Archives for “Food”
The cake pans and cookie sheets that is, right onto the baking rack!! It’s a SURRENDER kind of season for me, so with the holidays in mind, I thought I’ll surrender my favorite recipes, if you’ll surrender yours! And even if you don’t, I’ll still share, because I’m that kind of girl. In our [...]
Hi! Winnie Griggs here. In my current work in progress I’m considering having a few scenes take place in a confectionery. So I’ve been doing some research into what sort of treats would have been available in such an establishment at that time (1895). And what mouth watering research it was! Here’s just a little [...]
Honky-tonk: a cheap, noisy saloon or dancehall. Okay, I’ll go along with the online definition for honky-tonk as a noisy bar or dancehall. But cheap? I don’t think so. As a plot-moving literary venue, a good honky-tonk is worth its weight in gold. It’s a place where characters gather to gossip, hook up, or plan [...]
Did you know that the longest continually running county fair began in Watertown in New York’s Jefferson County and has been ongoing for 193 years! Watertown is also known as the birthplace of the Five and Dime and the safety pin of all things. What was once a way to bring the community together with livestock [...]
When I was writing my latest book, I ended up thinking about food a lot. This isn’t a new thing. Food usually plays a big part in my books, because, well, I like to cook and I like to eat. :-) My heroine is a baker – specifically a cupcake baker, and she’s “roped” into [...]
