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Odette Williams' Simple Cake Lives Up to its Moniker Deliciously
Inspired by childhood memories and a classic Aussie cookbook, SIMPLE CAKE by Odette Williams delivers 10 cakes, 15 toppings and 30 cakeworthy moments. It's a delightful book that will appeal to home cooks of all capabilities. I'll be honest,…
We all know how ga-ga the gluten-free crowd went over Trader Joe's cauliflower gnocchi. TJ's is back with a traditional potato gnocchi stuffed with tomato sauce and mozzarella. Trader Joe's Outside-In Stuffed Gnocchi is in the frozen section and runs $2.99 per 16 oz. bag.
The stovetop instructions tell you to toss them in 1 T.…
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Queenie, the title character in Candice Carty-Williams' novel, is a 25-year old Jamaican British woman who's going through a messy breakup with her white boyfriend. She's dealing with it in some pretty self-destructive ways and barely holding on to her job as she struggles with the emotional turmoil.…
The Ripped Bodice's annual racial diversity in romance report came out last week. Unsurprisingly, the results were dismal. Romancelandia is usually super vocal on Twitter, but this year, the commentary was...muted. I have to admit I wasn't surprised by the results, but I was still disappointed. I came out wondering what I can do as a…
If you loved Trader Joe's Neapolitan Joe-Joe's and were wishing the chocolate, strawberry and vanilla combo would show up elsewhere, you're in luck. Trader Joe's just rolled out Neapolitan Puffs Cereal ($3.69 for a 10 oz. box) and it's gluten-free.
Made with garbanzo bean, navy bean, and pinto bean flour along with rice flour, the cereal…
You Can Enter to Win a Copy of Zen Cho's The True Queen, Coming March 12, 2019
Fantasy author Zen Cho is back with the second book in her A Sorcerer to the Crown series, The True Queen. Due out March 12, the True Queen is set two years after Sorcerer to the Crown and follows…
If you've rolled through Trader Joe's in the last couple of weeks, a bright orange-yellow bag may have caught your eye in the refrigerated section. Trader Joe's Amba Mango Sauce ($3.29) sat next to the sauerkraut and pre-made pastas at my store. The bag simply says it's a savory fermented mango sauce and the ingredient…
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I enjoyed The Matchmaker's List, but I think it's miscast as a rom-com. If you go in expecting a funny romp you're going to be surprised and disappointed. In the same way that a romantic comedy was extracted from Kevin Kwan's novel, Crazy Rich Asians, you could do the same…
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Walk down the Asian foods aisle in your local supermarket and it looks a lot different than it did 30 years ago. There are still throwbacks like canned sweet and sour sauce or crispy fried La Choy noodles, but these days, you'll see rice vinegar, fish sauce, chili garlic…
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99 Percent Mine Isn't the Hating Game and Here's Why That's a Good Thing
Sally Thorne’s follow up to the Hating Game, 99 Percent Mine, has a sunshine yellow cover with purple text, but that bright cover doesn't totally match up with story. Thorne's latest has a…
