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Step aside, Chocolate Bunnies—Zeppole have entered the chat.
As Easter approaches, chocolate bunnies and Peeps might be hogging the spotlight on store shelves, but let’s not forget the real MVP of springtime sweets: the Zeppole. These heavenly Italian dough balls are deep-fried to golden perfection, dusted with powdered sugar, and sometimes dressed with pastry cream, custard, or a drizzle of honey. Like any…
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Adulting & Questionable Advice for Everyday Life
Adulting is a never-ending improv show with no script—we’re usually just winging it. But fear not—that’s what these life tricks are for. A few are a little questionable, but if they make life a smidge more straightforward (or at least more entertaining), isn’t that a victory? Insert light bulbs into old doll heads in your…
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The Perfect Holiday Swap
Did you know you can swap mashed cauliflower for mashed potatoes, or use cauliflower instead of rice, or even as a pizza crust? It’s incredible how versatile cauliflower is—everything can imitate it, but cauliflower never gets a glow-up. There’s a reason for that: it’s not endorphin-inducing indulgence enough for the holidays. So let’s keep it…
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From Oven to Table
Is there anything more comforting than the smell of freshly baked bread on a rainy autumn day? And if you’re craving a warm, cozy meal, you’ve come to the right place. Today’s gray skies inspired me to make a hearty pot of minestrone, but I realized I was out of bread. I did not want…
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Mistaken Identity: Not just a romance trope.
When a critique request turns unexpected. Besides writing, I also offer critiquing and editing services, and I received an email from Anamica Jayne, a new writer, asking if I’d be willing to critique and edit her novella. To my surprise, the attached project was an erotic novella – a genre I don’t typically read or…
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MY NEW LIFE: Six Years Later
It’s been six years since I last heard my husband’s infectious laugh, was the recipient of his dazzling smile, and inhaled the scent of his cologne. Six years since our last walk together, stopping at the Tim Horton’s, where we’d get lost in conversation and laughter. Six years since I’d curl up on the couch…
Selena Robins, Author
Love, Laughter & Happily Ever After.
Selena Robins, Author 