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Bake Sale Recipes and Instructions

Recipes & Baking Instructions Snickerdoodle Cookies (yields about 3 dozen 3 1/2 inch cookies) These are some of Andre’s favorite cookies and an author friend wrote a great book about the missing snickerdoodles (ask Andre about it one day). Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and use a greased cookie sheet or parchment paper on the middle rack of the oven. Sift together: ·          2C all-purpose flour (we like unbleached) ·          2 teaspoons cream of tartar ·          1 teaspoon baking soda ·          ¼ teaspoon salt (optional if you are following a low sodium diet) Beat on medium speed until very fluffy and well blended: ·          2 sticks unsalted butter, softened (1/2 pound) ·          1 1/2 C sugar Add and beat until well combined: ·  ...

Lending Library Now Open!

I've decided to start a lending library for my local friends. I'll lend you a book (a physical book) and you have 4 weeks to read it, leave an Amazon review, and then return it. You'll have the following titles to chose from: The Missing Link by Julia Asel Thomas Any Road Will Take You There by David W   David W. Berner - Writer Your Dreams are Too Small by Joe Tye Falling for Leigh by  Jennifer Snow Books Leaving the Hall Light On by  Madeline Tasky Sharples Betty's Child by  Donald Dempsey Seeing Red Cars by  Seeing Red Cars with Laura Goodrich The Goodbye Year by Toni  Toni Bassaro Piccinini Wink by  Eric Trant Skeleton's Key by  Stacy Green Whisenand A Southern Place by  Elaine Drennon Little Tell 'Em by  Liysa Croll Callsen Every Faithful to His Lead by  Kathleen Pooler and The Fourth Wall by  Elizabeth Maria Naranjo *****Most of these books are signed by the authors, so if you fail to return my book I may have to h...

Announcing Another GREAT WOW! Women on Writing Book Blog Tour

It's a wee bit chilly here in Wisconsin today, which might explain why I am looking ahead to March. Or it could be I am just incredibly excited about the March tour for Karen Jones Gowen and Afraid of Everything . Karen is looking for Amazon reviews as well as review type blog stops. I have ecopies available today for anyone interested, and we could mail out physical copies next week. There are also 12 copies available for bloggers to give away as part of the tour. This tour launches 3/2, so reserve your spot early by emailing me: crystal@wow-womenonwriting.com Amazon Link Book Summary: Afraid of Everything Helena Carr is afraid of everything. After a crisis at work, she quits her job and feels lost. It’s time for a serious change, to beat the extreme anxiety that has plagued her since childhood. Something different, unplanned and radical. Sell her house, move to a foreign location, turn her life upside down in an effort to end the emotionally paralyzing fear. Before...