Category: Kathy Opie

My blog is updated less frequently these days as I’ve been deep in research, editing, and re-writing, in addition to a heavier-than-normal teaching schedule, a major home repair, and a cross-country trip for my daughter’s college graduation.  But yes, Book Three of the Blue Bells Chronicles–The Water is Wide–is on its way.  In the course […]

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I’m very excited to bring you the first episode of Eating Medieval. Today’s collaboration is with Kathy Opie, writer and cook/baker extraordinaire. Learn more about Kathy at the end of the blog. She and I have collaborated–and we expect to continue doing so–on exploring the world of medieval cuisine, such as Shawn, Niall, and all the medieval cast of The Blue Bells Chronicles would have experienced. I like research, and Kathy likes cooking, so I research and send the recipes to her, and she will be preparing them, and telling us about them!

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