reading {and cooking with} Wren Bay

It was my privilege recently to read

Wren Bay: the story of making a home,

written by one of my earliest 'blog friends',

Clarice of Storybook Woods.

Not only is Clarice a writer, she is also an amazing cook,

homemaker, crafter, and homeschooling mom of two lovely daughters.

Clarice has taken these interests and woven them into a romantic story

about a young newlywed named Wren Bay, whose husband

has been called to war.

"Wren is determined to use this time of separation from her husband, Devlin, to learn how to take this amazing, old stone house and turn it into a home. She will learn how to use all she has been gifted with and make the most of it."  StoryBook Woods May 24/2010

Best of all, each chapter contains a mouth-watering recipe.

Before I had even finished the book,

I was in the kitchen fixing the likes of

Caraway Stuffed Pork Chops

Roasted Apple Sausages & Rosemary Potatoes

Overnight Oat Cakes

and

Gateau Noix au Chocolat

My family loved them all!

And, I cannot wait to gather apples and make the

Oven Roasted Vanilla Apple Sauce.

The first chapter of Wren Bay: the making of a home

can be read here and the book can be ordered right here.

~Deb