Category Archives: Cookbooking

newly available:

I am so relieved and glad to announce that the paperback edition of THE TEXT ISLE PATCHWORK COOKBOOK is now available! It’s easiest to get it via this Amazon link:

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The Text Isle Patchwork Cookbook is DONE!

Please pat me on the back for sticking with The Text Isle Patchwork Cookbook. In July, after a tough-love critique, I went back to the drawing board, and it became the hardest long-term project I’ve ever slogged through. Today it … Continue reading

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Food Mystery [iPhoneography: September Edition]

What the heck is a personal melon? And what is odd about where they posted this sign? If you take a guess by leaving a comment below, you’ll qualify for a drawing to win a copy of my upcoming cookbook … Continue reading

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A Simple Labor Day Party Dessert

It isn’t time to say goodbye to summer quite yet, and summer fruit will stil be at farmers’ markets for a few weeks more. But I’m preparing myself for the disappearance of real summer fruit (as opposed to mid-February’s expensive, … Continue reading

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Four Pounds of Over-Boiled Spaghetti Squash

Today I’m attempting to do a weekend’s worth of recipe-testing in case this weekend’s hurricane knocks out the power. While boiling the Moby Dick of spaghetti squashes, I accidentally turned the timer off. It overcooked so badly. Four pounds of … Continue reading

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August Mystery Food Photo Revealed

Cindy from A Writer’s Diary is an experienced pie baker and correctly guessed that this month’s mystery food is pie dough. You may wonder why it’s suspended in air? Because I’m showing off. After repeated failures, I’ve figured out how … Continue reading

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I.D. The Mystery Food [ iPhonography; August Edition ]

Roll forward when the going gets tough. I’ll post the answer to this food photo mystery on Tuesday. May the forks be with you. Click here to check out past mysteries, or click the Culinary Mysteries tab on the Categories … Continue reading

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Recipe Testers Needed

If you’d be willing to test a recipe or two from the upcoming TEXT ISLE PATCHWORK COOKBOOK, please message me or leave me a comment below with your food preferences and aversions. I will then email you recipe(s). Thank you … Continue reading

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Patchwork Gazpacho Recipe

Um, no one entered my patchwork gazpacho recipe composition contest, so I’ll make future contests composition-free. Here’s my patchwork gazpacho recipe. Please give me constructive criticism or compliments if you try it. PATCHWORK GAZPACHO (4 to 6 servings) I call … Continue reading

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1 Week Left to Play: Patchwork Gazpacho Contest

Three weeks ago I announced the Patchwork Gazpacho recipe contest. I call it Patchwork Gazpacho because when I’m in cookbooking mode, “patchwork” refers to colorful, unconventional ingredient combinations. Deadline: Friday, July 1st, at midnight in your time zone. How to … Continue reading

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