COOKING FOR THANKSGIVING

There is probably no other holiday that revolves more around food than Thanksgiving.  That big meal signals a whole season of eating right up until New Year's Day.  There are of course more things to cook and eat besides turkey and dressing.  Check out some of our cookbooks to find new inspiration for your Thanksgiving feast.

"Festive feasts : meals and memories from Halloween to Christmas" by Jeni Potter-Scott

 

Start new traditions with some of the many recipes in this new book.

 

"Taste of home holidays & celebrations" / editor: Janet Briggs

 

Taste of Home cookbooks are submitted by real cooks across the USA.  They are uncomplicated and usually simple to prepare.

 

"Southern holidays : a savor the South cookbook" by Debbie Moose

 

This cookbook is divided into four seasons and contains regional specialities such as Cajun-style Rice

Dressing and Moravian Sugar Cake.





 

 

 

"Cool Thanksgiving dinner : beyond the basics for kids who cook" by Lisa Wagner

 

How about getting the kids to join in the cooking and preparation this year?  What about crunchy glazed carrots and Sweet and Tart Dutch Apple Pie for your Thanksgiving dinner?

 



 

 

Find these and many more cookbooks for the holiday season.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanks for reading.

PARIS

With the horrific news about the terrorist attacks on Paris, known as the City of Light, maybe you'd like to find out more about this beautiful city. What makes Paris one of the greatest cities in the world? 

"Paris" by Judith Mahoney Pasternak   
Paris is a city like no other in the world.  Find out why people fall in love with it.  This book has full color photos.

"The light of Paris " photographed by Jean-Michel Berts 

As king Francois Ier once said: "Paris is not a city, it's a world."  Spectacular black and white photos taken in the evening. 

 

 

Paris : the novel  by Edward Rutherfurd.

 

A very detailed historical novel of Paris.  Read about Paris through the centuries in this saga.

 

Find these and other books about Paris in our catalog.

 

Thanks for reading.

 

VETERAN'S DAY

Veterans Day closing All Charleston County Public Library locations and book drops will close the following dates in observance of Veterans Day: CLOSING EARLY Tuesday, November 10 at 6 p.m. CLOSED Wednesday, November 11 Book drops will be unavailable while the branches are closed so that staff can spend time with their families. Please do not leave items outside the book drop. Any unsecured items left are the responsibility of the patron.