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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: 

#MagicLiesandDeadlyPies #NetGalley Cozy or Not a Cozy?

Here is a description of this book from the publisher: 

"Daisy Ellery’s pies have a secret ingredient: The magical ability to avenge women done wrong by men. But Daisy finds herself on the receiving end in Misha Popp’s cozy series debut, a sweet-as-buttercream treat for fans of Ellery Adams and Mary Maxwell.

The first time Daisy Ellery killed a man with a pie, it was an accident. Now, it’s her calling. Daisy bakes sweet vengeance into her pastries, which she and her dog Zoe deliver to the men who’ve done dirty deeds to the town’s women. But if she can’t solve the one crime that’s not of her own baking, she’ll be out of the pie pan and into the oven."

So you see from the description that our prortagonist bakes murder pies.  This is not how a typical cozy works even paranormal cozies.  So if you are someone who prefers the classic formula of a cozy, this is not likely to work for you.  This book also include swearing and dark themes (most specifically domestic abuse).

I enjoy reading all sorts of genres and I've always loved books with magical elements. So this book worked well for me.  It felt like more of a thriller than anything else, a magical realism thriller?  Well in any case, I don't think it really needs a label. The concept was interesting, the first few pages drew me in and the story had a nice resolution and room for growth.

4 out of 5 Stars.  I hope the series continues, I look forward to book 2!

Oh the pie baking scenes made my mouth water--and there are recipes in the back. 

Thanks very much to #NetGalley for the ARC of this book!  All the opinions are my own! 

Here is a Gluten Free pot pie I made recently!  Premade dough is key for my pie making skills (ie I don't have any pie making skills!) 

What about Gluten Free?

Happy Adventures in Cookie Baking Day 9. I didn't bake for today's post because I didn't have time.  I almost had some time, but I was very tired and took a pass on cookie baking or cookie prep. 

Of course, I remain in a cookie state of mind.  To that end, I found a recipe from Food & Wine for a gluten free cookie that is probably super difficult to make.

Smores Linzer Cookies

And if that wasn't good enough, I found a recipe at Food & Wine  to make a gluten and dairy free Chocolate Crinkle Cookie!  This recipe starts with a bag of gluten free pretzels!  You can see the video below:





I think I may try making the Chocolate Crinkle Cookie recipe in the upcoming days. So many kinds of cookies, so little free time!


Tomorrow is St. Nicholas Day!  Don't forget to leave a shoe out tonight!

xoxo