It's a novel that's as light and sugary as a pop song, but if its plot is a little too predictable and jerry-built, the book still easily transcends the chick-lit genre.
9. TLC: 'TLC3D' -- (Arista) Its ranks reduced by one-third, TLC rededicates itself to adventurous R & B. The club tracks are sleek and weird; the ballads light and sugary.
During this season of cheer, it seems that as much as we try and escape the long, dark and cold days of winter that bright lights and sugary sweets just can't distract from reality and the sometimes harsh truth of our human condition.
The finest of all was a heaven-sent praline souffle ("crown your evening with the dessert of kings," as the menu pitched it), airy and light with a sugary crunch, bits of pecan and a luscious chocolate sauce.
Here a shiny cocktail bar, there a Vegas-style proscenium with pink-knicker silk curtain and sugary fairy lights, and look, there's a "baroque" theatre with painted sylvan forest and Guglielmo (Alessio Arduini) and Ferrando (Daniel Behle) in frock coats.
While many tracks include lurching rhythms (Burst) or jarring dissonance (Freeze) – and may take several listens to love – there are a few more straightforward arrangements with instant appeal, such as the sugary and light-hearted Glass.
I loved his ethereal dome of cherry and pistachio mousses, ringed with sour cherries, and his light cherry clafouti with its sugary crust.
And, in light of growing evidence that sugary drinks contribute to obesity and other health problems, is Coke treating consumers "fairly" and "with dignity"?
But it is heavenly -- light and high!" A little too sugary, "Sun Bread" nevertheless seems made for wintertime kitchens.
The value of underindulgence casts a different light on the current debate over restricting sugary sodas.
