• Dinner,  Recipe

    Eatin’ Nasty Hamburger Helper

    She was hungry after her swim- famished actually- and although it was not quite five o’clock, she decided on a big skillet meal… what Scott- with great relish- would have called eatin nasty. There was a pound of ground beef in the fridge and, lurking on a back shelf in the pantry, a wonderfully nasty selection: the Cheeseburger Pie version of Hamburger Helper. Stephen King, Lisey’s Story Tweet Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google This childhood comfort food is a highlight in Stephen King's novel, Lisey's Story. If you like this recipe, check out the book that inspired…

  • Dessert,  Recipe

    Pound Cake with Blood Bool Raspberry Glaze

    In his voice she hears mad jubilant relief, as if he has fixed everything. “And not just any bool, it’s a blood-bool!” She has never heard the word before, but she doesn’t mistake it for anything else, for boo or book or anything else. It’s bool, another Scott-word, and not just any bool but a blood-bool.” Stephen King, Lisey’s Story Tweet Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google I'd like to think Stephen King would enjoy this dessert. Lisey definitely would. If you like this recipe, check out the book that inspired it! Lisey’s Story Book Review ~ A…

  • Beverage,  Recipe

    Bug Juice Fruit Punch

    Lisey understood that when the duty-nurse next visited the patio… she would find two empty chairs, two Dixie cups of bug-juice, one pair of slippers, and one pair of sneakers with the socks still in them. Then—and then wouldn’t be long—the nurse would raise the alarm.” Stephen King, Lisey’s Story Tweet Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Share on pinterest Share on email Share on google This version is much tastier than what they served Darla at the "looney bin." If you like this recipe, check out the book that inspired it! Lisey’s Story Book Review ~ A Love Story a la Stephen King   You can…

  • Book Review

    Lisey’s Story Book Review ~ A Love Story a la Stephen King

    Romantic but gothic, King’s most personal novel explores a writer’s widow and her grief.  Stephen King Gothic Fiction, Horror, Thriller Maine, 2006 Mare Winningham Book Review Lisey’s Story  3.6/5 Lisey’s Story was created with the rich, layered storytelling that is King. It is an intimate and touching look into a widow’s grief. Lisey’s deceased husband was a famous horror writer with a strange and bloody past. As Lisey faces life without her lover, she discovers an otherworldly scavenger hunt that Scott had set up before his death.  The path of King’s mind has the power to make one wonder at other worlds and mystical parallel universes. It’s thought provoking…