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This recipe has been in my family since forever. It is a very popular dish for Georgian and Armenian people who absolutely loved their beans. My mother used to make it, but I put a little twist of my own to make it easier. Mom usually soaked dry beans overnight, then cooked them the next […]

Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?- -Henry Ward Beecher  When I read this quote I said, “Oh, that is soooo me.” As a kid going into the library, I could never choose just one library book. Three was the minimum, and I’ve been known to go as high as seven, or […]

Ah, late summer. Wouldn’t you rather be lazing by the pool or relaxing on your patio or deck, and not trying to figure out what to make for supper? Got you covered! How about pasta with fresh Mozzarella? Mix up a big salad and uncork a bottle of your favorite chilled wine then kick back. […]

Mirror World Publishing and Sapphyria’s Book Promotions present the cover reveal for  Lady by LCW Allingham About Lady: In the year 1464, while England recovers from the devastation of the War of the Roses, Baron Alexander FitzRoland is dying in his northern castle. His young wife, Rosalynde, recovering from the stillbirth of her first child, […]

The warm days this week enabled us to take a stroll through the yard, another put-our-butts-in-the-writing chair avoidance tactic. We found a slew of winter weeds scattered throughout the landscape. Some tiny-leafed, prostrate thing has taken over a portion of the easement making it the greenest it has been in years. Buckhorn plantain spills out […]

Life is unpredictable, right? So, why not take an ordinary minestrone soup full of fresh, wholesome vegetables, and make it a classic, by adding an additional layer of flavor with tender, juicy chicken? I’ve enjoyed a few variations of minestrone soup throughout the years, but this version takes your taste buds to a whole new […]