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Brief Biography (Authors Required - Others, optional): I've always loved to cook and used to dream of opening my own restaurant. But, as time went on and I got older that dream just didn't seem to be in the cards. Instead I wrote a cookbook. This idea came to me when my youngest daughter told me she couldn't bring deviled eggs to Thanksgiving dinner because she couldn't peel them without tearing them up. That made me begin to compare my life with my daughters. My mother was a stay at home mom and I learned to cook the same way generations of women before me had, by watching her.

But, as a babyboomer, my adult life differed dramatically from my mom's. I worked full-time and by the time I got home, got the homework started, clothes washed, baths taken, and dinner on the table, there certainly wasn't time to teach the kids to cook!!
As I thought about this, I started remembering some of the foods my kids had attempted to put together over the years. One time it was decided that Thanksgiving dinner would be at my son's house. He was single at the time. He decided to make chocolate pie for dinner. He bought a pie crust, a can of chocolate pudding and a can of cool whip. He poured the pudding into the uncooked crust, topped it with the cool whip and put it in the oven to bake!!!! You can only imagine what a mess he had. Needless to say, we didn't have chocolate pie for dinner. So with this and other "adventures" in mind I hit on the idea of writing a cookbook filled with recipes I've always enjoyed that were simple enough for anyone to tackle complete with suggestions enabling readers to adjust them to fit individual tastes.

Cooking for me, always came easy....writing a cookbook, on the other hand was a bit more of a challenge than I expected! When it was about 3/4 of the way complete, I started looking for a publisher. I didn't know anything about publishing so I went to the internet. I found a publisher and tried to find a way to submit my book. I'm also not very savvy when it comes to computers. I told a friend about my situation and she took down the name of the publisher and said she would go on-line and see what she could find out. The next day around 3:00 in the afternoon I received a phone call. It was the publisher. My friend hadn't just looked them up on-line, she actually called them, told them about my book and they wanted my manuscript in 3 weeks!! I think everyone in my office heard me scream when I got off the phone. I was SO excited. I scrambled to finish the book. Sent it to the publisher and waited and waited and waited. One day my roommate called to tell me there was a DHL delivery for me. Rejection? I had him open it so he could tell me the bad news. Did I say "bad news?" It was an acceptance letter and contract. That all happened about a little over a year ago. My book now was released in June 2008. I'm still floating. I'm now working on book #2 that will be even better. So, by all means....stay tuned!!

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Olivia and the Little Way - Nancy Carabio Belanger, Author

Posted on July 25, 2010 at 8:18am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Olivia and the Little Way – Review for American Author's Association by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

‘She hated feeling nervous, but she couldn’t help it. Today was the first day of fifth grade at her new school. Two big things in one day. She thought

of all of the other kids at St. Michael’s School who were probably

eating their breakfasts at the…

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Road Closed - Leigh Russell, Author

Posted on July 24, 2010 at 11:45am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Road Closed – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat

“We’re evacuating the neighboring houses,” a voice called out. “We need to move all those cars, now,” another voice barked. A movement nearby

caught Sophie’s attention. Two men were carrying a stretcher, its small

load covered. Sophie stumbled over to it. The stretcher…

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At 11:18pm on November 21, 2011, Lorilyn Roberts gave Martha A. Cheves a gift…: Red Ribbon
Happy Birthday, Martha. Lorilyn Roberts
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At 8:08pm on August 24, 2010, Eliza Earsman gave Martha A. Cheves a gift…: Red Ribbon
With best wishes.
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At 11:04am on July 01, 2010, Bamhs gave Martha A. Cheves a gift…: Red Ribbon
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At 2:46pm on February 26, 2010, Martha A. Cheves said…: I want to invite all of my Charlotte, NC friends to tune in to Channel 36 on April 21st at ll:00 a.m. I will be a guest on their show Charlotte Today and will be making my Cracker Bars and promoting my cookbook Stir, Laugh, Repeat.

At 1:11pm on February 21, 2010, Martha A. Cheves said…: Book Signings: I want to invite all of you in the Charlotte, NC area to attend one of my book signings that are coming up in March for my cookbook Stir, Laugh, Repeat. They are: 3/7/10 - Milky Way, 1419 East Blvd., Charlotte, NC - 11:00 - 1:00
3/13/10 - Praiz Books and Gifts, 5740 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, NC - 10:00 - 12:00
3/27/10 - Ann-A-Lee's Attic, 8400 Fairview Rd., Mint Hill, NC - 1:00 - 3:00
Hope to meet some of you there.