Shared Links

I haven't been too present here lately; fighting a head cold and just trying to get through the week with all it's commitments and responsibilities that will not wait for me to catch-up!
This post is a bit of a cheater!  A few shared links to things I would like to make, drink, read, get to when I am on the mend.

Sparkling White Cranberry Sangria sounds appealing right now!  Could this double as a "hot toddy" curative do you think? In How to Drink, Victoria Moore describes the toddy as "...the vitamin C for health, the honey to sooth and the alcohol to numb!"  I think Victoria is on to something here :D

I would like to make these delicious Winter Gingerbread Blondies!  I love gingerbread spices and these bars sound like the perfect mash-up of gooey and spicy, festive inspiration!

I enjoy reading a good memoir.  Some memorable past reads have been Curtains: Adventures of An Undertaker in Training, by Tom Jokinen and You Better Not Cry, by Augusten Burroughs.  I would like to pick up a copy of Life From Scratch: A Memoir of Food, Family and Forgiveness, by Sasha Martin when time allows. One reviewer likens it to "... the Glass Castle, but with more food."

Party season is right around the corner and there are some great appetizer ideas on this Buzzfeed post, 21 Insanely Easy Appetizers Guaranteed to Please Your Party Guests.  Check it out.