderful inspiration to get you started. Beautifully illustrated with full color pages and simple directions, this is a treat not only for yourself, but would make a wonderful gift. Erika Knight makes the learn to crochet experience enjoyable with simple directions and beautiful projects that keep you motivated. No experience necessary! Simple Crochet Once upon a Tart: Soups, Salads, Muffins and More by Frank Mentesana and Jerome Audureau Once Upon A Tart is a charming cafe in New York's Soho where people line up in the mornings waiting for their wonderful offerings. For us who don't live there, this book is the next best thing. Girlfriend, I am not much of a baker, but this book has inspired the domestic goddess in me! (Isn't that what this category is all about?) I particularly love the Quick Bread section, where my daughter and I created Carrot Cake Muffins with Lemon Cream Cheese Icing. They insist their carrot cake is better than anyones. We agree. Once upon a Tart: Soups, Salads, Muffins and More Go here for more...