The Candee Dish

  This book gets a post all it’s own! It is my FAVORITE book of the year this far, and it was my 29th book of 2023.  I listened on Audible, and I highly recommend that route. It was like a whole production. But I think it would be equally as good to read. I could not put this book down. And, I actually really liked the ending. I almost never like the endings of books, but this one was done well! Leaves you questioning, in a good way. This book gets 5 ⭐️ out of 5 from me!

  It’s still hot, it’s still summer, so Summer Faves edition continues… 1) No One Needs to Know by Lindsay Cameron  This book was described by one reviewer as a cross between Gossip Girl and RHONY. While I’ve never seen either show, my guess is that they’re not wrong! It is a mystery/thriller, it is entertaining, but it’s not deep. Does that make sense? I did not like the narration for Heather (I think Reese Witherspoon would play her in the movie version), and I did not like the ending, but the book entertained me.  2) Wanbasion Blue Professional Kitchen Knife Chef Set  These aren’t that expensive, but they seem to work great! Not sure how long I’ll keep them in the “sheaths” though. Walt loves them just because they “look so cool”. 3) Laifen Swift Premium High-Speed Hair Dryer  I bought this, you guessed it, on impulse from Instagram. To be honest, I liked the color because it matches my bathroom. LUCKY for me, it’s an awesome hairdryer! I think it might make ...

  These Faves will hopefully help you stay cool and stay inside. Yesterday was a record breaking HOT one!  1) Addison Ross Bobbin Grinders  I saw these on IG, where else, and wanted to add some color to my kitchen and splurged on them. I love them! They come in a ton of colors and two sizes, so I may have to splurge on one or two more. 🤪 2) Hijack w/Idris Elba on Apple TV  We may very well be late to the Hijack party, but we really enjoyed this series last week. We’ve been trying to cook/eat at home more, and Walt wasn’t traveling, so we watched the whole series in a few days. Love nights/weeks like that! Walt stayed awake for ALMOST the whole series, but he happened to fall asleep at a crucial point so I had lots of explaining to do.  3) Laura Geller Baked Balance-n-Brighten Color Correcting Foundation  This stuff is very user friendly (which I need)! You just swirl a fluffy brush around in it, it’s a pressed powder consistency, and swirl it on your face....

Here are a few more Summer Faves today: 1) Hello Fresh Honey BBQ Pork Chops  We don’t do Hello Fresh every week anymore, but still do enjoy it. After visiting my friend in KC and seeing how she uses Hello Fresh, I’m going to be using it more. It’s so nice not going out every night. Anyway, this meal of Honey BBQ Pork Chops, Mashed Sweet Potatoes, and Green Beans (I roasted ours) may be one of our favorite all time Hello Fresh meals. It was SO good!  2) Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan on Prime Video  We were a bit behind on this series, only completing Seasons 1 and 2, but we were caught up on all of our other shows so I came across this. We finished Seasons 3 and 4 in about a week (another reason for us eating at home so we could watch this 😂) and last night, when I told Walt we were completely finished with the “Final Season”, he was so bummed. He loved this series! 3) Special Ops: Lioness  This is the other show we are watching, but we are caught up and having to wait unti...