I’ve been a big fan of Rouda’s books since I read Best Day Ever back in 2017. Her books are all kinds of creepy and twisty! This newest book is the start of the new Kingsley Family series, I really look forward to seeing what…

The Last Word is quickly becoming one of my most popular reviews on Goodreads because of the biggest question that everyone is desperate to have answered: Does Laila the dog live? Does she survive? So many people tell me that it’s a spoiler to reveal…

This recipe is in my Aunt Carol’s handwriting, although I don’t know if she ever made it herself. It is certainly a unique take on a carrot cake recipe as it includes a cup of sourdough discard, which gives the cake more of a tang.…

Every once in a while a debut book catches my eye, and the cover of this one is definitely eye-catching! But don’t let it sway you one way or the other, because while Grace is a uniquely grating character, she has reasons why she is…

My grandma has quite a few recipes for pickles, relish, green tomato relish, and Spanish pickles (pickles with tomatoes). But all of them, save one, are for sweet pickles. I could only find one straight dill pickle recipe in the bunch, and it was very…

This recipe isn’t exactly vintage, as it was copied down in 1999, but as Grace says, it’s before she was born so that makes it “old” in her opinion. The name on this one is Cousin Suzanne, and I know that Suzanne is one of…

Alice Feeney’s books never fail to surprise me with their exciting twists, and Good Bad Girl was no exception. I highly recommend reading it, but I do admit that it takes a bit to get into because there are a large number of characters and…

Do I know who Roxie is? No I do not, and that’s not from lack of trying to find out! The recipes I have came from a mix from both my aunt and my grandma, and I have discovered that a few came from friends…

Yes, I know it’s still summer, but I am always in the mood for a Christmas story, especially when it’s over 90 degrees outside! And I’m a sucker for a good Groundhog Day theme, so this book hit the spot. I think publishers are getting…

In going through my aunt’s recipe box, I recognized the handwriting on this recipe as belonging to my grandmother, my aunt’s mother. I don’t know how old this recipe is, but my grandmother passed away in 1997, so it came from a time prior to…