Hagrid’s Rock Cakes didn’t sound so appetizing in the Harry Potter books, but this mini version is lightly sweetened, moist and tasty. I didn’t want to read the Harry Potter books. When Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was first released in the United States in 1998, I barely noticed. When the next books —…
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Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake
A tender citrus-scented cake with sweet blood orange frosting, Blood Orange Olive Oil Cake is perfect for everyday celebrations. What’s yours? There’s a framed photo hanging in the hallway of our home. It shows the Seattle skyline at dusk in rich blues, and hold a bevy of good memories. Back in Connecticut the photo hung in…
Roasted Brussels Sprouts Salad
Over the weekend, I started listening to Michael Pollen’s book “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” while I was on a long drive. Audiobooks, which I pervasively still call “books on tape,” even though I haven’t owned a tape in over a decade nor the device necessary to play one, are a great way to both pass the…
Easy Banana Cake
When bananas begin to brown on the counter, it’s time to bake. This easy banana cake is ready in under an hour and has great flavors of banana bread in dessert form. For days I have been trying to write this post. I’ve been searching for the theme, for the center of it, for…
My Cookbook is Here! Grains as Mains: Modern Recipes Using Ancient Grains
This post contains affiliate links. Years and years ago, I was a little girl who told anyone who’d listen that I was going to be a writer one day. And I would write books. Then, about 10 years ago, I decided I wanted to write a cookbook. Fast forward to today … and my first…
Pan Seared Shredded Brussels Sprouts and Apples (The American Diabetes Association Vegetarian Cookbook)
This post about a quick and easy recipe for Pan Seared Shredded Brussels Sprouts and Apples is sponsored by the ADA in conjunction with Kitchen PLAY. You may already know this. Or maybe not. But for five years, beginning in my mid-high school years, I was a vegetarian. And I loved it. It all started…
Easy Chicken-Cilantro Soup (Gluten-Free Recipes for People With Diabetes Cookbook)
This post about an Easy Chicken-Cilantro Soup is sponsored by the ADA in conjunction with Kitchen PLAY. A few weeks ago, one of my college friends came to visit. Over the course of the day, we got coffees, had lunch and caught up on life. One thing she told me surprised me though: my…
Easy Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake
An easy recipe for Raspberry Swirl Cheesecake with a thick cookie crust and a tart swirl of raspberry on top. Only the cookie layer needs baking. After Will was in bed last night, Shawn plucked Will’s old coat off the couch and hung it up. He’d tossed it there when we returned home without a…
Book Review: Matched by Ally Condie
Yesterday morning I remembered that I had a book review of Matched by Ally Condie for the BlogHer Book Club due today. In looking at the 366 page book, I could see the email to my editor forming with apologies and a quiet beg for more time. Heck, I practically sat down and wrote it…
Review: The Book of Jonas
At the beginning of 2012, I set all sorts of goals for this year. Among them was to read 52 books. Guess what? I am well on my way to meeting that one. So far, I have read 13 books, polishing off the latest selection by the BlogHer Book Club this evening. That book is…