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Petit Fours and Hot Tamales Blog · 19h ago

May Good News and a Mash-Up of Links

Good News    Marilyn Baron had a stellar month.   **The Edger Featured in University of Florida Magazine**  The Edger, the humorous women’s fiction by sisters Marilyn Baron and Sharon Goldman, is featured is the Spring 2012 issue of the Communicator, the University of Florida College of Journalism a
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Petit Fours and Hot Tamales Blog · 1d ago

Janet Evanovich Interview

Interview with Janet Evanovich by Marilyn Baron and Linsey Lanier We are thrilled to have Janet Evanovich as a guest chef on the Petit Fours and Hot Tamales blog today. We here at PF&HT are all big fans. In fact, our blog went as a group to see One for the Money when it was [...]
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Petit Fours and Hot Tamales Blog · 2d ago

Hints From the Anti-Heloise: Five Ways to Make Your Life Easier

By Marilyn Baron The other day I was talking to a friend on the phone and she said she had to go because she had a basket of laundry to iron. “Iron?” I said. “I don’t even own an iron or an ironing board.” “Don’t your clothes look wrinkled?” asked my friend. “Maybe, but who [...]
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Petit Fours and Hot Tamales Blog · 3d ago

Guest Chef, Karen Hawkins

Dream Destination by Karen Hawkins If I could plan the perfect getaway, I’d go to Kisimul Castle on the Isle of Barra. Of all the castles I’ve read about, Kisimul is the most fascinating. Here’s why: First of all, the name. Kisimul Castle came from the Gaelic phrase ‘castle of the rock of the small
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Petit Fours and Hot Tamales Blog · 4d ago

The One About The Scary Clown

For those of you who were lucky enough to avoid me last week, I have a new obsession. His name is Dominic, the Scary Birthday Clown, and parents are paying him to terrorize their children. No, seriously. I’m not making this up. Parents pay the guy to send their rug rats threatening texts and prank [
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Petit Fours and Hot Tamales Blog · 5d ago

Real Life Time Travel! Georgia Renaissance Festival

Renaissance Faire by Blackmore’s Night is a beautiful song and one I am guaranteed to listen to at least once a year.  This song, ironically pulled up on my iPod, is the first song played on the hour long journey to Fairburn, Georgia for the Georgia Renaissance Festival! I am always amazed by how ma
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Petit Fours and Hot Tamales Blog · 6d ago

New York, New York by Marilyn Baron

My daughter, Marissa, and me in front of the Washington Square Park Archway at the entrance to the NYU campus. I’ve been to New York many times, for business and for pleasure, but on my last trip I squeezed a lot into my three-night visit with my daughter Marissa, who has lived there for five [...]
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Petit Fours and Hot Tamales Blog · 1w ago

May Spotlight Author – Darcy Crowder

  ~Getting to know the~ ~Petit Fours and Hot Tamales Crew~ May’s Spotlight is on Darcy Crowder   Who are the ladies of the Petit Fours and Hot Tamales Blog? Why should you spend your precious time reading our daily posts?  Why do we want you to follow us and read our books, our personal [...]
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Petit Fours and Hot Tamales Blog · 1W ago

Cycle of life and a ruthless mom

The picture you see on the right is of the three Phoebe babies that Mr. and Mrs. Phoebe produced after their Spring canoodling session. Yes, there are three. Look for the dark eye and head between the two siblings. That’s the shy one. As you can see, all look ready to fly at any moment. No [...]
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Petit Fours and Hot Tamales Blog · 1W ago

Birthday Rituals & Family Traditions

  Today is my baby’s birthday.  I use the term “baby” loosely.  He married the love of his life last year.  So, now it’s her turn to make his birthday breakfast.  None the less, I found myself pulling out the Happy Birthday sign that we’ve used every year, for each of our birthdays since the [...]
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