The Wedding Date is a contemporary romance written by Jasmine Guillory. This is her debut work and I’m sold. She’s funny, charming and more than a little steamy. General plot: Two strangers meet in an elevator. They flirt. She agrees to be his plus one to his ex-girl friend’s wedding. Ready for the great news?…
Weekly Menu for 11.26
Well, I feel like I’m right back in the saddle with my weekly menu post. It’s funny that these are so popular. Percentage wise, I received the most link backs to these posts. I guess we are all curious about what other folks are eating. Since I know pictures make everything better – here’s our…
Blogging: Take 2
November 2012 this little blog started as a way for me to escape from grad school and build a little something out for myself. Boy, did I build. I built a career that I absolutely love. Over the last couple of months though, I realized that the building of that career had taken over many…
2015 Goal setting
Too late? Ah, oh well… I’ve thought about it and I’m ready to commit to a couple of goals. Each year, I pick one word. The word works as a focal point for the year. It’s been extremely helpful in past years. This year, I’ve encouraged the rest of my family to join in. We’ve…
Sleep-over Breakfast on the Quick
Kids had company last night. We’d not planned on it and I’ve not made it to the grocery store. In emergencies, I turn to processed food: Quick Monkey Bread: 1 tube buttermilk biscuits from Pillsbury 1/2 T butter Cinnamon Sugar Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut biscuits into quarters. Roll in cinnamon sugar individually. Melt…
Shelter Dog Jackpot
Admittedly, this post doesn’t have anything at all to do with books or food, or even fitness for that matter. But I’m so stinking excited, I just have to share. Our family recently hit the Shelter Dog Jackpot and I want to encourage you too as well. Here’s some tips and tricks that I’ve learned…
Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year to you and yours!!! 2014 was an amazing year for me and mine. Whether your 2014 was wonderful, dreadful, or somewhere in between – the good news is you have a fresh start! Someone else has a fresh start too – Meet Barkley – After losing our beloved lab this past October,…
Faceoff: Jawbone UP24 vs. Weight Watchers
This isn’t really fair because it’s really an apples to oranges comparison. It’s not apples to apples because I’m not comparing Weight Watchers Active Link to Jawbone UP24. I’m comparing Jawbone food tracking component to Weight Watchers app. For the purposes of full disclosure, I’m a die-hard Weight Watchers Lifetime member. I did this experiment…
Broccoli Cheese Soup
I had to get the fridge cleaned out so I could fit this week’s CSA veggies in there. Luckily, it all came together deliciously! 4 crowns of broccoli, cut into bite sized pieces 2 leeks, diced 1 5oz can evaporated milk 6ish oz Velveeta 1 brick cream cheese 1 can cream of mushroom soup Better…
I dropped the hint
and he picked it up!! I’ve mentioned in passing on here and IRL that my hobbies of reading & eating really don’t make for a tiny waist line. I enjoy running. Though with my long commute and the short days of winter, finding the time to run is difficult. But Mr. Hero gifted me with…
Librarian Eats 