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Need a New Cookbook? This One Comes With Recipes for Life

Need a new recipe with a pinch of wisdom and a dash of humor? Then check of Recipes for Life: A Back to Basics Cook and Life Skills Book by Cindy Nicholls.

Recipes for Life: A Back to Basics Cook and Life Skills Book is not just another cookbook. This book not only has recipes but also adds a measure of motivation and encouragement on every page. 

While Recipes for Life: A Back to Basics Cook and Life Skills Book provides "physical food" for its readers, it also has "positive inner food for thought and guidelines to help feed-stimulate the body, mind and spirit," according to Ms. Nicholls.

If you like to collect recipes, this book won't disappoint. The book has many components, including: 

• Basic recipes that help readers to cook and eat healthier
• The "
how to" of buying, storing, and cooking foods

• Basic kitchen tools to use
• Food safety rules 

Recipes range from hot chicken dip and hummus appetizers; to cheesy garlic bread, to Portuguese Soup. Ms. Nicholls describes the second part of this book as having "Spiritual-inner food ideas for healthier thoughts, less stress, and positive growth.