I have been saying that I want to go to Australia for years. I even tried to convince my husband that we should go to Sydney on our honeymoon. One day, we’ll make it there! In the meantime, we’ll have to settle for a themed weekend in our apartment. The Food We had a tricky … More Quarantine Travels: Australia
The Book Title: From Little Tokyo with Love Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers Release Date: 5/11/21 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Content Warnings: racism, homophobia, absent parents, panic attacks/anxiety Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: If Rika’s life seems like the beginning of a familiar fairy tale–being an orphan with two bossy cousins and working away in … More Food and Book Pairing: From Little Tokyo with Love by Sarah Kuhn
Title: The Donut Trap Author: Julie Tieu Publisher: Avon Release Date: 11/2/21 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★★ They say you can’t judge a book by it’s cover, but I was intrigued immediately byThe Donut Trap when I saw its adorable cover that features two people sitting on a pink sprinkled donut. My absolute favorite genre of novel is … More ARC Review: The Donut Trap by Julie Tieu
Several weeks ago, my husband and I decided we were going to do a weekend in our apartment themed around each country that has a pavillion in EPCOT’s World Showcase. This weekend marked the completion of this venture with our Chinese theme. The Food China is a big country with many different types of cuisine, … More Quarantine Travels: China
As the Emcee in Cabaret says, “Welcome to…Berlin.” I was excited (and scared) about this weekend. Once we decided to do a weekend themed after every pavillion in EPCOT World Showcase, I kept putting off Germany. I am an American Jew with some deep Holocaust issues, so I knew I would especially have to be … More Quarantine Travels: Germany
Title: If the Shoe Fits Author: Julie Murphy Publisher: Hyperion Avenue Release Date: 8/3/21 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★★ I am a massive fan of a Cinderella story. I love the 1950 Disney film and grew up watching Ever After all of the time. When I saw Disney started a series of adult books of modern adaptations of … More ARC Review: If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
Josh and I were both very excited about our Morrocan themed weekend. We had a lot of fun cooking and eating Moroccan cuisine. I didn’t learn as much as I’d hoped about Moroccan culture as I’d hoped, so the learning will just have to continue. The Food The first thing that came to mind when … More Quaratine Travels: Morocco
The Book Title: You’ll Miss Me When I’m Gone Author: Rachel Lynn Solomon Publisher: Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers Release Date: 1/2/18 Genre: Fiction Age Range: Young Adult Content Warnings: Illness of a parent and of the narrator, self-harm, discussion of suicide Rating: ★★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Eighteen-year-old twins Adina and Tovah have little in common besides their ambitious nature. … More Food and Book Pairing: You’ll Miss When When I’m Gone by Rachel Lynn Solomon
The Book: Title: Love at First Like Author: Hannah Orenstein Publisher: Atria Books Release Date: 8/6/19 Genre: Romance Age Range: Adult Rating: ★★★ Publisher’s Summary: Eliza Roth and her sister Sophie co-own a jewelry shop in Brooklyn. One night, after learning of an ex’s engagement, Eliza accidentally posts a photo of herself wearing a diamond ring on that finger to her Instagram … More Food and Book Pairing: Love at First Like by Hannah Orenstein
We took a few weeks off to move, but we are back with our Quarantine Travels. This week, in our quest to continue around World Showcase Lagoon, we “visited” Norway. The Food I didn’t know very much about Norwegian food, so I was excited to embark on this adventure. Norwegian cuisine is full of seafood, … More Quarantine Travels: Norway
