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What I’m Reading For Book Lovers Day 2019
I’ll be finishing “Absinthe, Alewives & Alchemy” by Kate Henriott and Ted Jauw today. I met the authors at a Michigan Steam Expo earlier this year, and found them both to be delightful…
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Book Review: Raise the Stakes (Aces High, Jokers Wild Book 3)
It's 2156. Corporations now control the people of what used to be the United States. And they've gone way too far.
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A Guided Tour of My Girl Cave
When we moved into this house 2ish years ago, our lifestyle changed a *lot*. This house is newer, better built and well maintained, unlike the old house. It even has a spacious, well-landscaped…
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Dandelion Bread
Dandelion bread isn’t what most people think it’s going to be like. It’s a dense bread, like pound cake, actually – with a light, slightly sweet flavor. Other than the actual gathering of…
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It’s Dandelion Day!
The dandelions have achieved full bloom in the back yard. Each year, I set aside one day in early spring to wallow in them. This year’s goal – enough petals to brew the…
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Fantasy Faire 2019 – Builders of Hope
Last year I was delighted to be invited to Fantasy Faire as a Literary Festival featured author, and I want to pay it back. This year, in honor of my dad, lost to…
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99th Aether Salon Chat Transcript: Foraging! with Ceejay Writer
If you admire food, or have been known to occasionally eat food, or perhaps have even gone so far as to stir food in a pot, you may know that food can be…
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Souper-Fungal-Fab-Delicious-Extra-Goopy-Rices
Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious, this ultra-comforting side dish would please even Mary Poppins' ever-so-proper palate.
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The First Annual Doll Fest-For-All
For Immediate Release February 15, 2019 DOLL DUO DECLARES MARCH 3 DOLL DAY DEBUT Second Life Steamlands Residents Seek To Foster Doll Culture The Steamlands of Second Life, February 15, 2019 – On March…
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Southwest Bean and Barley Veggie Soup
This recipe makes a lower sodium version of a favorite Campbell's soup. There's nothing like simmering a pot of soup all afternoon, filling your house with good smells and some extra humidity -…
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Starlight Mint Surprise Cookies
This simple, delicious cookie is a Christmas family tradition I inherited from my mother in law. My husband has enjoyed these cookies since he was a child, and still gets excited about the…
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Mini Green Pepper Cups
A fun way to preserve and enjoy the last of the bell pepper plants when the fruit is small but won't have time to grow.
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Instant Hot Cocoa Mix
It's super easy to blend your own hot cocoa mix. Keep this in a tightly sealed plastic container. Just give the container a couple of firm shakes to re-blend the dry ingredients before…
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Bubbly Flatbread
Flatbread is such a versatile, happy bread. It's fun to use as a crust for a personal pizza, to build an epic sandwich, or to just slap on a slice of cheese and…
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Cauliflower ‘Faker’ Tots
These tots are best served straight out of the oven, with only enough cooling time to avoid burning mouths. The crunch and flavor are utterly satisfying. You can, of course, dunk them in…
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Low-So Dilly Spears
If you're new to the low sodium lifestyle, you'll need to be a bit patient with yourself while your taste buds 'gear down'.
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Easy Gardening Project: Growing Garlic
Growing garlic isn’t difficult. I live in mid-Michigan in gardening zone 5B, where we plant garlic cloves in late fall, just around the time the first freezes hit. This way they can winter…
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On Both Banks
It’s always a pleasure to edit a good book. I was delighted to assist author Clarence L. Harper IV by editing and formatting his strange, compelling book, which I’ve mentally branded with a…
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Raspberry Honey Mustard Dressing
If you have a raspberry patch, you need this recipe! Fresh dressing on a green salad in the middle of Summer... bliss.
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City and Country Croutons
When I was a kid, my gramma would always tell me to "eat the crusts, they'll make your hair curly". She might as well have told me to "eat the crusts, they'll make…
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Cinnabliss Granola Bars
These soft, chewy granola bars can be added to a lunchbox, or crumbled over ice cream for a quick dessert.
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Two Day Refried Beans
Homemade refried beans require little effort, but do need a nice long simmer on the back of the stove.
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Book Review: Blood Calls
At first glance, you might think Blood Calls is a vampire novel, but you’d be wrong. At second glance, you might think it’s the story of a boy and his dragon, but you’d…
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A California Fairy Tale
Once upon a time there were six little cousins. The eldest, most wisest of them all was Sherrie the Trailblazer. Successor to her throne was Sharon the Serious. Following down the line of…
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Literary Festival at Fantasy Faire
This weekend, I will be making various appearances at the Fantasy Faire’s Literary Festival, a benefit event to support the American Cancer Society. My avatar, Ceejay Writer, will be representing me at the…
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Which Came First? The Chicken or the Pen?
As much as I’ve always loved the original rustic chicken logo created in 2009 by a friend, I felt it was time for an update. Even though I’m not an artist, and clumsy…
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The Weekend Left A Good Impression
It’s been an extraordinarily rainy weekend. Rainy and windy, which means that all the windows facing south and east are providing a rather impressionistic view of the world. This hazy, beautiful view inspired…
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A Typical August Country Weekend
We’ve only lived in Casa de Caribou 2.0 for about 5 months, but the grounds are already being cultivated into useful, productive, pretty land. Here’s my progress from the last few days, as…
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Sweet and Sourdough
I love my sourdough starter. I’ve been maintaining it for a couple of decades now. Even when I neglect it, old Beastie always springs back to life when I pull him from the…
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Potato Salad My Way
This is my favorite way to make potato salad. I know I break the rules by dicing the potatoes before cooking them, but really, why should I mangle a soft, warm, potato when…
