The Bookmobile will not be at any stops this week for scheduled maintenance. We will resume a normal schedule Tuesday, May 28.

Cooking

A culinary online toolkit for foodies. Read staff’s picks, discover new recipes and even submit a request for librarians to find a recipe for any occasion. Warning: extensive mouth-watering may occur when reading this blog.

Featured Cooking Titles

PUSH POP CAKESHOW TO BREW HONEY WINEEASY INDIAN COOKINGSUPERFOOD SMOOTHIES : 100 delicious, energizing & nutrient-dense recipesSMOKE : new firewood cooking : how to build flavor with fire, on the grill and in the kitchen

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Recent Cooking Blog Posts

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2 moms that cook

So, who lives in Oklahoma with her husband and children, writes a blog and two cookbooks, and has a dog named Charlie? Well, the Pioneer Woman, that’s who. Yes, the Pioneer Woman (Ree Drummond) has a new cookbook, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from my frontier and it is as good or maybe even better [...]

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Let’s Make Beer

Come check out two of Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library’s newest additions of books on the subject of home brewing and be sure to attend Let’s Make Beer on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 from 7pm–8pm in Marvin Auditorium 101BC.

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Find fantastic recipes for fresh, flavorful foods

It’s spring once more and the growing season is upon us. Fresh food is so good and good for us. It’s also good for the earth. Celebrate all this goodness with terrific recipes that highlight the fresh-from-the-farm flavors.

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Cooking With Dr. Seuss

It was Friday, the last day of Spring Break. Parents and grandparents were looking for something for the kids to do. The Library just happened to have a program for kindergarteners through second graders at 3 pm, Cooking With Dr. Seuss. Since March is Dr. Seuss’s birth month, using the cookbook, Green Eggs and Ham [...]

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Let’s have some Joy in our cooking

Joy the Baker who has had a blog for many years has a new cookbook out. Her recipes are simple but absolutely delicious. It is available here at the library in the Cooking Neighborhood. Be sure and check out the new bookclub, Cooking by the Book.

Watch All Booked Up! to learn more about Martha's Entertaining

All Booked Up! Martha’s Entertaining

In this edition of All Booked Up! Kathy and Diana share stories of Martha Stewart and explain why for those planning a special event the library is a great place to start. How many of you remember the entertaining book that Martha Stewart wrote in the 1980s? I do, and I have that book in [...]

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Have you eaten a good book lately?

Join the fun at the 6th Annual Edible Book Festival. Create an edible masterpiece based on the content or shape of a book, see other edible works of art and vote for your favorites.

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The Bounty of the Midwest

Heartland: the Cookbook by Judith Fertig is the featured cookbook for Cooking by the Book. Judith Fertig will also be here to talk about making your own cookbooks.

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Cooking after Christmas

Baking Style by Lisa Yockelson and The Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook are two new cookbooks in the Cooking Neighborhood. The new book club, Cooking by the Book, is featuring chocolate.