Murray Sugar Free Cookies

No, it's not poison! In my family, if the label hints at 'sugar free' they drop it and run the other way as if ingesting something so awful would turn them instantly into a diabetic.

Well, if you are unfortunate enough to be diabetic, Murray Sugar Free Cookies are not only a better choice than an ordinary cookie, but they are good tasting too! Long gone are the days of the cardboard textured, biter tasting foods that were the only option for those wanting a cookie for a treat without the thing that truly is poison to them - sugar!

Sweetened with Splenda, Murray Sugar Free Cookies are available in grocery stores in many varieties and every one of them is delicious. (In my opinion!)

Just remember this - sugar free they may be - calorie free they are not! So if you're still looking for the imaginary cookie that tastes great and has negative calories, um, hit the back button I guess!

Prime Witness Steve Martini Book Review

Prime Witness, by Steve Martini is one of his earliest works taking his character, Paul Madriani through the legal system the hard way.  The main character, a lawyer put unwillingly into the position of prosecutor in a community looking for a scapegoat, decides early in the trial that the defendant while guilty as charged, is not the only bad guy in this grisly crime of murder, corpse abuse and birds.  Yes! Birds!

Battling fellow prosecutors, crooked cops and judges who might better be on the other side of the bench, Madriani fights furiously to prove his case without losing his family at the same time. 

Little does he know, there may be more bad guys than what he thought!

As Steve Martini has proven in future novels, he has what it takes to get your attention in this 'who-really-done-it' and keep you guessing to the end!

Hubbard Peanut Company

I was recently given a tin of peanuts as a casual gift and thought nothing of it - nothing until I opened the can and took my first handful of the best unsalted roasted peanuts I have ever had in my life!

The tag line on the gift card read, "The Best of the Harvest For You" and I do believe it!

Hubs, as they are called are without a doubt the most meticulously  prepared nuts available with a wonderful, family history that is the stuff that American Dreams are made of.

Hubs Peanuts has a generous variety of gift items to choose from and if you really want to send me something special, their chocolate covered nuts will do very nicely.  I haven't tried them yet, but if they are anywhere near as good as the plain nuts, I'm already in snack heaven just looking at the pictures!

Cast of Characters Max Lucado Book Review

Spiritual or religious books are not normally what I choose to read as I read to be entertained or distracted from my daily life. My preference is fiction, a good ‘who-done-it’ where the bad guys always get caught and punished.

I was provided a free copy of Max Lucado’s book, “Cast of Characters” to read and review from Book Sneeze and while it is still not my idea of light, bedtime reading, I’m glad I read the book.

“Cast of Characters – Common People in the Hands of an Uncommon God” has given me a perspective on Jesus Christ that I never could have gotten in my eight years of Catholic school education.

Mr. Lucado has taken characters from the Bible and plugged them into the twenty first century in such a way that you actually see Jesus sitting around a court room or maybe your dining room table.

Better still, the author presents Bible history with a sense of humor! Not only was I able to relate to Sarah, Peter and Paul but to Jesus in a strange sort of way. Lucado humanizes Jesus and people from the Bible whose stories I had never really heard before.

This “Cast of Characters” is easy reading and understanding for young adults or senior citizens and has shown me that I need to let go and let God.