November 27, 2010 – 5:31 pm
For an extra treat, read an excerpt from Kathyrn’s new book, The Duke’s Night of Sin. Want a yummy and elegant appetizer that takes just minutes to prepare? Try pear and camembert. One of my neighbors gave me this recipe and now it’s a staple of mine when entertaining. What you’ll need: 1 8-ounce wheel of brie or camembert cheese (straight out of the fridge–cold) 1 large Bosc pear (but any ripe pear will do in a pinch), peeled and cut into 1/4 cubes 2 tablespoons of brandy 1 teaspoon of chopped fresh rosemary plus a couple extra sprigs for garnish 2 tablespoon of [...]
By Kathryn
December 24, 2009 – 12:30 pm
You asked for it, so here it is once again~ my crunchy peppermint bark. It’s quick to make. Start to finish, about 15 minutes. Each holiday season, my kids and I love to make Peppermint Bark to nibble and to pack in beribboned boxes to give as teacher or hostess gifts. And it never fails. Everyone who receives the treat bark MUST have the recipe. Now we just include a copy printed on a festive card. I just know you will want the recipe (my version takes only minutes from start to finish), so here you go! (Note: White chocolate scorches easily. So, you can be [...]
By Kathryn
November 26, 2008 – 2:08 am
To kick off her new Seven Deadly Sins series, Kathryn is offering up a wickedly sinful treat that’s so easy to make~ Pecan Tartlets with Southern Praline Topping. This is tweak on a Paula Deen recipe, which means, of course, plenty of butter. Yum! Tart crust: (or be lazy and buy Pillsbury Pie Crust and then pinch to size. It’s not quite as sweet but it works in a pinch.) 1/2 cup butter, softened 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 2 cups all purpose flour Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. incorporate egg, then flour. Pinch off a ball of dough and place into each [...]
September 9, 2008 – 5:45 pm
Did you miss Kathryn’s appearance on HGTV’s If Walls Could Talk earlier this summer? Want to find out why there’s a 200 year old jail in her yard or why Civil War artifacts keep showing up at her back door? Then tune in to Home and Garden Television on September 18th at 5:30 ET/PT and learn more about Kathryn’s circa 1805 home and the Civil War mysteries hidden there.
By Kathryn
August 31, 2008 – 8:39 pm
Bookseller Jerry B. of The Bookstore in Radliff, Kentucky is the winner of my summer bookseller, librarian and reviewer contest. (Read on for my Kentucky tribute recipe!) On Tuesday, a package with a $50 Starbucks gift card and signed copies of the Royle sisters trilogy: How to Seduce a Duke, How to Engage an Earl and How to Propose to a Prince will be mailed. Another bookseller, librarian and reviewer contest opens September 1, so be sure to enter. If you are a reader, you still have time to enter for your chance to win a huge bag full of romances signed by your favorite (and mine) [...]
