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      • Recipe :: Kale and Brussel Sprout Salad
      • Recipe :: Tabouli
      • Recipe :: Tomato Pie
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      • Recipe :: Beef Tenderloin
      • Recipe :: Roasted Turkey and Brine
      • Recipe :: Shrimp & Grits
      • Recipe :: Thai Quinoa Salad
    • Sweet Stuff
      • Recipe :: Cranberry Orange Cake
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      • Recipe :: Caramel Apple Cake
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      • Recipe :: Christmas (Swedish) Tea Rings
      • Recipe :: Cinnamon Rolls
      • Recipe :: Lemon Sugar Cookies
      • Recipe :: Trifle in a Glass
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Book Review for The River is Waiting
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Book Review :: The River is Waiting

Fans of Wally Lamb will feel right at home in The River is Waiting, where the angst and raw humanity of Corby Ledbetter echo Lamb’s […] Read More

Review of The Elements by John Boyne
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Book Review :: The Elements

With The Elements, John Boyne delivers another masterfully crafted story, rich with complexity and nuance—just like life itself. Told in four separate yet interconnected narratives, […] Read More

Book Review of The Evening Shades
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Book Review :: The Evening Shades

I was just a few pages into Lee Martin’s The Evening Shades when I felt its similarities to Kent Haruf’s Our Souls at Night. And […] Read More

Brief review of Witchcraft for Wayward Girls
Book Reviews, Books, Featured, Headline Posted onFebruary 16, 2025February 16, 2025

Book Brief :: Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix has spent weeks on the Publishers Weekly Hardcover Fiction Top Ten list, but like much of today’s contemporary […] Read More

Brief Book Review of I'll Come to You
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Book Brief :: I”ll Come to You

I’ll Come to You by Rebecca Kauffman takes readers through a year in the life of one family —spanning from post Christmas 1994 to Christmas […] Read More

Book Club Discussion on Frozen River
Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Featured, Headline Posted onJanuary 19, 2025January 19, 2025

Book Club Chat :: Frozen River

This month’s discussion of Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon stands out as one of the best we’ve had in a long time. However, a great […] Read More

Review of How to Cook a Wolf by MFK Fisher
Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Cooking, Featured, Headline Posted onJanuary 10, 2025January 19, 2025

Book Review :: How to Cook a Wolf

I discovered How to Cook a Wolf by M.F.K. Fisher through a New York Times article titled “The 25 Most Influential Cookbooks From the Last […] Read More

Book Review of Like Mother Like Mother includes book club discussion questions
Advance Reader Copy, Book Reviews, Featured, Headline Posted onJanuary 3, 2025January 3, 2025

Book Review :: Like Mother, Like Mother

In Susan Rieger’s recent novel, Like Mother, Like Mother, three generations of women grapple with what it means to be a woman: wife, mother, and […] Read More

Book Club Chat for Weyward by Emilia Hart
Book Clubs, Book Reviews, Books, Featured, Headline Posted onDecember 29, 2024December 29, 2024

Book Club Chat :: Weyward

I first read Wayward in 2023, drawn in by its stunning cover. Once I started Emilia Hart’s debut, I was captivated by its themes and […] Read More

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