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- Cranberry-Blueberry Muffins by book-a-rama on Nov 21, 2009 in Cooking
These yummy muffins were a recipe I adapted from December's Homemakers magazine issue Sweet and Sour Bran Muffins. I made a few changes because of the ingredients I had at home. You could use any berries you have. They're really good right out of the...
- Friday Bookish Buzz: Another Quick Edition by book-a-rama on Nov 20, 2009 in The Friday Bookish Buzz
Here are some quick links before heading out for the weekend. Enjoy! See you on the flip side. *Nabokov's note cards for "Laura" are up for auction. *Unfriend is the latest Oxford Dictionary Word of the Year. Maybe spell check will stop underlining...
- All About the Brontes Challenge by book-a-rama on Nov 18, 2009 in All About the Brontes Challenge Challenges
Yes, shut up, I know I said I was going easy on the challenges but I couldn't pass this one up. I love the Brontes so I must do All About the Brontes hosted by Laura's Reviews. Besides it doesn't really start until January. I have buckets of time. H...
- Louis Riel, A Comic Strip Biography by Chester Brown: Review by book-a-rama on Nov 17, 2009 in Graphic Novel 3rd Canadian Reading Challenge
Okay, so I didn't know what to make of Louis Riel, A Comic Strip Biography by Chester Brown when I started it. It's a biography in graphic novel form of Canadian hero/rebel Louis Riel, depending on your point of view. It seems like complicated...
- Rory Gilmore Books Project by book-a-rama on Nov 16, 2009 in Challenges
This is an interesting project from Shona, a new to me book blogger: the Rory Gilmore Books Project. If you don't know Rory Gilmore was the bookish daughter from the Gilmore Girls TV series. I absolutely loved that show. It's now rerun on the Women's...
- Chris vs Martha: Cookies! by book-a-rama on Nov 14, 2009 in Chris vs Martha
I had a craving for oatmeal cookies this week. So I hunted around for a recipe. I finally settled on Martha's Stewart's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies from her 2005 Holiday Edition magazine. Thing is I HATE raisins so I opted out of those and the cinnamon an...
