Category: Clubs and Blog Hops

  • Chili-Infused Brownies with Mango-Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

    Chili-Infused Brownies with Mango-Strawberry Frozen Yogurt

    Welcome to the latest round of Cook the Books.  CTB is a virtual book club open to anyone that has a passion for books and food.   Every two months, we all collectively read, become inspired and get into the kitchen.  For more details on joining our merry band of epicurean readers, click here. Claudia from…

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  • Top Ten Tuesdays:  Book Events/Festivals I’d Love to Go to Someday

    Top Ten Tuesdays: Book Events/Festivals I’d Love to Go to Someday

    So far, I’m batting a thousand and this is my third week to regularly participating on Top Ten Tuesdays. Today’s topic was a challenge for me to come up with but keep reading to see what events/festivals and bookish travel I would like to experience (real and imagined).

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  • Top Ten Tuesday “Authors That Make Us Smile”

    Top Ten Tuesday “Authors That Make Us Smile”

    I don’t know how dedicated I will be at posting on Top Ten Tuesdays, but I am giving it a shot the past two weeks.  Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.  Each week a theme is presented and this week it is authors that make us smile.   (We all need something to…

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  • Top Ten Tuesdays:  Authors I’ve Read Most

    Top Ten Tuesdays: Authors I’ve Read Most

    I am sure I am not alone in the fact that I have been reading more than ever recently (since March 16 and my job-imposed work at home order and the state’s safer at home order).   There’s only so much TV that’s binge-worthy so reading is the better option.  I am still working from home…

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  • “In My Kitchen” July 2020

    “In My Kitchen” July 2020

    What’s new…a “new” Green Egg, homemade yogurt, garlic harvest, one zucchini, one tomato, and one great summer recipe.

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  • Aloha—Macaroni Salad, Huli-Huli Chicken and Hawaiian Lemonade

    Aloha—Macaroni Salad, Huli-Huli Chicken and Hawaiian Lemonade

    This month’s Food ‘n Flix event let us choose our own film—anything set or filmed in Hawaii. I chose poorly but I did get a great meal out of the deal. Read on for my review of the 2015 film, Aloha and macaroni salad, Huli-Huli chicken and Hawaiian lemonade.

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  • Thepla attempt and a cookbook review

    Thepla attempt and a cookbook review

    A review of JD in the Kitchen by Jasmine Daya and an attempted cookie recipe.

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  • Midnight in Paris Round-Up

    Midnight in Paris Round-Up

    Welcome to the Food ‘n Flix round-up for Midnight in Paris.  I took the opportunity of being safer at home and re-watched the movie a couple of times.  (I have totally lost track as to how many times I have seen Midnight in Paris!) Many of you posted that, like me, you’re not a huge Woody Allen…

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  • Midnight in Paris and a Golden Age Cocktail

    Midnight in Paris and a Golden Age Cocktail

    It’s the end of May and I’m hosting Midnight in Paris for Food ‘n Flix.  You can read the announcement post here.   So, it stands to reason that I am probably the last person to post.  (That being said, the deadline is actually tomorrow, May 31.) Let me get this out there first off:   I am not…

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  • #TheJaneAustenSocietyParty, a new novel, and Miss Bate’s Baked Apples

    #TheJaneAustenSocietyParty, a new novel, and Miss Bate’s Baked Apples

    The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner is one of the best books I’ve reviewed in a while. Join me and other bloggers as we celebrate #TheJaneAustenSocietyParty.

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