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Feb 13, 2021

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...

Feb 12, 2021

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...

Feb 4, 2021

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...

Jan 21, 2021

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...

Jan 14, 2021

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...

Jan 9, 2021

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...

Jan 1, 2021

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...

Dec 23, 2020

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...

Dec 13, 2020

I chased the dream....

The first copies of my first paperback arrived today...after years of doubting myself and worrying about what people would think, I...