Sunday, November 2, 2014

2014 Foodie Blog Tour and Bloghop, Fuzzy Navel, and Other Fun Stuff

2014 Foodie Blog Tour and Bloghop: Sponsored by H. R. Sinclair to celebrate the release of her new cook book 365 Nights. The objective of this BlogHop? Post about food: 


--a fond food memory 
--a disaster in the kitchen 
--your favorite recipe 
--pictures of food 
--anything food related 

These days wifey and I are juicing a lot. We have a jack LaLane juicer and throw whatever fresh organic produce we have in it. Mainly veggies. I’ve found adding Granny Smith apples, limes, and ginger root takes the edge of purely vegetable drink. We’re feeling better, losing those pounds that sneak up on us, and are replacing meals with processed food with fresh produce. 

To download 365 Nights: CLICK HERE 



What I’m Reading: My first J.A. Konrath book. As many of you know, Konrath has sold over a million ebooks by self publishing, although I believe he has since had a publisher for a recent release. 

A particular series about the character Jacqueline "Jack" Daniels, a Chicago detective, is named after mixed drinks. I found Fuzzy Navel as a free promotion and downloaded it. About a third the way into it I can see why Konrath has sold so many downloads. Review upcoming. 

BTW, a Fuzzy Navel is equal amounts of peach schnapps and orange juice. No Jack Daniels, though. Add vodka, and you have yourself a Hairy Navel. Me, I’ll just stick to the wine when writing. You can check out words of writing, publishing, and selling ebooks wisdom from Konrath HERE

IWSG: This Wednesday is IWSG. With NaNo kicking into high gear, this is a great venue for participants of the event to chime in their thoughts. 

Steve’s Science And Other Fun Stuff: And be sure to stop by the Blogging A to Z Challenge website the first and third Wednesday of each month where I post something in the latest and greatest realms of science and such. These posts are timely, informative, and downright interesting. This month is no exception. Just click on Einstein’s image at the top left of my sidebar this Thursday. 


Recap: Are you doing NaNo this year? Read any of J. A. Konrath’s books or checked out his thoughts on publishing? Have any books you’re writing that you’ll wrap up by year’s end?

24 comments:

  1. Two books? That is ambitious.
    I did try reading a Konrath book, but just couldn't get into it.

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  2. Hi Stephen ... love the idea of juicing ... I've done it on occasions - but have gone back to always eating fresh - but am glad it's helping you both ...

    Wine and entering NaNo ... could be dangerous ... love the photo of the near skeleton ... cheers Hilary

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    1. Thanks Hilary! I just need to make sure I do the coffee in the morning and the wine in the evening and not vice versa.

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  3. I have started making a simple smoothie for breakfast. Never done any juicing though.

    Love the skeleton. Seems everyone is doing NaNo at the moment. Good luck with it.

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  4. One of these years I'll try NaNo.

    I used to love Fuzzy Navels.

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  5. I haven't read one of Konrath's books, but aim too. I love his success story, too.

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  6. Great tip for making a veggie juice. Good luck with the NaNo. Go 50k!

    Thanks for participating in the hop.

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  7. We love juicing. I love salads but juicing is different and the veggie drinks can taste gross. So find something like I did with the apples limes and ginger to balance out the taste. It works.

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  8. Cool book.

    Where's the nanolink? Here's mine: http://nanowrimo.org/participants/j-lenni-dorner

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  9. I just told my husband I want a better smoothie maker for Christmas so I can use more fresh fruits and veggies. I read one or two Konrath books but I didn't really care for his lead character so I never read more than one. Good luck with NaNo.

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    1. Susan, check out the Ninja Nutri blender duo. I tell you, it's fabulous! The blender can crush ice into creamy snow--great for water based smoothies. The food extractor uses ALL the fruit or veggie for maximum nutrition with no left over pulp because it's blended into the smoothy. I use flax and chia which are tiny and it purees those with no problems. Almonds, which are a great source of non acidic protein puree so it makes a great addition to a smoothie. It's amazing.

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  10. We also have the Jack LeLane Juicer (God rest his soul). Love it. And the kids love making their own healthy concoctions too.

    Good luck with NaNo! You can look for me on there too: Jay Noel

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  11. Stephen, no NaNo for me this year. Just not enough time or creative juices to do so. I'm into smoothies as well. Love them. The Ninja nutri blender duo is fabulous for making them with no fuss or hovering over them while they blend. Life is so busy and it's all too easy to grab the wrong foods to eat or skipping meals--none of which is good for you. So, I'm concentrating on healthy foods stuff like waterbased smoothies instead of junk.

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  12. I do like fresh juices,particularly apple and carrot.I haven't done any recently though. I find I use so much fruit/veg to get a glass full! Maybe I don't have a very good machine.

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  13. One thing about juicing is that you do not get the pulp. So we mix in salads too. But juicing does give you that blast of energy and nutrients because of the amount of veggies and fruit used.

    We don;t go to the big chain grocery stores for produce. Way too expensive. We have a Persian Market and a Sprouts and a couple other smaller local produce stores as the prices are less than half the big chain stores.

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  14. I love both vegetable and fruit juices. You doing it at the right time of year, too, with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas coming up and all the goodies. Good luck with NaNo!

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  15. It's been awhile since I've done a juice fast. Carrots and apples with some greens is good. You are being quite ambitious working on two books for NaNo. Best wishes! I added you as a buddy. HAPPY WRITING!

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  16. Wahoo for NaNo! I'm playing too, but we'll see how it goes. So far, not so great. Too many real-life things happening. I guess that's to be expected when you're expecting, eh?

    Unleashing the Dreamworld

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    1. Congrats! Crystal on the future addition to your family!

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  17. Holly's Blog Hop has been fun! Been thinking that maybe a juicer might be a good investment for us too. Thanks for sharing your experience.

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  18. I should get a juicer. I think we'd have more fruits and veggies that way.

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  19. Two books! I'd just go hide in a cave LOL. Truly, I wouldn't know where to start and would get the characters mixed up. Kudos!

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  20. I would love to have a juicer. Good luck with NaNo! I hope you can get to that 50,000 word mark. :)

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