Patches Books

The recipes are great. I like the idea of the vanilla powder, which I had never heard of before. I also love all the little hints for presentation which are found throughout the book. Great way to make affordable gifts for teachers, neighbors and friends.

Let me say that this is a nice book. But, it doesn't have all the color photos, details and recipes that the later editions do so if you have those, don't expect the same with this one. I buy these for friends annually because they are that great and this one is pretty good. I think the third and fourth are the best so far, and this one is just average. The recipes are incredible, however, so it is worth the price of admission just for those. I love these books and it's hard to be disappointed with them once you start using them.

Thank you for having this book. I had been looking in every craft store I came too for another copy. I should have known that I would find it on Amazon.com with a dedicated seller. Thank you again!!!

I enjoyed reading Patch's book a lot due to the - in my opinion - very balanced description of Bruening within the collapsing Weimar Republic. It descripes very well the complex situation democratic politicians have been faced with at the end of the Weimar Republic. Bruening himself is evaluated regarding his politics under his regime of the "Notstandsverordnungen" by Patch in the context of his intentions and beliefs as well as in the context of tactical moves, he took to maintain power. Unfortunately, contemporary science especially in Germany focuses on specific politicians only and evaluate latter almost always in terms of their standing in relation to the successors in form of the NSDAP from an ideological point of view. Fortunately, Patch does not repeat this mistake. So Bruening, Patch explains clearly, was alienated within the dominant leftish emigrant group opposing the Nationalsocialist due to his somewhat ambivalent point of views. Patch examines correctly, that Bruening was in line with Stresemann, but less gifted, in finding a balance (even after the war) to follow an integrational international policy and failed finally also in his struggle with Adenauer in the 1950s.

As this was a gift, I can't really review it accurately. However, the recipient was thrilled with it.
Thank you!

In their physical appearance the Branston brothers displayed an obvious family resemblance, but underneath the skin, they couldn't have been more different. Joe was a loser, a hobo on horseback, not above swamping saloons for cents as he bummed his way across the west. Billy was a go-getter, making it with the girls; the young kid with the Midas touch, setting up his own ranch in Texas. When Joe found he couldn't even earn a few pesos in Mexico, he decided to ride north and look up his kid brother. So, when he finally made it to Brightwater, he was full of expectations that his life was to take a turn. It changed direction all right, but not in the way he expected.

B.J. Holmes has a great knack for hooking his reader right from the beginning and not letting him go until the end. Here it's done by having Joe arrive in Brightwater just in time to witness a funeral, which turns out to be his brother's. It seems Billy died of an accident, something Joe finds hard to believe. The local law - and indeed the other townsfolk - are of the opinion of "good riddance to bad trash", something Joe cannot accept.

Holmes soon has the reader sharing Joe's frustrations as he attempts to discover the truth about his brother's activities. His disbelief at the accusations being part of the well-written hook that will have the reader not wanting to put the book down until the truth is learnt.

Even though I guessed the twist ending it didn't really spoil what is in fact a great book, a fast, easy to read story without padding that ties everything up nicely at the end.

Well worth keeping an eye out for.

Patricia Morgan is unwilling to move to Australia, although the rest of the family is excited about their new adventure, and her father is grateful to escape unemployment in England. However, nicknamed "Patches" it is not easy for Patricia to make friends in a new school and a shabby home. It is not until she embraces her new life that she can really find happiness.

First, let me say that I am a HUGE Gooseberry Patch fan. Currently I own six of their books: Slow Cooker Recipes, Best-Ever Casseroles, What's for Dinner?, Come on Over, One-Pot Meals and From Grandma's Kitchen. I just LOVE the books. The recipes are very easy, not too fancy, don't take long and always taste good. They are easy to read and the spiral binding keeps the books open flat. I think out of all of the books, I have only made one thing that I didn't care for. They are just great, great books to have around and I love the little tips on each page, the way that every book is broken up by meats and categories and just all of the other little helpful charts and equivalents that are in each book. In my opinion, they are just great additions to any cookbook collection and I love having them in my kitchen.

I have only made one thing out of this book so far (Yummy Peach Dessert) but it came out really well. I am looking forward to making other things as well. However, what I really like about this book is how they have it divided into cooking styles rather than meat...they have a section for pot/skillet/pressure cooking meals, oven meals, slow-cooker meals, microwave meals, grilled, dinner salads and a final dessert section. It's a really neat book and I am looking forward to working my way through it.

I would recommend it. I just can't give it five stars based on one recipe!

There are some good recipes but the book is very small. I would not buy it if I had seen it first.

Sometimes smaller is better and sometimes it isn't... I was disappointed in the size of this book. It will get lost on a book shelf because its only 4" tall. Its flimsy, and while its cute, it doesn't quite measure up to the standard spiral-bound patch book.

The recipes all look good, however, so it has a good selection, but for this price I expected it to be larger. Not my favorite Gooseberry Patch item.