Hey y’all! I haven’t posted in ages. If you’re interested in how I’m doing and what I’ve been up to I’ll just refer you to my pinned tweet on Twitter. I’ll just say here that I’m happy and healthy, just not really feeling the romance blogging thing much right now. Anyway, I have been posting
Category: Recipe Posts
Imperial Stout Chocolate Cake
A few months ago, I finally tried Single Malt by Layla Reyne. It’s the first of the m/m Irish & Whiskey series. It came very highly recommended by literally everyone who read it, which immediately made me so suspicious that I put off picking it up for ages. Why am I like this? Except it
Wanted, A Gentleman Parkin
Wanted, A Gentleman is new territory for one of my favorite authors, KJ Charles. I think it’s her first Georgian romance and it’s her first that I’ve read with a man of color in the lead role, though I believe her next release in February also has a character of color, a trend I’m encouraged
School Ties by Tamsen Parker with Pot Roast
Let’s go on a little trip all the way back to 2014. I had just started Cooking Up Romance and joined Twitter when I discovered a brand new, unpublished writer named Tamsen Parker talking about her “technical virgin hero”. Now, I love me a virgin hero and the technical part was too intriguing not to
Where There’s A Will Spicy Chicken Soup
The world of Panopolis is a place where superheroes and supervillains reign, but it’s clear that shadowy GenCorp is the power behind their thrones. The heroes in particular are controlled by their handlers—they feed them, house them, pay them, control their sponsorships and generally run a company store to keep them beholden. I honestly can’t
Periscope Broadcast: Quick & Dirty Apple Cake
Hi guys! I just got a fun little new toy, this Polaroid tabletop tripod for my cell phone, and thought I’d try it out by doing my very first ever Periscope broadcast. I made an apple cake last week for my husband’s coworkers that they LOVED, but I thought it needed a little refinement so
Misfits Coconut and Mango Ice Cream
About three months ago, I started this blog post. But between my review for Misfits by Garrett Leigh and posting the ice cream recipes that were supposed to go up the next day, I found out something crazy exciting: my husband’s work was moving him (and me) to London for six months. Um. That was
Misfits Thai Chicken Burgers & Chili-Lime Potato Wedges 2016 TBR Challenge
For TBR Challenge this month I am sooo cheating. Well, sort of. I had intended to read The Sleeping Night by Barbara Samuel, but I completely forgot about the deadline (note to self: add a one week reminder to my TBR Challenge calendar). But Misfits by Garrett Leigh, the book I’m reviewing today, also qualifies.
Beyond Ruin Stuffed Poblano Peppers
Beyond Ruin is the latest in the long-running dystopian future romance Beyond series by Kit Rocha. These are most definitely not standalone books, but the first one, Beyond Shame, always seems to be free at all the major ebook outlets so it’s a low-risk way to try the series. Of all the books in this