Amazon | iBooks | Nook | Kobo | Google Play Back when I began planning the Cowboy of Her Own series, I knew a couple of things: one, that it would revolve around a set of siblings finding love and two, the very last book would be about the youngest sibling finding his way to … Read more
In the on-going Austen-Bronte fandom war, I’ve made no secret of my allegiance to the Brontes. (I have hidden my dislike of Austen, since that’s a touchier subject. But hey—I don’t like Austen.) But here’s something you might not know—while I love Jane Eyre (and I recognize that Wuthering Heights is quite… interesting) my favorite … Read more
On October 25th, 2014, I published my very first book. I’ve written a fair number since then (see above) but I’m still pretty proud of that first book. It’s been a year of ups and downs, but it’s been a great ride over all. To everyone who’s helped me this year, thank you so, so … Read more
And so we come to the end of the Countdown and to the only real failure: The Americano. I was optimistic going in—the recipe is simple and I’d never had Campari before, so I had no idea what it would taste like. I assembled the ingredients as I made supper, so I could sip through … Read more
The White Russian is famous to most people my age thanks to one man: The Dude. Or El Duderino, if you’re not into that whole brevity thing. There’s a great scene in the Big Lebowski where he’s wandering through the supermarket, in shorts, an undershirt, sweater coat, and flip-flops, sunglasses hiding his eyes as he … Read more
The recipe for this (I used this one) seemed too easy to be an actual cocktail. Sugar, bitters, champagne, and a twist of lemon (if you wanted)—where was the hard liquor? Not that I’m complaining. We were in the last day of a heat wave yesterday (it broke today, thank the Lord), so some chilled … Read more
Apparently the French 75 was named after an artillery gun used in WWI. Opening the recipe post and seeing that made me reconsider this whole thing. And then I read that the drink had gin. But I soldiered on (see what I did there?) and made the drink. For you. For myself. For Art. I assembled the … Read more
The Mai Tai is deeply associated with the tiki craze of mid-century America (and we’ve got a scene in Star Dust that involves tiki torches), so it seemed a very appropriate choice for the challenge. And even though it’s probably the silliest thing in Disneyland, I’m kind of fond of the Tiki Room there. The song’s … Read more
So this one actually worked better than the Old Fashioned, which is a bit odd since the thing is basically pure alcohol. Part of my enjoyment might have had to do with the fact that my children were utter terrors last night and I really needed the sweet, sweet succor of some alcohol. I assembled … Read more
Day One began with a trip to BevMo to pick up supplies. I was the only person in BevMo with children, which didn’t make me at all feel like a reprobate. But supplies were obtained, I found a recipe (this one), and it began: The recipe called for Old Fashioned glasses, which we don’t have. … Read more