by Kristie Booker | Jun 24, 2026 | Blog, Summer in the Moon Garden, Summer in the Moon Garden Recipes
The strawberry jam that runs all the way through Criss Creek — and the recipe that started it. In Summer in the Moon Garden, there’s a small moment I think about more than some of the big ones. Danny shows up at Millie’s house with a flat of strawberries...
by Kristie Booker | Jun 24, 2026 | Blog, Blooming Into Life Recipes, Recipes
A Recipe From Blooming Into Life There’s a moment in Blooming Into Life when Mary Ann watches her niece and granddaughters frost cupcakes for the Criss Creek Fourth of July celebration, and realizes the recipe isn’t really about cupcakes at all. It’s about everyone...
by Kristie Booker | Jun 24, 2026 | Blog, Blooming Into Life Recipes
There’s a moment in Blooming Into Life when I knew Colleen’s story needed something soft to land on. She’s deep into a detox diet, all green juices and rigid rules, and the page felt a little cold. What it needed was warmth — the kind that rises out...
by Kristie Booker | Jun 22, 2026 | Blog, Blooming Into Life Recipes, Summer in the Moon Garden Recipes
There’s a jar of strawberry jam that keeps finding its way into my fiction. Readers of Blooming Into Life may remember it making an appearance there. In Summer in the Moon Garden, Danny brings a jar to Kat — made by his mother Rose and his Aunt Mary Ann...
by Kristie Booker | Jul 23, 2025 | Recipes, Summer in the Moon Garden Recipes
The Story Behind Sweet Mama Jane’s If the name sounds like it belongs in a story, that’s because it does. Sweet Mama Jane’s is the little bakery at the heart of my novel Summer in the Moon Garden, where the cinnamon rolls are the kind people drive...
by Kristie Booker | Feb 20, 2025 | Recipes
During the winter months, I make a pot of soup every Monday. The Pioneer Woman’s Hamburger Soup, a rustic twist on classic beef vegetable soup, has become a staple in my weekly rotation. The rich broth, tender ground beef, and colorful vegetables create a...