Last week I was finally able to watch the 2017 season of The Great British Bake-Off. (Online, of course, as PBS seems not to have the ability to broadcast it in the US since the show said goodbye to the BBC.) It was as brilliant as ever, and though I loved Mary, Mel, and Sue, Read More
Category: Baking
Guest Post: Time Travel Romance and Chocolate Chip Cookies with Cj Fosdick
Today I’m delighted to welcome Wild Rose sister Cj Fosdick to the blog. Here she is to talk a bit about her heroine in her Accidental series, the first of which is on sale now for 99 cents, and to share her favorite Victorian era recipe for chocolate chip cookies. Take it away, Cj! Cookies Read More
Cooking Up a Book
I’ve been slacking on the blog lately, as all my words have been going into a prequel novella I’m writing, featuring the parents of the hero in Stirring Up the Viscount. I’ve also been trying not to be a total slacker in my critique group, which is a bit easier said than done. And since Read More
Winter Blog Hop, Day 12 – Victorian Cookies
Today’s scheduled guest is unable to be here, so I’m filling in with a Victorian era recipe for Cinnamon Cakes, which are actually cookies. I found it in Eliza Acton’s Modern Cookery, and featured them in Secret Promise. Here’s an excerpt: Zachary was curled up in a chair in the sitting room, reading. “Zachary,” Anna said, “I have Read More
Victorian Food: Divided by a Common Language
One of the things I’ve encountered in British recipes–both old and new–is an entirely different vocabulary. Spelling is also an issue: I just spent ten minutes looking for pudding molds in Mrs. Beeton before I remembered it’s spelled moulds in the UK. There are different terms for so many things in baking, and finding out what they Read More
New Blog Series! Victorian Food
So lately I have been watching the early seasons of The Great British Bake-Off. Of the five seasons aired so far, only the last three made it to network TV in the US, but the first two are available on YouTube, and they are so worth the watch. Each episode contains historical snippets about particular Read More