Recipe: Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients: 2/3 cup peanut butter (creamy or with chunks) 2/3 cup butter (melted) 1 cup brown sugar 1 egg 1 tsp. vanilla 1-1/4 cups flour ½ tsp. (heaping) baking soda
Dead Butt Syndrome
Yes! That’s what the title says—my butt is apparently dead. Dead butts are a real thing. Who knew?! Like many of you, I intended to age gracefully. I consider myself to be a reasonably [...]
Date Squares
Ingredients: Crust & Topping 41-1/2 cups all-purpose flour ½ tsp. baking soda 1-1/2 cups quick quaker oats 1-1/2 cups brown sugar 1 cup butter Filling 1 pound pitted dates ½ cup hot water ¼ [...]
Using Artifacts as a Way to Start Writing Historical Fiction
I love old things -- dishes, silver, furniture, jewellery, and books. I love that they represent bygone times and the lives of people who once owned and used and cherished them. I have several [...]
Humber College
The Creative Writing Correspondence Programme at Humber College is an incredible learning opportunity. Humber carefully partnered me with a writing mentor who was sensitive, respectful and [...]