Gloria VanDemmeltraadt's Books

Musing and Munching

A Memoir and Cookbook

By: Gloria VanDemmeltraadt

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Musing and Munching

A Memoir and Cookbook

By: Gloria VanDemmeltraadt

Gloria Jane Tyler Shigley Cannon VanDemmeltraadt is a self-described Gray-haired grandma, whos survived a number of life-style extremes and still manages to ride the bumps and smile through it all. She describes memories like sifting flour. The original product is one thing, but when it is sifted or strained through a screen it falls below in a new form. Memories are sifted through the minds of everyone who shares the same event, and the resulting product is changed forever. Musing and Munching is a unique collection of memories and menus that VanDemmeltraadt has put together to share stories of her life. She overlaps these stories with a wide variety of foods and recipes that have followed her diverse life path. As the stories unfold, readers will both laugh and cry and mouths will water. This charming volume will find its way to many a kitchen shelf where precious cookbooks are saved. VanDemmeltraadt lives and cooks in Minnesota with her husband, Onno. Book Reviews "Musing and Munching" by Gloria VanDemmeltraadt is riveting! I had a hard time putting it down. The connection between the smiling Gloria who I know with the Gloria in the book was amazing. Her inner strength and courage shine through the pages. Sharing her recipes throughout her story gives greater meaning to them, and helped me to understand their importance in her life. Wonderful book!

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186

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Xlibris Corporation

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ISBN 10

1469121905

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9781469121901

Darkness in Paradise

Memories of Onno Vandemmeltraadt from His Youth in Indonesia During Wwii

By: Gloria VanDemmeltraadt

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Darkness in Paradise

Memories of Onno Vandemmeltraadt from His Youth in Indonesia During Wwii

By: Gloria VanDemmeltraadt

Onno VanDemmeltraadt was born in the Dutch East Indies and was six years old when the Japanese occupation of World War II began. In Darkness in Paradise, author Gloria VanDemmeltraadtOnnos wifetells her husbands story from the unique view of a young boy in the midst of darkness in his paradise. In this memoir, Gloria has captured both the horrors and humor of her husbands early life in war-ravaged Indonesia. This recollection shares memories of fierce Japanese soldiers bursting into his familys home, and later having one of them teach him to fish. Visions, such as Onnos family running down the street with mattresses covering their heads as bullets fly by them, are stark. The stories tell the pains of war, but are filled with hope. Inspiring both tears and laughter throughout, Darkness in Paradise reveals layers of human compassion during the awful times of World War II. Praise for Darkness in Paradise What a wonderful first-person read. Onno has such a magnificent recall of facts I felt like I was there with him during many of his adventures. Told from a childs point of view, its about a country affected by WWII, and the subsequent Japanese occupation of Indonesia. You get a sense of the diverse cultures of Indonesia, both the native inhabitants as well as the mix of people from Holland who immigrated there. The many transitions of place, culture, and age are all brought to life. Connie Anderson, Author, When Polio Came Home

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