I am racing to finish revisions on my next novel set in England, and so my mind naturally goes to...dessert. Banoffee pie is a popular dessert in Great Britain. The first time my husband and I had it was not in the UK, however, but in Minnesota, when we were invited to dinner at Jeff and Susan’s house. Jeff is from England, and Susan had kindly learned to make the pie for him—and … [Read more...]
Where Do You Find Your Recipes?
At best, I'm an adequate cook. I can follow a recipe proficiently. But I can't improvise and definitely can't create recipes of my own. Also, I only enjoy making things like chocolate chip cookies. Dinner preparation is not bliss for me. Nor is eating what I cook. I rarely eat one of my dinners and think, Yummy! It's usually more like, Well, here's more healthy sustenance. Since I cooked, … [Read more...]
When private love letters…aren’t so private anymore
My Darling Wife… On his thirty-third birthday in 1868, General William Hicks Jackson proposed marriage to Selene Harding, granddaughter of the founder of Belle Meade Plantation in Nashville (the setting of my Belle Meade Plantation novels). The General had his eye on Selene for quite some time. But he wasn't part of Nashville’s social circle, and Selene had the attentions of many eligible … [Read more...]
My Side of the Story
You heard Tammy's version of my visit to Nashville last week. Today, I'll share mine. ;) The purpose of my trip to Nashville was to attend the ACFW (American Christian Fiction Writers) board meeting. Each winter, we meet in the city where our annual conference will be held. We tour the hotel to get the "lay of the land" and then we spend an entire day (sometimes more) discussing the business of … [Read more...]
A Christmas Recipe
Christmas is a time of family, fun, and food. And by food, I mean all those wonderful baked goodies that are miraculously calorie-free during this one very special time of the year. (That's my story, and I'm sticking to it!) Growing up, one of the special treats I looked forward to every year was my grandmother's shortbread. We would go to my grandparents' house every year for Christmas, meet … [Read more...]
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