Foodie Friday 7/1/11

Welcome to the July 1st Foodie Friday, where recipes abound and copper is king--well, for this post, anyway.

I own few copper pieces and I use them every day. My pans might have a patina (I clean them once in a pale blue moon), but they're so practical and lovely, I use them for baking and serving.

When I wrote  Gone With A Handsomer Man (if you're new to FF, this is my most recent novel, and if you're an old friend and you're familiar with Teeny, you might want to skip this part), I gave the main character a deep longing for copper cookware, placing it right up there with love.

"All I ever wanted in life was true love, a set of copper cookware, and the perfect recipe for red velvet cake. The last thing I wanted was to end up on Charleston's six o'clock news, accused of murder and a slew of other crimes."

There's just something elegant and timeless about copper.

If you'd like a chance to win this teeny copper pan, leave a message about the type of cookware you love.

For other cool giveaways, visit The World According to Teeny. The Kindle contest ends July 10th, so there's still time to enter. The goodie-stuffed beach bag contest (which includes an autographed copy of GWAHM), ends July 10th, too.

Or maybe you'd love a "Teeny," vintage lemon coin purse (not the one in the book--that one will be given away later this summer)?

How about a sea turtle cutting board, egg cups, dishes, or Teeny's Lemonade Mix?
Here's a sampling of the giveaways:

To enter the giveaways, say hello to Miss Teeny at The World According to Teeny.

The Week In Review

What's going on in your neck of the woods? These days, I rarely leave home--I'm working on revisions for Teeny 2--and I'd love to know what you are doing this summer.

As for Bald Hill Farm, ducklings and baby pheasants arrived via US Mail. The PO guys were relieved when we showed up to collect the boxes, which were labeled "bio-hazard" and emitted relentless peeps. The PO guys eagerly helped us load the boxes into the truck.
UPDATE: A glitch in Blogger won't let me post comments, even to my own blog/s, but I wanted to mention that the ducks, geese, and pheasants are our pets. All of the animals on the farm are pets. We aren't gathering eggs this summer because we're encouraging our hens to "set" on their nests so we'll have chicks.

As for non-farming activities, I've been catching up on blogging. I write posts in batches, usually around 11 pm, and schedule them; but this week, Blogspot fired off my posts willy-nilly, ignoring my scheduling edicts. Nor would Blogger let me comment--even on my own blog.
How I Find Time To Blog and Write Fiction was published on the heels of Interior Design 101 for Writers, along with a bunch of Teeny posts, including part 2 of the Spencer-Jackson House's dish collection.

Then, last night, Blogspot started hiccuping again, and posts were eaten; others were accidentally published, including a test post for Foodie Friday. When I'm finished with the revisions to Teeny 2, I'll probably move the Acquainted With the Night blog to Wordpress. Has anyone made the move without regrets? If so, I'd love to hear your comments.

Just in case Blogger goes down again, I'm  posting Foodie Friday a bit early.

If you are a contributor to Foodie Friday's weekly recipe exchange, add your permalink below (look for the blue frog). Be sure to add a Foodie Friday link to your post. If you're new to FF, a TUTORIAL is available. As always, thank you so much for contributing your recipes and photography to FF. You are loved and appreciated. I hope you have a safe, fabulous July 4th weekend.