The husband and I recently finished up 30 days of the Whole30 food program. I assure you that there will be a full blog post on that little "journey" coming soon. But grab a Coca-Cola, a cup of tea, or your reading glasses and get ready to read a bit becuase this is an extra long post. During … [Read more...]
Book Review: Valley of the Dolls
I read the 50th-anniversary version of this book. It had a special intro from Simon Doonan that gave some great background into the author and the storyline and why this was so shocking for 1966. It's the classic tale of 3 women post-WWII wanting to be famous and doing anything over 20 years to get … [Read more...]
Book Review: Composed by Rosanne Cash
Recently I listened to the Garden & Gun magazine podcast Whole Hog. It was episode 3 of season 2 and was entitled "Rosanne Cash's Arrow to the South" and host John Huey speaks with Cash about storytelling; the influence of her father, Johnny Cash; speaking up politically; and the ability of … [Read more...]
Book Review: Eat the Yolks
The first decade of my life was spent in South Alabama in the 70s with access to rural farms. Summers were spent in rural Florida on my grandfather's farm. The food I had then was real food. Fresh from the farm food. Along the way, we moved to the big city and with two working parents, the 80s and … [Read more...]
Blue Apron vs HelloFresh vs Sun Basket
Let's talk subscription meal kit delivery. Do any of my readers do this? Blue Apron, HelloFresh, Sun Basket, Plated, etc etc. They seem to be popular these days. But, I'm not really one for following trends or being popular. Just ask anyone that went to middle school or high school with me. … [Read more...]
