In the Autumn Kitchen

by Chrysa SmithAh! I love the crisp cool air that floats through the screen windows; especially in the kitchen. It just makes you want to pull out the baking pans and get going. So I have!First on the list is apples. And I like them three ways. The first is in a baked apple that I serve alongside pork or chicken dishes. What I recently learned however, is to first peel them before [...]

2018-10-30T09:49:35-04:00September 27th, 2012|0 Comments

The iPod–When Size Does Matter

By: Mary Fran BontempoTo hear an audio version of this post, click the play arrow below. Whoever said size doesn’t matter has never tried to work my iPod.Actually, I should clarify, as saying it’s “my” iPod would imply that I somehow actively pursued its ownership. In truth, the iPod was given to me by my daughter, Meg, who had another one and received this one in the mail after a recall of the [...]

2018-10-30T09:49:35-04:00September 25th, 2012|0 Comments

64th Annual Emmy Awards This Sunday!

This week in entertainment: The Emmy Awards! And be sure to scroll down for a review of Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban's new novel, Immortal Love!  By: Mary Fran Bontempo Once again, it's time for television's annual love fest as the 64th annual Emmy Awards take over the tube this Sunday, September 23, with coverage starting at 7 PM on ABC.With any luck, host Jimmy Kimmel will keep things light, funny, and most important, moving along, as [...]

2018-10-30T09:49:35-04:00September 21st, 2012|0 Comments

Immortal Love by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban–A Book Review

By: Mary Fran BontempoLove stories never get old, especially when they are immortal. NRFGP contributor, Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban proves just that in her new paranormal romance, Immortal Love, currently available on Amazon and Barnes& Noble.com. Writer, Carla Esteban, receives a mysterious phone call that will not only change her writing future, but her entire life. And then, she meets the equally mysterious Bécquer, who is “handsome, well-read, and can get you that book contract [...]

2018-10-30T09:49:36-04:00September 21st, 2012|0 Comments

Nesting

by Chrysa SmithHave you ever stepped into a bachelor pad? Sheets on the windows, nothing in the fridge but beer and some left-over pizza. Unless, of course, the bachelor is metro-sexual. Then there might be a few curtains and placemats on the table.But it struck me recently, just how much a woman's touch makes a house a home. Nothing new, you might say, but when you think of the millions of households in [...]

2018-10-30T09:49:36-04:00September 20th, 2012|0 Comments
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