What’s up with the children’s book this week? Well… Harriet the Spy (originally published in 1964) was always one of my own favorite books as a kid. My original cheap paperback copy literally fell apart in my hands years ago, but a while back we picked up the exact edition shown above at Goodwill for a whopping …
On the very first “What’s Rachel Reading” post a couple of weeks ago, Susan recommended reading The Circle by Dave Eggers — which will also be hitting theaters at the end of April as a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks and Emma Watson. (This, I’ll be watching, but not until it’s out on DVD.) Someone …
If you’ve been following any of the recipes here on Mashup Mom, you probably already know that easy, simple, and tasty are pretty much the watchwords around here. I’ve subscribed to the weekly emails from Lisa Leake over at 100 Days of Real Food for years and did enjoy her first cookbook — but was even …
I’ve always been an unrepentant reader, reading early, quickly, and indiscriminately: Books, magazines, cereal boxes, road signs, encyclopedia entries, restaurant menus — anything that could be read, I read it. One of my mom’s favorite stories to tell of a much younger Rachel is of our weekly trips to the public library, after which I’d …
I received a pre-publication copy of The Recovering Spender for review. All opinions here, however, are my own. I’m so pleased to have had this opportunity to read and review The Recovering Spender: How to Live a Happy, Fulfilled, Debt-Free Life by Lauren Greutman. You may have seen Lauren on The Today Show, Good Morning America, and more, …
I’m always on the lookout for new reading material, so thought I’d share a couple of my recent favorites and ask for some of your recommendations on what to read next. I told you earlier over on Sunday Scratchups about Make the Bread, Buy the Butter, which I’m still only about halfway through. (I’m savoring …