November 19 - What should we celebrate?

November 19th is Have a Bad Day Day.
For books about natural disasters, see 363.34.
For books about emotions, see 152.4.
For books about personal improvement and analysis, see 158.1.
For the book "Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day," look under Viorst in the picture book section.

November 19th is also World Toilet Day.
For books about plumbing, see 696.1.
For books about water for generation of energy, see 333.914.
For books about sewage treatment and disposal, see 628.3.
For books about toilet training, see 649.62.
For books about bathrooms, see 747.78.

November is also International Men's Day.
For gender studies about men, see 305.3.
For books about men from a social perspective, see 301.411.
For psychology books about men, see 155.332.
For an explanation and/or demonstration of masculinity in its purest form, see Philip in his office and be prepared to take notes.

November 18 - What should we celebrate?

November 18th is National Entrepreneurs' Day.
For books about entrepreneurship, see 338.04.

November 18th is also Occult Day.
For books about occultism, see 133.

On this date in 1918, Latvia celebrated its independence from Russia.
For books about Latvia, see 947.43 or 947.96.

No Longer "NEW"

No Longer  "NEW"

Have you ever wondered what happened to that book you couldn't get your hands on when it first came out?  Have you thought about adding your name to the request list only to find that you are the 20th person on the list?  and finally...  Have you ever decided to wait until a popular release was not in such high demand only to forget it ever existed?

Well the time has come....

We are providing you with a list of some of our most popular books that are,

no longer considered   "NEW"

&

no longer limited to a  14 day   borrowing period.

Enjoy browsing our list of  No Longer "NEW"  books and catch up on what you've missed.  Check back for monthly updates.

These books are now located in the regular fiction and non-fiction collection.

Mystery/Suspense
Aunt Dimity and the Wishing  by Nancy Atherton
Field of Prey  by John Sandford
Ghost Ship: a novel from the NUMA files  by Clive Cussler
I've Got You Under My Skin  by Mary Higgins Clark
Live to See Tomorrow  by Iris Johansen 
Natchez Burning  by Greg Iles 
Resistant  by Michael Palmer 
Sniper's Honor: a Bob Lee Swagger novel  by Stephen Hunter 
Starfire  by Dale Brown 
The Skin Collector: a Lincoln Rhyme novel  by Jeffrey Deaver
The Target  by David Baldacci
Unlucky 13  by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro


Romance/Suspense
Child of Mine  by Beverly and David Lewis(David Gerald)

Night Diver  by Elizabeth Lowell
Otherwise Engaged  by Amanda Quick 
The Collector  by Nora Roberts

Historical Fiction

The Traitor's Wife: the woman behind Benedict Arnold and the plan to betray America  by Allison Pataki

Horror/Suspense 

Mr. Mercedes  by Stephen King

 

Others
A Family Affair  by Fern Michaels
Chestnut Street  by Maeve Binchy 
Walking on Water: the fifth journal of the Walk series  by Richard Paul Evans

November 17 - What should we celebrate?

November 17th is Take a Hike Day.
For books about outdoor life, see 796.5.

November 17th is also Petroleum Day.
For books about petroleum, see 665.5.

BRINGING RECIPES ALIVE @ 641.5

Join us on our culinary adventure through our cookbook collection.  Our staff will post recipes reflecting various cultures and nutritional needs which will be cross-referenced to a specific cookbook and page in our collection(641.5). 

 

Come along with us and explore the wonders of how food can open your world to lifelong happiness and good health.

 

In honor of:

 Celebrating and promoting Veganism throughout November.

 To help those of you just starting out I thought I would talk about food shopping for a plant based diet.

I always shop using a list.  Before I make a shopping list I create a menu for the week. The menu isn't specific, with certain meals assigned to certain days; instead I make a chart with spaces for 5 different choices for each meal (snacks included).

To put together my menu I get out my cookbooks and folder of my favorite recipes and fill in the spaces with my choices for the upcoming week.

Once all meals, snacks and desserts are picked, I then use the recipes to create my shopping list.  I try to choose recipes that have common ingredients so as to use up my fresh food within the 1 week's menu.  So the leftover vegetables from the breakfast scramble could be used later in the week for the vegan jambalaya bake.

With a stocked pantry and a well planned shopping trip you can make you favorite meals, having all the necessary ingredients at your fingertips. 

Keep your menu on the fridge and choose each meal form your chart.


Now for some of my picks of vegan recipes to honor World Vegan Month.


Breakfast:
Breakfast Scramble
     from  Forks Over Knives - The Cookbook @ 641.5636 F721s

Lunch:
Black Bean Lettuce Bundles
     from  Eat to Live  @ 641.5636 F959e
 
Dinner:
Texas Macaroni Bowls
     from  Betty Goes Vegan @  641.5636 S528b

Dessert: 
Apple Fritter Cups
     from Everyday Happy Herbivore @ 641.5636 N736e

Check back each Friday in November 

for another set of vegan recipes.

For full recipe description



Breakfast Scramble

Adapted from : Forks Over Knives - The Cookbook. By Del Sroufe, 2012, pg 54
1 medium red onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice
1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch dice 
1 medium green bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch dice 
2 cups sliced mushrooms
1 large head cauliflower, cut into florets
salt to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons turmeric
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 to 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup nutritional yeast, optional

Saute onion, peppers and mushroom in a skillet over medium-high heat until onions are translucent, about 7 to 8 minutes. 

Add water a tablespoon at a time to keep the vegetables from sticking to the skillet.  

Add cauliflower and cook for 5-6 minutes.

Add remaining ingredients to pan and cook for 5 more minutes or until hot.

Yields: 6 servings

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 Black Bean Lettuce Bundles
Adapted from : Eat to Live. By Joel Fuhrman, 2013, pg 223 
2 cups cooked black bean or 1 (15oz ) can low-sodium black beans, drained
1/2 large ripe avocado, peeled and pitted
1/2 medium green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
3 green onions, chopped
1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/3 cup low-sodium mild salsa
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
8 large romaine lettuce leaves

Mash the beans and avocado together until well blended and just slightly chunky.  Add all other ingredients except the lettuce, and mix.

Add 1/4 of the mixture to the center of each lettuce leaf  then roll up like a burrito.

Yields: 4 servings

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Texas Macaroni Bowls

Adapted from: Betty Goes Vegan. By Annie Shannon, 2013 pg 217

1 package whole wheat macaroni

Olive oil cooking spray

1/2 cup beer

1/2 cup frozen corn

1 (14 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 (14 oz) can kidney beans in chili sauce, not drained and rinsed

1 (14 oz) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed 

1 teaspoon cumin

2 tablespoons hot sauce

1 tomato, diced

1/2 red onion, sliced

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

1 tablespoon Bragg's liquid aminos

Dash of liquid smoke

Nutritional yeast, black olives, fresh cilantro, and fresh avocado slices as toppers. 

Cook macaroni per package instructions and drain.

In a large saucepan, mix the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil over medium heat.

To serve fill a soup bowl with pasta and spoon over-top the bean mixture. Sprinkle on your favorite toppers. 

Yields: 4 to 6 servings

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Apple Fritter Cups 

Adapted from : Everyday Happy Herbivore. By Linday S Nixon, 2011, pg. 248

1 1/2 cups chopped apple

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 cup light brown sugar

1 cup nondairy milk

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

2 cups whole-wheat pastry flour

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

dash of ground nutmeg or ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon salt 

Basic Glaze  (1 c powder sugar + 5 tsp nondairy milk)

Preheat oven to 350F

Fill muffin tin with paper liners.

Mix a few dashes of cinnamon and a little brown sugar with 1 cup of apple slices until well coated and set aside. (Topping)

Whisk nondairy milk with vinegar and set aside. 

Whisk together all the dry ingredients, adding the sugar last.  Pour the milk mixture into the dry ingredients.  Add vanilla and remaining 1/2 cup of apples.  Stir to combine.

Spoon into muffin tin, filling each cup a tad more than halfway.  Add sugar-cinnamon apple topping on each.

Bake for 15 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick, inserted in center comes out clean.

Meanwhile, make Basic Glaze.

Drizzle warm fritters with glaze.

Yields: 1 dozen 

November 14 - What should we celebrate?

November 14th is Loosen Up, Lighten Up Day.
For books about alleviating stress through meditation, see 158.12.
For books about psychological reactions to one's environment, see 155.904.
For books about exercise, see 613.7.

November 14th is also Operating Room Nurse Day.
For books about training school for nurses, see 610.73.
For books about nursing services, see 362.173.

November 14th is also Pickle Day.
For books about canning, preserving, and pickling foods, see 641.42.
For books about smoking and curing foods, see 641.46.

November 14th is also World Diabetes Day.
For books about diabetes, see 616.46.

November 14th is also Children's Day in India.
For books about children and adolescents, see 305.23.

On this date in 1851, Melville's Moby-Dick was first published in America.
For American Literature in the mid-19th century, see 813.3.
For books about whales, see 599.5.

November 13 - What should we celebrate?

November 13th is World Kindness Day.
For books about social philanthropy, see 177.7.
For books about ethical virtues from a religious perspective, see 241.4.
For books about etiquette and social manners, see 395.
For books about charitable social programs, see 361.

Today is the birthday of Mary Wigman, German dancer and choreographer.
For books about folk dancing as a social occasion, see 793.3.
For books about dancing as a stage entertainment, see 792.8.

On this date in 1933, workers at the Hormel meatpacking plant had a sitdown strike in Austin, Minnesota.
For books about workers' strikes, see 331.892.
For books about Minnesota, see 977.6.