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Tasty Apple or Savory Pumpkin

One of the hardest things about Thanksgiving dinner is leaving enough room for dessert after eating all that amazing turkey, cranberry sauce, and all the appetizing side dishes. Somehow I manage to do it but now it’s time for the hard choice: tasty apple pie or savory pumpkin? Yes, I know many of you will say both, but I’m still trying to lose weight and have been stuck at 45 pounds lost for the last three months. Sigh. Also, I really prefer pecan pie (or sweet potato pie) and hope that will be on the Thanksgiving table as well. But back to today’s This or That. Will you choose apple or pumpkin? A la mode or just pie all alone?

apple or pumpkin

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#ThrowbackThursday – South Beach Love

We used to love going down to South Beach to get away from winter for a week. It was so much fun to go to the beach, hang out by the pool at the Park Central, and stroll along Ocean Drive. We’d also walk over to Lincoln Road to check out the shops and restaurants as well as take various trips to Little Havana to get our fill of Cuban food. Good times. That’s one of the reasons that I set my book for Hallmark, SOUTH BEACH LOVE, in the South Beach area. I’m so excited about this book! It’s got lots of great food scenes that are bound to make you hungry and a fun twist as two chefs who are starting to fall in love find themselves forced into a competition to decide who is the better chef. You can find out more about SOUTH BEACH LOVE at https://amzn.to/36L1kkm.

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#TransformationTuesday – A Gardener of Plants and Words

It occurred to me as I was walking through Bryant Park this morning that gardens are always transforming. From seedlings kept safe and warm inside until it’s time to plant, to spring bulbs flowering, to now when the gardens are in full bloom, gardens transform every day. It’s the same with my vegetable plants. I eagerly plant them in early spring and hope a late frost won’t hurt them. I watch as they grow and anticipate those first little flowers that say vegetables will soon be on the way. I trim the herbs for delicious pesto and chimichurri or to add to my other dishes (and by the way I am so cooking up some interesting recipes for you that you’ll find in June 2020’s Hallmark Release, SOUTH BEACH LOVE).

Something else also came to me this morning: Writers are like gardeners in that they create a garden with words. We start with the seed of an idea and plant the words on the page. Little by little, we sow more words or we trim until suddenly that sparse garden blooms into a book! LOL!

Just some thoughts about transformation on this Tuesday! Have an awesome day.
Transformation Tuesday a gardener of plants and words

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Christmas Cookie Recipes #TuesdayTip

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas all over so it’s time to think about some holiday baking! My fried Kathy makes the most delicious walnut crescent cookies every Christmas and we look forward to them every year. My other friend Jayne, a regular at our holiday table, also brings tasty cookie treats for our Christmas Eve dessert. So today I’m sharing some links to Christmas cookies you might like to try for the holidays! Just paste and copy the links into your browser!**

Hershey’s Christmas Cookie Pizza: http://bit.ly/2P5rmSS
Betty Crocker Recipes & 24 days of Cookies e-mail: http://bit.ly/2OZNRbX
Good Housekeeping 100 Top Christmas Cookie Recipes: http://bit.ly/2P3g2qn
Country Living 60+ Recipes: http://bit.ly/2P4rZME
Walnut Crescent Cookies: http://bit.ly/2P2WEK8

**Why no active links? Well, Google is punishing sites with broken links and with third party sites changing up content, it’s really hard not to have broken live links. Since I’ve been dinged by Google (and with over 6000 links it’s no wonder), I’ve got a link checker working on cleaning things up, but thought I’d avoid the issue by not having hyperlinks in the posts.

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Christmas Cookie Recipes #TuesdayTip

I’ve never been a big baker, although I love making bread. Cookies, not so much, although I love eating them! So today I’ve rounded up some Christmas Cookie recipes that I plan on trying and maybe you’ll give them a shot as well. Not to mention that I’ve heard it from a good authority, namely the jolly old man himself, that Christmas Cookies have no calories since their only ingredient is love. (Yes, corny but what the heck!) So here are 12 recipes, one for each of the twelve days of Christmas!

    Oreo Coal Recipe: http://bit.ly/2kM7Ptx
    Creme Brûlée Sugar Cookies: http://bit.ly/2kKZExD
    Soft Christmas Cookies: http://armagazine.com/2kL0CKh
    Struffoli: http://bit.ly/2kLkCwd
    Walnut Snowball Cookies: http://bit.ly/2kL0LgN
    Gingerbread Cookies: http://bit.ly/2kM9sr9
    Classic Christmas Sugar Cookie Cutouts: http://bit.ly/2kO5ePE
    Snickerdoodles (one of my favs!): http://bit.ly/2kKiepG
    Italian Christmas Cookies: http://bit.ly/2kNdujh
    Cream Cheese Spritzes: http://bit.ly/2kIiZ2u
    Chocolate Crinkle Cookies: http://bit.ly/2kLGSGv
    Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookies: http://bit.ly/2kMzF97

Hope you enjoy them!

Christmas Cookie Recipes

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#TeaserTuesday Cooking with the SUMMER HEAT Authors #FreeRead

CookingGood morning! It’s Tuesday and this morning I have not only many teasers, but also a free cookbook loaded with outstanding recipes from my fellow SUMMER HEAT Box Set authors.

All of the recipes are connected to our stories in the anthology and they all look incredibly tasty. The cookbook is a perfect way to find out more about some of the things that inspired our stories.

You can download the free cookbook at these various online retailers:

Hope you all have a fabulous Tuesday!

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#WriteWed Recipes for the Romantic Soul

I’ve been stuck on the next scene for EMBRACE THE NIGHT, but had a revelation this morning about it! Yeah. I’ll write it on the way home and hopefully have this story ready for you in early September. I’ll also have a new book for you with a baseball hero – ROOKIE OF THE YEAR. This is a contemporary romance revolving around a fictional NJ baseball team. The sequel to it – A WINNING SEASON – will be out in October.

Today’s Write Wednesday inspiration is all about recipes. You know I’ve been sharing them with you and I’ve decided to put them all together into a cookbook. I’ve been searching for the just right image for the cover and in truth, it occurred to me that just one image would not do it. I like the idea of a collage for the front cover of the book. RECIPES FOR THE ROMANTIC SOUL will not only have recipes, it’ll have stories about my family, friends and/or scenes in my books that inspired the recipe.

For now, if you’d like to try out some recipes, please visit the Cook’s Treat section of the website!
Cookstreat

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