by Laura Frantz | Apr 6, 2019 | Frontier, Garden, History, History in the Tasting, Home, Recipes, Uncategorized
Every spring we sow several rows of pea seed in our garden. One of my favorite things is shelling peas on the porch and then steaming them for supper. I just add a wee bit of butter and some salt and pepper before serving. Until I went to a Colonial Culinary...
by Laura Frantz | Mar 27, 2019 | Authors, Book Covers, Books, History, Inspiration, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing News
It’s no secret that cover art is my favorite part of publishing. I’m such a visual person as evidenced by my Pinterest boards, so it’s truly exciting to see a ‘face’ put on my creative work as Revell’s art director says. For novel...
by Laura Frantz | Mar 17, 2019 | Home, Memoir, My Kentucky Cabin, My Kentucky Kitchen, Recipes, Uncategorized
Ingredients 1 (12-oz) container frozen whipped topping, thawed, or equal amount sweetened whipped cream 1 (14-oz) can sweetened condensed milk 1 (8-oz) package cream cheese, softened 2 cups milk 1 (5-oz) box instant French vanilla pudding mix 6 to 8 bananas, sliced 2...
by Laura Frantz | Mar 11, 2019 | Events, Frontier, History, History in the Making, History in the Tasting, Inspiration, My Kentucky Kitchen, Uncategorized
Daniel Boone would have chuckled to see us frontier fans concoct a meal in the leanness of late winter that they only dreamed about. And at Fort Boonesborough, to boot. While I longed to eat with a pewter fork on a pewter plate, modern paper reigned. Water, so often...
by Laura Frantz | Feb 25, 2019 | Books, Daughters of the American Revolution, Events, faith, Frontier, History, Home, Inspiration, Reading, Uncategorized, Writing
Spring has nearly sprung! After a very snowy season out west during which I felt I was living in a snowglobe, March is nearly here and I’m packing for some fun events and also family time. Kentucky in spring is such a beautiful place {all those dogwoods} and...
by Laura Frantz | Feb 5, 2019 | Books, Heroes and Heroines, History, Inspiration, Novel News, Reading, Uncategorized
As an author, I’m aware of the fine balance between not telling readers enough and telling too much. Beware of spoilers! Since there have been some requests to share what comes next, I’m delighted to write this post. I’ll try not to overshare! TMI,...
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