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About Stephanie Perry

Stephanie P. is a writer, editor, and blogger. Her secret shame is dystopian YA fiction. You can find her wherever the books and food are.

Bookish Baking: Banana Zucchini Cranberry Bread

“Spring cleaning” has a pretty generous definition at my house, and includes concepts such as “spending an afternoon reading old magazines so I can recycle them” or “at-home makeover day to use up my hoard of beauty samples.” Another acceptable definition is “turning about-to-die banana and zucchini into delicious sweet bread.” This banana-zucchini-cranberry bread is practically a pantry cleanout in itself! It also makes for a sweet reward after de-cluttering your bookshelves. My loaf was inspired by this delicious cranberry banana bread at Laurie’s Homestead Breakfast House in Long Beach, WA. Banana-Zucchini-Cranberry Bread Ingredients 3 eggs 3/4 cup [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:21-07:00March 31st, 2015|Tags: |

Literary Travel: Montevideo, Uruguay

It’s been a while since I've done any international travel, but in February 2015 I took a trip to South America (a new continent for me!). Let’s get one thing out of the way: my Spanish is TERRIBLE, and, as you may know, Rioplatense Spanish is a very different dialect for those of us who studied Spanish in U.S. classrooms. But I’d heard a lot about the highly literary cultures of Uruguay and Argentina and was hoping some of it might soak in, despite my comprehension problems. First stop: Montevideo, Uruguay. Montevideo 101 Montevideo is a city of about 1.3 [...]

2022-09-01T04:17:38-07:00March 25th, 2015|

5 Awesome Easter Craft Books for Kids and Grownups

You can always try an Easter egg mani, like I did a couple of years ago. Easter Sunday is April 5 this year, and while there’s a unique charm to a tie-dyed egg salad made from dyed eggs, I sometimes get the urge to branch out into trying different Easter crafts. If you’re looking for family-friendly projects, check out these Easter craft books for some springtime inspiration.     Pysanky: Easter Eggs of Eastern Europe: Coloring Pages for Kids and Kids at Heart Never heard of “pysanky” (PEH-san-keh)? You’ve probably seen these intricately decorated Ukrainian eggs without realizing [...]

2016-12-31T17:58:21-07:00March 23rd, 2015|Tags: , |
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