Today, mah friends, I’m going to show just where you can stick that tomato rose from last week: directly into this seven-layer dip! Yes, it’s another seventies staple. You’ve undoubtedly had a version of this dip. They’ve become common at…
Author: Nicole Peeler
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Git Yer Updates Here!
Lots of updates today, folks! Probably my most exciting news is that Eye of the Tempest has its release date! My fourth book (eep!) will be coming out August 1, 2011. The cover is almost ready to be shared, and,…
Cooking With Nicole: The Art of the Tomato Rose
Making flowers out of things that aren’t flowers is a staple of seventies cuisine. I was only alive for two years of the 1970s, but my mom’s cooking repertoire was mostly formed in that decade. So I am, at least…
Things I Like: Three Cheers for Ra Ra Riot
I’ve blogged about Ra Ra Riot before, but they have a new album out! It’s called The Orchard And I loves it! Here’s a taste from the new album, “Boy”: And here’s one of my faves from their first album,…
On Jen Rardin’s Passing…
I’ve just learned from Orbit’s website that Jen Rardin passed away Monday, September 20th, 2010. I am incredibly saddened at this news. Jen was one of the Orbit authors who immediately reached out to me, as a debut author. She…
Cooking With Nicole: Turkey Tacos, or “Put a Bunch of Shit in a Pot”
For those who have followed me here or on Twitter, you know I love tacos of all kinds. I’ve tweeted a lot of pictures of tacos in my day: chorizo tacos, tongue tacos, goat tacos, tacos in fancy restaurants, tacos…
This Just In: UK Acquisition
When it rains, it pours! I received word this week that Orbit UK has acquired books 4-6. So, my British fans, you won’t have to worry about being cut off at Book 3. I know I’ve said it a thousand…
This Just In: San Francisco and LitCrawl!
I’m a big fan of crawling: nightcrawling, pubcrawling, dropped-my-contact-crawling . . . and now LitCrawling! After having planned a completely spontaneous, last-minute trip to go see my lovely friend, Jana, in San Francisco, I sent one of my typically annoying…
This Just In: Audiobook Actress!
I was trawling through my Amazon sites today and I discovered that they’ve announced who is reading Jane for my audibooks! A woman named Kate Reinders! Here’s a clip from some of her work: Kate Reinders from Walleye Pictures &…
Cooking With Nicole: Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit!
Hello mah friends! Today, we’ll be cooking Cuban black beans together. Cuban food is one of my all time favorites, ever since I went to Miami to visit my friend, Marcia Martinez, when I was a senior in High School.…