Sunday, December 26, 2010
Ricotta Gnocchi
Kathy made this for Christmas Eve Dinner.
SO delicious! I have the recipe- and going to attempt it at home.
Served with homemade vegetable sauce and bok choy.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
50 Books in 2010: November Update
Ugh... BAD month....
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
3 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
5. Hard Core Logo by Michael Turner
6. Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
7. What the Dog Did: tales from a formerly reluctant dog owner by Emily Yoffe
8. Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story by: Christopher Moore
9. You Suck: A Love Story by: Christoper Moore
10. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
11. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
12. Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O"Neil
13. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
14. A Wolf at the Table by Augusten Burroughs
15. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
16. Knit Two by Kate Jacobs
17. I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
18. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
19. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
20. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
21. The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
22. Dry: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
23. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
24. Practical Demon-Keeping: A Comedy of Horrors by Christopher Moore
25. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
26. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
27. The Birth House by Amy McKay
28. Fluke: Or I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore.
29. The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton
30. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
31. Olivia Joules And The Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding
32. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
33. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
34. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
35. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
36. Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada by Will Ferguson
37. Nikolski by Nicholas Dickner
38. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
39. Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
40. Dead in the Family by Chalaine Harris
41. Push: A Novel by Sapphire
42. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
43. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
44. Burned by P.C. .& Kristin Cast
45. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
46. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
47. Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
48. Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay
49. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
50. Dexter by Design by Jeff Lindsay
51. Still Alice by Lisa Genova
52. Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs
53. Airframe by Michael Crichton
54. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
55. The Age of Reason by Jean Paul Sartre
56. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
57. Bite Me by Christopher Moore
58. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
59. Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs
60. Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir By Dave Mustaine
61. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
62. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
63. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
64. Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
65. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
66. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
67. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris.
68. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
69. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
70. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
71. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
72. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
73. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
74. Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler
75. Dead in the Family by Chalaine Harris Reread this year.
76. Dexter is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay
77. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
78. Lucky by Alice Sebold
79. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
I blame Shantaram. It was sold to me as the "best book I would ever read". I still don't know what to think of it... some parts were great, some were easy to read, but in general this (almost) 1,000 pager was tough to get through if only because I found the author insanely narcissistic.
1. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling
2. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling
3 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
4. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
5. Hard Core Logo by Michael Turner
6. Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
7. What the Dog Did: tales from a formerly reluctant dog owner by Emily Yoffe
8. Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story by: Christopher Moore
9. You Suck: A Love Story by: Christoper Moore
10. City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
11. The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs
12. Lullabies for Little Criminals by Heather O"Neil
13. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
14. A Wolf at the Table by Augusten Burroughs
15. Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton
16. Knit Two by Kate Jacobs
17. I Know This Much is True by Wally Lamb
18. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
19. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
20. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
21. The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill
22. Dry: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
23. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
24. Practical Demon-Keeping: A Comedy of Horrors by Christopher Moore
25. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
26. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
27. The Birth House by Amy McKay
28. Fluke: Or I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore.
29. The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton
30. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
31. Olivia Joules And The Overactive Imagination by Helen Fielding
32. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
33. Lover Mine by J.R. Ward
34. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski
35. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson
36. Beauty Tips from Moose Jaw: Travels in Search of Canada by Will Ferguson
37. Nikolski by Nicholas Dickner
38. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
39. Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
40. Dead in the Family by Chalaine Harris
41. Push: A Novel by Sapphire
42. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest by Stieg Larsson
43. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern
44. Burned by P.C. .& Kristin Cast
45. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
46. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
47. Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
48. Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay
49. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
50. Dexter by Design by Jeff Lindsay
51. Still Alice by Lisa Genova
52. Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs
53. Airframe by Michael Crichton
54. Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
55. The Age of Reason by Jean Paul Sartre
56. Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer
57. Bite Me by Christopher Moore
58. The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
59. Knit the Season by Kate Jacobs
60. Mustaine: A Heavy Metal Memoir By Dave Mustaine
61. The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
62. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
63. Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
64. Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
65. Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris
66. Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris
67. Club Dead by Charlaine Harris.
68. Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris
69. Dead as a Doornail by Charlaine Harris
70. Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris
71. All Together Dead by Charlaine Harris
72. From Dead to Worse by Charlaine Harris
73. Dead and Gone by Charlaine Harris
74. Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler
75. Dead in the Family by Chalaine Harris Reread this year.
76. Dexter is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay
77. She's Come Undone by Wally Lamb
78. Lucky by Alice Sebold
79. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
I blame Shantaram. It was sold to me as the "best book I would ever read". I still don't know what to think of it... some parts were great, some were easy to read, but in general this (almost) 1,000 pager was tough to get through if only because I found the author insanely narcissistic.
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