books, Cooking, Crafting, Creating, Art, and Design

Book Review: Polymer Clay for Beginners

Emily Chen’s new book from Quarto/Walter Foster Publishing, $19.99, Art Makers Polymer Clay for Beginners delivers exactly as promised. Filled with simple instructions, step-by-step photos, with close up details, it appears impossible not to repeat her stunning results. I am so often let down by art books, that this is a welcome surprise. Chen’s projects are often aimed at kids — fake cookies and sparkly … Continue reading Book Review: Polymer Clay for Beginners

Diana BelchaseMarch 3, 2019August 2, 2020Leave a comment

Cooking, Crafting, Creating, Art, and Design

Book Review: Cookbooks and Watercolors

Today on Book Smart we’re taking a look at two new books. One will color your palate and the other your palette. Famous Dishes from Around the World: Healthy, Tasty, and Affordable Due to be released in May 2019, this cookbook, released by Moonstone Press at $14.95 and edited by Stephanie Maze and Karin Kinney shows a lot of promise. I was attracted to the … Continue reading Book Review: Cookbooks and Watercolors

Diana BelchaseFebruary 24, 2019August 2, 2020Leave a comment

books, Cooking, Crafting, Creating, Art, and Design, Mysteries & Thrillers, Romance & Women's Fiction

On a Greek Culinary Journey

Find out how Greek food became an essential plot element in Joanne Guidoccio’s new book, Too Many Women in the Room. Thanks Joanne for sharing your post today on BookSmartTV.com. by Joanne Guidoccio Gilda Greco, protagonist of Too Many Women in the Room, and I have a special fondness for Greek cuisine. We appreciate the simple and elegant flavors of foods and beverages that can be … Continue reading On a Greek Culinary Journey

Diana BelchaseOctober 24, 2017August 2, 2020Leave a comment

books, Cooking, Crafting, Creating, Art, and Design, Humor & Travel

My Top Six Summer Humor Reading Picks

The dog days of August are certainly here, and while dripping with sweat isn’t all that fun, humor books can give us the lift we so desperately need as we wait for Autumn’s cooling breath. Author and book reviewer, Bella Gavellon, regales us with her wonderful sense of humor as she tells us to fend off the perils of summer and cautions us stay safe … Continue reading My Top Six Summer Humor Reading Picks