On Saturday, May 28, 2016, join me, and so many other authors, at the
Authors Fair at the Edinburgh (Indiana) Outlet Mall, just off of I-65 at exit 76.
We'll be located at in front of the mall between the Claire's and
Charlotte Russe outlet stores. The Authors Fair runs from 10 am - 5 pm EDT. Not
only will you find some great books, but the Outlet Mall has hundreds
of stores for your shopping pleasure. Get that Christmas shopping done
early.
The Edinburgh Outlet Mall is located at 11622 NE Executive Dr, Edinburgh, Indiana 46124.
I hope to see you there.
Carol
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
National Wine Day
Today is National Wine Day. This should be a national holiday, don't you think? I love to write scenes in my novels where the characters are sharing a meal and I try to always include wine. I'm not a wine connoisseur, so I had to do a lot of research
to write the scenes where they have to order wine. I had to figure out what
wine would go with the type of food they were eating. I have to
admit it was so much fun reading and learning about the different types of
wines.
Surprisingly, the best place I found for wine research
wasn't on the Internet. It was in my Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, which
included a chart inside defining the different types of wines.
One of the more interesting things I learned about wine
is that different wines should be served in different style glasses. For instance, red and burgundy wines are
served in a glass with a larger bowl. Rosé wines should be served in a glass with a flarred lip to allow the wine to flow out of the glass and onto the tip of the tongue where the sweet taste buds are located. However, if you don't have a glass with a flarred lip, don't feel you need to run out to buy one. Rosé wines are similar to red wines, so the larger bowl glass for red wines works very well. White wines are served in a similar style
glass, but a bit smaller. Who knew? Sparkling wines and champagne should be
served in a long stem flute glass.
One thing that I was amazed to find out is that sherry is a
type of wine made from white grapes. Remember watching the television show,
Frazier? He was always drinking sherry with his brother. Dry sherry is
considered an appetizer wine and served cold, or it can be sweet and served at
room temperature after a meal, like on Frazier. On that show, they
usually drank it from a very small sized glass, but according to my research,
it should be served in a glass similar to the red wine glass, but shorter.
If you want to see how well I put my new knowledge of wine
to work, check out my book, "A Kitchen Affair." Links are available on the book page of my web site, http://bit.ly/XkR1uJ
If you're interested in learning a little more about wines, please visit fellow author, Mysti Parker's blog.
Cheers,
Carol
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
"A Kitchen Affair" 99 cent sale
On her blog, you will find my recipe for Chocolate Rum Cheesecake, which is one of the dishes served in the book. If you purchase "A Kitchen Affair" now online you will receive the updated edition, which includes a recipe at the end of each chapter. That's 12 recipes in all. In honor of my guest appearance on Jana's blog, you can now purchase the
e-book of "A Kitchen Affair" for 99¢ on many of the online stores. You can find the buy links below.
When culinary student Jenny Marshall struggles to pay her
tuition, she decides to become a Personal Chef to make ends meet. The most
eligible bachelor in town, Derek James, happens to also be a millionaire and he
has a crisis. Two days before his Thanksgiving dinner party, his cook has to
quit due to a family emergency. Desperate, he hires Jenny to cook for his party
and there's chemistry from the start. He likes her, she likes him, but a
manager at his company has set her sights on Derek and does everything she can
to sabotage the relationship. Everyone thinks Colleen is the perfect match for
Derek; everyone that is, except Derek. He desperately wants Jenny in his life.
However, Colleen has other plans to keep that from happening. What lengths will
she go to in order to keep Derek and Jenny apart?
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1WmABwI
B&N: http://bit.ly/1SYbpys
iTunes: http://apple.co/1TrPYAi
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1Z4U8SQ
This sale ends on or around May 24, 2016.
Carol
Monday, May 2, 2016
Now Available in Paperback
For the first time, my novella "Spring Forward, Fall Back in Love" is now available in paperback. You can find buy links to several online retailers on my web site at http://CarolPre.com
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