Just a heads up — next week I’m likely on hiatus — personal travel. But the Kindle goes with me, and I’ll probably check each of these out while I’m out:

One Week Closer – Steadily gaining on retirement seven days at a time. Written by my friend Beverly. Bev is about 10 years older than, so it’s REALLY interesting to follow along as she talks about all sorts of things leading up to the big R: like finances, cooking for health, leisure, and travel. I’m still in the prime of my career, but in virtually every post she identifies something that makes me go Hmmmm, in a Good Way.

Heather Christo – Sharing the love of food with friends and family. I’ve been reading Heather’s blog for about a year or so now. Maybe a bit longer. She hooked me in with her recipe for Lemon Summer Squash Bread. It’s a really lovely light tea bread with a healthy amount of yellow squash in there. This is NOT your mother’s zuchinni bread.

The Feed – Recipes and Home Cooking from America’s Test Kitchen. A must-follow blog for anyone who loves to watch America’s Test Kitchen on PBS but doesn’t actually subscribe to any of their magazines. At least weekly you get access to a free recipe (normally a paid service) and nearly daily you get an update to one of their sub-blogs: like the Meat Blog, Baking, or DIY. My version of their DIY pimento cheese is To Die For.