Jane Simon Ammeson is a freelance writer who specializes in travel, food and personalities. She writes frequently for The Times of Northwest Indiana, Kentucky Living magazine, Edible Michiana, Lakeland Boating, Experience Michigan magazine, Indiana Monthly, Cleveland Magazine, Long Weekends Magazine, Food, Wine, Travel magazine and the Herald Palladium where she has a weekly food column. Her Bindu travel apps include Michigan Road Trips, Experience Curacao and Indiana Journeys. She also writes the weekly book review column Shelf Life for The Times of Northwest Indiana, has authored 14 books including Lincoln Road Trip: The Back-road Guide to America's Favorite President is Finalist for the 2019 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards in the Travel category. Her other books include How to Murder Your Wealthy Lovers and Get Away with It, A Jazz Age Murder in Northwest Indiana and Murders That Made Headlines: Crimes of Indiana, all historic true crime as well Hauntings of the Underground Railroad: Ghosts of the Midwest, Brown County, Indiana and East Chicago. Jane’s base camp is Stevensville, Michigan on the shores of Lake Michigan. Follow Jane at facebook.com/janesimonammeson; twitter.com/hpammeson; https://twitter.com/janeammeson1; twitter.com/travelfoodin, instagram.com/janeammeson/ and on her travel and food blog janeammesion.blog and book blog: shelflife.blog/
A great cookbook with 50 recipes and photos by Gabrielle Sukich of Benton Harbor, it’s also a travel guide with small maps, listings of restaurants, wineries, intriguing hideaways, and everything else the area has to offer.
Find comfort during these trying times by trying several classic dishes from Lithuania. All are easy to make and sure to please.
Thom and James Elliott have curated Pizza, an amazing book that’s totally about pizza from recipes for such stunning varieties like Mortadella & Pistachio pie to city guides on where […]
Not able to be in UNESCO World Heritage City of Santiago de Compostela for New Year’s Eve? Then celebrate Xacobeo 2021 bt livestreaming the opening of the city’s splendid Holy […]
Her friends call her Tara Teaspoon, a reference to Tara Bench’s more than 20 years spent working as a food editor at Martha Stewart Living, Kids, and Weddings magazines […]
Tomorrow, December 29th, join Francisco Glaria Baines and his daughter Fidji for a Facebook Live cooking class where they’ll be demonstrating how to make polvorones, shortbread-like cookies enjoyed during […]
About a month ago, I sent my friend Patricia Winn Wood, Press and Public Relations Manager for the Tourist Office of Spain in Chicago, a copy of one of […]
The Christmas markets in SouthWest Germany are particularly charming as they are often nestled in small towns with cobblestone streets and half-timbered buildings, palace courtyards while former cloisters also provide […]
The Unofficial Disney Parks Cookbook: From Delicious Dole Whip to taste Mickey Pretzels, 100 Magical Disney-Inspired Recipes. Ashley Craft Adams Media $14.99 Amazon price Mickey Pretzels Serves 4 1⁄2 cup […]
This holiday season, give some fascinating food products that also give back to needy causes to the food lovers on your list. Blue Lotus Chai, a spiced tea free of […]
