Irresistible Traveler’s Chocolate Muffins
Posted by Ari in Featured Articles, My Recipes, Quick & Easy, Quick Breads on May 11th, 2009 | 63 Comments
Tomorrow I’m flying to California to visit my family and though my husband is skilled in the kitchen I still like to leave baked goods for him when I travel. It seems only fair since he’ll be pining away for me every day, eagerly awaiting the moment of my return - right? I’m kidding....
Spur of the Moment Blueberry Zucchini Bread
Pumpkin Butter Morning Glory Muffins
Mexican Vanilla Mini-Muffins with Vanilla Syrup
Butternut Squash Muffins with Golden Raisins & Currants
Posted by Ari in Breakfast, Budget Gourmet, My Recipes, Quick Breads on Nov 16th, 2008 | 104 Comments
Tomorrow morning I’m heading off to Pennsylvania for a business trip, and since I’ll be on the train for a few hours I decided to bake a traveler’s treat for myself: butternut squash muffins with golden raisins and currants. Spiced with cinnamon, ground cloves and freshly grated nutmeg,...
Rustic Sweet Potato Muffins with Fresh Sage
Coffee-Glazed Chocolate Chip Scones & Iced Cardamom Coffee
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The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride By Daniel James Brown
It's not often that a history book will compel me to set all my novels aside, but "The Indifferent Stars Above" certainly did. Within the first few pages I was spellbound. I had to know how Sarah, a young woman newly married to her childhood sweetheart, would end up on top of the Sierra Nevada mountains in the dead of winter, starving and forced to do unspeakable things in order to survive.
"The Indifferent Stars Above: The Harrowing Saga of a Donner Party Bride" tells the story of the Donner Party from the perspective of newlyweds Sarah Graves and Jay Fosdick. In April of 1846 the couple joined Sarah's family as they journeyed west from Illinois to the promised land of California. (Read the rest of this review...)
