Mia Needs a Haircut and Some Friendship Bread
I am shockingly overdue for a blog post. And a new haircut. But I have an excuse! (I know, I’m a writer — we don’t get excuses! At least that’s what I tell my students.) You may have heard the news about my next novel, FRIENDSHIP BREAD. It sold at auction in mid-March to Ballantine [...]
Shirred Eggs and First Drafts
2010 kicked off with a bang. Well, not really because we fell asleep before we could do any fireworks, but the minute I woke up I was back to work on book four. It’s nearing completion but the truth is it will continue to be a work in progress until the book comes back from [...]
Got Friendship Bread?
If you’re following me on Facebook, chances are you’ve been hit—more than a few times—with images and posts from my new Facebook page, Friendship Bread Kitchen. Friendship Bread Kitchen is my new virtual kitchen, but unlike Café World (an addictive Facebook application that lets you run a restaurant and cook lots of fun things and [...]
June Newsletter!
My June newsletter is out! If you’re on my mailing list, a copy is waiting for you in your inbox. In This Issue: Mia Gets a Time Out! Book Club Hurrah! A Contest! Write Your Memoir! Mia on the Road! Recipe: Pan Seared Rainbow Trout with Warm Summer Tomato-Olive-Caper Salad! Click on this link to [...]
A Wedding Band, Book Clubs, An Excerpt and the Best Water in the World
Today I’ve got a bunch of happy news to share with you. But first, a personal note. Wedding Band Next month marks my husband and my tenth anniversary. It’s been a journey getting to this point, which includes a lot of ups and downs, though mostly ups, especially in the past five years (which means, [...]
The Great Hawaii Book Escape Giveaway!
6/1/09: We have a winner! A warm congratulations to Carol M. from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, the big winner in the Great Hawaii Book Escape Giveaway! She received two huge boxes filled with novels and Hawaii-themed goodies for her house and home. She was drawn at random from 995 entries using random.com. “It would be a dream [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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