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The Dirty Vegan

Sunday, August 19th, 2018

dirty-veganVegan junk food? That piqued my interest enough to accept an invitation to review The Dirty Vegan (Hatherleigh Press, $20.99 hardcover).

The author, Catherine Gill, has run the blog The Dirty Vegan since 2010, focusing on comfort food-style vegan recipes that are “fun, accessible and healthy.” According to a release, her goal is to make it easier than ever to live the vegan lifestyle with healthy vegan food that doesn’t skimp on taste (aka “vegan junk food”). (more…)

Cook Your Marriage Happy

Friday, April 27th, 2018

cook-your-marriageMy curiosity was definitely piqued in accepting an offer to read Cook Your Marriage Happy ($14.95, CYH Press), which uses cooking to help diffuse negative emotions in relationships.

The author, Debra Borden, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in New York and New Jersey. I was pleasantly surprised to learn that she has a connection to Madison through her son, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, and that she fondly remembers State Street and the Dane County Farmers’ Market. (more…)

Book review: Quidditch Through the Ages

Sunday, April 15th, 2018

quidditch-through-the-agesI’ve always remembered my seventh-grade teacher saying that when she was a little girl, she and her family would go driving just to listen to the radio. That was during a time when radio featured actual programs, such as variety shows and detective stories, complete with sound effects.

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    Madison Symphony Orchestra Urban Air

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