The Mac + Cheese Cookbook: 50 Simple Recipes from Homeroom, America’s Favorite Mac and Cheese Restaurant by Allison Arevalo All the recipes in the book looked like they’d taste amazing. (Especially at this time of year, when all you want is something nice and warm and gooey and cheesy… I’m sorry, what was the topic… Continue reading Review: The Mac + Cheese Cookbook: 50 Simple Recipes from Homeroom, America’s Favorite Mac and Cheese Restaurant
Category: The Library
Review: My Year with Eleanor: A Memoir
My Year with Eleanor: A Memoir by Noelle Hancock The premise of this book is a little bit crazy, but I appreciated it in the end. The author lost her job during the 2008 crash and is flailing over what to do. She decides to live a year with Eleanor Roosevelt for inspiration, facing her… Continue reading Review: My Year with Eleanor: A Memoir
Commercial film for Haakon and Mette-Marit’s foundation
The Crown Princely Couple’s Foundation have created a commercial for their work. Haakon and Mette-Marit share a bit about what projects the foundation works with. The first video is a teaser for the longer film. It’s a beautiful film, and it is good to hear how they’ve considered the options for where they want their… Continue reading Commercial film for Haakon and Mette-Marit’s foundation
Video: Swedish Christmas song
Jussi Björling’s Swedish version of O Holy Night.
Video: Traditional Norwegian Christmas song
The text mentions lighting a thousand Christmas candles. In Norwegian the words lys (light) & hus (house) can be replaced somewhat in lyrics like these for rhyming purposes, resulting in funny songs around the Christmas table. Or that might just be my family.
Video: You know it is Christmas when…
Last Christmas’ Ylvis video – a Norwegian Christmas carol – the Ylvis way.
Review: The Chocolate Heart
The Chocolate Heart by Laura Florand My rating: 4 of 5 stars Laura Florand is a recent discovery of mine. It’s only last month that I picked up the first book in this series, and then ended up devouring all her backlist like a madwoman. Paris, chocolate and cultural misunderstandings… – what’s not to love?… Continue reading Review: The Chocolate Heart
Music from the movies
I just wish the audience wasn’t so loud…
Web series: The Adult Wednesday Addams
Anyone else a fan of Wednesday Addams?