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"Waiting On" Wednesday: Lies of the Heart
(I realized that my logo was in serious need of some updating. So, here's the new one!) "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is: Lies of the Heart ...
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Cook from the Book: Breakfast Wellington
For brunch this past weekend, I wanted a departure from my typical egg/grits/sausage casserole. I remembered making a note of this recipe awhile back and decided to give it a try. It was delicious , different, and very attractive (I need to get in the habit of taking food photos to accompany ...
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Weekend Cooking: "Sinful" Roasted Chicken
How much do I love, love, love Top Chef?? The latest cookbook from the Bravo television series is out, Top Chef: The Quickfire Cookbook . I have it in my TBR stack, but its release reminded me that I needed to pull out last year's release, Top Chef The Cookbook , and make one of my favorite ...
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"Waiting On" Wednesday: The Gin Closet
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is: The Gin Closet By Leslie Jamison Publication Date: February 16 From Publishers Weekly: Jamison's ...
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Weekend Cooking: Best Squash Casserole
As adults, my sister and I have taken over the "sides" portion of Thanksgiving at my parents' house. We leave the turkey and dressing to them...and we split up the rest between us. I have my list of standards, but I always throw in one new dish each year, too. So, I hit my cookbook closet for ...
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"Waiting On" Wednesday: The Murderer's Daughters
"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating. This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is: The Murderer's Daughters By Randy Susan Meyers Publication Date: January 19 From Amazon: Mama was “no ...
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Cook from the Book: Southwestern Sausage Ring
Connie at Tales from the Fridge has started a new Cook from the Book cookbook challenge that's right up my alley: Are you addicted to cookbooks? Do you have a collection of cookbooks that are sitting around collecting dust? Do you wish you cooked out of them more often? Do you have a hard ...
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Review: A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein
"One day, God willing, my son will understand. He'll have children of his own and then he'll understand. There's nothing a father won't do for his children." Pete and Elaine Dizinoff have been friends with Joe and Iris Stern since college, living near each other in suburban New Jersey, ...
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Sunday Salon: 11-15
Yesterday, I finished But Not for Long by Michelle Wildgen, an odd book set in Madison, Wisconsin, over three days (!) that focuses on three members of a sustainable-foods cooperative house. Throw in a mysterious lake incident, an area-wide power outage, and a housemate's alcoholic, estranged ...
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Weekend Cooking: Three New Cookbooks
Beth Fish Reads hosts a Weekend Cooking meme, which is open to anyone who has any kind of food-related post to share: book (novel or non-fiction) reviews, cookbook reviews, recipes, etc. Here are three hot-off-the-press cookbooks that I can't wait to read! (All descriptions from ...
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"Waiting On" Wednesday: Secrets of Eden
"Waiting On" Wednesday: Secrets of Eden
breakingthespine.blogspot.com — "Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.... This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is: Secrets of Eden By Chris Bohjalian Publication Date: ... (more) "Waiting On" Wednesday: Secrets of Eden
Review: Remedies by Kate Ledger
"Whatever had kept her marriage aloft had begun its slow exhalation, and what was left in her hand was like the string of a deflated balloon." Simon Bear is a respected and well-loved internist, albeit with some questionable medical treatments, operating his Baltimore practice from a wing in ...
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Library Loot 11-8
Library Loot is hosted by Reading Adventures . Here's what I picked up from the library this week: But Not for Long by Michelle Wildgen A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein Family Album by Penelope Lively New York: The Novel by Edward Rutherfurd The Recipe Club by Andrea Israel ...
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Weekend Cooking meme
Beth Fish Reads hosts a Weekend Cooking meme, which is open to anyone who has any kind of food-related post to share: book (novel or non-fiction) reviews, cookbook reviews, recipes, etc. This weekend, I made one of my favorite football-season recipes, Brunswick Stew from The Blue Willow ...
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