Books published by publisher Thunder Pear Publishing

Davy's imagination takes him on an unusual ride down a snowy, steep hill. With vibrant, full-color paintings and a simple text, the joy of sledding is demonstrated through the mind of a young child, eager to go outside. This story also teaches that while every child needs to play, have fun and enjoy life, there is discipline that helps a person learn things that are life-enriching. For Davy, it is the violin.

More than 50 years of family favorite recipes overflow from the pages of this, the second book in the 3-volume cookbook set. They hail from the immediate family and extended family and friends circle of the author, Cathy Burnham Martin. There are time-tested classics and delicious variations, all to delight your taste buds and add unique twists to your recipe collection. The vast majority are Super Simple recipes with short ingredient lists and easy preparation.Volume 2 abounds with more than 200 recipes for brunch, lunch, and dinner entrees. Brunch offerings include such delights as Lobster Bisque Strata Catarina, Cathy’s Crabby Asparagus Strata, Super Simple Eggs a la Café Martin, Cheese Strata a la Greenfield Inn (a Bob Hope favorite), Corned Beef Hash Unplugged, Mom’s Yankee Red Flannel Hash, Toad in the Hole, Yorkshire Pudding, Pancakes a la Copenhagen, Overnight French Toast Phyllis, and Cathy’s Cranberry Orange French Toast.For lunch you’ll find recipes ranging from Fireman’s Sandwich, Mushroom Onion Cheeseburger, Burger Patties, Atlanta Peachy Burger, Italian North End Burger and Beefy Boston Baked Bean Burgers to Hot Diggity Dogs, Ham-It-Up English Muffins, Super Simple Open-Faced Savory Cheese, Super Simple Croque-Monsieur, Monte Christo, and Cheesy Crab Rolls Catarina. Among the many other lunch recipes are the Turkey Waldorf Sandwich, Super Simple Pizza Buns, Super Simple Grilled Cheese Pie, and Chile Rellenos Bake a la Pablo’s.Entrees hail from various categories. If you are wishing for eggs, vegetables or cheese entrees, you may enjoy the Classic Quiche Lorraine, Ham and Broccoli Quiche, Ham and Asparagus Quiche, Zucchini Pie, Crab Pie, Café Martin Crabby Quiche, Deviled Eggs in Casserole, Lasagna Florenza, or Super Simple Fettuccini, to name a few.Beef lovers can enjoy recipes that include Super Simple Marvelous Meatloaf, Mom’s Hawaiian Meatballs, Grammy’s Talleyrand Beef, Super Simple Company Stroganoff, Super Simple Steak Tips, Foiled Again Pot Roast, Crisp and Juicy Roast Beef, and Café Martin Veal Oscar. For luscious lamb entrées check out offerings like Hrant Gulumian’s Lamb Shish Kebab, Asian Lamb en Brochette, and Café Martin Rack of Lamb.There are many pork entrée recipes, including such delights as Stuffed Peach Pork Chops, Super Simple Pork Chops and Apple Stuffing, Garlic Grilled Pork Tenderloins, Café Martin Maple-Glazed Pork Chops, Super Simple Bratwurst, Cathy’s Danish Pork, Cranberry Pork Roast, and Mom’s Amazing Ham Timbales.Poultry recipes range from Super Simple Italian Chicken, Crispy Onion Chicken, Crocked Cranberry Chicken, and Amanda’s Congressional Chicken to Chicken on Corn Bread a la Dinah Shore, Almost Famous Super Simple Chicken, Orange Walnut Chicken Deborah, and Super Simple Chicken and Mushroom Sauce.A wide range of favorite family seafood entrees include Crab Imperial, Café Martin Crabby Pastry Cups, Mom’s Favorite Crab Cakes, Enlightened Crab Cakes, Glennafied Lobster Newburg, Lobacious Lobster Pie, Super Simple Rock Lobster Pie, Shrimp-Crab-Lobster Tart a la Hamilton, Cathy’s Creamy Seafood Crepes, Peppered Peapod Scallop Scramble, Lobster Corn Succotash, and Café Martin Salmon Wrapped in Bacon.

Thunder and Avalanche are best friends. They are curious kitties who love to explore the mountains where they live. In this adventure, they are whisked away from their home in a hot air balloon and come down in an unfamiliar canyon where they discover ancient treasures, get caught up in a flash flood, and plunge over a waterfall. Through their actions, Thunder and Avalanche show us how trust and faith are essential tools of friendship.