Aren't we supposed to read ourselves silly when we go on vacation? You'd think so, but I only fell further and further behind. I blame the eye-candy scenery out the car window. And the size of the book. Anyway, back at home, I'm catching up, plowing through the pages. And playing in the kitchen again. The weekend food around here includes Cheesy Tuna Mac [...]
I don't know if you have boarded the salted-caramel flavor train, but I climbed on it long ago. The gateway drug was Sanders salted caramel chocolates, which you can buy at Costco (Don't order these wonderful things. Go. To. The. Store. Chocolate doesn't ship well, and certainly not in July). I haven't had my fix lately, so this recipe for Salted Caramel Apple [...]
I’m not sure how Robert B. Parker’s Early Autumn ended up on my to-read list. Maybe I thought I’d try an airport book? Anyway, if you know more than I do about crime fiction, you may recognize Parker’s work, since he’s the guy who created the ‘80s television character, Spenser for Hire. Fans open a Spenser book and know they’ll get snappy dialogue, fast [...]
