The Recipe Box: A Novel | 
pickNeve Ford was all about Christmas and decorating but when she lost her husband, she didn‘t want to feel anything especially festivity… She moved to an apartment in Chicago and started a successful Christmas window dressing business. Though she builds a wall around her feelings, there is a special man who touches her heart… #MCObsessedWithChristmas #HolidayRomanceBingo #WinterReadathon #Bookspinbingo
pickLoved this short story, but I wish it had been a little longer. I could easily read a whole book with this plot line. Such a sweet Christmas book.
Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:
Books with # INDELIBLE MOMENTS
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Today‘s Prompt: MEMORABLE GIFT
A recipe box for her thirteenth birthday? Is that what Sam really wanted?
Probably not, but it made her mother and grandmother happy so Sam accepted it and made her first pie.
REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/ecy24wx4
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@StaceGhost my package arrived!!! #recipeswap
There's still time to sign up!
#RecipeSwap
Wouldn‘t it be fun to share a favorite recipe with a Litten and receive a book with a beautiful recipe to accompany it?
This is a low cost swap - 1 book 📖 plus 1 recipe 💌
Signups still open a little longer! https://forms.gle/VB7sf1oPqYS124xb6
Visit @BennettBookworm for more information
#RecipeSwap
Wouldn‘t it be fun to share a favorite recipe with a Litten and receive a book with a beautiful recipe to accompany it?
I don‘t know about you, but I LOVE writing and collecting recipes. Over the years I‘ve also been inspired by so many cool recipes people post on Litsy!
This is a low cost swap - 1 book plus 1 recipe 💌
Spread the word! https://forms.gle/VB7sf1oPqYS124xb6
Visit @BennettBookworm for more information
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@OriginalCyn620
Today‘s Prompt: GIFT
LOVED this book.
A recipe box for her thirteenth birthday? Is that what Sam really wanted?
Probably not, but it made her mother and grandmother happy so Sam accepted it and made her first pie.
THE RECIPE BOX was a “GIFT” no thirteen-year-old wanted, but it was a gift that kept on giving throughout Sam's life.
FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/y4wh73wp
Another festive recipe towel, this one for my dad's favorite and mom's least favorite holiday snack. He loves anything mint!
#WinterGames #WinterGames2020 #Merryreaders
Went to the store today and saw these cute towels with recipes on them. They looked so tasty!
#WinterGames #WinterGames2020 #Merryreaders
panThis was a disappointment for me, The Recipe Box fell short. It fell short in the execution the stories felt like they were resolved too easily. We were barely introduced to a difficult moment and then BAM, it was resolved. It lacked depth, the dialogue didn't seem natural, themes of history, got to the point where I began skipping over the excessive and moved on to more interesting parts. Sam, was weak and unlikeable. Just not a good read.
I'm avoiding cleaning... And everything else I should be doing. 🙊
@Shadowfat These arrived today. I should have them ready to go on to @bullbunny the beginning of next week.
So thankful for a great thanksgiving weekend! The cherry on top was this package waiting for me from @tracy.m.ng for my last #feedareader package. I‘m so excited to dig into these! Thank you to all of my matches and to the lovely @TricksyTails and @MinDea for organizing this super fun swap! I‘m sad to see the year come to a close! ❤️
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@Vkois88
Today‘s Prompt: Family
This book is ALL about family...loved it!!
https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-recipe-box-by-viola-shipman.html
Thank you @OriginalCyn620 for a fantastic goodie box! These three books were all ones I was hoping to read soon 🙌🏽 And of course chocolate and coffee...😍 #feedareader
@JHgotham thanks for the lovely package!!!! Recipe looks delicious, socks look comfy and such cute bookmarks! Looking forward to the book! @MinDea @TricksyTails #feedareader
pick#feedareader @OriginalCyn620 your #feedareader box is shipping out this week!!! Enjoy :) @MinDea @TricksyTails
@LazyDays I saw these and thought of you!!! Target has cute little recipe binders for $5, separated by meal types, etc. I thought it would be cool for all your recipe Swap participants 😊
1. Usually once a week on Mondays.
2. Ranch or Honey Mustard
3. I like both. 😊
4. Most days. 😋
5. The tagged book had scrumptious-sounding sweet recipes along with a heartwarming story of a recipe box handed down through generations of a family of bakers who owned an orchard.
@Ke633
#TellMeTuesday
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Fun questions...thanks. And a yummy photo.
1. I randomly shop. :)
2. Garlic vinaigrette - I get it at Aldi‘s.
3. I like to do both. :)
4. I will have to say I would like to eat something sweet every day, but I do not. I did just each some red licorice, though. :)
5. The Recipe Box by Viola Shipman - the tagged book. LOVED it.
My phone didn't take a picture apparently but I sent out my #FeedaReader to @Leigh0906 today. Instead here's the adorable cookie I bought. @TricksyTails @MinDea
Thank you so much @Chili and @rather_be_reading for your awesome recipes and goodies! I‘m so sorry it‘s taken me so long to get this post up! We‘ve had house guests for three weeks straight! Love my Litsy Community! #recipeswap
@lauraodom Thank you so much. The bookmark recipes are awesome. I can‘t wait to try them. #recipeswap
@LazyDays
Got my swap box @bnp ! Oh my goodness thank you!!!! I love everything!!!! Thank you thank you! I‘m sorry y‘alls hasnt been sent yet. We‘ve been displaced due to our a/c going out. Everything is all ready to go. House should be ready for us to go home this afternoon when we get off work. Will take them to town with me tomorrow and send them off. I can‘t wait to be cooking again to try some of the recipes you sent! Mmmmm!
@rather_be_reading #recipeswap It arrived today. Yay!
@LazyDays
I spent almost this whole week on a road trip by myself to see some National Parks a couple states over. This was waiting for me today. Honestly, I had trouble fitting everything into one photo. @RiotMom you outdid yourself - this is AMAZING. Also you might be my soulmate because every single thing in this box was absolutely perfection. You had me at “brown sugar bacon biscuits.” Seriously, thank you so much. 😍😍😍
@rather_be_reading @lauraodom #recipeswap. These are going to the post office tomorrow.
@LazyDays
This little package is headed out to @Leelee.reads for #feedareader. It‘s full of goodies so keep a lookout and I hope you enjoy! ❤️❤️❤️
pickA book about family, family ties, and learning to be who you are.
Strong women, matriarchs, who keep the family farm running, have done so for a century. Have had to adjust to change and have come out stronger.
Read the German edition as part of the #NetGalleyDEChallenge
Spent an hour with this mindfulness magazine, does that count for #8intwo?
Back to my first but last ARC in German!
Haven't read a single page yet. I'll probably not make #8intwo - I've managed 4 in total, so far.
Pictured above, two cats are on this chair. The blanket was supposed to keep the cats from scratching the fabric off the armchair and shedding their coat in the process. It did not help. I'm giving up, I bought an expensive armchair scratching post. 😭
Also, I've managed to sort through all our wardrobes. Three large bags of clothes will go... 👇👇
Working on the #NetGalleyDEChallenge, #NetGalleyTBRAttack and #8intwo readathon.
Managed to 'skim-read' one ARC and have moved on to the tagged ARC (German edition). It's got recipes for cakes and pies and now I have a craving for home baked goods and my grandmother, who taught me how to bake.
@JHgotham @OriginalCyn620 @RiotMom I‘d love anything off my TBR, but have been wanting to read Tin Man; Bluebird, Bluebird; and Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows, so they might be top picks. I have a tiny place and don‘t need any kitchen gadgets or bookish related gifts, but love and appreciate coffee and high quality chocolate :) #feedareader
1. These 5 I really, really want, but anything from my Litsy TBR is fine!
2. Pistachios, cashews, dark chocolate
3. Measuring spoons, measuring cups, and spatulas. Maybe a zester too!
4. I love bookmarks! Also could use kitchen towels...love ones with funny puns on them!
#FeedAReader @tracy.m.ng
@OriginalCyn620 WOWWW! This was the nicest thing to come home to!!!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!! I am excited for the books and recipes!!! And GEL PENS! (And haha you got my wish list for Spotify lol) #feedareader @MinDea @TricksyTails
pickRead this book! If you have not read Viola Shipman AKA Wade Rouse, do yourself a favor and run to find these books now! Such a talented author of both his non-fiction books, and fictional books under the pen name of Viola Shipman! I did not want this book to end! Such a perfect blend of fiction and nonfiction. He writes from the heart, Such a wonderful book! 😊♥️📖 #violashipman #waderouse #therecipebox #thechapterchicks
pickWhat a sweet, yummy book this was! I thoroughly enjoyed The Recipe Box which focuses on family, finding one‘s self and food. Sometimes it was a bit too sugary sweet for me, but I overall very much enjoyed this, and even baked one of the recipes included in the book. (It turned out great!) I voluntarily reviewed an eARC copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
Loved this book....I think you will too.
https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2018/03/the-recipe-box-by-viola-shipman.html
THE RECIPE BOX is for anyone who loves to bake with family, who loves recipes, who loves family history, and who enjoys being in a beautiful setting.
THE RECIPE BOX is a book that is an uplifting, make-sure-you-make-the-right decisions in your life by following your instincts and embracing change. 5/5
pickThis was a lovely book full of both life and baking wisdom (yummy recipes!). It‘s the story of an orchard and the generations of women who grew up living, loving and baking there, both for their families and the public. The story centers around a young woman in that family wrestling with the idea of where she belongs. While obvious how this will turn out, the viewpoints of these women through a 150-year span, make this story charming. 🔽
Currently reading this ARC. Book coming out on the 20th.
