tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post347257769002027250..comments2024-03-20T03:53:55.113-04:00Comments on Yankee-Belle Cafe: Tiramisu and book reveal!Missy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-76979227413103932372014-09-01T05:32:40.096-04:002014-09-01T05:32:40.096-04:00Totally sincere and lovin' a heroine with a ra...Totally sincere and lovin' a heroine with a rare book store. Which can be a two-meaning phrase these days! <br /><br />I'm glad you didn't die of a scorpion bite, I'm kind of laughing at you, imagining it, and I love writing and working weddings because mine was NOTHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT. Dysfunctional families put the Fun into weddings, without even trying! But... I'm doing the inverse and having so much fun s-m-o-o-t-h-i-n-g the paths for brides and grooms and mothers that people should enjoy the stories.... We've come a long way, baby.Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-25134370231739347162014-09-01T05:29:23.196-04:002014-09-01T05:29:23.196-04:00I've made that apple cake after you so naughti...I've made that apple cake after you so naughtily posted it!!! DEEEELICIOUS!!!!! I've started a facebook campaign to develop a great chocolate spice cookie recipe for my wedding trilogy. At least one book must have an Italian cookie cake, right???? So delicious. There is safety in distance, for sure! Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-75725333453494842372014-08-31T22:27:14.936-04:002014-08-31T22:27:14.936-04:00Well, Virginia answered while I was typing! :)Well, Virginia answered while I was typing! :)Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-8111957214949863082014-08-31T22:25:38.307-04:002014-08-31T22:25:38.307-04:00Aleena, it's available for pre-order at amazon...Aleena, it's available for pre-order at amazon, Barnes & Noble and CBD.com. Or a local book seller can order it for you. It's officially available October 1st but is usually in stores earlier. It may be be at walmart around September 20th.Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-40877701458330296232014-08-31T22:22:59.415-04:002014-08-31T22:22:59.415-04:00P.S. I think I can say this, since it doesn't ...P.S. I think I can say this, since it doesn't identify the children, but my friends who are in the dedication... They had a foster toddler. And then there were twin toddlers in emergency foster need. So, one day I saw her and she had what looked like triplets in the back row! I almost passed out.<br /><br /> What a couple they are. They have their own kids, some grown with children, four still at home, teens in school, she's homeschooling the younger ones... So when people say, "Oh, I would but I'm busy" I sort of smile. I've seen busy. And it still has hours of quiet snuggles, reading books, tender hugs, one on one time, and gentle direction. I've seen it with my own eyes. Absolutely inspiring to the rest of us mortals.Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-8384483979307999642014-08-31T22:19:19.087-04:002014-08-31T22:19:19.087-04:00Aleena, dear friend! You get free copies! Send me ...Aleena, dear friend! You get free copies! Send me your address (I think I had it once, but I have a mind like a steel sieve) through one of my book pages and I'll send them on to you!Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-21118494874229577372014-08-31T22:18:16.148-04:002014-08-31T22:18:16.148-04:00And that last part... you are far too kind. Too lo...And that last part... you are far too kind. Too lovely. Too charitable.<br /><br /> Unless you're being sarcastic, and then you're singing the song of my people.<br /><br /> *gives the side eye*Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-32130218765874626332014-08-31T22:16:58.290-04:002014-08-31T22:16:58.290-04:00Like Janice Thompson's series? I love those! W...Like Janice Thompson's series? I love those! Weddings... I just packed my dress, got on an international flight, and tried not to die from scorpions stings, scary food, and temperature not meant for delicate flowers like myself.<br /><br /> And YES, I love this new series! It's all wish fulfillment. Every writer gets to a certain place where they just want to write their own heart's desire into the story. So, it has a lot of food, and the first heroine owns a rare book store. Ha! Completely self-indulgent. Like eating cotton candy for dinner.Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-68056568351542319542014-08-31T22:14:20.294-04:002014-08-31T22:14:20.294-04:00LOL, Ruthy! I'm sending the whole box to your ...LOL, Ruthy! I'm sending the whole box to your house because you obviously love this book wayyy too much!<br /><br /> I'm glad it's not another snowy scene because I the last book I handed out, people told me, "Oh, I already have that one." The covers were so similar!<br /><br /> So now if they say that, I'll know they're lying and they just don't want to take it! But I'll send it in the mail so they're stuck with it... My grand scheme to grow readership revealed.Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-28948064467056313022014-08-31T22:11:02.774-04:002014-08-31T22:11:02.774-04:00And because she's not here right now, I'll...And because she's not here right now, I'll post it again. http://yankeebellecafe.blogspot.com/2012/10/shhhhhh-this-recipe-is-secret.htmlMary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-90045501084770983382014-08-31T22:10:15.344-04:002014-08-31T22:10:15.344-04:00Blogggerrrrrrrr. Ate my comment.
Anyway, my frie...Blogggerrrrrrrr. Ate my comment.<br /><br /> Anyway, my friend Stacey had a German apple cake she would bring to all my parties, let us weep with joy as we ate it, then deny us the deets. It became A THING. I think she made it five times as often, just to stick it to me.<br /><br /> Then one Christmas, after five years of begging, I opened my Christmas card and found THE RECIPE.<br /><br /> Which I then immediately put up on Yankee Belle Café. I'm not proud of it. But I blame the fact she moved to Montana a few weeks before and I was feeling abandoned and bitter.<br /><br /> Also, I knew it was a 27 hour drive back to my house so I was pretty safe.Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-69197491911257992692014-08-31T19:18:39.015-04:002014-08-31T19:18:39.015-04:00Where is the link to purchase this book? My paren...Where is the link to purchase this book? My parents took care of foster children for over 20 years. I have so many stories of how they changed the lives of those children and how I was blessed by growing up playing and caring for the foster children in our home. Would LOVE to read this story and then pass it onto my mother.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03218912096256560129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-49544072114453663232014-08-31T12:41:26.992-04:002014-08-31T12:41:26.992-04:00One little recipe, Tina..... One itty bitty teeny ...One little recipe, Tina..... One itty bitty teeny weeny recipe for a friend. The Earth won't crumble, the sky won't fall, and who knows???? It might tip me over the edge to TOTAL WORLD COOKIE DOMINATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><br />Huzzah!!! Huzzah!!!!!! :)<br /><br />I'm going to Google them and find a reasonable facsimile one of these days. I bet the facebook peeps will take pity on my poor, plump, hungry self!!! <br /><br />:)<br /><br />And hey, we Irish have two recipes. Shepherd's pie.... and Guinness. TWO RECIPES, TEEEEENA.Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-22675383027133582742014-08-31T11:18:47.078-04:002014-08-31T11:18:47.078-04:00Well of course it's the Guinness. Besides they...Well of course it's the Guinness. Besides they only have ONE recipe in those countries. One recipe for the entire country. HA. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-3271874620776405712014-08-31T05:15:18.376-04:002014-08-31T05:15:18.376-04:00I love starting new series! I'm working on a ...I love starting new series! I'm working on a fun cowboy one right now, and next month I'll start a wedding industry trilogy..... So how fun is that??????<br /><br />It's delightful to take a new concept and have fun with it! Go you, Virginia!!!! Who'da thunk this two years back, right? God is good and has blessed your devotion, faith and hard work ethic abundantly and that makes me so stinkin' happy!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-15892104468665354742014-08-31T05:12:49.341-04:002014-08-31T05:12:49.341-04:00The book! I love the book! Oh how stinkin' nic...The book! I love the book! Oh how stinkin' nice is the cover and inside??? Oh, inside is yet another Virginia Carmichael bit of wonderfulness at a fantabulous price, I'm PSYCHED!!!!!!!! Oh, happy day! Lovely, Virginia, you did a book without snow!!!!!!! I'm singin' Joy to the World just looking at it, LOL! Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-72569352695194802842014-08-31T05:11:26.358-04:002014-08-31T05:11:26.358-04:00I'm dying laughing, but so proud that you have...I'm dying laughing, but so proud that you have friends! Good for you!!!!!<br /><br />I make tiramisu and it's kind of a fun pain in the neck, but the good thing about it is that it keeps beautifully for days. (this will not be an issue in your house, Senora!!!!)<br /><br />I make sponge cake similar to the recipe you'd sent me for the Tres Leches cakes last year, Virginia and that soaks up the coffee and rum wonderfully. I never thought of using Kahlua..... I think tiramisu is like the tres leches cakes. No matter who you talk to (especially my Italian buddies and Holdout Tina Russo Radcliffe has STILL NOT GIVEN me the chocolate spice cookie recipe from her mother, it's like an ancient Italian from the catacombs secret or something that might topple the Vatican if REVEALED TO MERE MORTALS....but I'm not bitter, oh no.<br /><br />Not in the least.<br /><br />Anyway, back to tiramisu, everyone I talk to about it, is convinced theirs is the Real Deal. The One. It's really funny because I've never talked to an Celt who said "My Shepherd's Pie is the AUTHENTIC RECIPE!!!!" They're like, hey, you brown some ground beef, add some nice onion, chopped up, some seasoning, don't forget a little ketchup and worcestershire sauce, then pile it into a pan, top it with mashed potatoes and then maybe cheese if you want and smother it with veggies.<br /><br />Than bake it for a while.<br /><br />The Irish and Scots are soooooo easy going about food. It might be Guiness, I'm not sure, but I don't have any Irish friends who hide their cookie recipes!!!!! None!!!!!<br /><br />I'm just mentioning this because we are heading into fall, which means Christmas and Cookies Freeze Well.<br /><br />What was this post about again???????/<br /><br />:)<br />Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-81139287720300720382014-08-31T03:21:18.532-04:002014-08-31T03:21:18.532-04:00HAHAHA! I have so many Italian friends here. I'...HAHAHA! I have so many Italian friends here. I'm getting a lot of grief about this cake. It's a cake, you know, and not a tiramisu. One even told me it was a trifle and just drop the accent. Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-56308243759665701542014-08-31T03:20:37.972-04:002014-08-31T03:20:37.972-04:00I loved the coffee, but still wonder about the Kah...I loved the coffee, but still wonder about the Kahlua. I should make an adult version. But since it didn't cook, I was afraid to add it in and then feed it to the kids. LOLMary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-92122894285556974612014-08-31T03:20:02.149-04:002014-08-31T03:20:02.149-04:00Thanks, book birthday friend!Thanks, book birthday friend!Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-41448536577798055252014-08-30T21:41:37.724-04:002014-08-30T21:41:37.724-04:00My Italian grandmother is rolling over in her grav...My Italian grandmother is rolling over in her grave. That is the most unique tiramisu I have ever seen. Pass me a large piece, please and thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-38887663006606588792014-08-30T19:06:36.348-04:002014-08-30T19:06:36.348-04:00I don't like the coffee taste :-( I would agg...I don't like the coffee taste :-( I would aggravate you by grabbing the pirouette cookies and fruit LOL! glad you finally got to make it though - I remember you talking about wanting to do this recipe a while back! SusannaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-72426977805457551902014-08-30T17:06:44.568-04:002014-08-30T17:06:44.568-04:00Yay Belle!! Congrats on the bestselling series! I ...Yay Belle!! Congrats on the bestselling series! I just checked it out. Woo hoo!Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-42146313368244165132014-08-30T16:59:53.330-04:002014-08-30T16:59:53.330-04:00Congrats on getting caught up (at least partly). :...Congrats on getting caught up (at least partly). :) And on your new release!<br /><br />YUM. I love tiramisu!! Thanks for sharing this recipe with a twist.Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-87997743698963392882014-08-30T15:57:01.662-04:002014-08-30T15:57:01.662-04:00Thank you!! It's so very exciting! I forgot ho...Thank you!! It's so very exciting! I forgot how wonderful it is to know I can write ANYTHING I WANT. Lol. This series is set in Cane River region of Louisiana, so that means I'll have to eat a whole bunch of Cajun food to prepare myself. I'll call it research!!<br /><br />And I just have to say, one more time, how AMAZING it is to see your series at the top of the top. You have done a fabulous job of bringing that romance series to life, and readers are eating it up. Doing the wave here in Oregon!!Mary Jane Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996627730074514978noreply@blogger.com