Baklava heaven
Life is good when you have a plate of baklava on the table. In keeping with our quest and love for all that is Middle Eastern food, I wanted to share this gorgeous dessert that is honey, filo pastry and nuts!
Author: Jane Reddington
Middle Grade author of the Mabel Hartley action adventure series for readers 10+. Three teens travel around the world in search of treasure and find more than they expected.
My first story now available on Kobo for Canadian readers
Hip-hip-horray! My first story is now available to download from Kobo as well as from Amazon. So for all you Canadian readers with Kobo ereaders (like me) download to your device for $4.99.
Learning about the Middle Ages, Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales and a knight’s life in 12th Century
How do you write in Middle English? Takes me back to Grade 12 English Literature Class and the earliest poems from the English language. Do I remember something about Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in my little brain as well? So much in store for readers in Mabel’s third epic tale in the Crusader […]
Ok foodies and eaties i have something you’ll love….pomegranate molasses
After such a great morning I just had to share that I whipped up a batch of hummus because when you three favorite characters and you are riding through the Siq (or you’re just imagining writing that scene on the page) well how about a little hummus to snack on? We’ve also been indulging in some […]
A horse cart for Mabel, Tabby and Hugh into the Siq
This morning I’ve spent the last few hours, (after a great jog by the ocean) reading about the Siq or the way into Petra, Jordan. It’s been marvelous to learn about this narrow canyon of rock and the avenue that winds its way into the heart of Petra. I can’t wait for Mabel, Tabby and Hugh, […]
And the plot thickens….literally
Well friends and readers, it’s been a good day. I have the bare bones to my story now after many weeks of research and lots of paper. It is a stack right now and I wonder how I’ll decipher all my notes and make a book. But I can say that I have one sentence describing […]
Just finished reading the Hunger Games series
So here’s the thing. I feel bad because I liked the movies better than the Hunger Games books. I admired Suzanne Collins vision, but found so often that I skipped over pages where I couldn’t see the name Peeta written on the page. He was by far the most interesting character and I felt the books […]
A Middle Eastern woman is now living in my body…check out today’s feast
For my darling hubby when he returns home from work I have prepared this spread. All made fresh, from scratch today, I have created a Lebanese culinary masterpiece (at least in my mind anyways). We have the pita bread with Zaatar spread cooked in the oven, hummus, and my latest adventure with falafel. All an amazing […]
J.E. Reddington 