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Jael McHenry
Jael is an enthusiastic amateur cook and the author of the novel THE KITCHEN DAUGHTER.
Interests: cooking, writing, writing about cooking
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books, babies and balance
The lovely Amy Sue Nathan recently interviewed me at her (just-turned-one!) blog, Women's Fiction Writers, talking about the paperback launch of The Kitchen Daughter and some other things I've got going on. Like the particular type of baking that involves... Continue reading
Posted Apr 2, 2012 at the SIMMER blog
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virginia is for readers
Once more, I'm taking the Kitchen Daughter show on the road... I'll be appearing this weekend in Charlottesville at the Virginia Festival of the Book. So excited about this! I've never really been to a book festival on this scale,... Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2012 at the SIMMER blog
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words around the web
Wanted to point you toward a couple of recent pieces of mine -- not food-related, but writing-related. One's a little silly and one's more serious. Silly first! On Intrepid Media I guessed at a few ways the TV networks might... Continue reading
Posted Mar 14, 2012 at the SIMMER blog
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kuchnia duchow
One of the most surprising and wonderful things about the publication process of The Kitchen Daughter has been the international editions. I had never really thought about seeing the book translated into other languages, and being sold in other countries... Continue reading
Posted Mar 1, 2012 at the SIMMER blog
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wordless wednesday lviii
Posted Feb 22, 2012 at the SIMMER blog
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two weeks til Philly!
Just two weeks until my appearance in Philly with the lovely Sarah McCoy! We'll be talking about our books The Kitchen Daughter and The Baker's Daughter at The Spiral Bookcase. It's been ages since I've been to Manayunk so I'm... Continue reading
Posted Feb 13, 2012 at the SIMMER blog
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missing russ
This isn't a usual post, but this isn't a usual week. Right now I'm mourning the sudden loss of a great friend. Russ Carr was a designer, writer, family man, and not incidentally, a really awesome cook. We miss him... Continue reading
Posted Feb 9, 2012 at the SIMMER blog
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in good company at magical musings
The very kind Marilyn Brant included The Kitchen Daughter in a recent spotlight post at Magical Musings -- thanks, Marilyn! The other two are Sarah McCoy's The Baker's Daughter and Kristina McMorris's The Bridge of Scarlet Leaves, both definitely worth... Continue reading
Posted Jan 23, 2012 at the SIMMER blog
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the perfection of roast chicken
Posted Jan 19, 2012 at the SIMMER blog
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wordless wednesday lvii
Posted Jan 18, 2012 at the SIMMER blog
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back to one more page!
When The Kitchen Daughter came out in hardcover last year, one of my favorite events was a Saturday afternoon visit to One More Page, a fabulous new independent bookstore in Arlington, VA. Not only do they sell an excellent collection... Continue reading
Posted Jan 17, 2012 at the SIMMER blog
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resolved
2012 is coming out of the gate fast and furious! If you're still hunting about for a New Year's resolution, or at least a goal for the year, I've got one big recommendation in my latest piece on Intrepid Media.... Continue reading
Posted Jan 9, 2012 at the SIMMER blog
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new year, more words
Happy New Year! Kicking off 2012 with the usual flurry of words and food, but haven't been taking a lot of pictures, so today let's focus on the words. I've got a new post up at Writer Unboxed about finding... Continue reading
Posted Jan 3, 2012 at the SIMMER blog
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the kitchen daughter now in paperback!
Posted Dec 20, 2011 at the SIMMER blog
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t minus one!
Posted Dec 19, 2011 at the SIMMER blog
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Books Are Great Gifts
Fun activity for a good cause taking place tonight on Twitter -- LitChat is hosting the Books Are Great Gifts auction as a literacy fundraiser. So you can bid on great books, and then give them as gifts. (Or, of... Continue reading
Posted Dec 9, 2011 at the SIMMER blog
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me, around the web
Hello, blog readers! It's a pretty hectic December here -- more on that soon -- but I wanted to point you to a couple of pieces of writing that are new on the web this week: 40 weeks of a... Continue reading
Posted Dec 6, 2011 at the SIMMER blog
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ate, wrote, retreated
Posted Nov 22, 2011 at the SIMMER blog
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la cucina degli ingredienti magici
Posted Nov 17, 2011 at the SIMMER blog
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the kitchen daughter paperback cover!
Posted Nov 9, 2011 at the SIMMER blog
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first drafts and great escapes
Busy week this week! I'm preparing for the awesome Eat Write Retreat Destination Learning event in Asheville, which starts Friday. And since it's the beginning of the month, I've got a couple of new pieces up at my usual haunts:... Continue reading
Posted Nov 7, 2011 at the SIMMER blog
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happy nanowrimo!
Yes, November is National Novel Writing Month! I'm not participating officially this year -- I'm deep into the editing process on my current project, and NaNoWriMo involves starting a fresh draft from scratch -- but I'm definitely cheering on some... Continue reading
Posted Nov 2, 2011 at the SIMMER blog
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wordless wednesday lvi
Posted Oct 26, 2011 at the SIMMER blog
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back and gone again!
Had a wonderful, wonderful time in East Tennessee (Knoxville, Sweetwater, Kingston & Ten Mile) on my Kitchen Daughter trip -- and now I'm off again! This time to a writers' retreat all the way on the West Coast. The timing... Continue reading
Posted Oct 19, 2011 at the SIMMER blog
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cook this now: green peach salad
Posted Oct 12, 2011 at the SIMMER blog
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