Mealtimes can be an incredibly intimate time for couples – if they make it that way. Linda DeVillers teaches ways to create food that will knock your socks off – literally. Recipes from Simple Sexy Food are designed to “feed your love life.” As a fun part of DeVillers virtual tour, she offers a unique…
Author Archives: Angela Wilson
Free eBook from Velda Brotherton
Author Velda Brotherton offers up her Civil War novel, Images in Scarlet, free this weekend. The book is available for no cost on Amazon May 18-20, 2013. Click here to read about Allie and Jake’s adventures along the Sante Fe Trail. Read about Velda and her other novels on her website, VeldaBrotherton.com.
Teen Cuisine New Vegetarian by Matthew Locricchio
Award winning cookbook author Matthew Locricchio offers up tempting recipes in his latest, Teen Cuisine New Vegetarian. As the title suggests, this cookbook is friendly for teens – and adults – who prefer vegetarian fare – or for those who want to move away from a meat-based diet. Featured dishes are vegan, raw or vegetarian….
Mother Nature is a tease
Yesterday was beautiful. The sun shone brightly as a light breeze blew through the city, the mercury topping a perfect 80 degrees. Today, the North winds blow biting air through the Midwest. Snow and rain are likely to settle on the area by tonight. The wood stove is burning, frantically trying to drive out the…
Coq au Vin by Judith Newton
Today we feature Judith Newton, author of the culinary memoir, Tasting Home: Coming of Age in the Kitchen. October 2005, I was to meet my daughter, Hannah, in London where she was taking courses like “The British Museum,” “Shakespeare,” and “Contemporary Drama” at UC Berkeley’s campus abroad. We were to find each other outside the Tube…
By a Thread by Jennifer Estep
Old lovers, new enemies and strained family relations. Jennifer Estep’s latest in the Elemental Assassin series offers up another action-packed tale that will keep fans of the series hungry for more. Gin Blanco desperately needs a vacation. Since annihilating Ashland, Tennessee’s most notorious Fire Elemental crime boss, Mab Monroe, crooks everywhere want a piece…
Love JUSTIFIED? Check out this contest!
Raylan Givens is one of my FAV TV anti-heroes. Elmore Leonard – the creator of Givens – is one of my FAV crime writers. Now, the Killer Instincts Facebook contest pairs the two in a fantastic DVD and book giveaway. Here is what you can win: One grand-prize winner will receive: Season 1 of Justified…
The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Canning Tomatoes
I wrote this post in August. Somehow, it remained a draft until today. Enjoy! The month of August has been BUSY. This is the time of year our tomatoes come out in droves. Some farmers will chop, then freeze them to can in the winter. We don’t have a large freezer, so that means canning…
How to Pack Brown Bag Lunches Part One
After a long search, I FINALLY landed a full-time gig. I’m excited. I start tomorrow. The job itself is going to be fun and challenging – and also offer opportunities for advancement. What I really didn’t count on was the stress of fixing brown bag lunches. I’m not sure if I will have access to…
Learn to Write & Publish a Short Memoir
Award-winning author and founder of eChook Tessa Smith McGovern will be chatting about what it takes to write and publish a short memoir. She’ll answer your questions live at 3 p.m. ET. at booktrib.com and discuss her three essential memoir-writing tips. Whether you’re a seasoned writer, occasional journaler, or if you’ve never thought you could write…