LOVE GAME by Maggie Wells| 4 star Review

So. Much. Competence. Porn. Maggie Wells' Love Game totally took me by surprise. Had I not stumbled on the Dear Author review that clued me in to the fact that it's a sports romance that features characters over the age of 40, I might not have picked it up. And did I mention that it's…

March 28, 20180Comments

Restaurants

Cafe Flora Team Brings Vegetarian Fare to Sea-Tac Airport

Floret by Cafe Flora Spotlights Northwest Purveyors With Dine-in and Grab-and-Go Offerings Answering the call of travelers looking for vegetarian and vegan options in their airport food choices, Floret by Cafe Flora is now open at Sea-Tac airport. Located next to the new Delta lounge between the A and B terminals, Floret offers both dine-in and…

March 23, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

SINLESS by Sarah Tarkoff | Spot Review

Sinless by Sarah Tarkoff 4 of 5 stars I don't feel even a bit guilty... Sinless grabbed me from the first chapter and didn't let go. I ripped through it in 24 hours. It's fast-paced, you can tell Sarah Tarkoff writes for TV. I worried at first it might be headed in the direction of Left Behind. NOT SO. It's…

March 16, 20180Comments

Baking Dessert Recipes

GUINNESS CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH IRISH CREAM From Ottolenghi’s Sweet

There are about a zillion recipes for Guinness brownies out there. Some use store bought brownie mix, some go from scratch. This year I put all that aside when I saw the Guinness chocolate cakes with Irish Cream filling in SWEET by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh. Without the recommended mini loaf pans, I turned…

March 14, 20180Comments

Recipes Side Dishes

Sesame Soy Sauce Spinach is a Super Simple Side Dish

For all the complicated history between Japan and Korea, the cuisines of the two countries have commonalities, and they've trickled down to our respective -American kitchens. It's not uncommon to have a combination of soy sauce, sugar, rice wine and sesame oil as a marinade, a sauce, or a dressing. My grandma used to make…

March 12, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

SARINA BOWEN UNVEILS FREE HOCKEY ROMANCE SERIAL ‘STUDLY PERIOD’

Studly Period Pairs a Writing Tutor and a French-Canadian Hockey Player at Harkness College If you're a fan of hockey romance, especially Sarina Bowen's Ivy Years or Brooklyn Bruisers series, get ready. Sarina announced Studly Period, a *free* serial set to land in your inbox weekly starting Tuesday, March 20. Set at Harkness College, Studly…

March 8, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

BAD BACHELOR by Stefanie London | Quick Hit Review

ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley 3 stars I usually love an enemies-to-lovers story, but I just didn’t buy the chemistry in this one… Bad Bachelor is a classic enemies-to-lovers story: Reed McMahon is Offender #1 on the Bad Bachelor app. He’s in PR, but his own reputation is going from bad to notorious as he racks…

March 6, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

Hippie Food by Jonathan Kauffman

73 Years After Internment, Japanese-Americans Still Aren't Being Given Credit Where Credit is Due It's hard to imagine getting angry over tofu. But that’s where I found myself over the last week. The 76th anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066 fell on February 19. Each anniversary renews a complicated mix of anger, fear…

February 27, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

THEN WE’D BE HAPPY by Al Riske | 4 star Review

Copy provided by the author for review Al Riske’s Then We’d Be Happy sneaks up on you. Going in, I knew the writing style would be spare, but it turns out, Then We’d Be Happy is a two-for-one deal. It’s billed as a novel, but it’s also series of vignettes. Some are funny, some poignant,…

February 17, 20180Comments

Book Reviews

BROOKLYNAIRE BY SARINA BOWEN | 4 star Review

ARC provided by the author's publicist for review The hero in Sarina Bowen's latest, Brooklynaire, is not your typical romance billionaire. Nate Kattenberger is not a type-A control freak, and you’re more likely to find him in a black hoodie than a bespoke suit. Granted, he may be wearing $800 sneakers. Though Nate made his…

February 12, 20180Comments

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LOVE GAME by Maggie Wells| 4 star Review

Cafe Flora Team Brings Vegetarian Fare to Sea-Tac Airport

SINLESS by Sarah Tarkoff | Spot Review

GUINNESS CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH IRISH CREAM From Ottolenghi’s Sweet

Sesame Soy Sauce Spinach is a Super Simple Side Dish

SARINA BOWEN UNVEILS FREE HOCKEY ROMANCE SERIAL ‘STUDLY PERIOD’

BAD BACHELOR by Stefanie London | Quick Hit Review

Hippie Food by Jonathan Kauffman

THEN WE’D BE HAPPY by Al Riske | 4 star Review

BROOKLYNAIRE BY SARINA BOWEN | 4 star Review

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