good books

Author Christy Jordan serves generous portions of savory memories as well as desserts in her new cookbook Sweetness:  Southern Recipes to Celebrate the Warmth, the Love, and the Blessings of a Full Life.  Intertwined with sumptuous recipes, many handed down from Jordan’s grandmother, are reminiscences of time the experienced cook spent in the kitchen with...

HORSE GONE SILENT By Shane Ledyard (Ledyard Publishing) Horse Gone Silent by American horseman Shane Ledyard is a unique drama told from the perspective of a horse named Calebo.  Calebo’s early years with his mother in the stables are idyllic and peaceful.  She reminds him daily of how much he is loved and encourages him...

Recipes for Life: My Memories By Linda Evans (Post Hill Press) Actress Linda Evans became a star playing Audra Barkley in the classic western series The Big Valley; later she became a television icon portraying Krystle Carrington in the popular drama Dynasty.  When she wasn’t working alongside such motion picture luminaries as Barbara Stanwyck, Lee...

Riding Through Thick & Thin Make Peace with Your Body and Banish Self Doubt – In and Out of the Saddle By Melinda Folse (Trafalgar Square) Any equestrian will tell you that riding is a full body workout that engages muscles you didn’t know existed.  Author Melinda Folse’s book Riding Through Thick and Thin: Make...