Food

I find it interesting to learn what other folks are doing to stay sane in these crazy times. Netflix? Scrabble? Knitting? Zoom? Everyone has a favorite “escape hatch.” The two things that saved me from losing my sh&%$#t while I was in lockdown both start with a “B.” Books and … [Read more...] about IF A BOOKSTORE AND A BAKERY HAD A BABY…

Walking into the room filled with chocolate, I thought I’d died and gone to heaven. My version of heaven, where you can eat whatever you desire and not gain an ounce. I was in Paris researching my novel SUCH DEVOTED SISTERS, set in the world of gourmet chocolate, and I’d … [Read more...] about DEATH BY CHOCOLATE AND OTHER EARTHLY DELIGHTS

The holidays are a time for sharing and what better than the gift that keeps on giving: a recipe. Some of my favorite recipes are the ones in my recipe box handwritten on index cards and stained with sauces or melted chocolate in spots. Recipes from my mom or the years when my … [Read more...] about THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

Shake ‘n bake isn’t just a brand name, it was the story of my life during the frenzied year I spent doing my cookbook SOMETHING WARM FROM THE OVEN. What was I thinking? I often wondered as I raced back and forth between my desk, where I was finishing a novel on deadline, and the … [Read more...] about I’M BAKING AS FAST AS I CAN

I'm incurable. Put a magazine containing recipes in my hand and next thing you know, I'm reaching for a pair of scissors to cut out said recipes. The voice in my head making lip-smacking sounds and murmuring, "Oh, this looks good...I bet it tastes even better." The bulging file … [Read more...] about CONFESSIONS OF A RECIPE JUNKIE