The Apple Cookbook Review + Recipe

Today I’m going to introduce you to this amazing Apple Cookbook. But before I do, I must tell you a little secret. I’m allergic to apples. So, why would I want to review a cookbook chalk full of apple recipes… well, basically if the apples are cooked I can consume them without an allergic reaction. I love apples, I have an apple tree in my backyard and never know just what to do with them all. Well, with The Apple Cookbook… I’m in apple heaven.

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What She Left by T.R Richmond – Book Review

What She Left is brought to the reader through texts, letters, emails, excerpts … it is the piecing together of the death of Alice Salmon by one of her former professors Dr. Jeremy Cooke, anthropologist. Dr. Cooke is publishing a book on the death of Alice and through his findings we meet people from Alice’s past and present as well as secrets from the researcher himself. It’s a tangled little web of infidelity, family secrets, dreams and desire.

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Instagram Book Challenge June 2015 #NSBCjune2015

I really enjoyed doing one of the many Instagram Book Challenge’s last month however leading a busy life, sometimes I don’t have time to slip in a simple photo challenge. (or it’s too late in the day and the light is not right, or lets face it – I forget) So, I made one that fit my needs. No Rules. No Stress. I can only do one if I want, I can skip a few days with no guilt, I can do the same one over and over again until my heart is content. Whatever, whenever with no guilt.

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My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell you She’s Sorry by Fredrik Backman – Book Review

Where do fairy tales end and where does reality begin. Frederik Backman gives us an intensely woven story set in the Land of Almost-Awake and within the real world. In each we meet monsters, dragons, shadows, superheroes, princesses and their princes. As you go through the book, you’ll find out how the land of almost awake and the real world are connected.

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Camp Style Baked Beans – recipe

When I was introduced to this recipe a half moon ago, I really didn’t think it would work. I thought to myself.. only in Quebec ! I can’t really call it a recipe, it’s more of a hack than anything else. In any case, when I make it for brunch and we have guests over they are always impressed and ask for the recipe. This is where I blush (I’m very good at blushing) and tell the story.

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