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Continue reading →: Exploring Slovakia Through Snacks | September’s SnackVerse Taste Test 🇸🇰September’s SnackVerse box takes us to Slovakia with 20 crisps, chocolates, wafers, sweets and one iconic grape drink. Two five-rocket favourites emerged—but why did this box take an entire month to finish?
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Continue reading →: Butcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver | Book ReviewButcher & Blackbird by Brynne Weaver delivers murderous mayhem, wicked banter and a slow burn that gets seriously spicy. Joe Arden and Lucy Rivers turned my audiobook reread into a five-star experience, upgrading my original four-star rating. My relationship with orzo and ice cream, however, may never recover.
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Continue reading →: The Cabin Diary’s Ground Beef Chilli—Turned into Chilli DogsLeftover beef and pork mince became rich homemade chilli, then gloriously loaded oven-baked chilli dogs with Cumberland sausages and melted Cheddar. Here’s how I adapted the vanished Cabin Diary recipe for the boys—and why it earned five stars!
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Continue reading →: Trying Nongshim Shin Ramyun KPop Demon Hunters Noodles from HomesenseAfter my KPop Demon Hunters-obsessed Spud spotted these themed Shin Ramyun noodles in Homesense, I became the official taste tester! Three unusual flavours, several mystery ingredients and one definite noodle-crown winner…
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Continue reading →: Cooking from Dolly Parton’s Good Lookin’ Cookin’: A Southern Sunday Dinner in Her MemoryCooking from Dolly Parton and Rachel Parton George’s Good Lookin’ Cookin’, I created a comforting Southern Sunday dinner of Family Favorite Meatloaf, Whipped Potatoes, Southern Green Beans and Chocolate Cobbler—a heartfelt meal made in memory of Dolly.
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Continue reading →: SnackVerse Portugal: Taste-Testing a Box of Portuguese SnacksPortugal’s nearly 2kg SnackVerse box was packed with 21 treats, including smooth Regina chocolate, tomato-and-paprika crisps and two unusual drinks. But could Portugal steal Spain’s SnackVerse crown?
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Continue reading →: Hooked by Emily McIntire | Book ReviewTwo years later, Hooked remains an addictive four-star dark romance. James and Wendy’s chemistry still leaps off the page, while Rupert Hawthorne’s dangerously good narration made this villainous Peter Pan reimagining even harder to resist.
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Continue reading →: Waste Not, Want Not: Turning Potato Peelings into Homemade CrispsDon’t throw away those potato peelings! With a little oil and seasoning, they can be transformed into deliciously crispy homemade crisps—perfect for sharing during a family gaming session.
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Continue reading →: From a Walk to a Crumble: Our Accidental Blackberry-Picking AdventureAn ordinary walk to the local ford turned into an unexpected blackberry-picking adventure—and 432g of freshly picked berries! Here’s how they became two easy apple and blackberry crumbles, plus my slightly unconventional pudding.
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Continue reading →: Saving 6 by Chloe Walsh | Book ReviewAfter previously DNFing Saving 6 at 44%, I started again with the audiobook—and everything changed. I finally understood the hurt beneath Joey’s anger, adored true heroine Aoife and reached that heartbreaking ending with four stars and an emotionally wounded heart.
Hello,
I’m Kimberley
You’ll usually find me with a romance novel in one hand and a cup of tea in the other—or in the kitchen testing a recipe I’ve discovered online.
Welcome to Chapters & Cravings, where spicy pages meet delicious plates. Here I share honest romance book reviews, recipe reviews, taste tests and food adventures, all from my cosy corner of the internet.
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📖 Reading
The North Wind
by Alexandria Warwick
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🍽️ Craving
Something sweet & chocolatey 🍫
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Little Things I’m Loving
☕ Sipping: Hot Chocolate
📺 Watching: Gilmore Girls
🎧 Listening: A Little Bit Alexis by Annie Murphy
Updated for October 2026
