I was a vegetarian for years. One reason I was a vegetarian, and not a vegan, is because vegan cooking is so far out of the realm of the cooking tradition I grew up in. How do you cook vegan and stay healthy? It seemed impossible. Then covid came along... More about these gift suggestions...
Best Literature, Novels and Non-fiction books
My favorite biographies, Romantic novels, Fantasy Literature, cookbooks and books for children.
Top 10 Cookbooks Bestsellers 2022
Any cook will tell you: you can never have too many cookbooks. This is one reason why cookbooks make such great gifts. Personally I’m a vegetarian but for this review I overlooked that and simply found you the best selling cookbooks... More about these gift suggestions...
Best Fantasy Novels
I love fantasy and science fiction. On this page I have gathered together fascinating novels from the fantasy genre – though many have science fiction aspects to them. First up – recently deceased Terry Pratchett. I have devoted a... More about these gift suggestions...
Best Buddhism Coloring Books
Coloring books are great fun for children and adults. Religious coloring books also help adults meditate on the beauty of their faith and help children learn it. Buddhist coloring books also help visualize the Buddha and other Buddhist deities, which... More about these gift suggestions...
Best Fantasy Books for Teens
Find the most popular fantasy fiction books and novels for teenagers and young adults! Looking for the most popular teenage books? You found the right place! Take a look at this really popular fantasy fiction novels teens and young adults are really... More about these gift suggestions...
Best Vegetarian Cookbooks
Whether you eat meat or not, a good vegetarian cookbook will help you enrich your cooking and of course help you cook without meat in a way that’s tasty and healthy. Since eating meat daily is associated with all kinds of disease, most... More about these gift suggestions...
The Body Keeps the Score – trauma explained
This is perhaps not the most logical book to review on a gifts blog. However, I found it tremendously helpful in understanding my own childhood trauma and how that has impacted my life. Trauma usually comes in the shape of abuse, neglect or violence.... More about these gift suggestions...
Best Kids Cookbooks
Cooking with your children is a fun activity that is an education for them as well. After all, you want them to be able to take care of themselves when they grow up. My mom had all three of us, including my two brothers – cook for the family... More about these gift suggestions...
Best Isaac Asimov Robot Books in Order
Forward to Foundation & robots: chronologically I love science fiction. Especially the works of Frank Herbert (the Dune universe) and Isaac Asimov. I’ve read he felt he was writing mainly for boys.. but this girl loves them too. Especially... More about these gift suggestions...
Existential Psychotherapy, Irvin D. Yalom
What’s the meaning of life? It’s one of the existential questions life sometimes throws our way. Psychotherapy doesn’t just help in dealing with the difficulties of life, but it can also help with the question of ‘why?’... More about these gift suggestions...
Best Fun Purim Books for Kids
Purim is often considered the most fun and most child-centered of the Jewish holidays. When else do kids get to dress up, make noise, shout and generally have fun at a religious celebration? Summing it in one sentence, Purim is based on the story told... More about these gift suggestions...
Best Hanukkah Books for Kids
Hanukkah Books Help Kids Understand the Holiday Hanukkah is the festival of lights. To children, it is often the favorite holiday of the Jewish year. To many it is considered to be one of the most celebrated. It is an eight day Jewish holiday... More about these gift suggestions...
Best Yom Kippur Books for Kids
Books Can Help Children Understand Yom Kippur Yom Kippur, the day of atonement is a significant Jewish holiday. It is the final day of the ten days of awe, which begin on Rosh Hashanah. It is a time of reflection, when Jewish people review their past... More about these gift suggestions...
Best Pastry Cookbooks
Pastry cookbooks make wonderful gifts for those on your list who love to cook and bake. Pastry sometimes scares even the seasoned cook but it does not have to. There are some wonderful baking cookbooks on the market today that take the mystery out of... More about these gift suggestions...
Top Dessert Cookbooks
Giving a gift of a dessert cookbook is thoughtful idea. The gift can be for the Christmas Holiday or any holiday and also makes a treasured gift for a new bride. There are not many of us who do not have a sweet tooth and ending our evening meal with a... More about these gift suggestions...
The best Children’s Books Ever
Top books to read to your kids, or for them to read themselves I loved being read to as a child. In fact, in our family my dad read to us till I was 13 (I was the oldest). Not all kids stuff either: The most memorable was him reading us ‘The... More about these gift suggestions...
Best spiritual books for teenagers: girls and boys
Religion and spirituality are often important to teenagers. Late teens especially have loads of questions about God, the meaning of life and lifestyle choices associated with all that. Here are some books to help them think it through. I’ve put... More about these gift suggestions...
Top Clean Regency Romance Novels Ever
Best Historical Romances set in the Regency Era – available for Kindle
Historical Regency Romance Novels have a built in tension that no modern novel can have: all that suspense because without touching (let alone x-rated action) it’s all about manners, feelings, words, social customs and hindrances… Personally I like my romance novels clean like that, so this list reflects that. Don’t think though that this means these are all CHRISTIAN romances. Those are included here too though.
On this page I feature both the classic Jane Austen and more modern authors like Georgette Heyer and Candice Hern.
The quintessential regency romance novelist is Jane Austen, but since she wrote about the people of her time she is not what you’d call a ‘historical’ romance novelist. Still, I’ve listed her works here because they really are genius. It’s no wonder they’ve been turned into movies and reworked countless times. I think she’s funny as well as very observant of people. Continue reading Top Clean Regency Romance Novels Ever
Best authors of Clean Romantic Novels
Romance book authors – historic and modern day, contemporary and classic
I’m a sucker for a clean (not too steamy) romance novel on a cold afternoon. I’m also an avid reader and can read two or three on one day (when I’m really spoiling myself). The result is that I’ve read a lot of romantic books in the past few decades. What follows are my favorite romance novels and series by my favorite (aka the best) romantic authors ever.
See also my collection best books lists. Continue reading Best authors of Clean Romantic Novels
Christian Easter Books For Kids: Catholic and Protestant
Easter is a time for chocolate bunnies and jellybeans, right? Well, partly, but wouldn’t it be nice to instill a love of learning and reading in your kids’ Easter baskets too? You can! Below is a carefully curated list of wonderful Easter... More about these gift suggestions...