Author: SB Falcone
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I love to cook. My cooking and baking skills are legendary (in some very small circles). As a fantasy writer, I wanted to share the foods and recipes from my series, but I couldn’t deprive all my friends of the myriad of recipes I’ve collected over the years. So, you’ll get both. I’ll only share…
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In Discovering Magics, Leo’s Pies is a safe place for Mara from the first day she sets foot in Riverton. She wins a free pie with the tip of using lemon on the apples to keep them from turning dark. Leo uses a simple recipe and simple tools. I find that a mixer helps make…
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I didn’t know what a scone was until I was an adult. And even then, I recognized it as a British version of our biscuit. The first one I tried was dry and tasteless. It was decades before I learned the truth. Scones are versatile. Some are sweet, some savory. They originated in Scotland with…
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Fritters have been around in some form for centuries. The Ancient Romans and Greeks fried small cakes in oil, and we are still doing it. They may be sweet or savory made from a variety of flours or corn meal. In the southern U. S., if you can batter and fry it, we will try…
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In my recipe box there is a stained slip of paper with nothing more than a faded penciled list of ingredients. At the top, in my mother’s handwriting it says, Good Brownies. There are no instructions. Mama always said, “they’re not that hard.” And they aren’t. But I will provide instructions. This is a small batch…
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This is absolutely my favorite sweet treat. A light, not too sweet, fruity delight. Wonderful warm from the oven. Once cooled, they’re like candy. Pair with a glass of milk or (my personal favorite) a nice cup of tea. The one step that is super important to light fluffy scones is to sweat your berries.…