Barbara Costello – författare

From the New York Times bestselling author of Every Day with Babs, comes Babs’ life-tested advice and tricks for setting up, cleaning, and maintaining an organized, happy, and healthy home.Everyone’s favorite grandma is back with a comprehensive guide to caring for the home, whether you live in a house or apartment. Through their decades of experience as homeowners, Babs and her husband—aka Mr. Babs—have figured out the most efficient way to manage a home with ease. From daily routines to seasonal cleaning, organizing, and home maintenance, Babs shares her innovative methods and family traditions that make homemaking simple and enjoyable.Perfect for renters and homeowners alike, Homemaking with Babs also includes DIY solutions for natural cleaning and pest control, making it a valuable resource for anyone looking to create a peaceful and well-maintained home. With more than 150 full-color photographs, this book offers advice and tips covering: Clean in 15: Practical routines for morning and nighttime that you can do in no time, along with daily, weekly, and monthly reminders to keep the home running smoothly. Seasonal cleaning and organizing: Detailed checklists and tips for spring, summer, fall, and winter, including specific tasks for each area of the home. Home maintenance: Guidance on maintaining home systems, planning for repairs, and creating a home maintenance fund. Natural recipes: DIY recipes for natural cleaners, pest deterrents, and seasonal simmer pots to keep the home fresh and healthy. Get everyone involved: Tips for getting everyone in the household involved in homemaking tasks, from kids to adults. With more than 100 easy home hacks, practical tips, and seasonal checklists to help readers manage their homes with ease, Homemaking with Babs makes managing the home feel, well, manageable!

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Everybody’s favorite grandmother is here to answer the age-old question "What's for dinner?" with 101 tried-and-true recipes, plus genius tips and tricks that make getting dinner on the table even easierFrom her years of experience feeding her family as a mother of four and now a grandmother of nine, Barbara Costello has perfected her roster of comforting and delicious family-approved meals. Now all the mealtime ingenuity that has been passed down to her, or that she’s earned through trial and error, is here in this book, for you! Every Day with Babs will be your go-to dinner resource, with Babs as your surrogate mom or grandma helping to get delicious meals organized, prepped, and on the table in no time, every night of the week. In the pages of Every Day, Babs has done all the thinking for you because with so much on your plate already, you shouldn’t have to stress about dinner! The chapters are organized by day of the week, each with a particular theme or cooking method that keeps in mind the rhythm of the week. We all know making dinner on a Monday feels very different than a Sunday, so there are recipes to suit everyone’s mood, schedule, and cooking style: Get Your “Sheet” (Pan) Together Monday: Sheet-pan recipes such as Roasted Sausage, Peppers & Gnocchi, Maple-Lime Salmon with Coconut Rice, Lemon Basil Chicken & Couscous, and Family Fajita NightEat Twice Twosday: Batch cooking at its best, with Grammie’s Chicken Cutlets, I Nailed Falafel with Tzatziki Slaw, Sesame Chicken Noodle Salad, and Minnie’s MeatballsOne and Only Wednesday: One-pot meals such as Warm Hug Bacon Pasta, Salsa Verde Fish Tostadas, Mini-Van Pepperoni Pizza Chicken, and Spinach-Artichoke Rice & Bean BakeThrifty Thursday: Dinners that use pantry staples, like Cook’s Secret Weeknight Beef Stew, Chicken & Rice Casserole for the Soul, Beth’s Sloppy Joe Casserole, and Clean Your Fridge FrittataFri-Yay: Fun crowd-pleasers like Spicy Tuna Sushi Bake, Pimento Cheese Patty Melts, The BEST Fish & Chips, and Reuben Pastry PocketsLow and Slow Saturday: Hands-off slow cooker recipes such as French Onion Soup Pot Roast, Finger Lickin’ Good Sweet & Sour Ribs, and Not to Be Missed Moroccan Chickpea Apricot StewSunday Supper: Special meals to share, including Lobster Roll Cobb Salad, Pesto Rack of Lamb with Tomato-Mozzarella Salad, and Aunt Louise’s Eggplant ParmesanSweet Tooth: Easy and nostalgic desserts like Babs’ Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies, Key Lime Icebox Cake, Caramel Apple Crisp, and ScotcheroosNo matter how you’re feeling by dinner, there is a recipe in here that will fit the bill. Your family will soon be part of the clean plate club and you will be considered a virtual magician in the kitchen, too! Don’t panic, it's easier than you think. Babs has you covered!

Babs knows that food traditions are at the heart of every season, and in Celebrate with Babs, she invites you into her own. With seasonal menus and time-tested recipes, this book bestows the key for elevating all of life's festivities into memorable occasions. Start new traditions now, and they will surely be enjoyed for generations to come.With recipes for New Year's Day festivities, birthday celebrations, summer barbecues, and everything in between, you will know exactly what to serve! Your adopted grandmother Barbara Costello, a.k.a. Babs, who has taken the nation by storm with her enthusiastic attitude and practical recipes, has collected hundreds of recipes over the decades, and has curated the top 100 recipes for your family occasions. The stories of these recipes will tug at your heartstrings, the recipes will delight your taste buds, and the cookbook will insert itself at the centre of all of your family and friend gatherings for generations. Get cooking with Babs this Mother's Day!

There is always room for one more at Babs's table. A lifetime of tattered, torn, and well-loved recipes from her recipe box make their way to your own family table.Babs knows that food traditions are at the heart of every season, and in Brunch with Babs, she invites you into her own. With seasonal menus and time-tested recipes, this book bestows the key for elevating all of life's festivities into memorable occasions. Start new traditions now, and they will surely be enjoyed for generations to come.With menus for New Year's festivities, birthday celebrations, summer barbecues, Thanksgiving, and everything in between, you will know exactly what to serve!Your adopted grandmother Barbara Costello, a.k.a. Babs, who has taken the nation by storm with her enthusiastic attitude and practical cooking recipes, has collected hundreds of recipes over the decades, and has curated the top 75 recipes for your family occasions. The stories of these recipes will tug at your heartstrings, the recipes will delight your taste buds, and the cookbook will insert itself at the center of all of your family and friend gatherings for generations.Get cooking with Babs this Mother's Day!