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Hi! My name is Margot. My blog is about the things I love to do. That could be what I'm reading, places we visit, my family, food, or whatever else is happening. I hope you'll stay and visit a while. Contact me by email: joyfullyretired (at) gmail (dot) com.

What I’m Reading

Gods In Alabama

Sizzle

Poems by Emily Dickinson

Read-A-Longs

Clarissa

My Book Rating System

A = Excellent in every way
B = Very good story
C  = Good/Average
D = Poor
F = So Bad I couldn't finish it

Archives

Another Cookbook Treat

Last Saturday I told you I’d received two great cookbooks within one week. The first one was The Book Club Cookbook. (Click title for my review.) I thoroughly enjoyed that book; am still enjoying it. The second book was also enjoyable. It was such a treat that I stopped doing anything else for two days. [...]

Book Review: The Book Club Cookbook

by Judy Gelman and Vicki Levy Krupp Published by Penguin, March 2012 Last week I received two unsolicited cookbooks. They both gave me hours and hours of happy reading. Today I’d like to tell you about the first one and next week I’ll tell you about the second. The Book Club Cookbook is a revised [...]

Book Review: Just Tacos by Shelley Wiseman

I enjoy eating tacos and they have been one of my go-to meals for a very long time. When my children were young all I had to say was “Taco Night” and their sweet little faces would light up. Some things have changed since those days. For one thing, I no longer deep-fat fry the [...]

How Do You Feel When You Think of Lemons?

What emotions do you feel when you eat something lemony? Any food featuring lemon has always appealed to me, but I know most people pucker their noses at the idea. It’s lemon season here in northern California and they are plentiful. Here are some of my favorites: lemon chicken, lemon pie, lemon muffins, lemon bars, [...]

Book Review: Treasured Amish and Mennonite Recipes

Subtitle: 627 Delicious, Down-to-earth Recipes from Authentic Country Kitchens Author: Mennonite Central Committee Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing, October 1, 2011 My Rating: A I’ve contributed to and helped publish church cookbooks over the years. Those books usually contains favorite recipes from the congregation’s best cooks. Well, here’s one that is the mother, no make that [...]