Linda J. Hawkins

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine recently reviewed Southern Seasons #1, and are giving a copy away this month to one fortunate reader. This is what they had to say: "Linda J. Hawkins’ lovely award-winning cookbook Southern Seasons with Memory Making Recipes has 182 pages of beautiful photos and family recipes, with an internal spiral binding which allows the book to lie flat (so helpful for cooks!). It costs $27.99 and is available at Heart to Heart Publishing. Linda J. Hawkins i

Author Linda J. Hawkins receives national recognition through the NEW YORK CITY BIG BOOK AWARD®! ​ Morgantown, KY. -- The NEW YORK CITY BIG BOOK AWARD Southern Seasons 12 Months of Tea-licious Recipes & Ideas in the category of (coffeetable book) as a (winner). The competition is judged by experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers and professional copywriters. Selected award Winners and Distinguished Fav

We love our readers at Heart to Heart Publishing. This sweet photograph, sent to us by one of our readers, just made our day. One mother of two made our muffin recipe, as featured in the first Southern Seasons cookbook, and look at the result--smiles from ear to ear! As our gift to you, please try our muffin recipe and choose an add-in to include--this family picked strawberries. Yum! Do you have our Southern Seasons cookbooks? If you do, send in pictures of your favorite Sou

As the winter winds blow, there is warmth for your family in hearth and home. Here is a special treat for your loved ones this winter season--from our home to yours. Featured in Southern Seasons with Memory Making Recipes, p. 52: Caramel Popcorn 5 qt. popped corn 1/2 t. vanilla 1 c. sugar 1/2 t. soda 1/2 c. butter 1/2 c. Karo syrup 1/2 t. salt Stir sugar, butter, syrup & salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes without stirring. Remove from heat and add vanilla

This week, as we celebrate Mother’s Day, we want to honor the women in our lives who have always been there for us, poured time and energy into our lives, and have made so many sacrifices for us. Be it a mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, or dear friend—we want to love and give to those who have purposed to help and guide us. They enrich our lives with great joy. What better way to give a “thank you” to these fine ladies than to prepare a special gift—something from the heart

My wife and I were impressed first by your Southern Belle dress and the background and layout of your booth. Then we saw your books on Teas and we were hooked. We have been to many tea parties and high Teas -- we love them. We just came off a cruise where we went to a tea and scones every day and had a high tea on a plantation in Jamaica. My wife bought 2 of your books: Southern Seasons and The Unspoken Language of Fans & Flowers. She already had your Catering to Children.

April is National Garden Month! While the days are lovely and not yet hot, how pleasant to spend some time each morning in your very own “Outdoor Room”—the garden. I like to spend time with the Lord as I tend the garden. He is the Master Gardener that tends each and every flower! * As I pull weeds, I can pray and ask the Lord to pull everything out of my life that may be a distraction from His purpose for me. *As I prune dead branches, I ask God to prune away any attitudes or

As iris leaves peek out from the soil, and the knock-out rose bushes begin to sprout leaves of green with a tinge of red, we can tell that spring is on the way. These are the perfect days to pack a basket of favorite fruits and veggies along with a thermos of delicious “Spice Tea”! Bring along a lovely tablecloth, and invite your dearest of friends. Winter days are gone, and spring carries the promise of time well-spent, lovely conversation, and meaningful moments with the sp

October is National Apple Month, and we are all ready to pick that orchard-fresh fruit and enjoy! There is nothing quite as crisp and clean with such a delicious sweetness. Whether they are Gala, Fuji, Cameo,—with many more varieties to choose from—you can’t go wrong peeling, coring, slicing, or cooking up apples for the month of October. Try a few of these time-tested ideas and have a Happy Apple Month with the ones you love! 1. Take a trip to your own local orchard or fru

Fall is finally here—Hooray! Those hot, humid days are giving way to a breath of fresh air that energizes us as well as our families. I don’t know about you, but one thing I love to do when the weather turns is to plan all sorts of wonderful meals to celebrate the season. What does fall make you think of? Comfort food! Yes, we love our meat and potatoes with a side of gravy, cookies and muffins, cakes and pies. We want all these wonderful tastes of the season as we run o

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