
December 2025 Reading Recap + 2025 Faves
December’s reading recap is short and sweet, almost like how the holidays were this year. Busy holiday season meant I

December’s reading recap is short and sweet, almost like how the holidays were this year. Busy holiday season meant I

Sweet Heat by Bolu Babalola was actually a highly anticipated read for me, having read Honey and Spice ages ago.

Unfortunately (for me), November’s reading recap is incredibly brief. Not only did I struggle to read all month in general,

October’s reading recap wasn’t very spooky – unless you count reading a couple of misses back to back as spooky.

Happy fall y’all! September was another brief reading month, a trend at this point, where I managed to read three

Mamey, A Spanglish Novel, follows the story of Dena and her mother Gloria, who has passed away. Dena is on

I happen to be somewhat of a people pleaser. I made chocolate chip cookies again recently, since they were such a

We celebrated my sister’s birthday last Monday, and of course there was cake. Every special occasion is a chance for

My family isn’t really into holidays. If I’m not at the helm of the celebrations, nothing actually gets celebrated. I’m

Doughnuts have been on my to-make list for what feels like an eternity. It’s one of those simple desserts that

Meringues have always been one of my favorite mystery kitchen experiments. I never really understood how or what was required

I am not a big fan of making cookies. I love eating cookies but making them has always been a

I love bananas. Not only are they delicious, but they’re accessible and go well with pretty much anything. I have

A large bag of sliced white bread recently came into my possession, and I didn’t really know what to do


Before making this recipe, my sister decided she wanted to make it herself. I asked her if she would write