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Baked Corn Beef
Apologies and more apologies for posting this recipe for Baked Corn Beef two days after St. Patty's Day. But since the dish received the coveted Hiram Seal of Approval, I'm posting it now instead of waiting until next year. Corn beef with cabbage is not my favorite...
Top Ten Reasons to Read a Book
10. To honor an author who slaved through revisions and edits to make the book the best it could be. 9. To give starving authors a reason to live. 8. Your tax dollars support public libraries. By reading you get more bang for your library books bucks. 7. ...
The Book Is Not Dead…Long Live the Book!
Not much time for blogging this week, as Katie Wetherbee and I are hard at work on revisions and proofreading our Every Child Welcome manuscript. So enjoy this infographic which assures book lovers and authors that the book is not dead! Your thoughts? Leave a...
What’s Up with Dick and Jane?
What an excellent question! For those who are interested in the progress of my Fun with Dick and Jane mystery series, the answer to that question is long overdue. In fact, the last report was in January, almost 2 months ago–but who's counting–in which I reported being...
Asian Orzo Salad
Does the picture of today's featured dish make you think spring? I hope so, because when I made it, both the Man of Steel and I decided to make it again come spring...if spring ever comes. This recipe comes from The Old World Olive Press, the same establishment where...
Top Ten Reasons to Read Australian Fiction
Australian fiction made this long, cold winter bearable. Here are the top ten reasons why: 10. My wild side got a thrill every time the word "bloody" passed my lips. 9. Australian fiction (along with books from Great Britain) is a vocabulary builder: bonnet,...