Four easy Christmas candy recipes
I love Christmastime and all of the delicious Christmas treats. When I was growing up my mom spent several evenings making scads of treats to give away to friends and neighbors. Though I don't live in such a close-knit neighborhood and many of my friends are too far...
Frog-Eye Salad Recipe
One of my family favorite edit for gatherings at any time of year is Frog-Eye Salad. I've also seen this called Hawaiian pasta salad or just acini de pepe salad (after the pasta in the salad). I've seen it with a custard base, or with boxed pudding mix. with two cans...
Oven S’mores
It's getting colder outside and soon sitting around a fire pit to make S'mores will be out of the question. But you can still enjoy this three-ingredient sweet dessert at home using the oven. This recipe came from Pistols & Pies, my second book in the Sweet Bites...
Strawberry Cream Cheese Filled Cupcakes
This recipe came from Pistols & Pies, my second Sweet Bites mystery. Sweet, creamy and fruity all at once, this cupcake recipe is a winner. [mv_create key="18" type="recipe" title="Strawberry Cream Cheese Filled Cupcakes"...
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
Some of my favorite recipes are the most basic ones. This Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookie recipe is one I remember from my childhood and used in my third cozy mystery, Muffins & Murder (A perfect choice for this time of year since it starts with a Halloween murder!)...
Hot Cocoa Recipe
Testing recipes for my culinary mysteries can be half the fun of creating the books--and this hot cocoa recipe is no exception. This one came out of my fourth Sweet Bites Mystery book, Eggnog & Extortion. It definitely takes longer than opening up a packet of...
Unbelievably Simple Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Thanksgiving is less than a week away and I've slipped into preparation mode. We're celebrating with friends this year so I won't have to make a full meal for just my husband and myself, but I'll still have a few things to take with us. Every year my husband requests...
A new Echo Ridge Anthology and late-summer sweets
Hi, don't you love the fall? The air gets cooler, the leaves start to turn bright colors and love is in the air--well, it is in this book. The newest Echo Ridge Anthology is now available in print, ebook, and audio. It all surrounds a library fundraiser with five...
Turkey, Veggie Sloppy Joes
A Big thanks to my friend Christina Dymock for sharing her delicious and healthy slow cooker recipe--a perfect meal for this busy holiday season! This week is a busy week. Between the release of Echo Ridge, the start of the holiday season, and the candy high the kids...
Delicious crock-pot recipe to make dinner easier
I don't know about all of you, but I'm always struggling to balance my career, church responsibilities, community activities and my family and home. Some days eight o'clock rolls around and I realize we still haven't eaten dinner. If you've made a goal to have family...