Bookshelf

Here is an alphabetical list of books recommended on the Turning Ground site. They are different, informative and entertaining. You can buy them by clicking on the image and ordering through Amazon or Kobo. Click on the text below each image to connect to the post that book is mentioned in. Happy reading!

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life is an anecdotal book about one families year of eating locally. The Kingsolver clan packs up and moves from Arizona to a farm in Virginia where they grow all the food they will eat for a year. A rich story, enhanced with recipes and essays. It will change how you think about what you eat maybe even how you live. A must read!

Samantha McNesby’s easy to follow instructions make sewing sweet little ditty’s for your baby fun! Don’t let the slightly dates patterns discourage you, the patterns are timeless- besides half of the fun is picking the fabric out anyhow!

Beginner Meditation by Sally Kempton. An amazing, insightful and practical guide to meditation. Sally really knows her stuff and no matter what she writes (she is a regular columnist with Yoga Journal) it hits a nerve. She just knows. Amazing!

Company’s Coming Most Loved Festive Baking is chock full of delicious, sugary recipes that will please any crowd during the holiday season.

A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenburg is a cute autobiography and homage to her late father. Sprinkled with recipes for tantalizing treats this book is a delectably fun read.

Astrid le Provost creates a stunningly simple, timeless collection of children’s clothes. Easy to sew if you already know the basics. This book is in french only.

The Joy of Cooking is one book that everyone should own. It has everything in there and although some of the recipes may be dated- that’s what makes them so great. They remind you of a time when people cooked without microwaves and mixers. Or…of course you could also just buy an updated version.