Crescent Dragonwagon

All the Awake Animals Are Almost Asleep by Crescent Dragonwagon, David McPhail (Illustrator)
Goodnight, goodnight, construction site by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Tom Lichtenheld (Illustrator)

Storytime Time to say good night in our stories today, from the machines that work hard all day to the animals in the jungle. We will share Goodnight, goodnight, construction site and All the Awake Animals Are Almost Asleep. (added from Barnes & Noble)… (more)

Has there ever been a more generous ingredient than the bean? Down-home, yet haute, soul-satisfyingly hearty, valued, versatile deeply delectable, healthful, and inexpensive to boot, there’s nothing a bean can’t do — and nothing that Crescent Dragonwagon can’t do with beans. From old friends like chickpeas and pintos to rediscovered heirloom beans like rattlesnake beans and teparies, from green beans and fresh shell beans to peanuts, lentils, and peas, Bean By Bean is the definitive cookbook on beans. It’s a 200-plus recipe cornucopia overflowing with information, kitchen wisdom, lore, anecdotes, and a zest for good food and good times.

We’ll be sampling some of Crescent’s delicious recipes, so bring your appetite!

Crescent Dragonwagon is the author of the James Beard Award-winning Passionate Vegetarian, The Cornbread Gospels, Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread Cookbook, many children’s books, and two novels. She has the distinction of having prepared beans and cornbread for a president (Bill Clinton), titled royalty (Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia), a world-renowned feminist (Betty Friedan) and Marilyn Monroe’s first biographer (Maurice Zolotow). She has appeared on Good Morning America, Today, TVFN, and CNN. For 18 years she was the chef and co-owner of Dairy Hollow House, an acclaimed country inn in Arkansas, but she has lived in Westminster West, Vermont since 2002.

Location: Street: Spirit of '76 Bookstore Additional: 107 Pleasant Street City: Marblehead, Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Has there ever been a more generous ingredient than the bean? Down-home, yet haute, soul-satisfyingly hearty, valued, versatile deeply delectable, healthful, and inexpensive to boot, there’s nothing a bean can’t do — and nothing that Crescent Dragonwagon can’t do with beans. From old friends like chickpeas and pintos to rediscovered heirloom beans like rattlesnake beans and teparies, from green beans and fresh shell beans to peanuts, lentils, and peas, Bean By Bean is the definitive cookbook on beans. It’s a 200-plus recipe cornucopia overflowing with information, kitchen wisdom, lore, anecdotes, and a zest for good food and good times.

We’ll be sampling some of Crescent’s delicious recipes, so bring your appetite!

Crescent Dragonwagon is the author of the James Beard Award-winning Passionate Vegetarian, The Cornbread Gospels, Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread Cookbook, many children’s books, and two novels. She has the distinction of having prepared beans and cornbread for a president (Bill Clinton), titled royalty (Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia), a world-renowned feminist (Betty Friedan) and Marilyn Monroe’s first biographer (Maurice Zolotow). She has appeared on Good Morning America, Today, TVFN, and CNN. For 18 years she was the chef and co-owner of Dairy Hollow House, an acclaimed country inn in Arkansas, but she has lived in Westminster West, Vermont since 2002.

Location: Street: Andover Bookstore Additional: 89 R Main Street City: Andover, (added from IndieBound)… (more)