Reviews

Remember how my cheap flats finally bit the dust? And how I was mulling over a bunch of different high-quality ballet flat options? (The comments …

I seem to have been reading blue books lately: We’ll start from the top. Year of No Sugar I received a review copy of Year …

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A reader emailed me the other day asking for a Cook’s Illustrated cookbook gifting recommendation, and while I have a lot of reviews sprinkled around …

I always love it when other people share what they’re reading, so every now and then, I do the same. Here’s what I’m currently working …

There’s a post that’s been rattling around in my brain for a year or two on this topic, but for some reason, I’ve never sat …

I’m not quite sure how I ended up getting this book from the library….maybe one of you suggested it? Or maybe I got a PR …

First, some books. Cheap: The High Cost of Discount Culture (by Ellen Ruppel), was sort of like Overdressed, except that it had a much broader …

Recently, I picked up Michael Pollan’s Food Rulesfrom my library. It’s basically a condensed version of In Defense of Food…just the, “How then should I …

I first heard of this book sometime last year, and it instantly piqued my interest, so I contacted the publisher to see if they’d like …

Hello, readers! I’m pleased to report that my illness has pretty much left the building…just a quiet, slightly hoarse voice remains. Which means that I …

Isn’t it purty? After our vacuum met an unfortunate end, Mr. FG and I read review after review and article after article (and all of …

Yup. Never done a gingerbread house from scratch. I didn’t really grow up making gingerbread houses, so they’re not something I think of baking. But …

(Food Waste Friday is over at Simply Being Mum today. And I’ll be back this afternoon with a small business giveaway.) Because I don’t like …

Hey guys! I originally started to answer this question in yesterday’s Q&A post, but my answer got so long, I thought it should have its …