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RECIPE: Kale & Cannellini Bean Soup

Perfect for all those cold days when Callie was renovating The Summer Breeze! Heat 1-2 Tbsn olive oil (optional - add a pinch or more of...

RECIPE: Linguini with Roasted Cauliflower, Capers and Garlic

Linguini with Roasted Cauliflower, Capers, and Garlic...another recipe that would be served family style at The Summer Breeze! Preheat...

BookTok? Is that even a thing?

Stepping out of my comfort zone has never been easy for me, and it's not getting any easier! But, I feel like that's all I've been doing...

RECIPE: Kale, Leek & White Bean Gratin

I can imagine this dish being served family style at The Summer Breeze Terrace restaurant. Kale & leeks are in season right now, and I...

RECIPE: Lemony Orzo with Spinach & Zucchini

So often, when I'm cooking, I find myself daydreaming about Callie and all the other characters in The Summer Breeze. Like so many of you...

RECIPE: Callie's Mom's Hot Chocolate

"Callie & Nica spent hours sitting by the fire, drinking hot chocolate, warming their frozen toes, and talking." Whisk 2 cups milk, 2...

I ❤ NY

When I was 5 years old, my family relocated from India to Rochester, NY. Can you just imagine the culture shock for a little girl who had...

Why purple?

When I look at all the bookshelves in our house, I see such a variety of colors on the spines of our books. Everything from white to...

Forcing myself to stop and smell the roses...

What people often think of as the hardest part of being an author - that is to say, the development of a story and then actually putting...