Background Books

These books focus on the why and how of these topics: reading aloud, home cooking, mealtime, and holding family traditions. I highly recommend them!

readaloud family cover
memory making mom cover
mrs sharp traditions cover
lifegiving home cover
new family traditions
lifegiving table cover

This cookbook gives you basic ideas of traditional American food to serve for the major holidays all year round. It is the source for most of the recipes I have in the lists on this site.

pioneer woman holiday cookbook cover

If your family needs to avoid gluten and/or elements from other grains, you can find alternative recipes in these cookbooks:

against all grain cookbook
delectable all grain cookbook cover