Strawberry Delights Cookbook — A Collection Of Strawberry Recipes

Whispering Pine Press International, Inc. Your Northwest Book and Gift Company: For Immediate Media Release Strawberry Delights Cookbook A Collection of Strawberry Recipes, Cookbook Delights Series. The strawberry is the king of berries and the pride of gardeners everywhere. Probably no other berry is as closely associated with summertime as is the strawberry. From the visual appeal of the dark red berries peeking out from among the lush green foliage, to the unrivaled juicy sweetness to be had in eating them, strawberries are an oh so enjoyable part of everyone’s summer experience and can be relished frozen all year long. Delicious strawberries are versatile, nutritious, and always add a special flair to many dishes, whether used in cakes, pies and breads, in preserves, as a salad ingredient, in wines or brandies, or any number of other imaginative ways. In Strawberry Delights Cookbook, author Karen Jean Matsko Hood presents her collection of more than 280 exciting strawberry recipes that will be sure to please everyone. Inside, you will also find some fascinating reading regarding this popular berry’s history, folklore, cultivation, and much more. With recipes using readily available ingredients, Strawberry Delights Cookbook will be a valued addition to any chef’s bookshelf. Please visit our websites at www.whisperingpinepress.com and www.strawberrydelights.com. 6 x 9, 324 pp., featuring a durable, full-color cover in a variety of bindings. Whispering Pine Press International, Inc., Your Northwest Book and Gift Company c 2010. Inside You Will Find: Delicious Strawberry Recipes, Facts about the Strawberry, Types of Strawberries, Measurement Conversion Chart, Fascinating Strawberry Folklore, Strawberry-Themed Poetry, Nutritional Information, Helpful Index and Glossary, Strawberry Cultivation. |LCCN: 2009901187 CIP: Pending, BISAC 1 CKB035000, BISAC 2 CKB101000, BISAC 3 POE000000, BISAC AUD 01| ISBN: 978-1-59649-283-7 case bound $29.95 plus shipping and handling| ISBN: 978-1-59649-278-3 perfect bound $19.95 plus shipping and handling| ISBN: 978-1-59649-280-6 spiral-bound $21.95 plus shipping and handling| ISBN: 978-1-59649-279-0 comb-bound $22.95 plus shipping and handling| ISBN: 978-1-59649-277-6 3-ring binder $29.95 plus shipping and handling| ISBN: 978-1-59434-725-2 large print edition $29.95 plus shipping and handling| ISBN: 978-1-59649-282-0 printable CD $15.95 plus shipping and handling| ISBN: 978-1-59649-281-3 e-book $12.95 electronic download| ISBN: 978-1-59434-726-9 braille $29.95 plus shipping and handling| About the Author: Karen Jean Matsko Hood is the author of numerous cookbooks, children’s books, poetry, and more. A woman of wide interests, she, her husband, sixteen children, and foster children make their home in Greenacres, Washington. Ms. Hood is currently working to complete her Ph.D. in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University. Author’s Availability: Washington State and nationwide by arrangement. Contact: Marketing and Sales Department Phone: (509) 927-0404 or Fax: (509) 927-1550, Email: sales@whisperingpinepress.com, Website: www.whisperingpinepress.com, Whispering Pine Press International, Inc., P.O. Box 668, Spokane Valley, WA 99037-0668 USA

Karen Jean Matsko Hood has always enjoyed cooking and experimenting with recipes. At this time, Hood is working to complete a series of cookbooks that blends her skills and experience in cooking and entertaining. Hood frequently entertains large groups of people and especially enjoys designing creative menus with holiday, international, ethnic or regional themes. Hood is publishing a cookbook series called the Cookbook Delights Series in which each cookbook emphasizes a different specialty or theme. The first cookbook in the Delights Series is entitled Apple Delights Cookbook. Hood is also working to complete a series of Hood and Matsko Family Cookbooks with many recipes that have been handed down from her family heritage and others that have emerged from more current family traditions. She has also been invited to speak on various topics as a special guest speaker on several talk-radio shows. Hood was born and raised in Great Falls, Montana. As an undergraduate she attended the College of St. Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota and St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. She also attended the University of Great Falls in Montana. Hood received a B.S. Degree in Natural Science and a minor in both Psychology and Secondary Education from the College of St. Benedict. After graduating, Karen and her husband taught science and math on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Hood also completed postgraduate classes at the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, Iowa. In May 2001, she completed her Master’s Degree in Pastoral Ministry at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. She has also taken post-graduate classes at Lewis and Clark College on the North Idaho College campus in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Hood is currently working on research projects to complete her Ph.D. in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Hood currently resides in Greenacres, Washington along with her husband, twelve children, and foster children. Her interests include writing, teaching, and volunteering as a court advocate in the juvenile court system for abused and neglected children. Hood also is a literary advocate for youth and adults. Her hobbies include cooking, baking, photography, indoor and outdoor gardening, cultivating unusual flowering plants and orchids, and raising several specialty breeds of animals including Icelandic horses, bichon frise and cockapoos, and Icelandic sheepdogs. Hood also enjoys bird-watching activities such as observing hummingbirds. Hood finds all aspects of nature precious and demonstrates a passionate appreciation of the environment and a respect for all life.