Author: Christy

After graduating from Eupora High School, I attended Mississippi State University where I majored in Social Studies Education. In 2004, I completed my Master of Education from Belhaven University and became National Board Certified in 2005. In May 2020, I completed my Ed.S. in Educational Leadership from Belhaven University. I am beginning my 23rd year of teaching. In my spare time, I love to garden, read, and take care of my ducks and chickens and now bees!

Scythe by Neal Shusterman and Smallcakes, a new Gluckstadt business

  When you read a dystopian novel, you promote a local, recently-opened business…or I do anyway. 🧁😊  Smallcakes is a new cupcakery that opened up […]

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The Woman in the Window: A Novel and King Cake in a Bread Machine

  Recipe link I know what you are saying?  King Cake in a bread machine?  Why, yes!  And…king cake also doesn’t have anything to do […]

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Anxious People: A Novel by Fredrik Backman and Swedish Scones

  Recipe link Out of curiosity, I searched to see if there happened to be a recipe for scones with a Swedish twist.  I had […]

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Come With Me by Ronald Malfi and Historic Annapolis

Originally this book blog started off with cooking recipes that relate to the setting of books.  There are only so many American dishes I can […]

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Home Before Dark by Riley Sager : article – Thomas Jefferson/Dr. Benjamin Rush, maple sugar, and the abolition of slavery

  The setting of this book takes place in Vermont. It is a struggle to find unique recipes of books with settings in the United […]

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Lock Every Door by Riley Sager (no recipe)

  No recipe.  Why?  Because it takes place in NYC, and I just didn’t want to cook anything “unique” to NYC.   Synopsis: No visitors. No […]

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The Death of Mrs Westaway and Orange Doughnut Bites (from Poldark Cookbook)

  Poldark.  Need I say more!  I have been waiting for Amazon to release the last season to no avail!!!!  I came across this cookbook, […]

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Trials of the Earth – Part 3: Homeward Bound

  Last year, I read a rather fascinating read about a pioneering family that settled in the Mississippi Delta (in Mississippi – not Arkansas).  Here […]

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No Exit and Colorado Cowboy Cookies

  Recipe link Aren’t you shocked that I actually cooked a recipe?  Yea, me too!  Honestly, it was fairly difficult to find a traditional Colorado […]

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The Chestnut Man and chicken noodle soup (Hønsekødssuppe)

  Above: Walnut man (Mississippi version of a chestnut man)…a gift from bookclub 😀 Ok…so if you have been reading my blogs, you know that […]

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