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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…
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Boozy Book Bites
These boozy bites are the perfect party food! Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Death By Chocolate Brownies with Merlot Glaze Addictive Peanut Butter Whiskey Chocolate Sauce Screwdriver Orange Sticky Buns with Vodka Glaze Grown Up Pop Tarts Apple Cider Donut Holes with Apple, Salted Caramel or Maple Whiskey Filling Champagne Soaked Strawberries Dipped in Chocolate Manhattan Cheesecake Dirty Martini Flatbread Strawberry Cupcakes with Champagne Buttercream Cape Codder Crostini Looking for the real deal? Check out my Literary Cocktail Collection
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Novel Cocktails ~ Drinks with a Literary Twist
To me, the holidays are a cozy time, filled with warm memories, good food, family traditions and special beverages. These are great for entertaining anyone but especially fellow book lovers. If you like these, check out my Boozy Book Bites. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google Thriller Merlot Sangria The Woman in the Window, AJ Flinn Recipe The Darkling Shadow and Bone, Leigh Bardugo Recipe Sun Summoner Shadow and Bone, Leigh Bardugo Recipe The Elain ACOTAR, Sarah J Maas Recipe The Cassian ACOTAR, Sarah J Maas Recipe The Nesta Silver Flame ACOTAR, Sarah J Maas Recipe The Amren…
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Party Cheese Balls
This recipe is the perfect base for all of your cheese ball needs. Go crazy mixing cheeses and outer coatings! Featured here are: Goat Cheese and Pistachio, Sharp Cheddar and Dill, and Feta with Red Pepper and Pecans. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google “Forget the gold standard—the hood operated on the cheese standard. Cheese on anything was money. If you got a burger, that was cool, but if you got a cheeseburger, that meant you had more money than a guy who just got a hamburger. Cheese on a sandwich, cheese in your fridge, that meant you…
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Cream Wafers
Every Christmas, my aunt would make these pretty cream wafers. They quickly became one of my favorite holiday treats and I now make them every year. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google These take a little effort but they are such delicious little bites. Looking for more holiday recipes? Click below to see my full collection.
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Extra Minty Peppermint Bark
The trick to this is to use Peppermint Hershey Kisses. I discovered this because I had lots leftover after making my Peppermint Mocha Cookies. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google “Peppermint. He placed it into the cup of hot water he’d taken from the coffee machine. Then he handed it to Nora. She had never drunk peppermint tea in her life. ‘That’s for me?’ ‘Well, yeah. It was the only herbal they had.’ He had a coffee for himself that Nora secretly craved. Maybe in this life she didn’t drink caffeine.” Matt Haig, The Midnight Library Tweet Delicious…
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Peanut Butter Blossom Kisses
My mother always makes these for Christmas. Peanut butter cookie goodness with dark chocolate kisses make the perfect bite. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google It's impossible to have just one! “Teddy leaned on the talkback button and said, “Julia would like to know if she may have a cookie.” Billy leaned in and said, “Yes, she may.” And then he added, “Just make sure it’s a…normal one.” I took Julia by the hand and we went to the kitchen and we split a peanut butter cookie.” Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones Tweet If you like these, check…
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12 Christmas Recipes from a Book Nerd
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google 1. Snowed In One By One, Ruth Ware The warmth of childhood nostalgia with a kick of grown up peppermint schnapps. 2. Peppermint Mocha Cookies In A Holidaze, Christina Lauren My two very favorite flavors of the holiday season come together in this fun Christmas cookie! 3. Sven’s Swedish Ginger Cookies The Giver of Stars, Jojo Moyes These traditional Scandinavian cookies taste like Christmas. Buttery with hints of warm spices, they go perfectly with a hot beverage. I took the liberty of decorating with white piping which I believe is more of…
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Cherry Pie Bites (Kolaches)
These Czechoslovakian desserts have been in my family for generations. At my home, it just isn’t Christmas without them. Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google This cookie is a family holiday tradition passed down for generations. “Nina leaned her elbows on the iron balusters and gazed past the cherry orchards—the most popular stop on the palace tour, because of that old story about King George I and the cherry tree—to the city beyond. Washington, the nation’s capital.” Katharine McGee, American Royals Tweet
