From Cleo Coyle: I think most writers would agree that working at home has its pros and cons. Casual Friday every day (woo-hoo!). Make your own schedule (hooray!). A kitchen and fridge only

VMBURNS: Nothing says summer like fresh fruit. Many of you may know that while I was born in the Midwest, I now live in Northern Georgia. Georgia is known as the Peach State.

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I found the flavour of lemon in this recipe to be too strong, although the dish was delicious.  The lemons I used were very big, so perhaps they were too large. Next time, I’ll cut the

LUCY BURDETTE: we love Mexican food in our household, though it’s not that easy to get in our small town in Connecticut. Luckily for my food critic character, Hayley Snow, there is a

Darci Hannah: I’m going to be honest here, although I bake quite a lot and try all sorts of recipes for interesting and delicious baked goods, to me a slice of good banana

LESLIE BUDEWITZ: Happy Birthday to Pepper Reece, the star of my Spice Shop mysteries! I've long known her birthday is June 2 -- by no small coincidence, the birthday of my BFF. Why that

Ang Pompano: I recently turned in the manuscript for the next book in my Reluctant Food Columnist Series, Simmering Secrets. I’ll admit, this one took longer than I expected. There were times when the