The Rose Petal Beach Scones

May 7, 2013

The Rose Petal Beach Scones (aka Cranberry, White Chocolate & Rose Scones)   A cuppa and a scone are perfect when you’re reading so I came up with these Cranberry, White Chocolate and Rose scones to accompany my eighth novel, The Rose Petal Beach. They’re really tasty (even if I do say so myself) and each bite holds a different surprise because sometimes you get a hit of creamy white chocolate and sometimes tangy cranberry all with a hint of roses. The best part is they’re R...

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Healthy(ish) Chocolate Cake

July 25, 2012

I've been on holiday this week so have turned my hands to baking. This is what I've come up with so far. About the cake I saw a nutritionist recently in my quest to eat a healthier diet. As well as advice on what to eat, and lots of fantastic recipes, she gave me lots of tips on how to substitute healthier products in cooking and baking. This cake is my first solo attempt to make a recipe healthier and I’m very pleased with the results. However, the recipe isn’t exactly over-brimming wi...

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The Rose Petal Beach

July 12, 2012

This is going to be another short diary entry. That’s mainly because I’ve had my head down and elbows out finishing off The Rose Petal Beach. In case you’re wondering, no it’s not usual for a writer to finish a book two months before it hits the shelves. It’s usually meant to be finished about a year before the book goes on sale, but things didn’t work out that way this time around. The reason for that is I was writing another book, Where I Found You, but I left my other publis...

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National Libraries Day

February 10, 2012

On Saturday 4 February, I put rollers in my hair first thing in the morning (tried sleeping on them once, BAD IDEA even though the results were fabulous) because I was going to take part in a National Libraries Day event down at Hove Library. Now, if you read a couple of my previous posts in Dorothy Says you’ll know that libraries are very important to me. I think they’re an important part of the community - for writers and non writers. I’m sure I’ve mentioned more than once how, w...

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New hair…not so new diary updating

October 24, 2011

I'm sorry, have been lax with updating my diary. I will try harder, I promise I will. I'm going to aim for once a week... Whether that will pan out remains to be seen. But please be assured that I'm having fun, I'm writing and I'm enjoying my new hair. (See Dorothy Says for more details.) Love Dorothy x PS Will also get around to updating all my photos very soon!

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The Rose Petal Beach Scones
Healthy(ish) Chocolate Cake
The Rose Petal Beach
National Libraries Day
New hair…not so new diary updating
All shiny and new!
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Back after the break
Publication day, publication day, how I love thee so.
Slow starter for 10

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