About the Book
"Back for Thirds" delivers the perfect Dockside Dining follow-up to "Round One" and "A Second Helping. All recipes are designed to make you shine, whether you're preparing food for two or a crowd... on board your boat, at the dock, on a deck, or in your home kitchen. Following the Keep It Super Simple approach to preparation, nearly 200 more recipes give you tried-and-true dishes that delight. Must-have appetizers and tapas ideas, yummy brunch fixins', lazy day lunch hits, scrumptious salads, a wide range of incredible entrees, super sides, your just desserts, and more abound within the pages of this convenient 5x8" paperback (or full-color digital edition) cookbook. Among the appetizer recipes, enjoy spreads and dips like Crab Rangoon Dip Supreme, Dippin' Shrimp & Grits Southern Style, Smokin' Fish Dip, and Sassy Super Hero Dip. Other starters range from Chattanooga Chorizo, Moon Over Buffalo Chicken Wings, and Seafood Crisp à la Kretch's Marco Island to Crabby Bon Bons, Un-Wined Steamed Mussels, and Gone Fishin' Rumaki. Get salivating over Roasted Pecan Crystals, Better Than XXX Mix, Black & White Drizzle Corn, and Cheesy Chips à la Junior's Crush House. For breakfast or brunch, try the Portuguese Portside Omelet, the Alice in Wonderland Scrambled Eggs, an Egg McMushroom Sandwich, the Sizzling Brown Sugar Bacon, the Berried Bacon Waffle Treasures, or the Crab Cake Hash Browns à la Red Arrow Diner. Salads and soup recipes include gems like Far Out Far Eastern Chicken Salad, Tuna Thyme Tomatoes, Cruisin' Cranberry Salad, Cute as a Cucumber Tomato Salad, Roasted Fruit Soup, and Grill Top BLT Soup. Get ready for some Super Simple spins on lunch... like the Shrimply Awesome BLT, the Make Ahead Stuffed Sandwich Loaf, Munch 'n' Lunch Nachos on the Grill, Great Grilled Meatball Subs, Porky Pig Tacos, Pierside Pizza Burgers, and the Hail Caesar Sandwich. Entrée recipes cover the gamut from Super Simple Roast Beef, "Pecan Someone Your Own Size" Grilled Walleye, Sail Away Salmon, and Passageway Pasta Roll-Ups to Plum Perfect Baby Back Ribs, Easy El Dorado Enchiladas, Cathy's Lime Pepper Shrimp & Scallops, Paddleboard Parmesan Scallops, Maui Madness Shrimp Skewers, Riviera Rack of Lamb, and Turkey on the Grill à la Cabana Boy. Some sassy side dish offerings include the Big Bad Baked Potato Bake, Grilled Rösti, Fried Onion Rings on the Grill, Mad-About-Mushroom Fritters, Cathy's Luau Fried Rice, Cheesin' Pleasin' Broccoli Casserole, Super Simple German Potato Bake, Angry Onions, Turmeric Tater Sweets, and Rosy's Roasted Asparagus. There are sauces and condiments, too. Recipes are designed to please from the Fresh & Corny Black Bean Salsa, Relished Cranberry Orange, and Florida Coast Bagel Spread to the Au Jus, Far Eastern Dipping Sauce, and Berry Blast Salsa. Every volume of Dockside Dining includes a section called Your Just Desserts. "Back for Thirds" features three dozen sweet recipes, like Ley's Key Lime Cheesecake Balls, Lemonade in the Square, Berry Good Cream Puff Kebabs, Flagship fondue, Breakwater Brownie Pizza, and Super Simple Peach Cobbler. There are also cakes, pies, and cookies... from Instant Black Forest Cake, Oh My Darlings, Pecan Peaches, Brownie Pops, and For the Love of Éclair to Turtle Time, Chewy Chocolate Lovers' Dreams, Pecan Pie Truffles, Nutty Almond Mounds, and Zaftig Zucchini Brownies with Chocolate Frosting. Sweet or savory, sassy or classy, "Dockside Dining: Back for Thirds" sets a new standard for Super Simple recipes for outdoor dining... morning, noon, or night. Articles regarding this and other Cathy Burnham Martin books can be found in the GoodLiving123.com blog.
About the Author: A highly sought motivational speaker dubbed "The Morale Booster," Cathy Burnham Martin is a dedicated foodie, award-winning journalist and corporate communications geek. A former news anchor and talk show host, she wrote, produced and hosted dozens of documentaries, TV specials & news reports, ranging from the Moscow Super Power Summit and the opening of the Berlin Wall to coverage of NH's First-in-the Nation Presidential Primaries. Cathy also managed a community access TV station, continues to review restaurants and events, and writes for the blog, www.GoodLiving123.com. She studied at Stetson University and graduated from Southern NH University. Enjoying communications adjunct faculty work, Cathy earned a Master's degree in Corporate and Organizational Communications at Northeastern University in 2009. She serves on boards for corporations and non-profits and is the 2009 recipient of Easter Seals' David P. Goodwin Lifetime Commitment Award. Early writing credits featured 300+ episodes of New Hampshire Minutes, plus being a contributing author in various books, including: -The Communication Coach: Business Communication Tips from the Pros Jeffrey Tobe, Monroeville, PA (includes her Taming the Media Monster) -A Healthier You: Fabulous Ideas to Help You Live a Healthier Life Insight Publishing, Sevierville, TN, with Deepak Chopra and Billy Blanks (featuring Cathy's Healthy Thinking Habits: 7 Attitude Skills Simplified) Quiet Thunder Publishing, a division of SpeakEasy Corporate Communications in Manchester, NH, released Cathy Burnham Martin's book, Dog Days in the Life of The Miles-Mannered Man, a whimsically philosophical collection of tall tales, wagging tails, and tantalizing treats. Among her other non-fiction titles are: -Sage, Thyme & Other Life Seasonings: Perspectives -Of the Same Blood: Your Eurasian Heritage While her kitchen has been dubbed "Party Central" and then "Café Martin" by guests, her passion for great, simple cooking led to the Keep It Super Simple(TM) original cookbook series, including: -Dockside Dining: Round One -Dockside Dining: A Second Helping -Champagne! Facts, Fizz, Food & Fun -Lobacious Lobster -Cranberry Cooking -Fifty Years of Fabulous Family Favorites, Volumes 1, 2 & 3