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Roasted Carrot & Ginger Soup: A Hug in a Bowl
The humble carrot goes into the oven looking perfectly ordinary and comes out sweet, caramelized, and smelling like you’ve suddenly become the sort of person who can casually whip up a five-star soup on a weeknight. My goal has always been to have at least three or four vegetarian meals each week. Unlike Ryan (the…
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25 Years After the Glass Slipper

It’s disappointing to me that there were no paparazzi lurking around after Cindy (formerly Cinderella) lost her glass slipper and her clothes at midnight. One minute she’s dancing at a ball, the next she’s sprinting down the palace steps, lost her stiletto and turned into a hot mess at midnight. And then, the next day,…
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Increase your grilled cheese sandwich game.
Apple, Cheddar & Brie Grilled Cheese: The “Criminal” Sandwich From Decoy in Stilettos. In my recent release, Decoy in Stilettos, there’s a scene where Ryan, (heroine), takes over Gabe’s, (hero) kitchen like she’s auditioning for a cooking show. She whips up a grilled cheese he insists is a crime against sandwiches, because, oh, the horror,…