Amore and Amaretti
AT A GLANCE: Genre: Non Fiction — Food — Memoir Setting: Florence, Italy 2/5 Stars (OK) Victoria Cosford is an Australian food writer who also teaches Italian cookery classes. Amore and Amaretti is a memoir of her time spent in…
Favourite Fool
It’s from a few years ago but for a moment I actually believed this. I was a little sad when it dawned on my coffee deprived braincells that it wasn’t real. I’ve stopped watching the news in the morning now…
The Help
It’s always difficult trying to write a review on such a popular book; pre-blog I’d post a brief opinion on my Goodreads review and leave it at that. In the spirit of trying to write more, I will try and…
Invasion of the Trolley* Jumpers
In supermarkets across Britain, the trolley jumper is becoming well known as an invasive species. If you’ve ever starting unpacking groceries only to find books nestled amongst the vegetables, you know you’ve been a victim. These books have developed a…
Top Ten Authors That Deserve More Recognition
I wasn’t going to post my top ten as I was struggling to come up with authors that didn’t have some sort of recognition (whether literary prizes, cult status or decent sellers). However, after having a little look round other…
It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?
So blog memes are a bit like the day of the week groups on Flickr, which I rely on fondly to get me through daily posting. So today’s meme is brought to you by Sheila @ Book Journey. Unfortunately, last…
The PWB Codex
I always think it’s far fetched in crime shows and books where they find some hidden code that the victim has written and it leads them to the murderer. However today I had a look through the notes section on…
30 Minute Meals
I am slowly working my way through Jamie Oliver’s 30 Minute Meals and I felt it might be appropriate to share my experiences as the recipes are coming out of a book. They are possible in half an hour but…
Night World
As someone about to leave their twenties behind, I’m not the target audience for young adult books. Even though I enjoyed the Twilight Saga, I didn’t rate it particularly highly and am not searching for a substitute. I do however…
