TV Review: Confess on Go90

Katie Leclerc and Ryan Cooper star in Confess on Go90. (Photo Credit: Awestruck) **THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SOME SPOILERS** The TV adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s novel Confess debuted on Go90 earlier this week. After watching the first two episodes that dropped early, I thought, wow, they’ve really done the novel justice. Confess totally pulls off a…

April 8, 20170Comments

Recipes Side Dishes

Fast and Fabulous: Minty Smashed Peas

The first time I had minty mushy peas was at a pub in Sydney. Served alongside a beefy pot pie, the combo of mint and peas was bright and just a tiny bit sweet, making it a perfect match for the rich sauce in the pie. But the name just put a damper on the whole…

April 6, 20170Comments

Recipes Side Dishes

Roasted Asparagus and Sugar Snap Peas with Mint

Roasted asparagus is my go-to preparation the moment those green stalks hit the supermarket. Year-after-year, it's the first thing I do, even if you can wrap them in proscuitto, put them in quiche, or even make asparagus tamales. It's easiest to just snap off the bottoms, toss them in olive oil, salt and pepper, and crank…

April 4, 20170Comments

Book Reviews TV

What’s That Song in Go90’s Confess?

Colleen Hoover's Confess is a book that gets you right in the feels. The TV adaptation premieres Tuesday on Go90 (available on the Web and on iTunes and Android) and the first two episodes dropped early to give viewers a taste of Auburn and Owen's story. For those who haven't read the book, Auburn Reed's first love…

April 3, 20170Comments

Book Reviews

April Book Deals on Kindle

It may be April, but this month's cookbook deals say there's still time to hunker down with bread and booze. On the romance side, there's a double deal for rom-com lovers with two Christina Lauren books on sale. Our April book deal picks on Kindle: Bourbon: the Rise, Fall and Rebirth of an American Whiskey Once and…

April 1, 20170Comments

Beverages Recipes

Celebrate Pixie Tangerine Month with a Whixie Sour

April marks the tail end of citrus season and if you live near Ojai, California, it's also Ojai Pixie month. Pixie tangerines are gorgeously sweet, seedless and easy to peel. If you don't live close enough to celebrate with local restaurants and hotels, you can get your Pixies at markets across the US, and shake up…

March 31, 20170Comments

Baking Product Review

What Do You Do with Coffee Flour?

Food media first talked about Coffee Flour as a speciality product in 2015 and it’s just landed at Trader Joe’s, as part of a caffeine-fueled blitz of coffee-flavored products. I like the idea of coffee flour, but I’m just not sure it’s actually necessary if you’re able to cook and bake with wheat flour. In…

March 29, 20170Comments

Book Reviews

3 Sweet and Sassy Reads for your Easter Bunny

I had THE best reading week. Some weeks you pick up a book, read a few chapters and then toss it aside. Others, you're devouring one book after another and hoping your library has an author's back catalog covered. This week was all about sweets and I must be still be riding the sugar high,…

March 26, 20170Comments

Book Reviews

Book Review: Vibrant India by Chitra Agrawal

Masala dosa with potato curry and cilantro coconut chutney from Chitra Agrawal's Vibrant India. **ARC provided by publisher via NetGalley** Vibrant India melds tradition with the modern, capturing and adapting South Indian dishes for the home cook, whether you grew up eating Indian food, or it’s all new. The book suggests vegetable variations for…

March 21, 20170Comments

Product Review Recipes

Trader Joe’s Coffee Cavalcade + Mocha Joe-Joe’s

Need a jolt? Head to Trader Joe's. Following last year's mango madness, Trader Joe's is back with a cavalcade of sweet and savory coffee-flavored products, from coffee flour to caramel macchiato yogurt and ancho chile chicken sausages with ground coffee. The item that everyone's bound to go ga-ga over is the mocha-flavored version of Trader Joe's…

March 16, 20170Comments

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TV Review: Confess on Go90

Fast and Fabulous: Minty Smashed Peas

Roasted Asparagus and Sugar Snap Peas with Mint

What’s That Song in Go90’s Confess?

April Book Deals on Kindle

Celebrate Pixie Tangerine Month with a Whixie Sour

What Do You Do with Coffee Flour?

3 Sweet and Sassy Reads for your Easter Bunny

Book Review: Vibrant India by Chitra Agrawal

Trader Joe’s Coffee Cavalcade + Mocha Joe-Joe’s

Review: The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren

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