July 1, 2020
4th of july cocktail hack
For many of us, we are heading into a long weekend with cook outs and hopefully, time spent with family–from a safely masked distance. As we prepare for food, fireworks, and (possibly) friends–here’s a quick cocktail hack to help save time and keep you focused on the quality time amongst your loved ones. (Or, a quick cocktail to sip as you indulge in some weekend reads.) Ingredients – Individual bottle of your favorite white wine –I tried Riesling and Moscato and found that I enjoyed the Moscato a bit more – Simple syrup –1/2 c sugar –1/2 c water – Club soda – Ice – Sugar for the rim of the glass – Strawberries – Blueberries – Mint for garnish Directions Combine…
Hot Chocolate Cookies
I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!!! I know I did. And one of the things that made it so incredibly yummy were the hot cocoa cookies I made. A friend of mine discovered this deliciousness 2 years ago and they have been my favorite cookie ever since. I continue to spread the joy of this recipe, since there are still people around the world that aren’t aware of them. I found this...
Recipe Review: Easy Pork Chop Marinade
One of the things I often do during the week is broil a piece of meat, nuke a potato and some frozen veggies and voila! Dinner! (And a relatively healthy one at that.) In the day and age of Pinterest, I stumbled across a few marinades–one of which was for pork chops. (Another is for lamb chops, I’m trying it as I type this, so stay tuned–that one’s coming and it smells divine!) But...
Book Review: The Single Woman: Life, Love, And a Dash of Sass
I stumbled across The Single Woman, aka, Mandy Hale, on Twitter. While it’s the title of her 1st book, it’s also her moniker, website, Twitter handle, and then some. Selfishly, one of the reasons I purchased Hale’s book was because I wanted to see how she translated her blog–The Single Woman.net–into a book. What I didn’t expect was how much I would love the book–and not just because I’m single. There were so many quotes,...
Recipe Review: Baked Fried Chicken
A friend of mine posted this recipe on Facebook and I was intrigued. I always struggle with finding good recipes for chicken breasts. I know they’re healthy–but I don’t like white meat and I feel like they always come out dry and bland. So by all means, if you have some good chicken breast recipes, please, let me know! At any rate, I gave this one a try and it was really pretty good....
Book Blog Tour Stop: Gabriel's Redemption
Title: Gabriel’s Redemption Author: Sylvain Reynard Summary: From the author of the New York Times bestsellers Gabriel’s Rapture and Gabriel’s Inferno comes the epic conclusion to the captivating romantic trilogy. Professor Gabriel Emerson has left his position at the University of Toronto to embark on a new life with his beloved Julianne. Together, he’s confident that they can face any challenge. And he’s eager to become a father. But Julianne’s graduate program threatens Gabriel’s...
Recipe Review: Spinach and Ricotta Turkey Meatloaf
One of the things I love to do–other than read and then share reviews on this blog–is cook (and eat). I’m always trolling websites, cooking shows, family, friends, social media–you get the picture–for something new to make. As my blog continues to evolve, I decided to start sharing more of the recipes that I try and love. I found this recipe on Pinterest. It traced back to Meredith Steele’s site, In Sock Monkey Slippers a...
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