The Best is Yet to Be
Grow old with me
the best is yet to be.
Robert Browning
May 2009 be a year filled with happiness and joy, with every dream and wish fulfilled.
What Would Emma Do? by Eileen Cook
My good friend and fellow author, Eileen Cook, is releasing her young adult novel What What Emma Do? (Simon Pulse) today! Eileen and I met at The Debutante Ball, a wonderful website for debut authors and their first novels. She’s also the author of the chick lit novel, Unpredicatable (Berkley Trade). Eileen’s a funny, gifted [...]
Book Gifts Just in Time for the Holidays
Books are great gifts. Yes, I’m biased. Terribly so. But reading is what got me into writing, and it is the one thing I want my eight year old daughter to do a lot of. READ. I think it opens doors, whole worlds even, and keeps our brains active and creative. Plus, I’ve noticed that [...]
Debt-Proof Your Holidays with Mary Hunt
This holiday season I want to share some of the best tips and recipes I’ve come across that have helped save time and money. When it comes to saving money, there’s no better person to help than Mary Hunt.
Mary Hunt is an author, consumer financial expert and personal finance coach who has wonderful money management [...]
Got Rosemary?
A friend gave us a nice bunch of rosemary. What to do, what to do? It needed to be fast and easy, and something I could do while I was writing.
Here’s what I did:
Rosemary Lamb Chops
Serves 4
2 teaspoons minced garlic (fresh is great but I had some in a jar)
1 teaspoon chopped rosemary
1/2 teaspoon thyme [...]
Holiday Wishes
If you could have ONE wish this holiday season, what would it be?
Brown Sugar Cookies
This recipe is fast and easy when you need to make something on the run. Everything is already in your pantry or fridge, so you can have fresh-baked cookies in under half an hour, and it’s easy and fun for the kids, too!
Brown Sugar Cookies
Makes 20
2 sticks (½ pound) unsalted butter
¾ cup packed dark brown [...]
Cinnamon Shortbread
This simple recipe rivals its gourmet counterparts.
Cinnamon Shortbread
Makes 16
10 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups self-rising cake flour
½ cup plus 1 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar
Preheat oven to 325° F.
Cut butter into small pieces.
Place flour in bowl of an electric mixer and add ½ cup cinnamon-sugar. Process briefly.
Add butter and continue to mix on medium speed until [...]
