I am the least organized person I know. Please don’t flinch, but this colorful disaster is my much-loved and well-used box of recipes. I’ve tried dividers, color coded index cards, even a binder with plastic sleeves. Eventually they all turn into this kind of jumble, so somewhere along the line, I gave up.
As a child, I remember eating my grandmother’s turkey stuffing and asking her how she made it.
“I just got it out of my head, dear.”
To which my father replied, “If you keep taking the
stuffing out of your head every year, Mother, pretty soon there will be nothing
left.”
HOPE,
Book 1 of Widows of the Wild West, launches a new series that grew from the
previous one, and contains cross-over characters.
“Where? Out to your
treasure-hunting site?”
“Silly, Hope,” Percy said indulgently. “I recently purchased a house here in town.”
“You own a home? And
you cook?”
He gave a modest smile.
“I have always believed no matter what I undertake, I am honor bound to
do it well.”
“Of course you do,” Hope said. “Might I guess you found time in your travels
to train with some of the more famous chefs around the world?”
“A lesson or two, here and there,” Percy said. “I’ll see if Laura and Brody Mason are free
to join us. Brody is the surrogate big
brother of the Mason clan, and was recently elected town mayor. You’ll like Laura, his wife.”
“That sounds very nice,” Hope said. “I don’t cook much, but is there something I
could contribute?”
“Not a thing. I’ll
call for you at the hotel around half-six.”
Percy left her in the hotel lobby after their tour, along
with the distinct impression he didn’t want to be alone at his house with
her. Hence the impromptu dinner party.
Despite that, she was curious to see the place Percy called
home and meet at least some of the people here who had drawn Percy back into
their midst. She was quite certain the
quest for the missing ship of black pearls was only part of the attraction.
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3 comments:
Nice blog, Kathleen, and Congrats on your upcoming release! I have a few old-west cookbooks. Some things in them I wouldn't dare to make let alone eat, but I do have a few favorites. Most of my heroines can cook, but Lydia was all thumbs in the kitchen. It's always fun to work with a character who is different. Hugs and have a great day!
Thanks, Julie. I make a few old west favorites like cornbread and buttermilk bicuits and chili to name a few, and am forever grateful for my crockpot and modern oven.My hat is off to our ancestors.
It's nice to see someone who "organizes" the way I do! Great excerpt!
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