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.
Description
<p><strong><em>A tragic warrior lost in two worlds... Which one will he choose?</em></strong></p><p>The war in Iraq ended for Freddie when an IED explosion left his mind and body shattered. Once a skilled gamer as well as a capable soldier, he's now a broken warrior, emerging from a medically induced coma to discover he's inhabiting two separate realities.</p><p>The first is his waking world of pain, family trials, and remorse—and slow rehabilitation through the tender care of Becky, his physical therapist. The second is a dark fantasy realm of quests, demons, and magic, which Freddie enters when he sleeps. The lines soon blur for Freddie, not just caught between two worlds, but lost within himself.</p><p>Is he Lieutenant Freddie Williams, a leader of men, a proud officer in the US Army who has suffered such egregious injury and loss? Or is he Frederick, Prince of Stormwind, who must make sense of his horrific visions in order to save his embattled kingdom from the monstrous Horde, his only solace the beautiful gardener, Rebecca, whose gentle words calm the storms in his soul.</p><p>In the conscious world, the severely wounded vet faces a strangely similar and equally perilous mission to that of the prince—a journey along a dark road, haunted by demons of guilt and memory. Can he let patient, loving Becky into his damaged and shuttered heart? It may be his only way back from Hell.</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.
