Tara here. I was not always a dog person. For many decades, I was definitely a cat lady. I had a giant tabby named Cookie. I adored that cat, and…
Potluck: Gunmetal Ombre
Happy Wednesday from Cheryl. During the pandemic, I couldn’t go to my hairdresser for my regular cut & color appointment. She shut her salon and didn’t plan to open for…
Potluck: A Postcard from the Past
When Sherry Harris, author of the Sea Glass Saloon series set in a fictional Florida beach town in the panhandle, asked me if I’d like to have a vintage postcard…
Cozy Chat: Tara’s New Book
I’m going to break a little news here on the Cozy Florida blog: I’ve started writing a new mystery. When I wrote my first cozy, GROUNDS FOR MURDER, I wasn’t…
Cozy Chat: Cheryl’s Dilemma
One of the lovely things that happen to authors is that we often write more than one series. The tricky part is that while you’re writing the first draft of…
Cozy Chat: What is Adobo?
Raquel here with your next cozy read. Really! Arsenic & Adobo by Mia P. Manansala. Out May 4th! If you are an avid reader of culinary cozies then you have…
Recipe: Vegan Coffee Pudding
Miami and Vermont. Two places that couldn’t be more different. Miami’s a crowded, vibrant, chaotic city in South Florida. Vermont is bucolic, rural, orderly — and is nestled north of…
Food Favs: More Smoked Fish Dip
Reading Raquel V. Reyes Monday post reminded me how much I like smoked fish spread. I always order it whenever we’re trying a new-to-us restaurant. I fell in love with…
Food Favs: Smoked Fish Dip
Hi! Raquel here on a Sunday writing her Monday post. Imagine this post with a photo of the BEST smoked fish dip EVER surrounded by carrot sticks, tortilla chips, and…
Guest: Lesley A. Diehl
Readers are often curious about how much an author puts of herself in the protagonist she creates. Am I anything like my amateur sleuths.? Well, yes and no. One thing…