Category Archives: Breakfast

How to Make Beet Pancakes: This Heart Day, Impress your Mark Darcy with Pink Food

Posted on February 7, 2013 by melanieandchristy

By: Melanie It’s nearly Valentine’s Day, and this year, there’s real reason to rejoice: news just broke that there is another installment of my favorite guilty pleasure, Bridget Jones, in the works. The third book in the series is due … Continue reading →

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The Perfect Holiday Cocktail: A Clockwork Orange Vodka Fizz

Posted on November 20, 2012 by melanieandchristy

By: Melanie Hooray! The holidays are upon us once more. Tis the season! The season for indulging.  For chex mix, cheese logs, pecan pies, deviled eggs, and jell-o molds.  (Or not. maybe you’re looking to be sensibly abstemious this go-round. … Continue reading →

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How to Make Cheddar and Chive Biscuits: Confessions of a Recovering Book Snob

Posted on September 26, 2012 by melanieandchristy

By: Melanie It’s true, of course, that Christy and I write YA and I do love to read in that genre, but I cannot lie: my heart belongs to the classics. From Dickens to Rand, Wilde to Gogol, and Austen … Continue reading →

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Pregnancy Foods: What to Expect for your Grocery List

Posted on February 3, 2011 by melanieandchristy

By: Christy Did you know (according to Your Pregnancy Week by Week, 5th edition) the most common food cravings among pregnant women are Chocolate (33%) Sweets of some sort (20%) Citrus fruits and juices (19%). I belong to the latter … Continue reading →

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How to Make Flavored Coffee: Spice up your morning

Posted on January 9, 2011 by melanieandchristy

By: Melanie I love coffee. I love everything about it. But, for a coffee freak, I am, perhaps surprisingly, not one of those people who wander out of bed needing that jolt of caffeine in order to start the day. … Continue reading →

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How to Make Raisin Bran Muffins: The Importance of Eating “Quite Calmly”

Posted on December 11, 2010 by melanieandchristy

By: Melanie One of my all-time favorite works of literature (and not coincidently, least favorite movies) has to Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Every time I reread the play, I notice another pun, hyperbole, or hilarious bit of … Continue reading →

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How to Make Apple Walnut Oatmeal: Another great excuse to practice your Cockney accent

Posted on June 15, 2010 by melanieandchristy

By: Melanie Colin Craven is a name uttered with frequently around my house. You’ll of course remember this character as the snooty, sickly, rich boy turned humble, healthy (still rich) boy from Burnett’s The Secret Garden.  For me, a whole … Continue reading →

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