Shokolat Mousse
The practice dessert Kit makes for Mel 1 cup shokolat pieces 1/2 cup & 1 1/3 cups cream 2 tbs powder sugar 1/2 tsp vahnila extract Heat shokolat pieces in 1/2 cup cream until shokolat…
Cinnaspice-Honey Burnt Custard
Mel’s favorite dessert Custard Topping Make the custards: Bring cream, milk, cinnaspice, and salt to a simmer in a saucepan. Remove from heat, and let steep 1 hour. Pour cream mixture through a sieve. Return…
Spice Buns
Kit’s favorite dessert Dough 1 1/4 cups milk 1/3 cup sugar 2 1/4 tsp yeast 3 1/2 cups flour 3/4 tsp salt 1/3 cup butter, melted 1 egg Rolls 1/2 cup honey 1/3 cup butter, melted 1 cup dark sugar 1 tbs cinnaspice Make dough: Warm milk slightly then whisk in sugar and yeast. Set aside until…
Flying Carpets
To Lady Juliet, Royal Witch of CalatiniRoyal PalaceOrmasMerrilea Dear Lady Juliet, Thank you for explaining the history of the witch’s tongue. One of my acquaintances recently visited me on a flying carpet, and I was…
Almskitchens
from Verna’s Customs of Calatini From the beginning, priests have offered charity meals to those who need it. Traditionally, priests give free meals to parishioners at the temple side doors during meal times until the…
Behind Community Programs
When thinking about community priests and the charities they’d run for the community, I created several service organizations. However, most of them weren’t inspired by charities in Regency England, but charities we have now. (The…
Kit’s Mother’s Letter
written shortly after Kit’s marriage to Lord Blaine Dearest Kit— I’ve just received word from Cook Ruth that you’ve recently wed a kindly count related to the Duchess of Childes. Hopefully, your leaving Sutton Manor…
Holy Manifestations
from Zariste’s Concise Guide to World Religions After the Age of Gods, the gods decided their presence was corrupting their creation, so they vowed to only manifest in their corporeal form on their holy days…
Goddess Laurels
from Zariste’s Concise Guide to World Religions The Goddess laurel is a small, evergreen shrub that grows across the lands in Damensea where the Goddess’s followers live. However, only priests pay much attention to the…
Behind Priest Robes
Until I began The Goddess’s Illusion, I wasn’t sure exactly what priest robes looked like because my earlier characters just noted the robe then moved on. They didn’t really care about the specifics of priest…