Welcome back to Links! How are we all doing?! I have such a busy week and I’m running on fumes due to a minor cold and from still recovering from the previous busy week. But we will get through it! I’ve come to realize that I really do love the Christmas season and now living in a place that gets snow has only reinforced that. Like…Florida has its own brand of Christmas style, but it … Continue reading Links: Magazines, Book Drama, & More
Happy Wednesday! We’re in April! Whoa! Will I celebrate another pandemic birthday? Who knows! But I will be fully vaccinated by then and I will walk my happy ass to the grocery store and buy a bakery sheet cake with ALL THE BUTTERCREAM. I also had my first eyebrow wax and haircut in over a year and I nearly cried. We’re almost there, friends! … Loved this profile on the Wikipedia editors who are dedicating … Continue reading Links: Biscuits, History, & More
Welcome back, Wednesday friends! Tonight is the VP debate and while I have high hopes it’ll go better than the presidential debate, it’s also still 2020. Who knows what sort of trash fire can occur?! October is officially under way and I’m here for it. I celebrate, I’m making rice krispie treats. … Tor has some recommendations for sci-fi and fantasy novels that center mental health. … I love this ranking of paintings of Judith Beheading … Continue reading Links: Wholesome Content, Podcasts, & More
Hey hey! It’s Wednesday, and if you’re still drunk from the debate last night, just know that you’re in good (hungover) company. Tomorrow, we say goodbye to September and welcome my favorite month: October! Best temperatures. Best food (candy!). Give me all the witchy vibes, please! … If you want horror reading recommendations, Nicole Cliffe has a whole twitter thread! There are some meh suggestions, but also some hidden gems. Okay, I made a list … Continue reading Links: Puppets!
We’re taking a slight detour with this month’s Soggy Bottoms. Instead of one recipe, we’re sharing the ones that have worked well for us recently! Sarah: I’ve been trying to include one new recipe a week in our menu plans, along with extremely delicious family favorites, so let me share an old favorite, a new favorite, and a dessert. Cashew Chicken, from The Bitten Word via Martha Stewart Everyday I make this once a month, … Continue reading Soggy Bottoms: Recipes That Worked for Us
I think we’ve all collectively reached the stage where time doesn’t truly exist anymore. Saturday was my birthday and that was strange. No ritual birthday pizza from my favorite hole-in-the-wall pizza place. But I did get a birthday cake, courtesy of Sarah. It was delicious, and I think there is one slice left, which will most likely be gone by the end of the day. How are you all holding up? … Love dogs and … Continue reading Links: Groceries & Bedtime Stories
Choo choo! All aboard the Soggy Bottoms train! If you’re new here since the last Soggy Bottoms, welcome! This feature is where I test my baking mettle and challenge myself to the Great British Bake Off’s technical bakes. I give myself the same time limit and, like many of the contestants, I literally have never made any of these things before. Truth be told, I was a feeling a bit uninspired for this one. None … Continue reading Soggy Bottoms: A Notorious Arlette
Welcome back to Unlocking Library Coolness, where we discuss all the neat things you can do through your local public library system You can take a tour of the archives if you want to see what Sarah has discovered previously! This month: Food! I’m taking over for Sarah this time because I recently started attending a pretty awesome club at my local library. If there’s one thing I love more than reading, it’s eating, and I … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Calling All Foodies!
I don’t know what it’s been like in your corner of the world, but in mine, it’s been wretchedly hot all summer. Far too hot to cook. So this month, I thought let’s try an AMA. Do you have questions about historical cooking? Food? Historical re-enactment? Ask them down in the comments, and I’ll answer things on Sunday. Ask away!
Welcome back to Unlocking Library Coolness, where I take everyone on a tour of the nifty-sweet features that may be part of your local library. We’ve covered Libby, and language learning options, and then magazine options for digital browsing. That last one has giving me a wonderful summer of cross stitching . Wanna see? Well, if not, too bad, because here comes gratuitous pictures of my cross stitch in progress! I mentioned there were many … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Cookbooks!
I made the mistake of putting on Nailed It (now streaming on Netflix) in the hopes of being able to read with some background noise, but it was a giant fail. Instead, I wound up watching all six episodes in one sitting, with tears streaming down my face. It’s seriously the most fun and entertaining show I’ve ever watched. Period. As a fan of cooking shows, I often have a sweet spot for dessert challenges … Continue reading Stuff You Should Be Watching: Nailed It
