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LOVE AND OTHER WORDS by Christina Lauren | 5-star Review

Christina Lauren’s first foray into women’s fiction is as swoonworthy as any of their romances Review copy provided by Gallery Books When I sat down to write this review of Christina Lauren’s Love and Other Words, all I could think of was the scene in The Notebook when Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams get…

April 10, 2018

Book Reviews Recipes

CHINESE SOUL FOOD by Hsiao-Ching Chou | Book Review + Recipe

Stir-fries in Chinese Soul Food are so fast, I made the Chinese Rice Cakes with Chicken and the Beef with Asparagus on the same night. Chinese Soul Food is a book you'll actually cook from, not just look at the pretty pictures I've had the good fortune to attend one of Hsiao-Ching Chou's dumpling classes at…

April 9, 2018

Book Reviews

Play for Keeps (Love Games #2) by Maggie Wells | 4 star review

Play for Keeps is Sassy, Smart and So Much Fun. ARC provided by Sourcebooks Casablanca via NetGalley I probably should have reviewed Maggie Wells' Love Game and Play for Keeps together, but I couldn't wait. Both reads in the Love Games series are incredibly satisfying in different ways. Set in and around Wolcott University,…

April 3, 2018

Book Reviews Recipes

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, 2018

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, 2018

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, 2018

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, 2018

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, 2018

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, 2018

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, 2018

LOVE AND OTHER WORDS by Christina Lauren | 5-star Review

CHINESE SOUL FOOD by Hsiao-Ching Chou | Book Review + Recipe

Play for Keeps (Love Games #2) by Maggie Wells | 4 star review

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

It Looks Like You in the Dark by Mathilda Zeller | Review

Now Available: Wicker, the Short Story That Inspired the Film

Review: The Romance Revival by Christina Lauren