Food with Friends by Leela Cyd

I love to make memorable meals, and to make people happy through cooking.  Because of that, I am always looking for great recipes and tips. 

"Food with Friends" by Leela Cyd is a beautiful book that has a warm, eclectic style.  There are great tips for setting a gracious table and making your guests feel genuinely special.  As for the recipes, like most cookbooks there are recipes I am looking forward to trying.  For the most part, though, I believe this book will be a launching point for ideas using ingredients I would personally have on hand.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I was provided a free copy of this book by Blogging for Books in exchange for my honest opinion.

Meditate Your Weight by Tiffany Cruikshank, LAc, MAOM

In all honesty, it was with a bit of hesitation that I requested to review "Meditate Your Weight" by Tiffany Cruikshank, LAc, MAOM.  But, really, meditate just means to think deeply about something, right?

What I found was this book was like positive affirmations on steroids.  The author encourages us to learn to love and accept ourselves for who we are.  Although I do struggle to create the time to "meditate, I found the yoga sequence in the back of the book to be great, even for a novice such as myself.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I was provided a free copy of this book by Blogging for Books in exchange for my honest opinion.