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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 [...]
While perusing Table of Contents, a cookbook filled with recipes and anecdotes from authors, I became fixated on one of Sara Gruen’s (Water for Elephants, 2007) contributions: Merran Neville’s Pavlova. From the ingredients, I deduced Pavlova was a dessert but beyond that, I was mystified. After a bit of research, I learned that Pavlova is [...]
I spent the entire day in the kitchen preparing meals for the month (again!) and wanted to share a particularly easy and yummy recipe with you as part of Beth Fish Reads Weekend Cooking Challenge. A few weeks back, a spiral-bound cookbook caught my eye at a tag sale, and I snapped it (and two [...]
As my summer winds to a close and hectic, long school days loom on the horizon, I’ve been thinking about putting together weekly menus with easy, new-to-me recipes–Molly is my inspiration! I already own several Martha Stewart and other more traditional cookbooks, but the recipes are labor intensive and too fancy-schmancy for our everyday use. [...]
Title: My Fair Lazy Author: Jen Lancaster Genre/Pages: Humor Memoir/384 Publication: NAL Hardcover; May 4, 2010 Rating: 3 Bookmarks Source: Review copy courtesy of NAL In her latest installment, Jen Lancaster is on a journey of self-improvement–a JENaissance–but her sharp wit is a bit dull on this particular trip. Jen Lancaster’s crusade to become more [...]
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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