Cozy Wednesday with Author Rochelle Staab (Giveaway too!)

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1. I love to cook. I love to try new recipes. It’s the clean-up that gets me. Dee

2. I am so glad Rochelle stopped by, excited to hear about her new title!
   I guess I am more of a get in and out and done cook, especially those daily mealtimes! I wish I had more time to be creative and flipping by the Food Network never helps! It’s always nice to think I could produce the same results here at home!

3. I have to be in the mood to cook, I like to try new things. My husband really enjoys cooking and is really good at coming up with his own recipes.

4. Sorry, I’m a chef without a restaurant to call my own. I love to cook, and taught not only my own 4 kids but many of their friends.

5. Waving ‘hi’ at Deanna, Holden, Lisa, and Nora-Adrienne! Thank you for stopping by.

   I’m still laughing about “is that even in English?” And Lori, please tell your hubby that from now on I’ll think of the Brewers as the Bruja-ewers.

   I’m going to share a secret with all of you. My publisher Berkley Prime Crime approves all titles and can change a title if they want to. I recently submitted my third novel to my editor, but until this morning when Lori posted the link, I had no idea that Berkley accepted my working title—HEX ON THE EX—as the final title! I’m so excited, I love the title.

   So thanks for the nice little gift, Dollycas 🙂
   ~Rochelle

6. Rochelle, you are definitely not the only reluctant food chef around! Meet Chef Reluctant #2… Our kitchen is the get-the-meal-done-and-run variety. Although, my grandmother was an excellent cook, and I did inherit some of her aptitude, the desire is simply not there.

   1. It’s comforting to know I’m not alone, Elizabeth 🙂 Sometimes I wonder if I’m not a foodie because my grandmother and mom were very basic cooks. Frozen fish sticks were about as experimental as we got at home. ~Rochelle

7. More fun stuff about Bruja Brouhaha! Thanks for sharing-JoAn

8. I’m not much of a cook. I usually stick to what I know. Occasionally I’ll try something new but nothing too complicated because I’m scared of screwing up.

9. I enjoyed reading the interview. She definitely seems like a fun author. I’m a cook quick get out of the kitchen person. Always wanted to be the other type of cook. Oh well, it’s not happened yet.

10. Most of the time I’m a reluctant chef, too—but a couple times a year I get the bug and spend the whole day in the kitchen making all sorts of things.
    suefarrell.farrell@gmail.com

11. I must say, on most days, I’m also a reluctant get-the-job-done-and-run cook. The only time I like to experiment with any type of cooking is around the holidays but I have to be “in the mood” to even do that.

12. I hate my kitchen – it is very small and bearly room for two. So I am a very reluctant chef. I have not baked in a bit but when I do, I don’t use milk so it forces me to be creative.

13. Sorry for the delayed response. I ran to Togo for a turkey wrap (in the spirit of the day I didn’t make my usual tuna sandwich for lunch .)

    JoAn, thanks so much for stopping by.
    Ashley, Hattie, Sue, and Amanda—yay! I’m not alone in my get-in-get-out kitchen routine.

    I get experimental around the holidays too, especially with baking. Though I don’t watch the Food Channel, I’ll flip over there to see if the experts are creating spooky delights for Halloween, or a new twist on my favorite—Thanksgiving dinner.
    ~Rochelle

14. Hi Rachelle! I have a fairly small kitchen too, and wonder if I’d be inspired by a gourmet-type layout.
    ~Rochelle

15. Hate to cook but love to eat!! Deli food and take out at buffets is wonderful for single seniors.

    1. Karen, deli food and take-out rule!
       Thanks for your comment 🙂
       ~Rochelle

16. I am definitely not the gourmet chef type. I cook only so we have something to eat, but I don’t really enjoy it.

    1. Orchid,
       And I only cook when I have to. About a month ago I cooked dinner with my date at his house. He did most of the work so I had a lot of fun. That sure doesn’t happen every day!
       ~Rochelle

17. I love to cook….

    1. Kelly, you get an ovation! You’re the first to express the joy of cooking here today. Do you love it for the creativity, the gratification, or because it stirs your senses?
       ~Rochelle

18. I get it done and run unless it is a special occassion. Then I go hog wild.

    1. Love that, Laura 🙂
       ~Rochelle

19. I’m not a cook but I can reheat with the best of them. Fortunately, my son loves to cook and experiment so I am usually well-fed.

    1. Linda, a chef son? Lucky!
       I’m a proud member of the Reheating Brigade. I can feed myself for a week on a pot of chili.
       ~Rochelle

20. Rochelle~ I cook but I am not a chef. My kitchen is pretty small so I feel like its hard to store all the gadgets needed to cook gourmet style:) someday… I will have a bigger kitchen. Till then, I do my best.

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    1. Cyndee, it sounds like you have a good time cooking. I hope you get the big kitchen of your dreams, filled with gadgets. A culinary playground!
       Thanks so much for coming by.
       ~Rochelle

21. I occasionally try new recipes, but not as much as I did when our kids were at home. Mostly I make my favorites & I’ve accumulated quite a few over the years. I used to enjoy cooking a lot more than I do now. With just my husband & I, there are usually lots of leftovers & that’s fine with me (easy future meals)! I think I’m a lot like you, Rochelle 🙂

    1. I think so, too, Barbara. Nothing like the easy-peasy, tried-and-true. I think I could eat the same thing every day and be happy, as long as I find a way to have french fries once a week or so. I have a feeling if I had a crowd to feed, I’d be more enthusiastic about dragging myself into the kitchen. So happy you stopped by to comment! ~ Rochelle

22. I used to love to cook. I looked in the cookbooks and tried out new things often but now have constant fatigue so when I fix something to eat it is done very quickly. I still love to look at cookbooks.

    CarolNWong(at)aol(dot)com

    1. Carol, when I was a kid I would pour through the Settlement Cookbook, creating imaginary dinner parties. I still have (and use) my original Betty Crocker Cookbook from the 1970s when butter wasn’t a dirty word. Best recipes. But I’m all for fast and simple, like you. ~Rochelle

23. I don’t mind cooking but I do not like to cook things that take a lot of time. I am a get in and get out person

24. I don’t mind cooking but I hate the cleanup.

25. My mother was the best cook ever. She was born on a farm in Wisconsin in 1903 and fed us on stuff like Shrimp Creole, Chicken Paprikash and other wonderful dishes regularly and never cut corners. Our holiday meals were extraordinary. And she did it with ease and didn’t spend all day in the kitchen. I don’t know how she did it. She would take me out hunting Indian relics all day and then come home and whip up a gourmet meal. I can cook a little and the meals are actually good. But now that I am alone and have no one to cook for, there really is no joy in cooking. But I will certainly enjoy reading this book. I love reading about charms and spells and magic of all kind. I just wish it worked. 😉

    1. Irene, it sounds like your mother was an amazing woman. What a wonderful childhood you must have had. And Indian relics! I grew up in Wisconsin and didn’t realize what a strong Indian culture surrounded us. How magical!
       Thank you for stopping by and for your kind words.
       ~Rochelle

26. I’m definitely a get-the-meal-done-and-run kind of gal! I love to eat but hate to cook! Your book looks great and I would love to win a copy!

27. I definitely get the meal done and get out of that kitchen, lol! I do not like to cook at all, so my kitchen is very plain. I would love to win a chef, lol!!

    Your book sounds so awesome Rochelle, I hope I win it because I would LOVE to read it. It was wonderful hearing from you too.

    God bless,
    Jody
    P.S. Thank you Lori!

28. I actually caught my stove on fire once……. so I’m a little apprehensive to do much in the kitchen lol 🙂 But, I do like to cook and try new things. I’m actually a much better baker than chef 🙂

29. I like to cook if I have unlimited time and money…so I don’t do it often

30. I am a huge fan of cozy mysteries.

31. i’m a get-the-meal-done-and-run

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