About
Debbie Roppolo grew up in the Blackland Prairie region of Texas, where miles of grassland and her horse were her best friends.She is the author of Amelia Frump and her Peanut Butter Loving Imagination, and Amelia Frump and her Peanut Butter Loving Imagination is Cooking Up a Peanut Butter Storm, both published by DWB Children's Line.Roppolo's stories have been published in newspapers, magazines, and in several of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books.Cooking is her second passion, and she is an award-winning baker, and a field editor for Taste of Home magazine.Married for over twenty years, she now resides in the Texas Hill Country with her husband John, and two children, Jonathan (older son) and Joseph.
Fatal Rivalry: Part Three of The Last Great Saxon Earls
Description
<p>In 1066, the rivalry between two brothers brought England to its knees. When Duke William of Normandy landed at Pevensey on September 28, 1066, no one was there to resist him. King Harold Godwineson was in the north, fighting his brother Tostig and a fierce Viking invasion. How could this have happened? Why would Tostig turn traitor to wreak revenge on his brother?<br />The Sons of Godwine were not always enemies. It took a massive Northumbrian uprising to tear them apart, making Tostig an exile and Harold his sworn enemy. And when 1066 came to an end, all the Godwinesons were dead except one: Wulfnoth, hostage in Normandy. For two generations, Godwine and his sons were a mighty force, but their power faded away as the Anglo-Saxon era came to a close.</p>
Story Behind The Book
My mother and both grandmothers had a passion for cooking. During my childhood, I spent countless hours in their kitchens, watching wide-eyed as they took the simplest of ingredients and turned them into masterpieces—and it all tasted as good as it looked.
A lot of the time, many of their recipes used peanut butter. It was cheap, readily available, my favorite, and often added a sweetness that enabled them to cut back on the sugars in many of the recipes.
At the time, none of us were aware of peanut butter’s health benefits. Peanut butter is a monounsaturated fat, high in fiber, and contains minerals, nutrients, and it’s a protein.
I appreciate this information now, but as a child, it wouldn’t have mattered to me. The only thing I cared about was that I was with the women I loved the most.
We made memories in those cozy kitchens—with them cooking and sharing their childhood memories. I watched, sometimes working on puzzles, but always listening. They embedded their passion in me, and it’s their love of cooking I pass on to my children.
This book contains peanut butter themed recipes that are tasty and simple to prepare, along with some puzzles and games that will entertain and challenge your child’s imagi- nation.
The idea behind these recipes is for families to prepare them together, creating as many wonderful memories as I have had.
