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Downton Abbey Scones on This Fantastic Friday
This Fantastic Friday post is an homage to last Sunday's Downton Abbey finale. The recipe's posting today so fans can whip up a batch of scones, make a pot of tea, put on their best English accents, and be jolly good sports all weekend long. Downton Abbey Dairy-Free...
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...