by Carolyn Bass | Feb 13, 2021 | Recipes
Having grown up in Southern California, my family grew tomatoes year around. It wasn’t uncommon to have tomatoes still ripening on our backyard vines at Christmas time. Now that we live in the South where tomato pie is a staple during the summer, I cannot...
by Carolyn Bass | Nov 24, 2020 | Ovations
Registration to my book launch party is now open in Zoom. I hope you’ll join me in celebrating these fascinating women who wrote novels far ahead of their time. We’ll have a reading, discussion, some Bronte trivia, a Bronte scavenger hunt and some other...
by Carolyn Bass | Oct 28, 2020 | Ovations, Recipes
During the early weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown, social media blew up with photos and recipes for a new way to make sweet, frothy, luscious iced coffee. Being a coffee-lover, I immediately looked up the recipe. The method is so simple, the presentation so impressive,...
by Carolyn Bass | Dec 24, 2019 | 12 Breads of Christmas, Recipes
Many, many years ago—way back in my teens—I first noticed Pannetone on the shelves of upscale department stores. Packaged with beautiful wrappings and tied with satin bows, these square boxes piqued my interest solely for the look of them. Even though my father had...
by Carolyn Bass | Dec 23, 2019 | 12 Breads of Christmas, Recipes
Every member of my family has introduced a new food to our holiday dinners. More than 30 years ago my sister, Robin, brought a golden ring of bread that has complemented every family gathering ever since. The bread ring is deceptively simple to make, looks impressive,...
