I have liked the previous two books I’ve read by Tara Laskowski, One Night Gone and The Mother Next Door, so I was excited to pick this newest release up and was not disappointed. The Weekend Retreat is a December 2023 release from Graydon House…

This is the second book in a series that follows Woman Last Seen. Like I say below, it’s pretty important to read these books in order if you are planning to read them, because the big twist in Woman Last Seen will be completely spoiled…

John Marrs has made a name for himself with his twisty books like The One, The Passengers, The Minders, and The Marriage Act (all loosely in the same near-future world). This latest release is an updated version of an older title, however it still contains…

I knew when I started this recipe project that I would have a few misses, and the brownies turned out to be my first miss. The flavor was not so bad, but the texture was just a giant fail. And to top it off, the…

Since it is now fall, I decided to kick off the season with a recipe that Carol had two copies of in her recipe box (they are both in her handwriting). To me, that means that it was something she must have liked! I adore…

This book has been getting a lot of buzz lately! I must honestly say that I while I found the premise to be incredibly unique and original, the execution of the premise left a bit to be desired. I ended up giving this book 3…

I was looking through my recipes to find something to use zucchini that wasn’t bread/cake/cookies (because there are many of those) and came upon this really easy recipe. It mixed together quickly and even though we ate it that same evening, it was even better…

I suppose calling this “barbecued” is a bit of a misnomer since no barbecue or grilling is involved. However, there are some flavors of barbecue here in the sauce. Every year we buy a quarter of a beef, and there are cuts that we use…

Next up on the cooking journey was a batch of cookies. Let me tell you, this recipe makes a LOT of cookies! About six dozen. So this would be an excellent recipe to make if you need a large number of cookies for a particular…

The next recipe I made from Carol’s recipe box was Rhubarb bread. I know, I just recently made zucchini bread, but I had some fresh rhubarb from a local farm stand so I decided to make this recipe in order to use it. When my…