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One of my goals for this year was to join or create a cookbook club. What is a cookbook club? It’s a group of friends who come together monthly, cooking from one selected cookbook. I’m looking to learn more about cooking, expand what I eat, and socialize more. What’s Cookin’, a cookbook club, was born.
Anyone who has been on the internet has likely seen Chrissy Teigen talk about food. She talked about food so much that the world called upon her to create a cookbook. Thus Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat was born.
We chose Cravings because of the variety of recipes available and because who doesn’t want to look at photos of Chrissy and John Legend eating amazing food? Plus she’s freaking hilarious and real. Cravings has sections for breakfast (all day, of course), soups, things with vegetables, party foods, and a whole section for foods that seem intimidating but shouldn’t be. Our little group met today and cooked a feast! I made Banana Bundt Bread, a hit recipe she has also shared online.
Our group discussed the cooking process, with most people generally agreeing their recipes were easier than expected (except for the scalloped potatoes, which were delicious but time intensive). I loved the Salted Frosted Flake French Toast and Sweet Potato and Sage Gnocchi and will definitely make them. I can’t wait to make the Baked Cake Oatmeal (is it dessert? Is it breakfast? WHY NOT BOTH!).
Anyone who has been on the internet has likely seen Chrissy Teigen talk about food. She talked about food so much that the world called upon her to create a cookbook. Thus Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat was born.
We chose Cravings because of the variety of recipes available and because who doesn’t want to look at photos of Chrissy and John Legend eating amazing food? Plus she’s freaking hilarious and real. Cravings has sections for breakfast (all day, of course), soups, things with vegetables, party foods, and a whole section for foods that seem intimidating but shouldn’t be. Our little group met today and cooked a feast! I made Banana Bundt Bread, a hit recipe she has also shared online.
Our group discussed the cooking process, with most people generally agreeing their recipes were easier than expected (except for the scalloped potatoes, which were delicious but time intensive). I loved the Salted Frosted Flake French Toast and Sweet Potato and Sage Gnocchi and will definitely make them. I can’t wait to make the Baked Cake Oatmeal (is it dessert? Is it breakfast? WHY NOT BOTH!).
I thought we were going to get more thrills in this one. Fans of Trouble is a Friend of Mine will enjoy this for the story (chemistry is not the same, though)
I’ve been waiting to read more Robin Talley, having read her in Toil & Trouble and Feral Youth. I also want to read more f/f romance, making Pulp the perfect choice.
The basic premise of Pulp is told in two alternating timelines, modern day, where Abby is studying 1950s lesbian pulp fiction, and 1955, where Janet can not be open about her love for Marie.
Oh, how I loved this story.
First, I love books told in alternate voices. Alternate timelines. Intersected in so many ways. It worked BIG TIME in this book and spoke to how far we’ve come (and reality in where we still need to go). I was interested in Janet’s story in her own right and also through Abby’s eyes. To say I marathoned this book is an underestimate.
It was heartbreaking to read Janet’s story and know that so many people lived that experience. I can only imagine what Robin’s research process for this story was like. Also, can we get a room at The Ripped Bodice full of lesbian pulp fiction? #automaticTBR
Abby is also trying to find her way and to see her explore who she is through fiction (and reality) is such a treat. To see herself and her community in books. Her overall development through the story. Ugh, it’s just SO.GOOD.
This story was educational on so many levels. I hope it makes its way into many classrooms, bookclubs, and libraries (it landed in mine!).
The basic premise of Pulp is told in two alternating timelines, modern day, where Abby is studying 1950s lesbian pulp fiction, and 1955, where Janet can not be open about her love for Marie.
Oh, how I loved this story.
First, I love books told in alternate voices. Alternate timelines. Intersected in so many ways. It worked BIG TIME in this book and spoke to how far we’ve come (and reality in where we still need to go). I was interested in Janet’s story in her own right and also through Abby’s eyes. To say I marathoned this book is an underestimate.
It was heartbreaking to read Janet’s story and know that so many people lived that experience. I can only imagine what Robin’s research process for this story was like. Also, can we get a room at The Ripped Bodice full of lesbian pulp fiction? #automaticTBR
Abby is also trying to find her way and to see her explore who she is through fiction (and reality) is such a treat. To see herself and her community in books. Her overall development through the story. Ugh, it’s just SO.GOOD.
This story was educational on so many levels. I hope it makes its way into many classrooms, bookclubs, and libraries (it landed in mine!).
Ashley Poston is favorite around here so when she recommended Let’s Play, I knew I had to check it out. Web comics have exploded across the years, from fan fiction to original stories to creators using it as a tool to build their own platforms in the industry. Check, Please! started as a web comic!
Let’s Play is 60+ episodes in and still going but I tell you what – I am in LOVE! The series is billed as romance (which, of course) but it’s also an excellent look at gaming culture and women in comp sci and there’s the cutest dog. If you love enemies to lovers, neighbors to lovers, or the best depictions of emotions, this is the comic for you! As for art, bright colors against sharp outlines make this appealing for fans of artists like Kris Anka and Babs Tarr.
PS: there’s a dream scene in episode 14 that used color and space to convey a very specific emotion and it made my heart increase. SO GOOD.
Let’s Play is 60+ episodes in and still going but I tell you what – I am in LOVE! The series is billed as romance (which, of course) but it’s also an excellent look at gaming culture and women in comp sci and there’s the cutest dog. If you love enemies to lovers, neighbors to lovers, or the best depictions of emotions, this is the comic for you! As for art, bright colors against sharp outlines make this appealing for fans of artists like Kris Anka and Babs Tarr.
PS: there’s a dream scene in episode 14 that used color and space to convey a very specific emotion and it made my heart increase. SO GOOD.
Archie, but with superheroes!
Honestly, there aren’t enough comic books starring teens. There definitely aren’t enough comic books exploring adult heroes AS teens. But this does both and I am totally here for it.
I had Valiant High on my radar but it wasn’t until James at Isotope Comics (shoutout to my amazing store!) placed issue one in my hands that I knew I had to read the series. The art on this story is vivid and attractive, as are the characters.
I loved getting to know various Valiant characters through this story, which was the focus versus the story. I read Faith and I have Livewire on my TBR but seeing them and so many more characters made me even more interested in the Valiant universe. I especially loved how a character was called on a non-consensual kiss.
Wish there were more than 4 issues!
Honestly, there aren’t enough comic books starring teens. There definitely aren’t enough comic books exploring adult heroes AS teens. But this does both and I am totally here for it.
I had Valiant High on my radar but it wasn’t until James at Isotope Comics (shoutout to my amazing store!) placed issue one in my hands that I knew I had to read the series. The art on this story is vivid and attractive, as are the characters.
I loved getting to know various Valiant characters through this story, which was the focus versus the story. I read Faith and I have Livewire on my TBR but seeing them and so many more characters made me even more interested in the Valiant universe. I especially loved how a character was called on a non-consensual kiss.
Wish there were more than 4 issues!
I went into What You Left Me thinking I was going to get a meet-cute followed by a lot of feels…and I wasn’t disappointed. But I also had no idea what I was getting myself into and this book left me in a puddle on the floor. With a title like What You Left Me, this is bound to be a feeling and thinking book, which is my favorite.
Petra and Marty share alternating chapters, which weave into each other. Sometimes it was hard to know who was speaking, which made sense considering the dream state they share through most of the book. I fell deeply in love with these realistic characters and their stories. When they hurt, I hurt. When they felt joy, I smiled. Their story is about the little moments and the big moments and how every moment counts. There are also elements of healing and reconciling what you can’t change. Friendships based on a shared experience. I could not stop reading, even as the tears fell.
Petra and Marty share alternating chapters, which weave into each other. Sometimes it was hard to know who was speaking, which made sense considering the dream state they share through most of the book. I fell deeply in love with these realistic characters and their stories. When they hurt, I hurt. When they felt joy, I smiled. Their story is about the little moments and the big moments and how every moment counts. There are also elements of healing and reconciling what you can’t change. Friendships based on a shared experience. I could not stop reading, even as the tears fell.
