Posts Tagged ‘recipe’
A year-round taste of fall: low-carb pumpkin protein muffins
In my debut novel—A FATHER’S VOW—my heroine in Northern Arizona’s fictional Sweetwater, veterinarian Doc Wells, prepares her perfectly sweet whole wheat cornbread for Thanksgiving (the recipe is in the back of my book). On a return trip to Sweetwater, Annie Greene, the resident baker and heroine in my next novel—THE FIRE CHIEF’S SURPRISE (July 2025*)—runs…
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What happens in the kitchen: best kept secrets
When I was a little girl, my mom “tricked” me into eating her zucchini crisp by letting me think the (abnormally long) fruit slices were thinly sliced apples. And while the dessert tasted good, I couldn’t eat more once I learned the truth. Which proves that some secrets are best kept to ourselves—especially when they…
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The ‘fruit’ of our labor: what happens when we give up too soon
A couple weeks ago, we invited our neighbors over for dinner and I tackled a new dessert recipe. I realized that was risky business, especially if it flopped, with the nearest store a minimum of 1½-2 hours roundtrip. Although I encountered a couple glitches, I’m grateful I improvised because it ultimately received raving reviews. I…
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When life throws you lemons: ‘squeezing’ the most out of it
Our neighbors own a second home in the Phoenix Valley. This past winter, they transported bags to the mountain teeming with sunshine-yellow lemons from their backyard. It gave me a pang of homesickness and the four citrus trees we once had. But when they offered me a share of their haul, it was like accepting…
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