tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88992915942570917712024-02-19T00:17:37.216-08:00Jannelle Reads | Books & Lifestyle BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14494304712642438639noreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899291594257091771.post-82632589711627659232016-01-01T15:13:00.000-08:002016-01-01T15:13:03.792-08:00Happy New Year!<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello beautiful people & Happy New Year!</div>
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I figured that the best way to start off 2016 was to blog. Since I mentioned I'm not really blogging on here anymore, I figured I would link up to my latest blog posts over on wordpress until everything gets settled.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14494304712642438639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899291594257091771.post-575072793482712952015-12-28T14:51:00.000-08:002015-12-28T14:51:10.372-08:00Moving<div style="text-align: center;">
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So I've been lost for a while. I have moved across the country from NYC to San Francisco, CA and I'm ready for a new start.</div>
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I've been working on a new blog over on Wordpress as a way to start my new adventure. </div>
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<a href="https://theravenousreaderblog.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">If you care to follow me over there, you can check it out, here.</span></a></div>
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Honestly, I just wanted a more centered space that was clear and easier to post onto. </div>
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It will be similar content and I have already posted a book review on <i><a href="https://theravenousreaderblog.wordpress.com/2015/12/28/book-review-finding-master-right-by-sparrow-beckett/" target="_blank">Finding Master Right</a></i>.</div>
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I've decided to start this new feature on my blog called, "What I Ate Wednesday" wherein I post the pictures of the food I ate and maybe some brief explanations on how to make it. This is something I have seen on mostly lifestyle and beauty blogs and I thought I would introduce it to the foodie world (if it hasn't been done already). I really enjoy taking a glimpse at what people are <i>actually</i> eating and since I am usually off on Wednesdays, I thought this would be a good deal. </div>
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<b>Breakfast: </b>Some coffee with hazelnut creamer, homemade Oatmeal with a dash of half and half and berries, and some water.</div>
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<b> Small Afternoon Snack: </b>Lemon mineral water from Turkey and some Pepperidge Farm Brussels cookies<br />
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<b> Late Lunch: </b>Toaster-oven Nachos (just Tostitos and grated cheese), with some orange juice and melon<br />
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<b>A Good Old Cuppa Tea: </b>I mixed the Twinings Lemon and Ginger tea with Trader Joes' White Tea with Pear and Ginger (because I <span style="background-color: white; color: #4c4c4c; line-height: 20px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 27px;">❤</span> ginger tea)<br />
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<b>Dinner: </b>This is a Turkish Dish called Citir Manti (the spelling is off because I don't have a Turkish keyboard) and it's basically a large round pastry dough (kind of like Filo dough) stuffed and rolled with a spiced meat (we used beef for this one). And it is served with a homemade tomato sauce (recipe coming soon!) and sitting upon a savory yogurt sauce. We served it alongside some salted cucumbers and some more melon.<br />
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I am back with a Release-Day Review of <i>The New Sugar & Spice</i> by Samantha Seneviratne.</div>
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<i>The New Sugar & Spice</i> is a fantastic cookbook blending the flavors of sweet and salty along with - you guessed it - sugar and spice. The chapters are divided by spice so that each chapter is focused on a specific flavor; the first chapter is centered around peppercorns and chiles and the second chapter is centered on cinnamon. This is definitely a sweet/baking and pastry cookbook with just a savory and salty twist. Honestly, I have so many tabs on these pages that I have no idea where to start baking, first. You can definitely expect a recipe adaptation coming up soon on either Maple Sticky Buns, Mango Lime Sorbet, or Pistachio & Chocolate Butter Cake.</div>
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I would say that I even recommend this book more for people that are slightly more adventurous in their meals and are looking to explore new flavor combinations. Granted, not everything in this cookbook is crazy adventurous. You will also find classic combinations like a delicious S'mores Pie I will be adding to my Thanksgiving menu this year.</div>
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All in all, it is a fantastic addition to my cookbook bookshelf. The pages are full with bright pictures on almost every single recipe which is an automatic win for me. If any of you have glimpsed the pages and/or already tried a recipe, let me know which one and how it turned out; I can't wait to get started.<br />
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Name: The New Sugar & Spice</div>
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Author: Samantha Seneviratne</div>
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Publication Date: September 8, 2015</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14494304712642438639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899291594257091771.post-55492249779065418672015-07-18T14:05:00.003-07:002015-07-18T21:13:42.731-07:00Personal Stuff & Why I've Been Gone<div style="text-align: center;">
Hey all, it's nice to be back here.</div>
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I wanted to apologize for my absence and to explain it, in a way. I'm not here to give my life story. I just feel that I spend so much time saying, "I'll be back soon" or, "I'm posting tomorrow" and then don't. I love reading and reviewing - it's one of my passions in life. I love cooking and sharing my knowledge. This is why I have a blog - I love discussing and sharing opinions and knowledge on these two important subjects in my life - books and food.</div>
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My parents are getting divorced. I will be 27 years old next month and I feel like a child every time I think about it. Of course, like other divorces, the drama is intense and life is so much more complicated than that simple statement. But, I won't go into that here. My personality has changed. My endless supply of patience actually had an end to it. I feel bad because I'm always anxious and impatient and these people I've met here in New York don't know me, at all. They're just visitors in this shitty shitty part of my life. I'm hoping that one day I will get back to the old me, or even a Jannelle version 2.0 :)</div>
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I don't want to go into the drama of it all... all I can say is that I am a bit of damaged goods right now and I feel like it shows in almost everything I do. If you didn't know, I've been writing personally/writing novels/ writing gibberish for a while and I've had to stop. I just feel like it translates into my writing - Does that make sense?</div>
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Anyways, I don't want to keep going here. The whole point of this is that I am here, I am alive, and am just a bit sad. That's all.. I may post a review/recipe tomorrow or I may not. It's my every intention to do so. But I am still a perfectionist and I cannot post something I am not completely happy with. I hope to be back to normal, soon. </div>
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I went on a semi-brief hiatus because I need to chill the hell out. Between school, work (including a promotion), and some family stuff and traveling to RT, well... I almost lost my shit (again, excuse my French!).</div>
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Today, I will be posting a review on <i>Cold Burn of Magic</i> by Jennifer Estep, which is book number one in her new Black Blade series in the YA genre.<br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><span id="freeText17004218613519842935">It's not as great as you'd think, living in a tourist town that's known as "the most magical place in America." Same boring high school, just twice as many monsters under the bridges and rival Families killing each other for power.<br /><br />I try to keep out of it. I've got my mom's bloodiron sword and my slightly illegal home in the basement of the municipal library. And a couple of Talents I try to keep quiet, including very light fingers and a way with a lock pick.<br /><br />But then some nasty characters bring their Family feud into my friend's pawn shop, and I have to make a call--get involved, or watch a cute guy die because I didn't. I guess I made the wrong choice, because now I'm stuck putting everything on the line for Devon Sinclair. My mom was murdered because of the Families, and it looks like I'm going to end up just like her. . .</span></span></blockquote>
Lila is a seventeen year old magic user in a fantastical version of our current world. In this world, there are different families with magic-using abilities that they use to control different sectors of the city. Of course, there are two main families fighting for power and after an unfortunate incident in her friend's pawn shop, she finds herself working for one of these families - the Sinclairs - while she has been trying to lay low, living on her own since the death of her mother, a few years back. Soon after ensues plenty of action, drama, light romance and fantastic world-building with MONSTERS (yes, I said <i>monsters</i>).<br />
I loved <i>Cold Burn of Magic</i>. I think it is the best YA I have read in a very long time and I think the reason why is all in our heroine, Lila. She is not angsty like you would find most teenagers in her precarious situation to be. Instead, Lila is courageous and a total bad ass. I love that she is so relatable (to teens and adults alike) and really thinks about any consequences before placing herself in a less than ideal situation. This book feels on the cusp of New Adult, too, and I am sure it is just her age that is getting in the way of those annoying genre labels.<br />
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I love working on these because it gives me a chance to really get a feel for a cookbook and see how simple/complicated and thorough the recipes in the book are. For the most part, however, I can usually tell by looking at a recipe and I will mess with the ingredients/ method of preparation a bit to get to where I want to be for the final product. </div>
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<li>1 cup cilantro, chopped</li>
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<li>Roast the red chili and garlic together in a saute pan on the stove top for 1-2 minutes, until brown and toasted. You are not using any oil here and are dry roasting these ingredients.</li>
<li>Once they are done, remove them from the pan and now add the coriander and cumin to toast. This should only take about 1 minute.</li>
<li>Once done, also remove from the pan and chili, garlic, coriander, cumin, paprika, parsley and cilantro into a blender and blend until very fine.</li>
<li>In a small bowl, mix together the lemon zest and juice with the olive oil and a sprinkle of both salt an pepper.</li>
<li>Now add the ingredients that you blended. Set aside - the Charmoula is done!</li>
<li>The same way that we dry-roasted the ingredients for the Charmoula, you are going to do for the cheese. Leave it or a minute or two on both sides until they look like my pictures, above^.</li>
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Word to the wise: If you want to make this ahead of time, do it! We found that the longer the cheese sat with the sauce, the more delicious it was. We also served it alongside some fried vegetables in a homemade garlic and dill yogurt sauce - it was a fantastic vegetarian meal. Let me know what you decide to cook it with!</div>
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Hello & happy Mash-Up Monday - on a Tuesday!</div>
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Today I am mashing up a review and recipe from <i>Rose Water & Orange Blossoms</i> by Maureen Abood.</div>
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Ladies & Gents, can you believe that I have not done one of these in almost 7 months?! When I was looking back and realized that the last mash-up I did was <a href="http://jannellereads.blogspot.com/2014/09/mash-up-monday-4-review-recipe-chicken.html" target="_blank">in September for the Chicken cookbook,</a> well... I was not happy with myself. So, of course, we are remedying this right now.</div>
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The first 2 things that caught my attention with <i>Rose Water & Orange Blossoms</i> was (1) the name and (2) the cover. Can we just take a minute to admire the beauty of this cover? And all through the wonderful colors of food. This is a cover well-done!</div>
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Maureen Abood is a culinarian food blogger living in Michigan. Her blog is called - you guessed it - Rose Water & Orange Blossoms and is centered on fresh and classic Lebanese recipes. <a href="http://www.maureenabood.com/" target="_blank">You can check out her blog, here.</a></div>
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The recipes in the book are simple and to the point without losing any flavor or authenticity along the way. I think that Abood did a phenomenal job with creating classic Lebanese recipes that people from any culture or background could follow and enjoy.</div>
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Also, we all know how much I love a cookbook overflowing with pictures. <i>Rose Water & Orange Blossoms</i> brings Maureen's dishes to life in the beautifully colorful pictures that are filling up the book. A simple picture is bringing her recipes to life and evoking memories that have been latent in my mind for years of pickling liquid simmering on the stove and fresh baked bread right out of the oven. Again, simple and classic recipes that are - in a way - familiar to all of us.</div>
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Name: Rose Water & Orange Blossoms: Fresh & Classic Recipes from My Lebanese Kitchen</div>
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Author: Maureen Abood</div>
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Review Source: Provided by publisher in exchange for an honest review</div>
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Publishing Company: Perseus Books Group, Running Press</div>
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Publication Date: April 14, 2015</div>
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Genre: Cookbook</div>
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<li>1 teaspoon Kosher Salt</li>
<li>I garlic clove, minced</li>
<li>Juice of ½ Lemon</li>
<li>Few grinds of Black Pepper (or a good pinch will do)</li>
<li>Pinch of Crushed Red Pepper Flakes (optional)</li>
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<li><b>If you are using your broiler,</b> you want to place your eggplants on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Place them in a preheated broiler for 15-20 minutes, turning them once halfway through.When they are done, they should be soft to the touch.</li>
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<li>Drizzle the olive oil over the top of the mixture</li>
<li>Top with Pomegranate seeds*</li>
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While I've been gone, I started reading all the books (and reviewing them) and even had some stuff ready to post. Unfortunately, there have been some family things going on.</div>
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Hey guys - happy Monday :)</div>
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I've been a bit lost, lately. Finally finals are done with and I can get back to reading ALL THE BOOKS - joy! (I'm also catching up with Once Upon a Time & obsessing over final grades #nojudging)</div>
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As I had mentioned in a previous post, one of my goals for 2015 is to finish reading the books I already have and I'm happy to say that I've been doing really well. The book I'm reviewing today is <i>Love Bites</i> by Angel Knight. This book has been on my TBR since the summer and I finally got the chance to read it.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">In </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">The Bloodslave</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">, Angela Knight’s classic “must read…highly erotic” (*</span><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">The Best Reviews</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">) novella, a female mercenary comes under fire during a hunt. The beautiful, virginal, and very human Verica is captured by three hungry alpha vampires driven deliriously feral by her purity. But they desire more than her warm blood. They want her body, leaving Verica more vulnerable than ever before—and loving every minute of it.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">Plus! Three all-new novellas of vampire romance by Angela Knight</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">By day, a romance author puts her fantasies to paper. Her nights are another story. The perfect alpha male—not quite human, and absolutely insatiable—is invading her dreams. And with each sleepless night, she wonders… Are they really only dreams? Then, when an alpha male vampire hunter sets his sights on a pair of vampire lovers, things don't work out quite the way he had in mind. Plus, Angela Knight introduces the Doms of the Round Table and a kinky circle of pleasure, pain, and power as she returns to her “sexy as hell” (</span><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">Heroes and Heartbreakers</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">) Mageverse world for a new twist on the Arthurian legend.</span></blockquote>
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As you can tell from the blurb, this is a compilation of short stories that are all BDSM oriented. If you haven't been able to tell, I've been into this type of genre lately. I'm not sure why but I'm just rolling with it - I have the tendency to go in and out of phases where I'm reading only certain types of genres. This is a new one.<br />
The first story in <i>Love Bites</i>, <i>Oath of Service</i>, takes place in the Mageverse world. I hadn't read anything in this world prior to <i>Oath of Service</i> (and now I'm eyeing copies on Amazon to binge read this summer). For those of you who are newbies (like me) it's an alternate type of world where those famous individuals of King Arthur's court are turned into vampire immortals and witches and (secretly) save the world -time and time again - from evil. I will be honest and say that this was my favorite story from the collection. If this would have been the only story, I would have been perfectly happy and raving about it. Mostly because it was such a unique story with Morgana as the protagonist. Also? So freaking hot. The BDSM scenes were intense and felt natural and unforced. Vampires + BDSM = win.<br />
The second story,<i> Be Careful What You Wish For</i>, involves two vampires lusting after the same woman and then, of course, a threesome ensues. This store was quick and to the point (compared to <i>Oath of Service</i>, anyway) but just as sexy except less intriguing to me because there was no real back story here.<br />
The last story was my least favorite. The way it was set up, it felt like a rape. So ya know,<b> beware</b> if you're not into that sort of thing. I read through it (after putting it down several times; I was determined to finish this novel) and eventually discovered that it wasn't really a rape as more of a consensual kind of forced dominance on someone that really truly wanted it but ... yeah. I just wish it would have been set up better.<br />
Overall, I'm giving the <i>Love Bites</i> anthology 3.5 out of 5 stars. It's made me interested in more Angela Knight novels and if you're a fan of her Mageverse series, I think you should definitely pick this up (if you haven't already!).<br />
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Author: Angela Knight</div>
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Publication Date: September 2, 2014</div>
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Genre: Paranormal, Romance, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Erotic</div>
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This might very well be the best novella I had ever read. I loved Azagoth's story. We got to see a human side to him that is not shared in most any other novel in the Demonica/LOD series. At the same time, however, Azagoth always has a somewhat ruthless edge to him. If you're a fan of this series, you cannot miss this novella. I even wish we could have more Azagoth. Maybe in a future novel - please?<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Where it can be purchased: </span><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Azagoth-Larissa-Ione/9781940887050/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> </div>
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Me reading 2 Larissa Ione novels back to back was a total [awesome] coincidence. I really enjoyed her first book in the Moonbound Clan Vampires series and was anxiously awaiting the release of this book. Although I think I did enjoy the first installment in the series better (but mostly because I enjoyed the dramatic background of both protagonists), I still loved <i>Chained by Night</i>. I love that Ione doesn't stick to "perfect" images of people. Love can happen to anyone at any time. Also, Ione always does a freaking phenomenal job at building up the sexual tension between people. I mean, damn.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Where it can be purchased: </span><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Chained-by-Night-Larissa-Ione/9781476700182/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Where it can be purchased: </span><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Slow-Satisfaction-Cecilia-Tan/9781455529285/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> </div>
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If you're into Urban Fantasy novels and by some miracle you haven't picked up <i>Blood Bound</i> yet, you NEED to put this on your TBR. This has been on my TBR for years and I finally was able to listen to it via Audible and holy hell, I'm in love. I will be doing a detailed review of this one but let me post the blurb in case you're interested in the mean time (as I have seriously not said anything about the book itself aside from I heart this book).<br />
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">Bound by blood, condemned by fate</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">As a bloodtracker, Liv is extremely powerful. And in a world where power is a commodity that can get you killed, Liv's learnt to survive by her own rules.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">Rule number one? </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">Trust no one.</em><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">But when a friend's daughter goes missing, Liv is bound by a potent magical oath. She can't rest until the child is safe.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">And that means trusting her dangerous ex, Cam.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">A sinister prophecy tells that she and Cam will be the death of each other, yet Liv's tired of being a slave to destiny. She's ready to play the forces controlling her world at their own game.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.8000001907349px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;"><em>No matter what the cost.</em></strong></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Where it can be purchased: </span><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Blood-Bound-Rachel-Vincent/9781848450479/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Where it can be purchased: </span><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Blood-Wolf-Dawning-Rhyannon-Byrd/9780263253504/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> </div>
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If you're into these kinds of novels,<a href="http://jannellereads.blogspot.com/2015/01/book-review-naughty-bits-by-joey-w-hill.html" target="_blank"> you can check out my in-depth review on my blog, here.</a></div>
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I was thinking of posts I'd like to focus on for the new year and I think it would be good to visit some cooking recipe basics. As you can see from the post title, the recipe I'll be focusing on today will be an herb marinade.</div>
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What I love about making herb marinades (and one like this in particular) where there aren't any real measurements and you can just throw everything in a blender and voila! Marinade.</div>
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I sincerely just use whatever herbs I have in the fridge. For this marinade, I really just wanted to use up the herbs before they went bad.</div>
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Also, I heart oregano and since I didn't have the fresh stuff, there's nothing wrong with adding some of the dried herbs, as well. I also like to add some crushed red pepper flakes as it gives a great depth of flavor but you are more than welcome to omit this item if you're not a fan of spicy. </div>
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<u>Ingredient List</u></div>
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Herbs of choice. I used a small bunch each of:</div>
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<li>Juice of 1 lemon</li>
<li>1/2 of a small onion (or 1/4 of a large onion), peeled and roughly chopped</li>
<li>5 cloves of garlic, peeled (you can add less if you're not into garlic - I LOVE garlic)</li>
<li>1/2 cup olive oil</li>
<li>2 teaspoons kosher salt</li>
<li>1 teaspoon black pepper</li>
<li>1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes</li>
<li>1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves *optional</li>
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<li>All you need to prep your herbs is to remove the leaves from the stems. In all honesty, if you leave a tiny bit of stems, it's OK. The only herb you might have to worry about (in regards to stems) is the rosemary as their stem is really thick and woody.</li>
<li>Add everything into the blender and blend!</li>
<li>If you think that the marinade is a bit thick, you can always thin it out with either a bit more olive oil or more lemon juice.</li>
<li><b>My biggest tip? </b>Try your marinade! How else will you get a good feel of how it should taste and/or what it's missing? I usually find that I need to add a dash more salt to my marinade.</li>
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<li>Chicken (like I show in the picture up there ^^)</li>
<li>Vegetables like cauliflower, carrots, etc.</li>
<li>Steak</li>
<li>Tofu (like marinading and then grilling tofu -delicious!)</li>
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<li>I usually place the remaining marinade in a plastic ziploack bag and freeze it. We use it semi-often and find it freezes well for up to a month. You can just break off what you need and defrost it before marinading your item of choice in it :)</li>
<li>You can also freeze it in individual ice cube trays (I saw this tip/trick on Pinterest). This way it is pre-portioned out and you can just pop out what you need when you need it.</li>
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So while I have a book review and a recipe to post up, I thought it would be fun to post a book tag. The last one I uploaded was <a href="http://jannellereads.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-book-cake-tag.html" target="_blank">the Book Cake Tag which you can see here.</a> </div>
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I saw the Epic Reads Book Tag on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h66qiX_gXU" target="_blank">Peruse Project on YouTube, here (in case you're interested).</a></div>
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<b>If you could invite any author and fictional character to tea, who would you invite and what would you serve them?</b></div>
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This one was hard. Regan mentioned Hermione Granger as her fictional character and I totally saw Hermione in my head before she answered the question... so there's my fictional character-</div>
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Hermione Granger from the <i>Harry Potter Series</i> by J.K. Rowling</div>
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My author of choice is probably the most difficult. I don't think it would be any fun to choose an author that is still alive as we are being immersed into a fictional scenario here so I'm going to say Shaespeare. Is that too cliche? I just think it would be great to play Mad Libs with Hermione and Shakespeare. O.o</div>
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I'm thinking a classic tea party preparation would be ideal foodwise. So scones, cucumber chevre sandwiches, cookies and a wide array of loose leaf tea for their brewing pleasure. :)</div>
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<b>What book/series do you wish an author would write a prequel for?</b></div>
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Aside from J.K. Rowling writing any kind of prequel to the <i>Harry Potter Series</i> (as that seems to be the most obvious answer), I think Karen Marie Moning writing a prequel to the<i> Fever series</i> would be phenomenal. It could literally be anything about what the Nine have been up to or Dani's life when she was younger (though maybe that would be too graphic and unappealing so scratch that) or even Mac's life before Alina's death and ya know - Barrons.</div>
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<b>Which two characters from different books do you think would make a good couple together?</b></div>
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Ian from the <i>Night Huntress Series</i> by Jeaniene Frost and Bree from the <i>Sweep Series</i> by Cate Tiernan. Why? Well Ian is kind of a douche. He's used to having things his way though when push comes to shove, he's always there for his good old friend Bones. I think much can be said about the similarities between him and Bree from Sweep who, by the way, is a total bitch at times and a straight-shooter. I think the sparks would fly between the two of them and there's enough stubborn-ness between the two of them to create an amazing story.</div>
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<b>If you ran into your favorite author on the subway, who is it and what would you say to them?</b></div>
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Honestly, the author I was the most intimidated to meet was Melissa Marr and I kind of sort of met her at RT14 last year and yeah, that was a nightmare. My nerves were all over the place and I don't think I gave much to that conversation other than total fangirling... it was embarrassing. </div>
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Aside from her, I would have to say Karen Marie Moning from the fever series as I don't think I would ever run into J.K. Rowling on the subway and if I did, I might just run the other way because I might be terrified of fucking that up. Yup, I just cursed. </div>
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Oh! And I might just praise KMM for the sheer genius of the Fever Series/ world. I don't know. I'm in love.</div>
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<b>What book made you a reader?</b></div>
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<i>Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone</i> by J.K. Rowling. </div>
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This was the first book I sat down and read in its entirety in one sitting. I think I was in 4th or 5th grade when I read it and although I did enjoy reading books from an early age, I never really found one that I felt like I needed to devour all at once. The Harry Potter series woke me up to a world I did not know existed and well, the rest is history.</div>
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<b>Your bookshelf just caught on fire! Which books will you save?</b></div>
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I would save my Sweep Series as it's the oldest series I own. And then... I don't know. I DON'T KNOW.</div>
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What dystopian world would you want to live in?</div>
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*sigh* I don't like this question. Most dystopian worlds are shitty and I don't know. Right now, all I can think about is the Fever Series - can you tell I just finished reading <i>Burned</i>? Aside from that, I would have to say the world of the <i>Chicagoland Vampire Series</i> by Chloe Neill? </div>
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The question mark there is because this is not a dystopian novel. It is seriously just an alternate reality to the one we live in now but with vampires, witches and shifters as a bonus. I'm playing it safe :) #katanasforthewin</div>
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<b>What is the most epic read of all time?</b></div>
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CRAP. I don't want people to hate me and think I'm lame and focused purely on the Fever Series. SO I WILL NOT MENTION IT<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <strike>(though I kind of just did and I kind of really think this is my series of choice)</strike>.</span> Instead, I will say the <i>Hidden Legacy Series</i> by Ilona Andrews. </div>
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This is really early on in the series for me to make such a statement. But have you read <i>Burn for Me</i>?! I freaking loved that book. It was the best book I read in 2014 and the world that Ilona Andrews has created is so magical and unique that I am seriously looking forward to rereading it before the next book is due to release later on this year. I don't want to go in-depth of my love for this book because I think I have talked about it enough but in case you're interested, you can <a href="http://vampirebookclub.net/early-review-burn-for-me-by-ilona-andrews-hidden-legacy-1/" target="_blank">see my review of <i>Burn for Me</i> on the VBC, here.</a></div>
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<b>Tag the people you want to do this tag!</b></div>
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Everyone- do this! Michelle from Sporadic Liasion should do this and Sabrina (@theGeekyJunkee) and Patti (@lovesFABromance) and Rachel (@parajunkee)!</div>
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So, that's it! I hope you enjoyed the Epic Reads Book Tag! Let me know if you decide to participate.</div>
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Hello everyone & happy Tuesday!</div>
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So a week or so ago I was having some serious cravings for cookies. I knew I wanted a cookie with brown sugar because I was thinking of a chocolate chip cookie without the chocolate (don't judge me) but then... I don't know. My cravings are usually pretty specific so I figured I would just make something myself instead of fighting the cold and walking somewhere... #NYCStruggles</div>
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Anywho, my journey to satisfying my cravings led me to Smitten Kitchen which is my favorite food blog, ever. I love how Deb shares stories with her readers while enlightening us on delicious and well-constructed recipes. So, ya know, I then stumbled upon <a href="http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2008/12/brown-butter-brown-sugar-shorties/" target="_blank">her recipe for Brown Butter Brown Sugar Shorties</a> which she also <a href="http://www.gourmet.com/recipes/2000s/2008/10/brown-butter-shorties" target="_blank">adapted from Gourmet Magazine</a>. Is this recipe adaptation inception?!</div>
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<i>Here is the recipe which, by the way, can be made Gluten Free by replacing the All-Purpose Flour with Almond Meal/Almond Flour. I tried this and I think I even like the consistency/texture better with the GF option. Hm. The more you know!</i></div>
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<li>1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour <i>(can be replaced with almond flour for a GF option)</i></li>
<li>1/4 teaspoon salt<i> (try to use a flaky salt - I used a flaky sea salt. You could always just use Kosher salt though I wouldn't recommend the iodized table salt)</i></li>
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<li>Cut up butter in a small sauce pan over medium heat. You want to make sure that you are stirring frequently to brown the butter evenly and continue cooking until the the bits at the bottom of the pan are light brown and there is a general nutty-type fragrance. Takes about 5 minutes.</li>
<li>After browning the butter, transfer it to a medium to large mixing bowl (which we will be using to mix all the ingredients together later on) and allow it to cool at room temperature for about 1 hour. You want it solid but still soft and pliable.</li>
<li>Once the butter has cooled, whip together the brown sugar and butter together until it gets nice and fluffy and changes color (you can use the picture above for reference). <i>You can also either do this in a stand mixer or with a hand whisk (which is what I used).</i></li>
<li>When the mixture is light and fluffy, you can go ahead and add the vanilla. Once it is mixed, add in the flour and salt until it is just combined (we don't want to over mix this dough).</li>
<li>Transfer the mixture to a clean surface or on wax/parchment paper to prevent the mixture from sticking.</li>
<li>Roll it out into a 12-inch log which should give you about a 1 1/2 inch diameter.</li>
<li>Wrap the log in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about one hour or until firm.</li>
<li>After the mixture is firm, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Remove the dough from the fridge, unwrap it from the plastic wrap and roll it in the coarse sugar. <i>I just sprinkled a thin layer of the sugar onto parchment paper and then just rolled the log in the sugar. Whatever was left over, I placed back in the sugar container.</i></li>
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Hey guys, hope everything is going well. I know I've been out of the loop for a while but I've just been trying to figure out a schedule for posting and filming that will work with my new school & work schedule. Finally created a schedule & am hoping I can stick to it! </div>
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I thought I would start the year off with a review of Naughty Bits by Joey W. Hill.</div>
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I also want to start off by saying that No, I do not like the cover. And honestly, this is the only thing that I do not like about this book - joy!</div>
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<strong style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">To better serve the customers of her lingerie shop, Madison must explore the pleasures of giving up control...</strong><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">After inheriting her sister’s North Carolina lingerie shop, Naughty Bits, Madison jumps at the chance to dump her boring finance career and try her luck down South. But even before Madison can settle in, she catches the attention of the owner of the neighboring hardware store. Sexually dominant Logan Scott recognizes a submissive when he sees one. And what he sees, he wants.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">He presents her with three very tempting gifts—handcuffs, erotic cards, and an open invitation to start her sexual training. She has to accept. After all, how can she hope to sell fantasies to lingerie customers without embracing her own? Now, she’s about to discover just how far her fantasies can take her—and how far Logan will go to make every one of them come true.</span></blockquote>
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If you couldn't tell, this is an Erotic Contemporary Romance (heavy on the erotic side). When I first started reading, I wasn't sure how to feel about it and ended up setting it aside for a couple of days while I finished another novel I was reading for review. Thankfully, I decided to give it a second shot and I fell in love. </div>
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What I loved the most about Naughty Bits was the heavy BDSM elements intertwined with different plot points in the story. Obviously, it is going to be a major aspect of the romantic relationship between the female protagonist, Madison, and her likely love interest, Logan. But it is so much more than that. Madison is dealing with the failure of all of her past relationships, the death of her sister, and a ridiculous amount of self-doubt and general self-esteem issues. The scenes that they play out together help Madison with the problems she has and just every sexual type scene in the novel is placed so carefully and with such precision so as not to feel excessive or simply for superficial purposes. In other words, it's not sex for just sex. </div>
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I also really enjoyed that the novel was just in Madison's perspective and didn't wander into Logan's. Now, I'm not saying that I wouldn't appreciate a scene or two in Logan's POV but by keeping the book in Madison's perspective, you're able to go on this journey of self discovery with her. Since she is new to the dominant/submissive relationship, there is a lot of brief explanations about what is happening along with easing into a world a lot of us aren't familiar with.</div>
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All in all, I think Hill did a fantastic job at creating a unique and modern romance. She is also helping those unfamiliar with the BDSM lifestyle/scene understand and (hopefully) appreciate the complexity and beauty of such a negatively viewed world.</div>
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Name: Naughty Bits</div>
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Author: Joey W. Hill</div>
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Publication Date: January 6, 2015</div>
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Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance</div>
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Here are my top 10 goals of 2015:</div>
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<li>Visit more small book shops</li>
<li>Read 52 books</li>
<li>Create a blogging schedule (and follow through)</li>
<li>Begin a weekly exercise regimen - Yoga</li>
<li>Read more classic novels</li>
<li>Read more literary fiction</li>
<li>Finish series I've purchased and haven't read or series I've started and haven't finished</li>
<li>Create a BookTube schedule (and follow through)</li>
<li>Finish at least level 1 of Rosetta Stone - Turkish</li>
<li>Start posting cooking/culinary type videos</li>
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4 of my favorite books this year were <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Burn-for-Me-Ilona-Andrews/9780062289230/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Burn For Me by Ilona Andrews</a>, <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Up-from-Grave-Jeaniene-Frost/9780062076113/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Up from the Grave by Jeaniene Frost</a>, <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Moon-Called-Patricia-Briggs/9780441013814/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Moon Called by Patricia Briggs</a>, and <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Plenty-More-Yotam-Ottolenghi/9781607746218/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Plenty More by Yotam Ottolenghi</a>.</div>
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I also attended the Romantic Times Convention (RT14) in New Orleans this year which really pushed me forward with inspiration and ideas for this blog and helped me make wonderful friendships. <a href="http://jannellereads.blogspot.com/2014/05/rt-convention-recap-giveaways.html" target="_blank">You can see my blog post for RT14, here</a>.</div>
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I like almost<a href="http://www.lushusa.com/" target="_blank"> anything from LUSH</a>. If you're unfamiliar, LUSH focuses on fresh, handmade vegan cosmetics. I particularly enjoy their face masks, bubble bars and bath melts... and their shower gels. :)</div>
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The Body Shop carries a lot of skin care and beauty products but I just really love their body butters (which I use on a daily basis). It's incredibly thick and keeps my skin hydrated all day long - which is extremely necessary in these wintry months in NYC.</div>
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Hello and happy Friday!</div>
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I can't believe how fast time seems to be moving & how incredibly fast December and 2014 is coming to an end.</div>
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I'm getting ready for some 12 days of blogging & I realized that I needed to update the blog with some reviews I had written up and hadn't posted - shame on me, I know.</div>
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Today I am going to be posting my review of <i>The Cuban Table</i> by Ana Sofia Pelaez.</div>
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Now for those of you who know me (and my family) would know that I'm Cuban. If you didn't know.. well, now you know. :)</div>
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When it comes to Cuban food, I'm overly harsh and judgmental. It just is what it is. I grew up eating the stuff - duh - and almost nothing can beat out my grandmother's authentic recipes and my mother's delicious renditions. Since I cannot cook absolutely everything out of this cookbook, I was honestly focusing (for the most part) on authenticity based on ingredients the author chose for certain recipes and her method of cooking - be it braised, stewed, fried, etc.</div>
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<em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The Cuban Table</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> is a comprehensive, contemporary overview of Cuban food, recipes and culture as recounted by serious home cooks and professional chefs, restaurateurs and food writers. Cuban-American food writer Ana Sofia Pelaez and award-winning photographer Ellen Silverman traveled through Cuba, Miami and New York to document and learn about traditional Cuban cooking from a wide range of authentic sources. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Cuban home cooks are fiercely protective of their secrets. Content with a private kind of renown, they demonstrate an elusive turn of hand that transforms simple recipes into bright and memorable meals that draw family and friends to their tables time and again. More than just a list of ingredients or series of steps, Cuban cooks' tricks and touches hide in plain sight, staying within families or being passed down in well-worn copies of old cookbooks largely unread outside of the Cuban community.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Here you'll find documented recipes for everything from iconic Cuban sandwiches to rich stews with Spanish accents and African ingredients, accompanied by details about historical context and insight into cultural nuances. More than a cookbook, </span><em style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">The Cuban Table</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"> is a celebration of Cuban cooking, culture and cuisine. With stunning photographs throughout and over 110 deliciously authentic recipes this cookbook invites you into one of the Caribbean’s most interesting and vibrant cuisines. </span></blockquote>
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Pelaez did a fantastic job of capturing the essence of the Miami Cuban culture through the various recipes she shared along with the brief history of certain dishes. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and while I have my own family recipes that I go to, it was interesting to see some slight deviations (while still keeping the authenticity in tact) as well as recipes for certain items that we don't have in our family - like Mermelada de Guayaba... sooo good. #TeamGuava<br />
So if you're interested in Cuban food and how it's made (but most importantly-how it tastes) then you need to pick up <i>The Cuban Table</i>.<br />
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Name: The Cuban Table: A Celebration of Food, Flavors, and History</div>
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Author: Ana Sofia Pelaez</div>
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Review Source: Provided by Publisher in exchange for an honest review.</div>
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Publishing Company: St. Martin's Press</div>
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Publication Date: October 28, 2014</div>
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Genre: Cookbook, Cooking, Food & Wine</div>
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Where it can be purchased: <a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Cuban-Table-Ana-Sofia-Pelaez/9781250036087/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">The Book Depository</a> </div>
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This makes me realize that I should probably post more of my family recipes... I'll be sure to get on that for 2015 :)</div>
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I did, however, post a <a href="http://jannellereads.blogspot.com/2014/05/family-flan-recipe.html" target="_blank">Family Flan Recipe which you can see, here.</a></div>
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See you soon!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14494304712642438639noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8899291594257091771.post-89260988887470164382014-12-05T17:43:00.002-08:002014-12-05T17:43:44.690-08:00December 2014 TBR<div style="text-align: center;">
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This post was originally going to be a video upload on YouTube. Due to technical difficulties, however, this video is now a blog post. :)</div>
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My goal in December is simply to finish reading any books that I may have started earlier on in 2014... and to read the books I plan to review for the VBC.</div>
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Here is my list (the names and authors will be linked!) :</div>
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<b><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Shadow-Night-Deborah-Harkness/9780755395262/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Hexed-Michelle-Krys/9780552571654/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Hexed by Michelle Krys</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Love-Bites-Angela-Knight/9780425254912/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Love Bites by Angela Knight</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Outlander-Diana-Gabaldon/9780385319959/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Outlander by Diana Gabaldon</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Slow-Satisfaction-Cecilia-Tan/9781455529285/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Slow Satisfaction by Cecilia Tan</a></b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Beyond-Moon-Michele-Hauf/9780263914061/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Beyond the Moon by Michele Hauf</a></b></div>
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7 Books! I hope I have the time and energy to get through them now that my school trimester has kicked off & I've started working #thestruggle</div>
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Anywho, I'm wishing you all a safe and wonderful weekend & I'll be seeing you soon.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Hello all and welcome back to Jannelle Reads.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">After quite a busy couple of weeks, the last of my family has left back to their home in FL and while feeling a bit sad for missing them already, I decided to pick myself up and take a look through at all of the books I was able to read in November - 7! I started some others but these were the ones I finished... so here is a brief overview of those books:</span></div>
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To keep it simple, I fell in love with <i>A Discovery of Witches</i>. For an in-depth review, <a href="http://jannellereads.blogspot.com/2014/11/book-review-discovery-of-witches-by.html" target="_blank">you can see a previous blog post dedicated to his novel, here.</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Rating (out of 5): 4.5</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Where it can be purchased: </span><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Discovery-Witches-Deborah-Harkness/9780143119678/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> </div>
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Thoroughly enjoyed <i>Spice</i> and am excited to read the next installment in the Sugar and Spice series. <a href="http://jannellereads.blogspot.com/2014/11/book-review-spice-by-seressia-glass.html" target="_blank">For an in-depth review, you can check out a previous blog post of mine, here.</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Where it can be purchased: </span><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Spice-Seressia-Glass/9780425275092/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> </div>
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Have I mentioned how much I look Molly Harper? Because I do. Her prose is witty and outright hilarious. She also writes smart and (more often than not) sarcastic protagonists who are surprisingly relatable.<br />
In <i>The Care and Feeding of Stray Vampires</i>, we meet Iris who has her own "Daytime for Vampires" kind of business. She [literally] stumbles over Cal and soon ensues a sexy romance, an interesting mystery and some chaos. I enjoyed all of it.<br />
Pick this up if you haven't already!</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Where it can be purchased: </span><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Care-Feeding-Stray-Vampires-Molly-Harper/9781451641837/?a_aid=JannelleReads" target="_blank">Book Depository</a> </div>
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Continuing the Half Moon Hollow series is <i>A Witch's Handbook of Kisses and Curses</i>. In book 2, we meet Nola who is a witch and visiting from Ireland. While in Half Moon Hollow, she begins to investigate for some family artifacts hidden by her (now dead) grandfather.<br />
Nola is also dealing with her sexy and mysterious neighbor, Jed, who has a few secrets of his own.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">In "Undead Sublet" by Molly Harper, executive chef Tess Maitland is banned from her five-star kitchen in Chicago to recover from "exhaustion". Choosing a random rental house in Half-Moon Hollow to spend time in, she's unaware that the house comes with a strange man.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">Even though Sam Masden's ex-wife has rented the house out from under him, the divorce settlement allows him access to it for another ninety days. With Tess unable to go anywhere else, and Sam unwilling, a war of epic proportions is declared - and romantic sparks and heavy pots fly.</span></blockquote>
Short and to the point, I enjoyed Tess and Sam's brief story. I also liked that it was a novella - the story didn't feel rushed in the slightest and was paced perfectly for a novella.<br />
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Like every other book/novella in the Half Moon Hollow series, I enjoyed this one. For an in-depth review, you can <a href="http://vampirebookclub.net/review-im-dreaming-of-an-undead-christmas-by-molly-harper/" target="_blank">check out my review at the VBC, here.</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;">In the shadows of the night in Caldwell, New York, there's a deadly turf war going on between vampires and their slayers. There exists a secret band of brothers like no other-six vampire warriors, defenders of their race. Yet none of them relishes killing more than Wrath, the leader of The Black Dagger Brotherhood.</span><br />
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I just wanted to take a minute to wish you all a happy day. I think Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays to celebrate. I know it would seem kind of obvious as it is THE foodie holiday but I appreciate the time it forces us to take to think about all we are grateful for. </div>
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Anyways! I'm going to share my Thanksgiving Menu with you. It's nothing incredibly special and then to some of you it may seem excessive (especially in the desserts department) but I sincerely just want to satiate every kind of palette we might find from our guests today... and I might be a bit excited as my mom and sister are arriving today from Miami! *happy dance*</div>
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We were thinking of breaking the traditional Thanksgiving menu this year, but.... no. That just couldn't happen because my anxiety might have acted up (and maybe my sister's and mom's would, too) so we just decided to slightly deviate from tradition for the turkey and leave the accompaniments and desserts as traditional as we are used to having them, any way.</div>
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Assorted Cheese Display featuring Brie en Croute with local honey and sliced almonds, Seared Halloumi Cheese, and a creamy Turkish Goat's Milk Cheese</div>
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Yield: 24 rolls</div>
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<i>Don't let the long list of ingredients scare you - most of the ingredients are repeats within the different components of the cinnamon roll making process. They are also ingredients that you will (most likely) have on hand.</i></div>
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<li>1 1/2 cup whole milk</li>
<li>1/2 cup vegetable oil</li>
<li>1/2 cup sugar</li>
<li>1 package (or 2 1/4 teaspoons) active dry yeast</li>
<li>1 cup pumpkin puree (from the can is great)</li>
<li>4 cups all purpose flour</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon</li>
<li>1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg</li>
<li>1/4 teaspoon ground ginger</li>
<li>1/2 cup (additional) all purpose flour</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon baking soda</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon (heaping - so overflowing the teaspoon) of baking powder</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon salt</li>
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FILLING:</div>
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<li>1 stick (1/2 cup) butter, melted</li>
<li>1/2 cup sugar</li>
<li>1/2 cup brown sugar</li>
<li>1 teaspoon ground cinnamon</li>
<li>1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg</li>
<li>1/2 teaspoon ground ginger</li>
<li>1 (hefty) cup of chopped pecans</li>
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FROSTING:</div>
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<li>8 ounces (one package) cream cheese, softened</li>
<li>1/2 pound powdered (confectioner's) sugar</li>
<li>1/4 cup whole milk </li>
<li>2 tablespoons butter, melted</li>
<li>dash of salt</li>
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*extra flour, for rolling out the dough</div>
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*extra milk, for thinning the frosting</div>
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*extra butter, for lining the baking pans</div>
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*extra 1/4 cup chopped pecans to sprinkle on top of the finished cinnamon rolls</div>
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The Dough:</div>
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<li>Combine the 1 1/2 cup whole milk, 1/2 cup of vegetable oil, and 1/2 sugar in a large saucepan and heat over medium heat. <i>You will be using this pan to mix all of the ingredients for the cinnamon rolls so you want to be sure that it is large enough to hold everything.</i></li>
<li>When the mixture is hot (but not boiling), remove the pan from the stovetop and let it cool until the mixture is warm to the touch but not hot. </li>
<li>Sprinkle the yeast over the top of the warm mixture; wait 5 minutes and stir in the pumpkin puree so that it's well-combined.</li>
<li>Mix together the 4 cups of flour with 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/4 teaspoon of ginger; combine this mixture with the pumpkin mixture in the saucepan until it just comes together. Cover it with a kitchen towel and set it in a warm spot in your kitchen where there is no draft for 1 hour.</li>
<li>After the hour, the dough should have doubled in size. Stir in the baking powder, baking soda, salt and 1/2 cup of flour until it is totally combined. Set aside to get started on the filling.</li>
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Making the Rolls:</div>
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<li>Preheat the oven to 375 F,</li>
<li>Drizzle some of the melted butter on to 2 9-inch cake pans and spread so that the sides of the pans are well-coated. <i>I only had to use 2 9-inch cake pans but you can expand it to 3 9-inch cake pans (which is what the Pioneer Woman originally suggested) to give the cinnamon rolls some space in between... I just like them snug and pretty close together.</i></li>
<li>Turn out the dough onto a floured surface and press into a rectangle shape. <i>Make sure you flour your rolling pin and the top of the dough, as well, with the flour. This will help prevent the dough from sticking.</i></li>
<li>Roll out to approximately 10 inches x 30 inches.</li>
<li>Once rolled out, drizzle the stick of melted butter along the surface of the dough. You can also help spread it out easily by using your fingers to make sure it is spread evenly.</li>
<li>In a separate bowl, mix together 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar and the cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Once well-combined, sprinkle the mixture evenly along the top of the rolled out dough.</li>
<li>Then sprinkle the cup of finely chopped pecans along the surface (evenly) and lightly press it down into the dough.</li>
<li>Using a light hand in a typewriter method, slowly roll the dough onto itself in classic cinnamon roll fashion, towards you, until it is completely rolled up. I also pinch together the ends with the rest of the dough and roll it so the seam is down (makes it easier to cut). <a href="http://instagram.com/p/vz2H1xNPr0/?modal=true" target="_blank">You can see my video on Instagram for an in-depth look at how I rolled it, here.</a></li>
<li>Slice 1/2-3/4 inch slices and place them in the buttered pan, Cover with the kitchen towel and allow the rolls to rise in the pan for 20 minutes.</li>
<li>Place the rolls (uncovered, of course) in the preheated oven for 15-18 minutes or until the rolls have a light golden brown color.</li>
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<li>Simply combine all of the frosting ingredients and whisk until there are no lumps and you have created a light, fluffy mixture. IF you feel like your frosting is too thin, add a teaspoon of milk at a time until you have reached your desired consistency.</li>
<li>Once the cinnamon rolls are cooked and out of the oven, ice them with the frosting mixture while they are still hot. Make sure to split the frosting mixture evenly among the pans you have used. </li>
<li>Sprinkle with the remaining chopped pecans and you are done :)</li>
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<i>Since I cooked mine ahead of time, I let them cool down completely (after I placed the icing and pecans on top) and then covered it in plastic wrap with toothpicks sticking up to prevent the plastic from sticking to the icing, and froze it.</i></div>
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I will be serving the pumpkin cinnamon rolls the day after Thanksgiving as a sweet breakfast treat so I will just place it in a 350 F oven uncovered for approximately 30 minutes until they are heated through (I'm not trying to cook them here, just warm them through).</div>
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I hope you enjoyed my Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll adaptation - I baked one roll on the side to taste it and oh man is it delicious. Let me know if you will be cooking anything special on Thanksgiving or the day after!</div>
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In the spirit of celebrating another glutonous Sunday, I found myself surrounded by the most deliciously decadent doughnuts NYC has to offer.</div>
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After an extremely thorough look through the Manhattan shop of Dough Donuts, my friend Michelle and I decided on these eight flavors - </div>
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chocolate salted caramel, passion fruit*, pumpkin, early grey*, hibiscus*, glazed, lemon ginger* and a dulce de leche filled donut with chocolate ganache and toasted coconut.</div>
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We created a sample of the four I selected along with the four she selected and had a mini donut party at the table in the shop... THIS IS HEAVEN.</div>
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If you take a trip to this lovely city -or happen to live here - you <i>need</i> to pass by Dough. They have a shop in Brooklyn and the newest shop is in Manhattan.</div>
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Name: Dough</div>
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Specialty: Doughnuts :)</div>
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Website: <a href="http://www.doughbrooklyn.com/" target="_blank">doughbrooklyn.com/</a></div>
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Location(s): Brooklyn - 448 Lafayette avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205</div>
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Flatiron District - 14 W. 19 ST New York, NY 10011</div>
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