Category: Food

My next book is a middlegrade novel called “Cupcakes vs. Brownies” and I’ve been spending the last month wrapping up story edits and line edits. I can’t do that from home so I’ve been spending most of my days at Brew-n-Bake, a local coffee shop. One of the most amazing things they serve there are…

I’ve heard of Cajun food before but down here it’s not actually referred to as Cajun. Everyone calls it creole. Other than the fact that a lot of it can be spicy it’s pretty darn good. We’ve become big fans of jambalaya, which is what is pictured here. I also really like crawfish etouffee and…

Since moving to Texas, we’ve discovered St. Angel Cheese, which is kind of funny since it’s a French cheese that’s only made in the  Côtes du Rhône region of France.. What makes the cheese so amazing is that it’s a semi-soft cheese with a buttery test. It’s as if freshly creamed butter made love to…

The food in Texas is different than the food on the east coast. Chinese food is bad and pizza is reallyyyy hit or miss. On the plus side Mexican and BBQ is fantastic! Though one of the things Lisa has been missing the most, since she grew up in New Jersey, are Italian pastries. We’ve…