Irresistible Traveler’s Chocolate Muffins
Posted by Ari in Featured Articles, My Recipes, Quick & Easy, Quick Breads on May 11th, 2009 | 63 Comments
Tomorrow I’m flying to California to visit my family and though my husband is skilled in the kitchen I still like to leave baked goods for him when I travel. It seems only fair since he’ll be pining away for me every day, eagerly awaiting the moment of my return - right? I’m kidding....
Romantic Homemade Pasta Sauce
Posted by Ari in Budget Gourmet, Featured Articles, Life, Main Dishes, My Recipes, Quick & Easy, Savory Recipes on May 5th, 2009 | 37 Comments
Few things can turn a simple pasta dinner into something spectacular like homemade pasta sauce. Saute diced onion and minced garlic in olive oil, add tomatoes, red wine vinegar and herbs, then toss it with your favorite noodles and dig in. With freshly grated Parmesan cheese you can’t ask for...
Spiced Quinoa Timbales with Avocado-Orange Spinach Salad
Posted by Ari in Balanced Eating, Food History, Main Dishes, Quick & Easy, Side Dishes, Work Lunches on Apr 13th, 2009 | 49 Comments
Passover is in full swing and if you’re anything like me you’re getting mighty creative with your menu this week. Anything derived from the five major grains, plus rice and beans, are still off limits… which is problematic when your favorite pastime is baking and you love eating pasta....
Pumpkin Butter Morning Glory Muffins
Hot Milk Cakes with Strawberries and Cream
Cholula Cheese Bread
Whole Wheat Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
Posted by Ari in Breakfast, Food History, How To, My Recipes, Quick & Easy on Feb 23rd, 2009 | 92 Comments
February 24th is National Pancake Day and since I love pancakes I couldn’t help but share one of my favorite recipes with you. Whole Wheat Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes are easy to make and packed with good-for-you nutrients in the form of whole wheat flour, wheat germ and blueberries. Buttermilk...
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride By Daniel James Brown
It's not often that a history book will compel me to set all my novels aside, but "The Indifferent Stars Above" certainly did. Within the first few pages I was spellbound. I had to know how Sarah, a young woman newly married to her childhood sweetheart, would end up on top of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the dead of winter, starving and forced to do unspeakable things in order to survive.
"The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride" tells the story of the Donner Party from the perspective of newlyweds Sarah Graves and Jay Fosdick. In April of 1846 the couple joined Sarah's family as they journeyed west from Illinois to the promised land of California. (Read the rest of this review...)
