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Thai Chicken Soup
Soup season will soon be over. But while it lasts, this recipe is one to try before warm weather hits. Especially if you love Thai food. This recipe is my version of one from the Elana's Pantry website. This recipe is easy, dairy-free, gluten-free, and bursting with...
See Jane’s Top Ten Winter Writing Challenges
The wait for news from publishers about the fate of the mystery novel See Jane Run! continues. Pretty typical in the book world, so instead of checking email 10 times a day, I'm plowing ahead with the second book in the series, See Jane Sing! Since the last update on...
Good-bye, Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy, one of my favorite authors, died a little more than a week ago. I've been sad ever since. Conroy wrote about the South Carolina coastland like a man head over heels in love. His affection for the ocean and the marshlands where he grew up made readers fall...
Life Is Good When…for this Fantastic Friday
An enduring joy of my life has been close relationships with many of my cousins. Thankfully, my daughter has similar relationships with several of her cousins and second cousins (Right to left: Lara, Tessa, Anne, Caitlyn, and Lauren). Both the post and the picture...
Dairy-Free Carrot Cake with Cream “Cheese” Frosting
All the kids, their spouses and the grandkids, along with my sister and her husband, are gathering this weekend to celebrate the Man of Steel's 60th birthday. That means he gets to choose his own birthday meal (chicken tetrazzini) and birthday dessert. He chose one of...
Top 10 Reasons I Love March 8
10. The pre-March Madness gives everyone something to talk about other than this year's debacle of a presidential race. 9. The sun's up in time for an early morning walk. 8. Plus this March 8th predicted high is 61°. 7. No ice storm is predicted to follow the...