Lola’s Kitchen: Risotto with Bacon, Green Peas and Mushrooms Recipe

Lola’s Kitchen is a feature on Lola’s Reviews where I talk about all things related to food, cooking and baking. These posts can be recipe posts, tens list posts about food or recipes or more discussion type posts about food. I love cooking and spend some time in the kitchen almost every day, so I wanted to give it a place on my blog as well. The banner for this feature is designed by Michelle from Limabean Designs. I have another recipe with meat for you today. This is a risotto I made for my boyfriend for lunch. It’s cheesy […]

Posted August 16, 2019 by Lola in Lola's Kitchen / 6 Comments

Review: Cat Got Your Diamonds by Julie Chase – Audiobook

Cat Got Your Diamonds (Kitty Couture Mystery #1) by Julie Chase Narrated by Brittany Pressley My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Cozy Mystery Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: Grandeur and opulence are everything in the famed New Orleans Garden District where pets are family and no bling is too big. Opening Furry Godmother, pet boutique and organic treat bakery, is Lacy Marie Crocker’s dream come true-until the glitter gun used to make her Shih Tzu tutus becomes a murder weapon-and Lacy becomes public enemy number one. Now Detective Jack Oliver is hounding Lacy, and her Furry Godmother investor […]

Posted August 14, 2019 by Lola in Mystery, Review / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #347

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. What happened this week? Another busy week, after the big success of my review opportunity sale and a bunch of other tours being booked I am working as hard to get these sign-up posts as fast as I can. I got three new sign-ups posts live this week and also did my […]

Posted August 11, 2019 by Lola in Sunday Post / 16 Comments

Review: White Water by Jordan Ford

White Water (Ryder Bay #5) by Jordan Ford My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Contemporary Romance Age Category: Young Adult Type of romance: MF Blurb: It’s Spring Break, a week of carefree fun, but for the Ryder Bay crew, it’s anything but… Can Harley find the courage to tell Aidan the truth about why she refuses to go to prom with him? Will Savannah’s decision not to go to college cause a rift in her family…and with Griffin? Skylar wants to move across the country, but how can she face leaving Jed? And where will Jace end up for his senior […]

Posted August 9, 2019 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 6 Comments

Review: Mindfulness and Meditation by Whitney Stewart

Mindfulness and Meditation by Whitney Stewart My Rating: 4 stars Genre: Non-fiction Age Category: aimed at young adults, but good for adults too Blurb: From hormones to homework, parents to peers, health issues to bad habits, life can be a pressure cooker leading to anxiety and even thoughts of suicide. How can we find relief? Author Whitney Stewart introduces readers to the practice of mindfulness. With its roots in ancient Buddhist teachings, mindfulness–the practice of purposefully focusing attention on the present moment–can change a person’s approach to stress, develop skills to handle anxiety and depression, and provide a sense of […]

Posted August 6, 2019 by Lola in Non-Fiction, Review / 4 Comments

Sunday Post #346

The Sunday Post is a weekly meme hosted by Kimba @ Caffeinated Book Reviewer. It’s a chance to share News. A post to recap the past week, showcase books and things we have received and share news about what is coming up for the week on our blog. What happened this week? I was feeling a lot better since last Sunday already and quickly recovered from the flu I had caught last week. Sadly this week I was back to feeling tired and a bit off at times. It was just one of those week were nothing seemed to go […]

Posted August 4, 2019 by Lola in Sunday Post / 14 Comments

Review: Quill Me Now by Jordan Castillo Price

Quill Me Now (The ABCs of Spellcraft #1) by Jordan Castillo Price My Rating: 3 stars Genre: Paranormal Romance Age Category: Adult Type of romance: MM Blurb: What if the words you wrote came true? Spellcraft isn’t exactly a respectable business, but it does pay the bills. At least, it should. Unfortunately, Dixon Penn failed his Spellcraft initiation. Instead of working in his family’s shop, he’s stuck delivering takeout orders in his uncle’s beat-up Buick. Winning a Valentine’s Day contest at the largest greeting card company in the tri-state area would be just the thing to get his life back […]

Posted July 31, 2019 by Lola in Contemporary, Review, Romance / 4 Comments