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Notable Cookbooks

ONE-DISH DINNERS. Jean Anderson. William Morrow. This book (previously published under the titleDinners in a Dish or a Dash) parallels the Food Channel’s “30 Minute Meals” in theme – an … Continue reading →

September 1, 2004 · Leave a comment

European Style Mousse Mix From Nestle

It’s hard to find somebody who doesn’t love chocolate mousse. It’s on everybody’s top five list of desserts – something we look forward to savoring on New Year’s Eve at … Continue reading →

September 1, 2004 · Leave a comment

The Golden Flower

THE GOLDEN FLOWER (VIETNAMESE). 2428 Clement Street. San Francisco. Serving lunch and dinner. In a city built on the strength of its restaurants, there are plenty of choices for Vietnamese food. … Continue reading →

September 1, 2004 · Leave a comment

“Saxophone Man”

I. Van Morrison wailed (his) Lips in To long White flowers (blew) His saxophone Into the Electric lungs Of song (the) Rippled feathers Of echoes (come) Alive to talk (the) … Continue reading →

July 1, 2004 · Leave a comment

Piper At the Gates of Dawn

Van Morrison Live On Stage: A Meditation I. And the Cold harshness Of time (dissolves) When we hear Him sing (live) On stage (angels) Married to Their wings (sing) Of … Continue reading →

July 1, 2004 · Leave a comment

Eye On the Independents

re: BACH. Lara St. John. Sony Classical. If there’s one word that might describe Lara St. John — it’s “guts.” How many other classical violinists would dare to invite pedal steel guitar … Continue reading →

May 1, 2004 · Leave a comment

Library Advisory

New Releases from Wiley & Sons in Medical Reference, General Science & Psychology From the Editor: Even though the following selections (divided by discipline and or genre) have not seen … Continue reading →

May 1, 2004 · Leave a comment

Fiction & Nonfiction

TELL THE COURT I Love My Wife: Race, Marriage, and Law – An American History. Peter Wallenstein. Palgrave/Macmillan. In Tell The Court, Virginia historian Peter Wallenstein has written a timely and absorbing study … Continue reading →

April 1, 2004 · Leave a comment

The Passion of the Christ

THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST. Soundtrack. Integrity Music/Sony. In terms of classical music, it’s going to be pretty difficult for anybody to top this record in 2004. Like its namesake, the … Continue reading →

March 1, 2004 · Leave a comment

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