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Eliza Cross

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Born
in Providence, Rhode Island, The United States
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Cooking, Food & Wine, Home & Garden, Nonfiction

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Eliza Cross is the author of 17 books including her latest, 101 Things To Do With a Smoker, with easy, approachable recipes for adding wood-fired flavor to everything from cinnamon rolls to beef stew.

She is the founder of BENSA Bacon Lovers Society and shares bacon recipes, food festivals and artisan bacon makers. She blogs at Happy Simple Living with easy recipes and ideas for simplifying life.

Eliza lives with her family near Denver.
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Eliza Cross Hi, Kim! I love to read uplifting fiction with quirky characters, and biographies about people who have done good things, and memoirs with happy endin…moreHi, Kim! I love to read uplifting fiction with quirky characters, and biographies about people who have done good things, and memoirs with happy endings, and "how-to" books, and books about food, and travel books, and spiritual books, and cookbooks, and books about homes and interior design, and humor books, and marketing books, and the occasional dog book. (Can you tell that I've been waiting my whole life for someone to ask this question?) What about you--what books do you like to read?(less)
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101 Things To Do With Bacon
4.06 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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The Quinoa Quookbook
4.04 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions
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Pumpkin It Up!
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101 Things To Do With a Pickle
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101 Things to Do With Pumpkin
4.12 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions
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Berries: Sweet & Savory Rec...
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Bacon, Beans, and Beer
4.42 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2018 — 2 editions
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Small Bites: Skewers, Slide...
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101 Things To Do With Beans
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Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Recipe

The post Homemade Pepperoni Pizza Recipe appeared first on Happy Simple Living.
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Unlikely Animals by Annie Hartnett
Unlikely Animals
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The Secret Life of Sunflowers
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The Day the World Came to Town by Jim DeFede
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland
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The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett
The Road to Tender Hearts
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The Guncle by Steven Rowley
The Guncle (The Guncle, #1)
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I See You've Called in Dead by John Kenney
I See You've Called in Dead
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Anxious People
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The Wedding People by Alison Espach
The Wedding People
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message 6: by Kim
May 23, 2015 03:26PM

Kim sent you some book recommendations


message 5: by Christine
Jun 03, 2014 02:12PM

Christine Hatfield Thanks for being my friend


message 4: by L
Jun 20, 2012 12:08PM

L Dear Eliza,
I would like to thank you for being my friend here on Goodreads. I am looking forward to reading your work immensly, which sounds utterly inspiring & thought-provoking and something which i cannot wait to delve into. Thank you!
Lucinda x


message 3: by Savannah
Jun 06, 2012 09:12PM

Savannah Eliza, thank you for the friendship.
Stay naughty,
Savannah
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message 2: by Kris
Apr 21, 2012 02:35PM

Kris Neri Good to connect with you here, Eliza. I'm looking forward to reading your reviews.

Kris

Kris Neri
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message 1: by Maureen
Apr 11, 2012 08:50AM

Maureen Mullis Hi Eliza! Thank you for inviting a fellow author into your circle of friends here on Goodreads. I hope you'll add my novels What Would Nancy Do?, In the Company of Women, The Christmas to Remember and Finding Normal to your to-read list. I look forward to reading your book reviews and recommendations. Happy reading!


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