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Book Review: The Road Trip Survival Guide
The Road Trip Survival Guide: Tips and Tricks for Planning Routes, Packing Up, and Preparing for Any Unexpected Encounter Along the Way by Rob Taylor My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s been…
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Book Review: Fate, in the Dungeon of Doom
“An intuitional interpretation of what a man's fate exhibits amidst impediments, endurance, abnegation, innocence, and most importantly, doom. It is a fatalistic poetry collection.”
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How to Make and Use Potato Flake Sourdough Starter
This is especially for my dear friend “B”, who’s been very curious about my sourdough starter and is eager to give it a try. I thought I’d also share the information here for…
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Aplets and Cotlets and Farewell, Oh My
Iconic candies created in Washington State: Almond Roca, Frangos, and Aplets & Cotlets. And I love them all. when I was much younger, my mom got me hooked on Aplets & Cotlets, a…
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Book Review: How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying
How to Forage for Mushrooms without Dying: An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Identifying 29 Wild, Edible Mushrooms by Frank Hyman My rating: 5 of 5 stars I’m a forager by nature, and take…
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Book Review: A Stitch in Time
A Stitch in Time by Susette Williams My rating: 4 of 5 stars This is a charming romantic adventure that employs a sweet and simple method of time travel. I won’t give the…
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Book Review: Draw Dead (Aces High, Jokers Wild Book 5)
What unfolds is a story that—as sensationalist media might say—is ripped from today’s headlines.
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SL Book Club – Writers In Virtual Worlds
A few days ago I read from A Life Invented on the Second Life Book Club, a talk-show that broadcasts from the virtual space of Second Life. I enjoyed the experience! If you…
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Book Review: Inspector Hobbes and the Blood
Inspector Hobbes and the Blood by Wilkie Martin My rating: 3 of 5 stars Downloading Inspector Hobbs and the Blood, to my Kindle, I read the first few pages, laden with uppity gerunds,…
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Meet Storyteller Fran Wilde
I discovered Fran Wilde’s imagination through Updraft. the first of the three books in the Bone Universe novels. Those books flew me up to a fantastical world where humans live above the clouds…
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Book Review: Samuel Sloan P.I. Suspicions and Returns
Michael Staub has just published the second book in his Samuel Sloan P.I. series. These stories combines cyberpunk with classic noir gumshoe adventures. Take a spin around a retro-future Los Angeles with Sam…
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Book Review: A Side of Murder
A Side of Murder by Amy Pershing My rating: 5 of 5 stars New York chef Samantha Barnes is an unintentional YouTube star, thanks to an argument that got way out of hand…
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Ikea Meatballs with Cream Sauce
For years I’ve heard about Ikea’s legendary meatballs. But alas, the nearest Ikea is quite far away, and it’s just not possible to pop over for a plate of meatballs. Imagine my delight…
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Book Review: Double or Muffin
Double or Muffin by Victoria Hamilton My rating: 4 of 5 stars So you think you know what reality television is really like? Step inside Wynter Castle, where Opera DivaNation has stormed the…
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Book Review: How to Market a Book
How to Market a Book: Overperform in a Crowded Market by Ricardo Fayet My rating: 5 of 5 stars As the Brits say, “It does what it says on the tin”. There’s dozens…
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Book Review: There’s No Ham in Hamburgers
There’s No Ham in Hamburgers: Facts and Folklore About Our Favorite Foods by Kim Zachman My rating: 5 of 5 stars What a fun book! Young readers will gobble up lots of surprising…
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Book Review: Antoni: Let’s Do Dinner
Antoni: Let’s Do Dinner by Antoni Porowski My rating: 5 of 5 stars As a longtime fan of Antoni Porowski’s uplifting foodie advice on the Queer Eye television series, I knew right away…
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Book Review: Old Man’s War
Old Man’s War by John Scalzi My rating: 5 of 5 stars I used to read a lot more science fiction than I do these days. I keep nudging book recommendations aside, telling…
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Book Review: Book Title Generator
Book Title Generator: A Proven System in Naming Your Book by Scott Lorenz My rating: 5 of 5 stars I had low expectations for this book, but it exceeded all of them. Just…
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Book Review: The Preserving Answer Book
The Preserving Answer Book: Expert Tips, Techniques, and Best Methods for Preserving All Your Favorite Foods by Sherri Brooks Vinton My rating: 3 of 5 stars The Preserving Answer Book isn’t just for…
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Book Review: Gardening to Eat
Gardening to Eat: Connecting People and Plants by Becky Dickinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Gardening to Eat is a charming, informative book. It starts by teaching us about various types of…
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Book Review: The History of Sweets
The History of Sweets by Paul Chrystal My rating: 5 of 5 stars Two decades ago, I created a chocolate and coffee resource website. Searching for interesting facts and information about my two…
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Book Review: Everything Is Free
Everything is Free by Adele Ward My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’ve always felt that shopping malls were little self-contained worlds. Author Adele Ward really drives that concept home as her protagonist,…
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A Bridgerton Too Far?
So I binged half of Bridgerton yesterday, and will probably watch the rest today. I like it. It’s very shiny and pretty. Everyone is lovely to look at. Character diversity is divine. Their…
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Book Review: The Last of the Moon Girls
The Last of the Moon Girls by Barbara Davis My rating: 4 of 5 stars Nine generations of Moon women have lived and worked on Moon Girl Farm in the small town of…
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Book Review: The Timble Family Curse
The Timble Family Curse by Laury Falter My rating: 5 of 5 stars Timothy Timble is having a lousy childhood. Orphaned as a babe, he’s being raised by mean Storka Ickle in a…
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Barbeque Sauce
I made this for a pulled roasted chicken breast, and it was very good, so I'm sharing my recipe. It's quick and easy to put together.
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Book Review: The Places We Sleep
Imagine being twelve years old, a battle-weary Army brat trying to adjust to yet another new school in Tennessee, just about to get your first period... and it's September 11, 2001.
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Book Review: On Safari in R’lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera
On Safari in R’lyeh and Carcosa with Gun and Camera: A Tor.com Original by Elizabeth Bear My rating: 5 of 5 stars Clever, unexpected story. I thought I knew were it was going……
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Book Review: Hurricane Summer
Hurricane Summer by Asha Bromfield My rating: 3 of 5 stars As if coming of age isn’t already one of the toughest transitions a girl has to make, Tilla’s experiencing it in a…
