The Sarasota!

I found this on Pinterest, and wanted to know if anyone had tried one of these before?

The Sarasota!

1 Large botle of Moscato or Riesling Wine. 1 can of raspberry lemonade concentrate. A splash of sprite. Crushed raspberries. Mix all ingredients together and ENJOY!

Comment and let us know if you have tried this yourself, also let us know if you have your own recipe that we can try and share with the world!

Books, Baking & More!

    

Guilty Pleasure

 Here's my confession: when Clacie asked me to contribute to this blog I was reading a young adult (ya) novel.  I love ya lit.   I say it's because I teach teenagers, but even if I did not teach young adults I would read it.  We all have that book/genre that we love, but don't want anyone to know about.  For me that is ya lit.  It's a bit like potato chips or popcorn: it's light and you can eat the whole bag in one sitting.  
I thought I would put together a short list if you are interested in ya literature or you have a teenager in your house you wish would read more.  The following is in no particular order and if you have any suggestions on a good ya book let me know.

1. Chris Crutcher- Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes was the first ya novel I remember reading and I was in college.  I now teach Deadline at the end of the year to juniors and seniors, but any of his books are a great read.
2. Laurie Halse Anderson-Speak is probably one of her most famous novels, but she also does historical fiction like Chains.
3. Markus Zusak- The Book Thief and I am the Messenger are excellent.  I don't want to give away anything.
4. Joan Bauer- She reminds me a bit of Judy Blume.
5. Sarah Dessen- If you like love, romance, and chick flicks check her out.
6. Walter Dean Myers- If are looking for a male perspective than this is the author for you.  Topics like basketball in Slam and Hoops and a book from the perspective of a teenager in prison called Monster.
7. John Greene- Looking for Alaska is one of my favorites, but I have never read a John Greene I didn't enjoy.  His latest book is The Fault in Our Stars.
8. Sherman Alexie- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian is told from the point of view of a Native American teenager and made me laugh until I cried.

I'll stop here.  I was planning on only picking three but I just kept thinking of more that I just couldn't leave out and if I keep thinking about it this list will never end.
ENJOY!

Books, Baking & More!

    

Welcome to my Blog!

So this is my very first blog.  As you can tell by the name, I like books, baking, and more.  The "more" being TV, movies, music, and anything else I think might be fun to share.  I also hope to have my reading & baking friends contribute too.

Thanks for checking it out, and visit again soon.  More to come!

Books, Baking & More!