Deborah Cooke: Author

Category: Writing Life

  • Happy 2011 – and the Ta DA! List

    Happy 2011, everyone, and welcome back to Alive & Knitting. It’s going to be a busy year – many dragons on their way to you – so we should have lots to talk about. One of the things many of us tend to do at this time of year is create a list of resolutions…

  • Happy Holidays

    Well, peeps, it’s that time of year. We’re heading into the final crunch of the holiday season, and if you’re like me, you have lots to do and lots of places to go. So, travel safely, be merry, hug the ones you love, and I’ll see you back here the first Monday of the new…

  • Ruffled Cheese Torte

    This is a recipe I usually end up making this time of year, so maybe it will be handy for you as well. It appeared in a magazine called Recipes Only a long time ago – I clipped it out and still use it. I think it was in an interview with some women who…

  • Nanaimo Bars

    I mentioned Christmas baking on my Facebook FanPage, and everyone listed yummy things that they were going to be baking this year. I’ve made Nanaimo bars already, but not everyone south of the border knows what they are. So, here’s the recipe for all of you who are curious. These are classic and incredibly yummy.…

  • Radio Silence

    It’s been quiet here on the blog, but since some of you are becoming concerned, I thought it time for an update. The main reason I haven’t been posting is an obvious one – there isn’t much news. We’re in that eye-of-the-hurricane between release dates when there isn’t much to share. There’s a lot going…