Creating a Monster

April 3, 2013

I lied.

I make my own sweet pickle relish. It’s an amazing recipe out of the William Sonoma‘s The Art of Preserving Cook Book that takes 24 hours to soak and almost an hour more to cook and process. This homemade sweet pickle relish is to the store-bought jars what artisan-crafted smoked Gouda is to Velveeta. In…

Mandy Dawson is the creator of In Mandyland, an almost daily blog recording her adventures in juggling a full-time job, two active children, four arguing hens, a fluffy bunny, and one ex-husband. A self-diagnosed gardening and crafting addict, she often finds herself gluing together clay pots and trying to discover the cure for brown thumb. When she’s not writing, she can be found burning dinners while she stares off into space with a story idea. She was a regular contributor for Makes Fun of Stuff, Aiming Low, and Six Kitchens, and has been featured on BlogHer and Mamapedia. She is an Assistant Editor for Write on Edge and has had her fiction featured in three anthologies currently available on Amazon.