Thanksgiving Yum Yums

Thanksgiving's coming up and we all know what that means...sitting on the couch after a delicious meal that lasts a couple hours...getting together with family that you really love, or maybe don't so much...dishes...and a MUCH needed break from school. 

Now I don't know about you, but I always enjoy trying at least one new recipe.  You have a table full of willing participants for the experiment so, why not?  I've been looking through our cookbooks and I thought: some of these recipes cannot go hidden any longer.  When you see them, I imagine your mouth will begin to water as mine did, and you'll need a mop to wipe up the mess.

From a neat book called One-Pot Meals with recipes that can all be accomplished in...you guessed it...one pot!  That makes it nice if you're looking for ways to eliminate dishes.  On page 172, you'll find this:


Sweet Potato & Black Bean Chili
Eating Well: One-Pot Meals
641.82 P

This sounded like a D E L I C I O U S side with a healthy dose of calcium, iron, and potassium.  (It's important that we stay healthy too, right?)  But then again I'm a sucker for sweet potato so don't take my word for it...

For all you folks growing your food locally, I have two things to say.  For one, props to you; growing fresh fruit and vegetables is an excellent way to save money, stay healthy, and appreciate the land we live on.  Second, you may find this book invaluable during the holidays or any time you feel like trying something new...


by Connie Green
641.6 G

 

My favorite recipe from this one has got to be the Gerber's Porcini Panini with Teleme and Caramelized Onions (I can't pronounce the name but boy does it look good), page 186. Imagine oozing white teleme cheese and caramelized onions coming from a golden ciabatta.  You look closer and you see slices of grilled porcini mushrooms with garlic, rosemary, and fresh thyme.  Yum.  If you can resist that, you just aren't human.

 

You may want to get serious about barbequeing for the holidays, in which case this is a must-read:

 

 



by Adam Perry Lang
641.5784 P

This is truly a must-see for all of you brave enough to face the cold outdoors for some delicious meat.

Favorite recipe: Bacon-wrapped Skinless Drumsticks with Sage and Garlic, pg. 271.  Heck yeah.

 

We'll have a display set up if you're feeling curious or edgy this winter, so come check it out. 



Celebrate American Indian Heritage Month!

Imagination

November is National Novel Writing Month, and in order to write the next great bestseller, you need some imagination and creativity! This week, Aria, one of the library's lab aides, discusses creativity, imagination, and how sometimes spacing out is more than just a 1000-yard stare:

   Imagination is what all great authors need. It allows a person to go to experience another world, beyond our own. As a frequent user of imagination, I can't bear the thought of not having one. I've fallen in love with the colorful world of my mind, and I plan on using a great deal of it for my writing.

    First off, let me explain why I bother to talk about imagination. I have Aspergers Syndrome, a form of autism that makes me think differently than a normal human. I am quite introverted, although many people will think the opposite if they meet me in person, and I have a huge imagination. If you ask me what I'm thinking of when I'm staring off into the distance, I'd probably tell you a detailed story of something I made up for a book or a piece of poetry. Aspergers Syndrome makes me give up the natural ability to socialize for the ability to be a god in my imagination.

   Now you might think that my odd syndrome is unusual for someone like me. But some of the greatest minds and authors of our race probably had Aspergers Syndrome. Here is a list:

• Bill Gates
• Isaac Newton
• Jane Austen
• George Orwell
• Woody Allen
• Mark Twain
• Thomas Jefferson

    Imagination is the key to creating things from books to new technology we use in our everyday lives. We rely on people who think differently to solve problems the average Joe couldn't. The person that you might think of as strange or different might be the person who cures cancer. So the next time you see someone that you think is strange looking off into the distance, try to imagine what they're thinking of. Maybe they're escaping their everyday lives by looking through the eyes of a dragon, or even a giant squid. Or maybe they're thinking of nothing and just like the color of the wallpaper. Although they may be different, the beauty of their imagination magnificent. Just like the authors that write the books for everyone to enjoy and read at the UCC library.

Check out these cool books:

                                      

How'd you like to win a Kindle Fire?

We're celebrating National Information Literacy Month (October) and National Novel Writing Month (November) with kindle giveaways!!

Introducing the UCC Librarys.....drum roll please....

NOVEL FIRST LINES & FACTOIDS CONTEST

Oct. 28 - Nov. 8, 2013

Grand Prize: Kindle Fire

Three First Prizes: Kindle Paperwhite

 

HOW TO ENTER

First, you're going to want to pick up a form from the front desk.  All you have to do is give us your first name, student ID#, and contact information.  Then, tell us the first line of a favorite book, the title of the book, its author, and an interesting fact related to the first line or the author of the book.  Lastly, because we're librarians and we get to be picky about things like this, cite your source!

Winners will be randomly drawn, so may the luckiest student win!