I have a very exciting cover reveal today: I am so delighted to be sharing the cover for my best friend Selenia Paz’s debut novel, Life and Death. Guys, I am so excited for this book. Selenia told me about her idea for this book almost five years ago, and my reaction to it was, quote: OH MY GOD SELENIA WRITE THIS BOOK WRITE IT RIGHT NOW OMG Life and…
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Last Seasonal Sweets Sunday: Peppermint Brownies!
Happy New Year, everybody! December may be over, but for Catholics like me, Christmas isn’t over until January 6 😉 So here is one last seasonal recipe to satisfy your sweet tooth! In case you can’t tell, I am a little obsessed with peppermint. For this recipe, to make it easy on you guys, I used a mix for the brownies themselves XD The mix I used was Pillsbury, but you can…
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One year ago today
First of all, I hope that everyone had/is still having a very happy holiday season! I still have one last seasonal sweets recipe for you, which I’ll be sharing on Sunday. 🙂 But I wanted to make a quick post today, because it’s the one year anniversary of the publication of Fourth World! I actually forgot about it until my publisher tweeted me this very nice book birthday card: Happy 1-year…
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Seasonal Sweets Sunday: Snowball Cookies
“This post is going up later than I meant it to” is becoming a theme, isn’t it? XD Today I was supposed to go see Star Wars: Rogue One, but it was sold out, so we saw Moana instead. (Secret: I actually wanted to see Moana more, so this worked out in my favor.) I loved it! I don’t know how much longer it will be in theaters since it’s…
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Holiday Crafts: Make an intergalactic ornament
As you know, I’m a little bit obsessed with anything to do with outer space. So this year, I decided to add a little cosmic cheer to my Christmas tree, and make an outer space ornament! Here’s what you need: Clear ball ornaments designed for crafting: Stores like JoAnn’s and Hobby Lobby have a ton of these in different sizes and varieties. I like to get plastic rather than glass as…
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Seasonal Sweets Sunday: Peppermint Stick Cookies
This week’s recipe is actually making it up on Sunday! Barely. XD Once again, it’s later than I meant it to be, but this time it’s because of an unexpected holiday surprise of the best kind: A kitten for Christmas is the best kind of surprise, I’d say! We are very in love with our little Beatrix (named for the author/artist behind Peter Rabbit and other cute tales filled with beautiful illustrations),…
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Holiday rainbows
So, even though I’ve been sparkly and holly jolly this December, I realize that the holidays aren’t always a super fun time for everyone. I’m very lucky to have a family that is accepting of my asexuality and has never made me feel unwelcome or unloved for it. But I also have close friends who are forced to leave their homes at the holidays, driven out by acephobic relatives. I have…
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Seasonal Sweets (Monday): Making fudge!
So, my plan for yesterday was to post a recipe, but… Today’s holiday cheer post has been delayed due to an exploding candy thermometer. Stand by…! — Lyssa Chiavari (@lyssachiavari) December 5, 2016 But now we have a new candy thermometer, so here is the recipe! I’m going to post a different family recipe every Sunday (except this week, of course), and it shall be SEASONAL SWEETS SUNDAY! *confetti* The…