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Firefly Lane BFF Garden Party
Is there anything sweeter than friendship? The unconditional love of someone who will always have your back is tough to beat. These treats may come close, especially after a few Girl’s Day Margaritas! Grab your fluffiest pillows, a rug and head outside for a lovely garden party. Too cold? Even better. Move some furniture and create a cozy corner- preferably near the television so that you can tune in Firefly Lane on Netflix. (Out February 3, 2021!) Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Need a reason to get the girls together? I’ve got everything you need…
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Girl’s Day Pink Lemonade Margaritas
Perfectly pink and sweet, these margaritas for señoritas are great for girl’s day out! Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Pretty and pink, these strawberry lemonade margaritas are perfect for a friendly celebration! “What would I do without you, Tully?” Tully put an arm around her. “Thankfully you’ll never have to know. Come on, I’m making margaritas.” Kristin Hannah, Firefly Lane Tweet Novel Cocktails Cocktails with a Literary Twist. 21+ to enter. Click Here If you like this recipe, check out the book that inspired it! You can buy Firefly Lane here from Amazon or you can also…
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Cotton Candy Cupcakes
Easy and oh so sweet, these are fun cupcakes to make. Loved by kids of all ages, these are especially great for carnival or fair themed parties. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google This white cake is as light as air and tastes so fresh! “She wanted a real life, not this perfect, glittery cotton candy one she’d created for herself. But she had no real idea how to go about starting over at her age.” Kristin Hannah, Firefly Lane Tweet If you like this recipe, check out the book that inspired it! You can buy Firefly…
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Hard Candy Apples
These were actually so much easier to make than I thought they would be. The hardest part was getting the wax off of the apples! “Kate tried then to think of a response that would steer the conversation away from her best friend, maybe even reveal her own passionate side, but who was she kidding? She had no passionate side. Tully was candy-apple-red silk; Kate was beige cotton.” Kristin Hannah, Firefly Lane Tweet Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Pretty and tasty, these are not your typical red candy apples. If you like this recipe, check out the…
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Easy Sugar Cookies
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Sweet and simple, these cookies are the perfect base for all of your creativity! “For a split second her daughter looked like a little girl again, her dark eyes wide with hope, her “lips curving into a hesitant smile. Years’ worth of parties were between them now, a net of shared memories. “Of course,” Kate said. “I love those cookies.” Kristin Hannah, Firefly Lane Tweet If you like this recipe, check out the book that inspired it! You can buy Firefly Lane here from Amazon or you can also choose…
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Firefly Lane Book Review ~ Best Friends Forever
This book broke me as per usual with the talented Kristin Hannah. I can only hope the sequel, Fly Away will put me back together. Kristin Hannah general fiction, domestic fiction Seattle, WA 1970s-2000s Susan Eriksen Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Book Review Firefly Lane 4.8/5 Firefly Lane is a heartfelt book about the journey of life long friends Tully and Kate. Despite their drastically different personalities, they develop this bond as teenage girls that takes them through college life, love lives, careers, marriage, kids and just the hardships of life. I felt an instant bond to…
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The Boxer & The Blacksmith Book Review ~ A Regency KO
Were you obsessed with Julia Quinn’s The Bridgerton series?? And are now lost after finishing it?? I have three words for you: Feminist Regency Romance. Edie Cay delivers with her novel The Boxer and The Blacksmith. author Edie Cay Regency Romance London, 1818 N/A Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Book Review The Boxer and The Blacksmith 3.8/5 Bess Abbott is a female boxer based off of real life badass Elizabeth Wilkinson. Our leading man, Os, is a blacksmith who has come to London to find his mother after being separated from her in Barbados as a child. …
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The Boxer & The Blacksmith Cocktail
All of the heat and smoke of a blacksmith with the knockout punch of a boxer. This complex yet simply delicious cocktail is a wonderful accomplice to Edie Cay’s Feminist Regency Romance, The Boxer and The Blacksmith. I highly recommend both! Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google All the heat and smoke of a blacksmith with the KO punch of a feminist boxer. Novel Cocktails Cocktails with a Literary Twist. 21+ to enter. Click Here
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Bridgerton Theme Party
Planning a party fit for the ton? I’ve got everything you need to organize the perfect affair below! Or if you want to skip the planning, just order my hostess box from Etsy. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Party Decor What you need for the perfect Bridgerton party: pretty coupe glasses and sprinkles for the rim – and RECIPES of course. flowers and candles with pearls for courtly decor English tea cups and lace fans to cool yourself during the steamy scenes! lots and LOTS of pink tulle with fairy lights pretty vases punch bowl fabulous mold…
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Bridgerton Champagne Punch
This gorgeous champagne punch is so easy and yet delicious! Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Delicious and beautiful, this will wow even the top of the ton. Novel Cocktails Cocktails with a Literary Twist. 21+ to enter. Click Here Having a Bridgerton Theme Party? I’ve got everything you need to impress the ton.
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Up and Downer ~ A Daisy Jones Cocktail
Peanut Butter Whiskey, espresso and chocolate with a touch of salty peanuts. And at the places where servers knew me, I used to call it an Up and Down. Something to keep me up, something to keep me down. Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & the Six Tweet Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Coffee for the up, whiskey for the down. If you like this recipe, check out the book that inspired it! You can buy Daisy Jones and the Six here from Amazonor you can also choose to support local bookstores by purchasing it from…
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Addictive Peanut Butter Whiskey Chocolate Sauce
Screwball peanut butter whiskey ups the ante for this decadent chocolate sauce. This adult syrup is perfect for late night sundaes, topping for warm brownies or to rim my Up and Downer cocktail. Sometimes I wonder if addicts aren’t all that different from anybody else, they are just better at lying to themselves. I was great at lying to myself. Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & the Six Tweet Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google grown up chocolate syrup Peanut butter whiskey chocolate sauce and honeycomb Literary Cocktail Collection For more fun cocktails inspired by my…
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Honeycomb for Daisy Jones
How could I not make honeycomb for Daisy Jones? This five ingredient recipe is just as fun and explosive as the book! So I guess what I’m saying is, when we started singing “Honeycomb,” I either knew I was losing her or I didn’t. And I either knew I’d loved her or I didn’t. Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones & the Six Tweet Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Sweet and fun with an explosive finish, just like the book. If you like this recipe, check out the book that inspired it! You can buy Daisy Jones…
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Daisy Jones Book Review ~ A Rockin Good Time
Ever wonder about the real behind the scenes life of rockstars like Stevie Nicks, Tom Petty or [insert favorite hardcore rocker here]? Daisy Jones hits all the notes. Written by the one and only Taylor Jenkins Reid Historical Fiction LA, 1970s Jennifer Beals, Benjamin Bratt, Judy Greer, Pablo Schreiber Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Book Review Daisy Jones and the Six 4.5/5 Daisy Jones is an epic memoir style story of a 1970s rock band. All the boozy, crazy, tense and wild behind the scenes you could imagine. Is Taylor Jenkins Reid Janice Joplin reincarnated? How…