tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post4007741109865074464..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: The Wonder Skills Of Our HeroinesSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-51279008810039962702013-12-11T16:53:46.600-08:002013-12-11T16:53:46.600-08:00I can cook, but I can't bake a cake! I also fi...I can cook, but I can't bake a cake! I also fill in the crater with icing :) You've just reminded me I need to attempt a carrot cake this weekend (hubs birthday next week :))<br /><br />Traits heroines have that I wish I had... patience, flat stomachs, nice hair. Determination and upper body strength. <br /><br />:)Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-4147199821801777672013-12-11T16:43:26.716-08:002013-12-11T16:43:26.716-08:00Maureen, you must be my long-lost sister! I am not...Maureen, you must be my long-lost sister! I am not a cook, either. However I can clean a kitchen to within an inch of its life.Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-39017032383238061362013-12-11T15:09:11.953-08:002013-12-11T15:09:11.953-08:00Julie, my problem is that I "started" ma...Julie, my problem is that I "started" many years ago. LOL!<br /><br />Wynter, here I thought all along that you were a concert musician.<br /><br />Rita, "The only reason they fly is they beat the air into submission." -- now you tell me there isn't a little bit of you in your heroines?! :)<br /><br />Anne Marie, it was damn good frosting!<br /><br />Ana, I adore you. :)Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-26139137168305712092013-12-11T15:03:34.585-08:002013-12-11T15:03:34.585-08:00People cook?People cook?Ana Barronshttp://anabarrons.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-72211375771198645832013-12-11T12:46:42.775-08:002013-12-11T12:46:42.775-08:00My heroines can kick butt. Not sure I could, unles...My heroines can kick butt. Not sure I could, unless the chips were down, but I hope I never have to find out. LOL (And really, the best part of the cake is the frosting - I'm sure you nailed that! LOL)Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-48626569913899638132013-12-11T10:21:40.142-08:002013-12-11T10:21:40.142-08:00Oh! YES! My first book the heroine is a helicopter...Oh! YES! My first book the heroine is a helicopter pilot. I HATE helicopters. Something happens and they have the glide path of a rock. The only reason they fly is they beat the air into submission. Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-9051090100629242332013-12-11T10:05:55.922-08:002013-12-11T10:05:55.922-08:00I'm a great cook, but my heroines have some ma...I'm a great cook, but my heroines have some mad skills I only dream of. I have one who is an artist, another a master gardener. (I have a brown thumb!) Still another is a concert musician while I can't carry a tune in a bucket! Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-70380703914761222662013-12-11T09:59:24.984-08:002013-12-11T09:59:24.984-08:00Box food is how everyone starts!
The first thing I...Box food is how everyone starts!<br />The first thing I remember cooking used 3 cans and a "box" of noodles. :) J Wachowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184091482307217132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-32562374238619492702013-12-11T09:45:25.056-08:002013-12-11T09:45:25.056-08:00I agree about the cleaning up part, Elise. :)
Jea...I agree about the cleaning up part, Elise. :)<br /><br />Jean, I'm a fan of 'boxed' food. :) Although that cake came from a box. LOLMaureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-78461879172806658042013-12-11T09:31:32.236-08:002013-12-11T09:31:32.236-08:00I had a neighbor once who sent her children off to...I had a neighbor once who sent her children off to college and said to her husband, "Harry, my kitchen is closed." I've admired her ever since. <br /><br />Wendy, think canned goods, think frozen, think Trader Joe's.jean harringtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04925805990806522316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-15619369805646611632013-12-11T08:17:01.414-08:002013-12-11T08:17:01.414-08:00I enjoy cooking...it's the cleaning up I hate....I enjoy cooking...it's the cleaning up I hate. My heroine is a lot braver than I am. She'll go after a killer despite the odds. Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-71539287194190816022013-12-11T07:39:47.623-08:002013-12-11T07:39:47.623-08:00Time is never on my side. Perhaps if there was mor...Time is never on my side. Perhaps if there was more time I'd excel more. :)Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-79126212717384846252013-12-11T06:11:54.445-08:002013-12-11T06:11:54.445-08:00You are not alone, my dear. I can't cook, eith...You are not alone, my dear. I can't cook, either. Well, I can and I do, but I HATE IT with a passion. But at least you attempted to bake a cake. Kudos to you.Wendy Solimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05769040606499192321noreply@blogger.com