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Cooking Through Fiction: The Field Guide — Spiderwick Macaroni and Cheese

Years ago, my mom bought meThe Spiderwick Chroniclesseries from a children’s store in my hometown because she said, “They were pretty.” And they are. The illustrations are fantastic, and the book covers alone make you want to rub your fingers over the embossed artwork, the gothic font, and the shiny high-gloss finish. During one of my bouts of insomnia, I sat up all night (and morning) and read the entire series. Now, I’ve decided to reread them on my “Cooking Through Fiction” journey.InThe S...

Cooking Through "The Baker's Man": Rum Cake

Continuing with the adventure to cook my way throughThe Baker’s Man, today I bring you Chapter 2: Rum Cake.Sometimes your best friend knows exactly what you need when your heart breaks likepeanut brittle. Other times, a night of innocent encouraging turns into an accidental disaster in the kitchen, courtesy of a bottle of rum and an enchanted recipe.Instead of Anna and Lily creating a deliciously sweet rum cake, the recipe causes something else entirely to pop out of the oven.However, standin...

Book Giveaway — Honeysuckle Hollow

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Book Giveaway — Little Blackbird

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Cooking Through Fiction: Dracula's Robber Steak

Continuing in the pursuit of cooking my way through fiction, I’ve been reading Bram Stoker’sDracula.Within a few chapters, it’s as though a shroud has been draped over the entire world. Sunlight cannot penetrate the darkness, and as a reader tumbles into this gothic realm, one begins to wonder if anything other than flickering firelight exists at all. Perhaps there are only degrees of darkness, ranging from the silvery gray of twilight to the absolute stygian blackness. On the rare occasions...

Book Giveaway — The Baker's Man

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Cooking Through "The Baker's Man": Peanut Brittle

One afternoon I decided it might be fun to combine my love of reading with my love of cooking. I thought I would start with my first published novel,The Baker’s Man, mainly because it’sfullof baked goods, pastries, chocolates, and mouth-watering dishes. Another reason is because readers have asked me if I actually had recipes for some of the treats discussed in the book. And the answer isyes!The main character, Anna O’Brien, owns a bakery, so each chapter inThe Baker’s Manis titled with a bak...

Book Giveaway — Honeysuckle Hollow

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Book Giveaway — Little Blackbird

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Book Giveaway — The Baker's Man

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