Just Life| International Cookbooks

I am still amazed at the number of international cookbooks that one can find in the Stockton-San Joaquin County Public libraries.

There are shelves and shelves of cookbooks from all around the world in our library system.

Seriously, our libraries have Indian cookbooks, Japanese cookbooks, Lebanese cookbooks and the list goes on and on. 

If you are not a really good cook like me, I would recommend that you head to the children's area. I find the instructions in the children cookbooks much more straight forward. I love children cookbooks. They are easy to follow and the recipes are pretty amazing.

Persian food made by my Aunt Angie

Remember folks, holiday season is upon us.  Wouldn't it be nice to surprise your family and friends with some exciting foods from far away lands.

Here are a few cookbooks from all over the world at your fingertips in your local public library.


Cooking the Australian way


Portuguese homestyle cooking


Delightful Brazilian cooking


A taste of Lebanon : cooking today the Lebanese way : over 200 recipes developed and tested


And no holiday table is complete without desserts. Here are few irresistible dessert recipe books to delight your soul.

The Beekman 1802 heirloom dessert cookbook



Baking chez moi : recipes from my Paris home to your home anywhere



Bon appétit desserts the cookbook for all things sweet and wonderful







Happy cooking.

Signing off until next Monday- Panteha 

Just Life| Piggie says " I Really Like Slop!"

Mo Willems is one of my favorite children authors. The kids love his books.

Mo Willems just published a new easy reader book called," I Really Like Slop!". 

So here is the basis of the story:

Piggie the pig, is cooking a pretty smelly concoction and is asking Gerald the elephant to taste it.

I am not gonna reveal anything else about this book, let's just say that sometimes we all do crazy things for our friends. 

The Elephant & Piggie books are perfect for k-2 graders. 

To be honest, anyone who likes to read would enjoy these books. As my daughter says; " these books are just funny". As simple as that. 

And we all could use some fun to brighten our days.

Here are some other easy readers by Mo Willems:

We are in a book

I will take a nap!

The pigeon needs a bath!

Here is also a chapter book by this author published in October of this year that is perfect for the older kids.

The story of Diva and Flea

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Just Life| Beautiful Pictures

Let's kick start this week with some beautiful pictures.

Muskegon Michigan

A bowl full of pomegranates

A bowl of pomegranate seeds

Stockton is beautiful

Happy Monday everyone.

Just Life| Halloween worthy books & more

Halloween is right around the corner and if you are in the mood for some scary books, here are a few suggestions:

The Blumhouse book of nightmares : the haunted city

The silence of ghosts

NOS4A2 : a novel

Girl of nightmares

Anna Dressed in Blood

In a dark, dark wood

For those of you who value your sleep, I suggest the following popular books:

Light between oceans by M.L Stedman

Circling the sun: a novel by Paula Mclain

The architect's apprentice: a novel by Elif Shafak

Nightingale by Kristin Hannah


Don't forget to come by the Troke Library on Thursday, October 29th at 6:00pm for our Halloween Arts & Crafts program.

2014 Halloween Arts & Craft at Troke Library

2014 Halloween Arts & Craft at Troke Library

2014 Halloween Arts & Craft at Troke Library

2014 Halloween Arts & Craft at Troke Library

2014 Halloween Arts & Craft at Troke Library

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Just Life| Your Favorite Television Series At The Library

One of the benefits of having a library card is that you can check out your favorite television series from the library for free.

Why pay $50 for a DVD set, when you can borrow it from the library for free and you can keep it for three weeks.

Here are a few television series that you can borrow from your local library:

• Downton Abbey

• Game of Thrones

• Grey's anatomy

• Breaking bad

Just search the library catalog for the listing of your favorite television series.

Signing off until next Monday- Panteha

Just Life| Dragons Love Tacos

Mom, have you read " Dragons love tacos"?

No.

Mom, have you read " The day the crayons quit"?

No.

I felt so uncool. 

So I borrowed these two picture books from the library and my daughter read them to me with enthusiasm.

Then a few weeks later, it was my turn to surprise her.

Oh, Ari, Ari, have you read " The day the crayons came home"?

No.

Me neither. But I placed it on hold so we can both enjoy this brand new book.

Signing off until next Monday- A semi-cool mom

Just Life| Madam Tussauds' Wax Museum

Back in May, we were walking around San Francisco and we came across the Madame Tussauds' wax museum. A handsome Leonardo Dicaprio greeted us at the door.

Ari and Leonardo Dicaprio

We took pictures with Dalai Lama, President Obama, Salma Hayak, and the most infamous of all, Al Capone. 

Then I read a grizzly account about Madame Tussauds. She was the art tutor of Louis XVI's sister and she lived in Versaille. After the revolution she was imprisoned and later was forced to show her allegiance to the French revolution by making death masks of executed nobles including the king and queen of France. 

Ari and E.T

Anyway, if you go to San Francisco, check out Madame Tussauds' wax museum. It is very interesting.

Here is the address. The museum is near pier 39.

145 Jefferson St

Ste 600
San Francisco, CA 94133

Tel: (866) 223-4240

 
Here are some travel books from your local library:

Top 10 San Francisco  

Walking San Francisco : 30 savvy tours exploring steep streets, grand hotels, dive bars, and waterfront parks 

Exploring the back roads : 28 day trips in the Greater Bay Area 

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