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Yuletide Gifts & Steampunk Stocking Stuffer

Gift suggestions for the fantasy fans on your shopping list.

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Peter May’s 5-Spice Pork Ribs & Korean Barbecued Chicken

About the author

Scottish author Peter May’s China Thrillers are highly-acclaimed novels with food as a prominent feature. He is also a celebrated script writer, having produced a thousand episodes of a highly popular crime drama in Scotland. He is currently writing a new series, The Enzo Files. The series features Enzo MacLeod, a former forensic scientist with the Scottish police who now lives in France and investigates celebrated French cold cases using the latest technology.. Find out more about May at his Web site http://www.petermay.co.uk/

To view more of May’s scrumptious recipes, visit http://pagesperso-orange.fr/peter.may/peter.may/recipes.htm

Photo by Domi Photographe

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10 Ways to Become a Girl on Top by Nicole Williams

She knows how to work a room, she’s always impeccably dressed, and no matter how hard you might try you just can’t seem to break her confidence. Hate her or love her, everyone wants to be her. Here are 10 tactics to achieving your own Girl on Top status:

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Ilona Andrews’ Edge Burger

Here is my recipe.  It’s an old Russian cutlet, featured in my husband’s and mine latest book, On the Edge, as the “Edge Burger”

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I Write THOSE Books—NANO And Beyond

It’s half-way through November, and there’s NANO end to the enthusiasm for National Novel Writing Month. The momentum is truly something remarkable. Thrilling. But I still have to ask, what’s next? There’s a practical side to this madness we call creating. Where does drafting frenzy find its place in a writer’s overall process? To give some real world insight into harnessing creativity and making sure stories find their readers, I’ve invited Michelle Grajkowski from 3 Seas Literary Agency to share her thoughts…

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Trulee’s Crab Cakes from Under the Liberty Oak by Paige Cummings

Yummy crab cake goodness! Today’s recipe comes from author Paige Cummings and is featured in her book, Under the Liberty Oak.

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Jessica James’ Ginger Cakes

Ginger cookies were popular during the Civil War. Historical author Jessica James shares an easy, mouth-watering recipe for them today at Book Addict.

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Finding God in a Troubled World by J. M. Hochstetler

The old saying goes that the only sure things in life are death and taxes, and sometimes that feels all too true. It’s hard to hold onto faith when all around us we see wars, natural and man-made disasters, hardships, broken families, major illnesses, substance addictions, abuse of all kinds—and the list goes on. We all know families or individuals going through difficult times, and we’ve encountered our own personal times of brokenness as well. I certainly have. The truth is it’s hard not to become disillusioned and cynical when faced with these things.

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Possibility of Redemption by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach

In general, there are only two kinds of people: stars and planets. Those who give off an autonomous, inner light, and those who are forced to reflect a borrowed, exterior light; those who illuminate the lives of others with an intrinsic inner glow and those who are so inwardly dark that they become a black hole, soaking up every last speck of light so that none is left for others to enjoy. The irony of Hollywood is that nearly all our celebrities are planets rather than stars. Lacking an inner radiance, they become dependent on the external spotlight. Soon they become its prisoner and, bereft of a connection with the Source of all Light, they suffer the corrosive effects of celebrity sunburn, which usually manifests itself in the form of moral degeneracy, irredeemable loneliness, and deep unhappiness.

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Joy DeKok’s Favorite Corn Bread Pizza

I don’t enjoy cooking so when I find a recipe that is both full of delicious ingredients and easy to make, it’s a hit with me. Our niece Megan’s Cornbread Pizza is both. Cornbread is a favorite at our house and it is the foundation of this recipe. As with all pizza, you can design your own taste combinations. This crust makes a yummy “chili” pizza as well, Top it with chunky chili and your favorite cheese (I use cheddar) and bake. It’s a fun way to use up leftover chili plus it’s fast and delish. I want to thank our niece Megan for the recipe and Angela for letting me not only share a fun recipe, but also for giving me a little bit of bragging space - I am so proud of Megan!

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