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A Year in Books: 2022
More Bookish Superlatives for you! I had a real slump in the middle of the year, but I ended my year happy with most of the books I...
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Jan 1, 2023
What I Read in November & December 2022
Yay! I'm out of my reading funk! (For now...) The fall was a little rough for me reading-wise, and I couldn't even tell you why. But...
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Dec 31, 2022
Read It and Eat: The Holiday Swap and my First Sourdough Loaf
Long time, no #ReadItAndEat post! I didn’t read the synopsis (or at least didn’t remember it from last year when I added it to my Book of...
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Dec 15, 2022
Cook the Book: Half Baked Harvest Super Simple - Part 3
From the Avery Approved vault of unfinished drafts, comes the Half Baked Harvest Super Simple #CookTheBook post - Part 3! I had started...
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Dec 1, 2022
What I Read in September & October 2022
Well, I didn't get too much reading in these last two months... but at least the one book I did finish, I loved!! Since there's only one...
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Oct 31, 2022
What I Read in July & August 2022
And just like that, the summer is almost over, and I only read three books over the last two months! The first two months in our new home...
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Aug 30, 2022
What I Read in May & June 2022
What a whirlwind these last two months have been. May was filled with birthdays, wine tastings, and bachelorette celebrations. In June...
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Jul 1, 2022
Book Review from a real-life cartographer: The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd
I'm not sure I've shared too much about my experience in map-making on this platform, but I am a geographer and maps are a huge part of...
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May 31, 2022
What I Read in March & April 2022
Happy May! Posting my March and April reading wrap-up today. Hope you find a new book to enjoy! The Idea of You by Robinne Lee Genre:...
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May 1, 2022
Read It and Eat: Maybe in Another Life and Cinnamon Rolls as big as your head
In honor of the #BrokenOvenBakers April theme of World Book Day, I've decided to revive the #ReadItAndEat series with Maybe in Another...
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Apr 19, 2022
What I Read in January & February 2022
Happy 2021 - two months late! This year I'm focusing on books I truly want to read. Of course every book is a book I want to read, but...
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Mar 1, 2022
A Year in Books: 2021
I finally read 32 books in a year! Why am I so excited about this, you ask? It's because I ended 2018 and 2019 at exactly 31 books each,...
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Jan 1, 2022
What I Read in November & December 2021
Rounding out the year with a few holiday reads. I found one last five star read in In Five Years, which seems very New Years Eve themed...
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Dec 31, 2021
2021 Book Gift Guide!
The holidays are upon us and I know many of us get a lot of joy from giving gifts to those we love! Well lucky for you, a book can be the...
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Nov 28, 2021
What I Read in September & October 2021
My September and October reads included all types of books: rom-com beach read, young adult novel-in-verse, epistolary suspense novella...
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Nov 1, 2021
Cook the Book: Half Baked Harvest Cookbook
Did you know October is National Cookbook Month? What better reason to post another #CookTheBook blog today?
Today I'm sharing three more
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Oct 26, 2021
What I Read in July & August 2021
Another two months of not reading so much! But that's okay because it's been a busyyyyy summer with bridal showers, vacations, and...
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Sep 4, 2021
What I Read in May & June 2021
Well, these last two months weren’t as full of reading as I would have hoped. With the world opening back up, the past two months have...
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Jul 1, 2021
Read It and Eat: With the Fire on High, Pudding from Scratch, and Spanish Sweet Potato Chorizo Hash
Post #2 of the #ReadItAndEat series is inspired by With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo. If you're looking for a short and sweet...
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Jun 8, 2021
Cook the Book: 100 Cookies
Switching things up this month with a new cookbook for my #CookTheBook series I started earlier this year. This time I'm focusing on 100...
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May 24, 2021
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