To Light the Bonfire
It’s November 5, also known as Guy Fawkes Day and Bonfire Night. While it’s a night of fun and festivities, it used to be the night of treasonous plots and burning bones. And, there’s a cake!
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A’Souling on Halloween
A brief history behind the tradition of A’Souling and the reasons why I updated the traditional soul cakes recipe to a delicious shortbread PB&J version.
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The Pumpkin Challenge: Can a Romance Writer Eat Only Pumpkin for an Entire Day?
This is a repost from a few years ago, but it was so much fun to read again! A reader asked me for this so here it is: The Pumpkin Challenge–Can a romance author only eat pumpkin-based foods for an entire day? (The answer is Yes!)
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Michaelmas and Blackberry Hand Pies
Today is Michaelmas and it’s also the last day to pick blackberries. I’m celebrating by making homemade blackberry hand pies.
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A Brief History of the Headless Horseman & a Ginger Cake
Because it’s that time of year again, here’s a brief History of the Headless Horseman & a Ginger Cake recipe to help ward him off.
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Fall Equinox & World Peace Cookies
Today is the Fall Equinox so I’m celebrating by telling a harvest myth while baking chocolate shortbread cookies!
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Nutting Day Deserves a Cake
Nutting Day deserves a fabulous cake worthy of the day’s history.
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Ember Days & September Pie
The Fall Ember days have arrived so it’s time to read The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and make a September Pie.
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The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Orange Cranachan
Bestselling author Sharon Wray on The Hungry {Romance} Writer blog with a recipe for Orange Cranachan, the perfect ending to a Burns Supper, just in time to celebrate Robert Burns’ birthday on January 25.
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The Hungry {Romance} Writer: Huguenot Torte
Sharon Wray returns to the Deadly Force world with a Christmas Eve Dinner at Pinckney House in Charleston, SC. And the next course being served is a dessert of Huguenot Torte.
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A Thanksgiving Poem & Pumpkin Pie
While few people have ever heard of the poet/author Lydia Maria Child, everyone has probably heard the opening lines to one of her most famous poems: The New-England Boy’s Song…
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Ichabod Crane’s Last Feast
Sharon Wray shares a recipe for Dutch Apple Cake which appears in Washington Irving’s classic short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. A cake eaten by Icacod Crane right before he was beheaded by the Headless Horseman.
