⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Do not read A Brewed Awakening by Pepper Basham when you are hungry. Triggers: A precious little girl, mouthwatering descriptions of food and drinks, and all things British. Daphne Austen is a small-town girl and proud of it. She owns a quaint tea shop in Wisteria, North Carolina, where she offers a lovely selection of teas and dainty treats. The shop, Tea Thyme, along with her love of all things British, was passed down to her by her grandma. Into Wisteria strolls th

I have spent the last few years trying to replicate my mom's chicken soup recipe. Not because she hasn't shared it, but because she simply makes it from memory and "a little bit of this and that". :) I don't blame her, I cook the same way, but for years, the exact this and that has eluded me. Not now, I have a solid recipe that I make that is simple, quick, and gets rave reviews from my kiddos. Ingredients: 3 Cooked & Cubed Chicken Breasts 1 pound Baby Carrots 1/2 a Celery S

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Warning:  If you’re going to start Marrying the Matchmaker  by Jody Hedlund, make time—because you won’t want to put this book down. :) Zaira Shanahan is an aspiring writer. She’s submitted a story and received feedback that she was close. So close, but the editor said she needed more realistic emotion. The kind she hasn’t yet experienced in her nineteen years. That’s where Bellamy McKenna comes in. He’s helped her older sisters and brother find love through his matchma