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      • Recipe :: Tabouli
      • Recipe :: Tomato Pie
    • Mains
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      • Recipe :: Cinnamon Rolls
      • Recipe :: Lemon Sugar Cookies
      • Recipe :: Trifle in a Glass

Category: Miscellaneous

An update to my review of The Obesity Code
Book Reviews, Headline, Miscellaneous Posted onFebruary 18, 2024February 18, 2024

Update :: Intermittent Fasting and The Obesity Code

When I first posted about The Obesity Code, I indicated it was perhaps my most transparent post to date. We’ll this may top that – […] Read More

This Naked Mind
Book Reviews, Miscellaneous Posted onAugust 23, 2023August 29, 2023

Book Review :: This Naked Mind

In This Naked Mind, Annie Grace attempts to help people reconsider their drinking habits and examine their relationship with alcohol.

DIY Planter Box
Miscellaneous, Things I Love Posted onMarch 24, 2021March 24, 2021

L&L Project :: DIY Planter Box

For many years I’ve kept my herbs in pots. Last year, I had so many that it was a pain when I needed to move […] Read More

Warren Buffett's Annual Letter to Shareholders
Miscellaneous, Out and About, Things I Love Posted onMarch 3, 2021March 6, 2024

Six things communicators – and their CEOs – can learn from Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders

Warren Buffett’s annual letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. dropped on Feb. 27, and there are several lessons that communicators (and their executives) can […] Read More

EveryPlate Spice Blends and Recipe Binder
Cooking, Miscellaneous Posted onJanuary 22, 2021January 18, 2021

Back to the kitchen in quarantine

I love to cook, I just don’t love to plan. One of the changes that the COVID life has given us is more time at […] Read More

Refinishing an Antique Bookcase
Miscellaneous, Things I Love Posted onDecember 24, 2020January 18, 2021

L&L Project :: Refinishing Antique Bookcase

Refinishing this bookcase has been on my project list for several years. I’ve never refinished a piece of furniture, but with all the DIY help […] Read More

Books, Miscellaneous Posted onFebruary 23, 2019February 11, 2024

Happy Blog-versary to Me! Ten Years!

This week is my 10th anniversary of blogging! In these years, I’ve learned a few things. Mostly, content is hard. So hard that even though […] Read More

Miscellaneous Posted onJanuary 1, 2014July 6, 2018

Happy New Year!

Traditionally, I’m not big on resolutions. I am big on goals, but this year, I’m switching things up and have resolved to change a few […] Read More

Miscellaneous Posted onMarch 31, 2011July 6, 2018

HBO Proves Yellow Journalism is Alive and Well

HBO’s biased and unethical treatment of the topic of “pay for play” in college football in their Wednesday night broadcast “Real Sports” proves that yellow […] Read More

Miscellaneous Posted onFebruary 8, 2011February 9, 2011

Welcome!

Welcome to Lit&leisure, formerly Babbette’s Book Blog. If you’re here via the redirection, thanks for taking the time to do that. If you’ve stumbled upon […] Read More

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