Category Archives: Review

Meatless Monday: sweet and sour cabbage

This is a recipe from Robin Robertson’s Fresh from the Vegan Slow cooker. I had a whole cabbage from the CSA and I usually make slaw, soup or if I’m feeling really fancy stuffed cabbage. I thought I would try … Continue reading

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Meatless Monday: two-lentil Chili from fresh from the vegan slow cooker

When I got home from this year’s LSA I didn’t really feel like going to the grocery store. Thankfully, I had storage vegetables, dried lentils and tins of veg in my cupboard. I had everything I needed for two-lentil chili … Continue reading

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Review: Over Sea, Under Stone and The Dark is Rising

This is another one of those books that was recommended to me for my book list. Although, let’s be honest. I’ve had this recommended to me over and over and over again since the very first day I started working … Continue reading

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Review: Skinny Bitch

So, I read this book in the Spring and it was just what I thought it would be: vegan motivation (ish). The goal of the book is to encourage to move from eating bad animal-rich junk to better animal-free junk. … Continue reading

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Review: Lost Hero

I loved Percy Jackson and the Heroes of Olympus. Those books were great. Percy was irreverent and funny. I liked the mini- bad guy and so I understood other characters reactions to his betrayal. I was so proud of all … Continue reading

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Review: Birdman

This was a free friday book from the barnes and noble nook blog. I read it on my birthday. It is tge story of a detective who is investigating the murders of women murdered, raped and buried in an abandoned … Continue reading

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Review: Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

I picked this up because i saw a preview for the movie and i thought i might enjoy the book. And, i did. Abraham lincoln as a young man is introduced to the horror that is vampirism. He then discovered … Continue reading

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Review: Under the Never Sky

In a terrible dystopian future some of the human race lives in computer run pods where most of their lives are luved in cyber space. Tge rest of humanity lives in tribes out in the elementscwhere superstorms rake the landscape. … Continue reading

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Review: A wrinkle in Time

This book was one I remember liking as a child ( although, the wind in the door has stuck with me more) and when I realized my sister hadn’t read I suggested we read it for the pod sat we’re … Continue reading

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Review: Silas Marner

A long, long time ago (okay, only about 3 years ago) I asked friends of mine to recommend books for my yearly book challenge and then I put together a list. I made it through very few books on the … Continue reading

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