

RT Booklovers Convention Read: A Blood Seduction
I was lucky enough to have an RT Convention a few hours' drive from my home town in 2013. Just me, myself, and an audiobook for the road,...


A fitting closing to the mysteries of La Lune
My final inspired dish was a simple one, but mentioned in the book many times: a cheese plate with a bottle of wine. For this one I found...


In the absence of capon in truffle sauce...
There is a particularly evocative scene in The Witch of Painted Sorrows where Sandrine and her Grandmother are dining in an exquisite...


Sandrine and her madeleines
In the first few chapters of The Witch of Painted Sorrows we find our main character, Sandrine, spending quality time with her...


The Witch of Painted Sorrows by M.J. Rose
I think I lived in La Belle Epoque in another life. I remember the first time I saw a painting by Pierre Bonnard at the Denver Museum of...