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Unicorn Found: A Genuinely Good Dairy-free, Gluten-free Baking Book

Craveworthy Baking: Delicious Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free Cakes, Cookies, Breads, and More by Danielle Cochran

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Danielle Cochran’s Craveworthy Baking is a unicorn, magical and rare. Finding good, easy recipes that are gluten free or dairy free is harder than you think, and finding both, *throws hands up in despair.* I have not only preordered this book, I have ordered a copy for a friend. Now I will confess that I’ve taken my attempts at some of the recipes a step further, I made some of them sugar free too. On Sundays I bake for family dinner, and family includes 3 people […]

He wanted to roll over and invite her to pet his belly, but he was in human form and it was a little too soon to be asking for that.

Fangs So Bright & Deadly by Piper J. Drake

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In the first of Piper J. Drake’s Mythwoven series, Wings once Cursed & Bound, Marie, a witch, is helped by two nine-tailed foxes while she is a part of a team rescuing Peeraphan. We know them only as Fox Number One and Fox Number Two, but that very short scene also reveals that they work with a morally grey organization called Babel, they took part in Peeraphan’s kidnapping and then regretted it when they learned the purpose, and they are very, very impressed with Marie. It […]

It’s like I’m in free fall. I’m relieved, I’m happy, I’m distressed, all at once. It averages out to “okay,” though.

Three Reasons to Run by Jackie Lau

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I love a Jackie Lau novel that gets into the conflict between family expectations and living an authentic life. Lau has given Yvonne and Leo rich interior lives that they slowly reveal to one another. Yvonne is finding out who she is when she isn’t being the good girl. Leo doesn’t share much of himself, but he will for Yvonne. At the end of Four Weddings to Fall in Love, Kim sees Max’s mom, Lynne, help Yvonne flee her wedding. Lynne’s kindness and practical support […]

A very serviceable cast iron cookbook

The Encyclopedia of Cast Iron by Cider Mill Press

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Cider Mill Press’s The Encyclopedia of Cast Iron is a good, serviceable cookbook. As advertised there are more than 350 recipes in the book. What works: the recipes come from a wide variety of cuisines and look like they are solid recipes. I tried a few recipes. I appreciated that the recipes were presented cleanly on the page. For me, a cook with years of experience, the straightforward directions were great. For an inexperienced cook, this could be frustrating because the book assumes you know the […]

My Perfect Afternoon Snacking Cake is Perfect

100 Afternoon Sweets by Sarah Kieffer

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It took me a little while to embrace this cookbook. After trying several of the recipes, I now completely endorse it. Part of my struggle is that, to me, cookies are the perfect afternoon sweet, and Sarah Kieffer opted not to include cookies in this book (if you don’t already have her 100 Cookies cookbook you really should). The very first recipe I tried in 100 Afternoon Sweets was disappointing. It was the Jam-Filled Donut Cake. The first bite was good, but it got old fast. […]

Lying’s a family trait. It just means you belong.

The Earl Who Isn't by Courtney Milan

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This is my 1000th post from CBR6-CBR16. Amazing. Not my 1000th review, because I’ve posted a lot of challenge and diversion posts over the years too. I loved The Earl Who Isn’t. I had to lie down and process my emotions more than once while reading. I’m not going to get into the specifics, because that would spoil the emotional journey for those who haven’t read it yet. Courtney Milan is such a lovely author. I know when I open one of her books that […]



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