Sugar and Vice-- The Second Book in the Cookie House Series-

 

The second book in the Cookie House Mystery book is delightful and well worth the read. I listened to the audio version of the book via credits I had on the audible app, but you should be able to find it available from your local library as a paperback or digital or audio. 

In this book, much to Kate's dismay,  her ex-boyfriend has shown up and he thinks it is going to be a piece of cake to woo Kate back to being his fiancee. Boy did his cookie crumble!  Pun Intended!  The way everything works out with her ex is nice because he is just terribly clueless about how to be a good boyfriend--but he isn't cruel, mean, or abusive so if he pops up in another book, I won't mind it.  He could get a redemptive arc, but still, I'd rather not see him with Kate. 

As I was listening to this book, I was reminded of how we discussed the last book in the Cozy Mystery Book Club.  We all agreed that it was great that Kate didn't get involved with any man. We all agreed she needed to find her place in Coral Key and focus on herself. You have to love a writer who is able to create a character that readers are invested from the start of book one and who are rooting for that character to live her best life. 

This book is pirate-themed, so if you like a good pirate tale, you are in luck! Again, as in book one, I found the main mystery and the culprit to be a nice twist on the usual M.O. of cozies. Definitely add this book to your TBR. I'm looking forward A Tale of Two Cookies! 

The Sunday Post! Love is In the Air?

 

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Valentine's Day and the big Football game are coming up!  Are you ready for some football? I'm ready for snacks and chocolate!  This week I'm hoping that the forecast is correct and that we will have some temps over freezing, too many sidewalks are deeply covered in snow and I don't like it! I do like that the days are getting longer little by little!

I finished up my 2 week no dairy, no grains, no white potatoes or flour diet. I could use a medal for that achievement. Now I'm trying to see how I can incorporate that moving forward. I have to say I need to find a balance because the two weeks without any grains, cheese or potatoes was really really hard. 

Today's compromise was a burger, but it was a turkey burger and I added mushrooms to the ground turkey and I had the bun so I didn't have any potatoes chips or make french fries to go with it. 

I also figured out my phone has a portrait mode where I can take a picture and the background is out of focus!

How was your week? Read anything good?  Watch anything good?  Here is what I'll be reviewing this week! 

Another January is Almost Over #TheSundayPost!!!!

 

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Happy end of January!  We had some lake effect snow on Friday, so now our backyard is good and covered with about six inches of snow.  A mere pittance of snow compared to what has been hitting the East Coast this weekend! 

Today is the final day of my 14-day reset, this is the first time I have gone grain and dairy-free. And potato-free, and processed food-free.  I don't think I can keep it up though.  I really miss cheese and potatoes.  My thought is I'll do my level best to continue to avoid processed food and grains, but I will have a moderate amount of cheese and potatoes. I did make mashed cauliflower that tasted amazing as well as a pork stir fry w/riced cauliflower where the stir fry was tasty enough that I didn't miss actual rice. Also if I could share one more virtuous moment, not that this really should count since I didn't put any effort into it.  I'll have had a Dry January come Tuesday when the month is officially over. 

Last Food Comment!  I posted about a Gluten-Free Pie Crust the other day, I got it from imperfect produce.  I worked out really well and I hope I'll be able to find it again. Mmm pie. I could go for a pie.  

How was your week? 

Coming up this week on my blog: