Baked gluten-free and sourdough loaves
I made these two loaves yesterday. One is a classic sourdough and the smaller one is a gluten-free loaf. My husband enjoyed the sourdough, and the gluten-free was okay. I am experimenting with the recipe, so when I improve it [...]
How Being a Chief Communications Officer Prepared Me to be a Novelist
I'm excited that O'Dwyer's newsletter, the inside news of PR and marketing communications, published my essay. Thu., Nov. 17, 2016 How Being a CCO Prepared Me to Write a Novel By Phyllis Piano Phyllis J. Piano I always dreamed of writing a book, [...]
November Lake Sherwood Life features Hostile Takeover: A Love Story
ppianonov16 Very excited that Lake Sherwood Life's November cover story is about Hostile Takeover: A Love Story (just click on the link to view).
Baked Chicken Parmesan
I found this online and altered it a bit. Wish I could find the original to give credit! Made this dish last night, and my husband, Roy, really liked it. (A tip: if you don't have the time, you can [...]
Global Adventures – Australia and New Zealand
I love exploring new countries, and so my husband and I often travel to faraway places. This year, we went to Australia and New Zealand. I had been to Australia, but had never had the pleasure of visiting the beautiful [...]
Wonderful Launch Event for Hostile Takeover: A Love Story in DC
Thanks to Margery Kraus of APCO Worldwide for hosting a book event for Hostile Takeover: A Love Story at the APCO offices in Washington DC, very close to the White House. It was great to see old friends and meet [...]
Gluten-Free Mini Pumpkin Bread Loaves
Adapted from food.com Just made these for Roy's birthday. A fun thing to bake as the pumpkins are appearing everywhere! INGREDIENTS 1⁄2 cup butter 1 cup sugar (I use a bit less, as we don't like things too sweet) 2 eggs [...]
Balsamic Roasted Carrots
My sister, Chris, loves this recipe I made for her and my niece, Sarah, when they were visiting us. My husband, Roy, really enjoys it as well. I adapted it from a recipe I found by Isabelle Boucher. It's a [...]
Pasta with Pesto and Marinated Cherry Tomatoes
One of our all-time favorite recipes, I am making it tonight! Pesto 3 cups loosely packed basil 1/3 cup olive oil 1/4-1/2 cup chicken or vegetable stock (to lighten it a bit and get the consistency you want) 1/4 cup [...]
Nice piece from my publisher on Hostile Takeover: A Love Story!
http://gobooksparks.com/blog/lighthearted-books/
Milwaukee Book Launch Off the Charts
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the book event on October 14 at Boswell Book Company on Downer Avenue in Milwaukee. It was so much fun to see family and old friends. I truly appreciated all the comments and [...]
Writing While Traveling
Happy to see this article I wrote featured on the weheartwriting web site. http://weheartwriting.com/2016/10/writing-on-the-road-finding-inspiration-in-new-places-phyllis-j-piano/
Book Launch Event in Santa Barbara
We had a wonderful afternoon and evening last night in Santa Barbara, California, celebrating the launch of Hostile Takeover: A Love Story. Thanks to Kim Hunter for organizing the event and Dan and Meg for hosting us for a get [...]
Fun night for Hostile October 5 Thousand Oaks Barnes & Noble Book Launch
Thanks to everyone who attended my first book event to launch Hostile Takeover: A Love Story. It was so much fun to see old friends and colleagues and make new ones. I feel lucky and blessed. Here are some photos [...]
Praise for Hostile Takeover: A Love Story
A few of the early reviews for Hostile Takeover: A Love Story-- Working Mother Names Hostile Takeover: A Love Story one of its 21 books to fall for this Autumn Grab a cup of tea or cocoa, curl up somewhere cozy, [...]