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While reading or listening to books, I frequently find myself interested in trying the foods that the authors describe. The first recipe I remember wanting to try was from the Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder. If memory serves, there was some kind of maple syrup and snow candy, and I was [...]
When it’s time for a family party, I’m usually assigned the role of “soda girl”, a task requiring little more than making my way through the aisles of the grocery store, loading a cart with assorted 2-liter bottles. Honestly, this is for the best, as even my most casual acquaintances know that cooking is not [...]
update: CONGRATS TO TRACY Q., THE WINNER OF KICK THE CAN! Before meeting my friend Dishy, aka Christy of The Daily Dish, I’d never heard of Meniere’s disease. Christy discussed Meniere’s on her blog, describing the sometimes debilitating effects of this inner ear disorder. One of the four main symptoms is Vertigo, and as an [...]
Title: The Cookiepedia: Mixing, Baking, and Reinventing the Classics Author: Stacy Adimando (photos by Tara Striano) Genre/Pages: Cookbook/160 Publisher: Quirk Books Release Date: September 6, 2011 Source: Publisher From the indie publisher who brought us Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children comes a dedicated cookie cookbook that will set [...]
Last Saturday, my sister and I skipped off to the city for a gastronomic adventure. Our first stop was Eataly, the 50,000 square foot Italian food emporium, and we followed that up with a trip downtown to a dessert bar. A friend of mine, Katie Ett of Donuts 4 Dinner fame, has been trying to [...]
Welcome aboard, I'm Natalie! I'm 37, married to a dream boat, and live in New Jersey. It's all about books here! I read, recommend, review, and revel in them. Have a book you'd like me to review? Visit my Review Policy for details. Want to drop me a line? May 31, 2012
From the Outside Looking Indian
by Rupinder Gill
Courtesy of Berkley/NAL Penguin Group
June 12, 2012
Between You and Me
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
July 3, 2012
The Next Best Thing
by Jennifer Weiner
courtesy of Engelman & Co.
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