Tag: Manda Group
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New books in the Little People, BIG DREAMS series + A giveaway!
I received the books in this post in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe • Little People, BIG DREAMS is a series of picture books about important figures in science, art, sport — virtually every field —…
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Cali’flour Kitchen: 125 Cauliflower-Based Recipes for the Carbs You Crave + Win a copy!
ABRAMS Books sent me Cali’flour Kitchen in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. I’ll never relish a radish or turn up for turnip, but cauliflower I could eat all day. Raw, riced or roasted; in a cookie or a crust — there’s exponential potential for this vegetable for every meal and…
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The New Plant Parent: Develop Your Green Thumb and Care for Your House-Plant Family + Win a copy!
ABRAMS Books sent me The New Plant Parent in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Everybody likes my husband. It’s true! Babies coo in his arms, kids laugh at his jokes, old ladies wink at him in the grocery store and plants flourish in his care. (A leaf falls off the…
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New York in Bloom by Georgianna Lane + Win a copy!
ABRAMS Books sent me New York in Bloom in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Happy book birthday to New York in Bloom! Told mostly in photographs, it’s Georgianna Lane’s love letter to the city’s parks and gardens, floral studios and displays, and market blooms, and it’s out today. The book…
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Little People, BIG DREAMS + A giveaway!
Quarto Publishing Group sent me the books in this post in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. After reviewing a number of subscription boxes over the past few weeks, I’m turning to something a little different today: books! (But I do have one more box to share with you before the…
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Missed these? New books for cooks, creatives and more to gift + A giveaway!
I received the books in this post for review purposes. All opinions are my own. I love giving books any time of the year, but Christmas can be especially fun because the crop of new books that come out in the fall is always so, so good. Today I’ve got some ones you might not…
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Home Made Christmas by Yvette van Boven + Win a copy!
Christmas at our house is usually a sprint — we decorate mid-December, get the tree a few days before the 25th and tear around the grocery store hours before it closes for the holiday. But this year I’m approaching it more like a marathon: slow and steady wins the race. I’ve got a leg up…
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Five things
Abrams Books and Penguin Random House Canada sent me the books pictured in this post. All opinions are my own. “I told my wife she was drawing her eyebrows too high. She looked surprised.” HA HA HA HA. Forgive me for not sharing a Halloween joke — I couldn’t find a gourd one. (ZING!) Today’s…
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What’s Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food + Heirloom Cherry Tomato Tart + Win a copy!
Abrams Books sent me a copy of What’s Gaby Cooking: Everyday California Food in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own and from the heart. Ottawa summers are like Zac Ephron: short and hot. California hot. Too hot to think about what to have for dinner, but too short not to make…