Library News: December 21st, 2023
This week the library is featuring two new and unique cookbooks. Guy Fieri, a host and celebrity on The Food Network, said: “Cooking is all about people. Food is maybe the only universal thing that really has the power to bring everyone together. No matter what culture, everywhere around the world, people get together to eat.”
Library staff also want to wish everyone a wonderful and safe holiday season! The library will be closed Monday, December 25th and Monday, January 1st.
The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z by Tamar Adler. Adler reports that food waste is a serious issue today. Nearly forty percent of the food we buy gets tossed out. However, most of us struggle to use up everything we buy, and when it comes to ideas about leftovers, we are stuck. Adler’s area of culinary expertise is finding delicious destinies for leftovers. The book offers over 1,500 easy and creative ideas to use up nearly every kind of leftover, and it informs the reader how long prep time for each recipe will take. The book is divided into chapters addressing leftover vegetables, fruits and nuts, dairy and eggs, bread, beans and rice, seafood and meat, dough and noodles, salads, sauces and dips, pickles, drinks, snacks and sweets. The book’s inspiring and tasty recipes do not require precise measurements making it a go-to resource for any kitchen plagued by too many meal endings but too few meal beginnings in sight.
Cook Like Your Ancestors by Mariah-Rose Marie. This book is an illustrated guide to intuitive cooking. We all likely have had family members or friends who could bake without following a specific recipe and who had difficulty writing down ingredients in precise measurements. Instead they relied on what appeared to be an ancient or special knowledge of cookery that took a lifetime to perfect. Author Marie seeks to teach the reader how to rely less on teaspoons, grams, degrees and exact cooking times and more on tasting, watching, smelling, listening, feeling and remembering. Follow along with Chef Mariah-Rose Marie to learn how to measure with your hands, season with your senses, balance flavors on the fly, remember ratios and more. The book was created with international and financial accessibility in mind and aimed at readers of all backgrounds.
Upcoming Events:
Support Group for Parents of Challenging Kids, Tuesday, January 9th at 9:00 AM, the 2nd Tuesday of each month. If you are feeling overwhelmed, join others to gain valuable support coping strategies and information about community resources.
College Readiness 2.0, Tuesday, January 23rd at 6PM. An informational session for high school students and their parents/guardians covering post high school opportunities, paying for college, and academic success strategies. Student-only workshops to further explore the many options and strategies will follow on Mondays, February 5-26th. Sessions will be led by Gloria Jurado-Long, who was an academic mentor for the Van Buren Middle College Program for over 10 years.
Preschool Story Hour, Wednesdays 10:15 AM. Stories, music, movement & crafts for ages 0-5 and their parents/caregivers.
Game Night AND Movies & Popcorn, December 27th, the last Wednesday of each month at 6:00 PM. We'll have fresh popcorn and a movie during game night! All ages are welcome!
First Thursday Book Club 2023, January 4, 2023, 12 NOON-1 PM. Join others to chat about what you have been reading or to get suggestions from others.
Lego at the Library, Fridays 3:00-4:30 PM. Build & create with our Lego & Duplo collections! All ages are welcome (but parents are responsible for preventing choking risks for small children)! Donations of gently-used Legos will be greatly appreciated!
Tech Time @ the Library, January 6, 13, and 20th from 10 AM to 1 PM. Are you struggling with your phone? Do you have trouble navigating the internet? Do you need help with mel.org, the Libby App or the Marcellus Library Catalog? Drop in the library to ask Justin your IT related questions and learn to navigate your device or our computers!