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grumpy fake boyfriend
Book Reviews
GRUMPY FAKE BOYFRIEND by Jackie Lau | Book Review
**ARC provided by the author for review** Jackie Lau’s new novella, GRUMPY FAKE BOYFRIEND (Kwan Sisters #1), has good bones. It stands out for its Toronto setting and a Chinese-Canadian heroine who has a diverse friend group. All things we don’t see enough of in the romance world. Naomi, the heroine, is looking…
May 22, 2018
Book Reviews
How to Walk Away by Katherine Center | 4-Star Review
ARC won from BookishFirst After a traumatic incident, Maggie Jacobsen finds herself with a whole different set of expectations about her life. And when life throws you major curve balls, who better to help you through it than your well-meaning, but slightly dysfunctional family? How to Walk Away is like catching up with a friend you…
May 15, 2018
lemon elderflower
Dessert Recipes
ROYAL WEDDING RICE CRISPY TREATS
Lemon Elderflower, Of Course The clock is ticking! If you're planning to make lemon elderflower everything for the royal wedding, it's time to hustle on down to your local World Market or Total Wine stores. I did a little research and Belvoir's Elderflower Cordial is the best of the bunch that's readily available. It's the…
May 15, 2018
asparagus
Main Course Recipes
Grilled Asparagus and Halloumi Sandwiches
Asparagus is in: Grill 'em if you Got 'em For lunch earlier this week, I started where I often start around this time of year. I pulled some asparagus out of the crisper drawer and started to prep them. Conventional wisdom about snapping them where they naturally snap is out, so I cut off the…
May 10, 2018
Recipes
5 Delicious Dishes for Your Cinco de Mayo Menu + Dessert!
A taco bar is usually a go-to for Cinco de Mayo, but with some questions lingering around romaine lettuce from Yuma, Arizona, crunchy gringo tacos piled with lettuce and cheddar cheese probably aren't the way to go this year.  We've got five other delicious Cinco de Mayo recipes to enjoy on the day commemorating Mexico's…
May 3, 2018
asparagus pasta salad
Recipes Salads
Asparagus Pasta Salad with Cheese Tortellini
Asparagus is the true harbinger of spring in the Pacific Northwest. While everyone thinks apples when you mention Washington state, it's actually the #1 producer of domestic asparagus with 23 million pounds harvested in 2017. The minute the local asparagus hits we're drizzling it with olive oil, salt and pepper and grilling or roasting it.…
April 26, 2018
My Oxford Year
Book Reviews
MY OXFORD YEAR by Julia Whelan | 4-star review
Review copy provided by the publisher Julia Whelan's debut, My Oxford Year, captures that rom-com magic; I loved it. I can’t resist a good American living abroad story. Julia Whelan’s MY OXFORD YEAR is just that. It’s a charming tale in the tradition of some of the best American + Brit rom-coms. And before you even…
April 24, 2018
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