Raquel here with your next cozy read. Really! Arsenic & Adobo by Mia P. Manansala. Out May 4th! If you are an avid reader of culinary cozies then you have…
Recipe: Vegan Coffee Pudding
Miami and Vermont. Two places that couldn’t be more different. Miami’s a crowded, vibrant, chaotic city in South Florida. Vermont is bucolic, rural, orderly — and is nestled north of…
Food Favs: More Smoked Fish Dip
Reading Raquel V. Reyes Monday post reminded me how much I like smoked fish spread. I always order it whenever we’re trying a new-to-us restaurant. I fell in love with…
Food Favs: Smoked Fish Dip
Hi! Raquel here on a Sunday writing her Monday post. Imagine this post with a photo of the BEST smoked fish dip EVER surrounded by carrot sticks, tortilla chips, and…
Guest: Lesley A. Diehl
Readers are often curious about how much an author puts of herself in the protagonist she creates. Am I anything like my amateur sleuths.? Well, yes and no. One thing…
Florida Fun: Nav-A-Gator Bar and Grill
Most folks are well aware of Florida’s main attractions: Orlando theme parks, South Beach, bustling downtown Key West, any strip of sand for Spring Break. But there’s a lot of…
Florida Fun: Mirror Lake
Right outside my door is Mirror Lake. My husband and I have walked around this lake dozens of times, but we noticed this little sign for the first time the…
Florida Fun: Cozy Reading Challenge
At the beginning of the year I put together a reading challenge that I knew I could win. Yes, it was completely selfish. I am a slow reader that has…
Potluck: Tara and Alligators
“Far off in the red mangroves an alligator has heaved himself onto a hummock of grass and lies there, studying his poems.” — Mary Oliver There are many wild and…
Potluck: Favorite Candy
Happy Wednesday from Cheryl. Today is National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day! I’m celebrating by remembering that I used to buy a small package of these in the movie theater way…