by Kristie Booker | Aug 17, 2024 | Post
I’ve always been drawn to the mystical and unknown. Growing up in the 80s—a golden era for supernatural horror—I developed an obsession with ghosts and the paranormal. I’d spend hours in our town’s cemetery, reading old tombstones and imagining the lives...
by Kristie Booker | Jul 19, 2024 | Post
When I sat down to write my latest novel, Summer in the Moon Garden, I never imagined the journey it would take me on—both creatively and emotionally. The seed of this story was planted during a bittersweet reunion with my high school friends. We were a...
by Kristie Booker | May 28, 2024 | Post
As a writer, I’m my own harshest critic. Upon reflection, I’ve identified areas where Blooming Into Life could be improved. The story could be strengthened, the characters more fully developed, and the overall narrative made more cohesive. When I first...
by Kristie Booker | May 14, 2024 | Post
Blooming Into Life When I started writing Blooming Into Life, I set out to explore the messy, complicated world of family relationships. Also, I wanted to delve into the incredible resilience of the human spirit. These themes have always fascinated me. I aimed to...
by Kristie Booker | Oct 1, 2024 | Post, Summer in the Moon Garden
As an author navigating the ever-changing landscape of publishing, I’ve recently found myself drawn into the world of romance writing. While my roots are in women’s fiction, I’ve discovered that the line between genres is often blurrier than we might...
by Kristie Booker | Oct 1, 2024 | Recipes
In Blooming Into Life, chocolate cupcakes become a special family tradition. Mary Ann teaches her niece, Kirby, how to make them, passing down both a recipe and a bit of family love. By the end of the story, Kirby shares the same recipe with Mary Ann’s...
by Kristie Booker | Oct 1, 2024 | Recipes
Chocolate chip cookies are the ultimate comfort food. Here’s my tried-and-true recipe—guaranteed to melt your heart faster than any fictional romance. 🍪 Ingredients 2 sticks of butter, room temp 1 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1 Tablespoon vanilla...
by Kristie Booker | Oct 1, 2024 | Recipes
🌿This basil oil recipe from skinnytaste.com has changed my life. One, I always plant more basil than I ever eat and now I never have enough. Two, I will probably never make pesto again and I love pesto, so that’s saying something. The best part—it’s only 5...
by Kristie Booker | Sep 30, 2024 | Recipes
From the moment my local farmers put out the first of their delicious blueberries, I make sure to have a five-pound box in my refrigerator at all times. They cover my yogurt every morning, find their way into my salads, and, of course, are the driving force behind...
by Kristie Booker | Sep 30, 2024 | Recipes
Ingredients: 6 oz. Boneless Salmon Filet Instructions: Preheat oven to 400. Heat a dry cast-iron pan over high heat for 5 minutes. Pat salmon filet dry, rub with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place salmon in the hot pan, cook rounded side down for 2...
by Kristie Booker | Sep 23, 2024 | Recipes
Ina Garten’s Summer Pasta recipe has been my go-to summer dish. As with most recipes, I can’t help but tweak and experiment. Below Ina’s recipe are four delicious variations I’ve concocted. Ina Garten’s Summer Pasta Servings: 4-6...
by Kristie Booker | Jul 2, 2024 | Recipes
1 cup unsweetened almond milk 1 ripe banana, peeled and frozen 2 tablespoons almond butter 2 tablespoons raw cacao powder 2-3 pitted Medjool dates 1 scoop of your favorite protein powder (vanilla or chocolate flavor) 1/2 cup ice cubes (optional) Add the unsweetened...
by Kristie Booker | Jul 2, 2024 | Recipes
1 cup frozen mixed berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries) 1 cup fresh spinach leaves 1 ripe banana, peeled and frozen 1 cup unsweetened almond milk or milk of your choice 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt 1 tablespoon chia seeds 1 tablespoon honey...
by Kristie Booker | May 28, 2024 | Recipes
Let me tell you about my family’s favorite buttermilk drop biscuits, a treasured recipe passed down from my great aunt. She was a devoted farm wife whose memory, along with my grandmothers’, inspired my character Mary Ann in my novel, Blooming Into Life....
