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    • Soups
      • Recipe :: Beef, Mushroom and Barley Soup
      • Recipe :: Delicious and Creamy Shrimp Corn Chowder
      • Recipe :: Hearty Vegetable Soup
      • Recipe :: Thai Butternut Squash Soup
    • Sides
      • Recipe :: Cheesy Apples
      • Recipe :: Chopped Brussels Sprouts
      • Recipe :: Kale and Brussel Sprout Salad
      • Recipe :: Tabouli
      • Recipe :: Tomato Pie
    • Mains
      • Recipe :: Beef Tenderloin
      • Recipe :: Roasted Turkey and Brine
      • Recipe :: Shrimp & Grits
      • Recipe :: Thai Quinoa Salad
    • Sweet Stuff
      • Recipe :: Boiled Custard
      • Recipe :: Caramel Apple Cake
      • Recipe :: Carrot Cake
      • Recipe :: Christmas (Swedish) Tea Rings
      • Recipe :: Cinnamon Rolls
      • Recipe :: Lemon Sugar Cookies
      • Recipe :: Trifle in a Glass
October 27, 2023

L&L Project :: Rooting a Holiday Cactus

August 23, 2023

Book Review :: This Naked Mind

August 12, 2023

Book Club :: Book Ratings for 2022-2023

Review of The Obesity Code by Jason Fung, M.D.
Book Reviews, Out and About, Things I Love Posted onAugust 5, 2023August 5, 2023

Book Review :: The Obesity Code

I’m talking about a weight loss book for the first time in more than 15 years of book blogging. This says something because I’ve been a chronic dieter since I hit my teens.

How to freeze tomatoes in order to enjoy all year long
Cooking, Things I Love Posted onJuly 25, 2023July 25, 2023

Things I Love :: Freezing Tomatoes

Maybe a more accurate title is – “Things I Love :: Frozen Tomatoes” or “Tomatoes in Winter” or “Dishes made with Tomatoes” – because all […] Read More

Book Review of The Pole by J. M. Coetzee
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Clubs, Book Reviews Posted onJune 24, 2023June 24, 2023

Book Review :: The Pole

The Pole by J. M. Coetzee is at once moody and mysterious – full of tension. This novella centers around Beatriz and Wittold. She’s a […] Read More

Book Club Short List for 2023 - 2024
Book Clubs Posted onJune 16, 2023June 16, 2023

Book Clubs :: 2023-2024 Short List

Here it is! My book club’s short list of books to read July 2023-June 2024.

book club selections
Book Clubs Posted onMay 30, 2023May 31, 2023

Book Club Selections :: Long List for 2023-2024

Our annual book club selection process begins with our long list.

Meet Abraham Verghese
Advanced Reader Copy, Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books, Out and About Posted onMay 26, 2023May 26, 2023

Meet the Author :: Abraham Verghese

Last week when I was wrapping up my review of The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese, I saw that he was going to be […] Read More

Book Review of The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese
Book Reviews Posted onMay 15, 2023May 15, 2023

Book Review :: The Covenant of Water

It has been 14 years since Abraham Verghese published Cutting for Stone, a book that easily ranks in my top five favorites of all time. […] Read More

Review of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books Posted onFebruary 2, 2023February 2, 2023

Book Review :: Anna Karenina

This may be less a book review of Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina as it is a reading review – as in, if you’re going to read it, this is how I’d recommend you go about it.

Review of the novel The Story of Lucy Gault
Book Clubs, Book Reviews Posted onJanuary 29, 2023January 31, 2023

Book Review :: The Story of Lucy Gault

The Story of Lucy Gault by Willam Trevor is a heart-wrenching story of love withheld because of guilt and misunderstandings. Ann Patchett recommended this book […] Read More

10 Great Books for Book Clubs
Book Clubs Posted onJanuary 15, 2023January 31, 2023

For Book Clubs :: Ten Great Recommendations

I get asked for recommendations for book club selections on a fairly regular basis. Here are 10 (plus a few extra) that I highly recommend. Hopefully some are new to you.

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