Birds and Books: Bake, Love, Write: Welcome Writer Judy Penz Sheluk

Rarely does a day go by that blueberries don’t find their way onto my plate or bowl. I usually have them for breakfast with my oatmeal, or when I’m in a hurry, I toss down a handful right out of the container. Blueberries often satisfy my sweet tooth after dinner. My favorite deli here in town offers fresh baked blueberry muffins daily. Although I watch my pastry consumption, I treat myself to one of these delights every now and then. I don’t often bake with blueberries, but when I read Judy Penz Sheluk’s recipe for Lemon Blueberry Pudding Cake, I had to give it a try.

Judy is a mystery writer and contributor to Bake, Love, Write: 105 Authors Share Dessert Recipes and Advice on Relationships and Writing, edited by Lois Winston. The book features mystery and romance writers sharing not only their favorite recipes for fabulous cakes, pies, cookies, candy, and more, they also share the best advice they’ve ever received on love and writing.

Her recipe is not only quick and easy, Judy also shares a trick to keep the berry suspended through the cake instead of all sinking to the bottom. The prep time takes less than ten minutes. It bakes up in less than an hour and once cooled, all that’s left to do in mix up and spread the glaze over the cake.

Her advice for a lasting, loving relationship? Simple: trust and respect. Writing advice: even easier: Exercise your writing muscle every day.

Check out Judy’s debut mystery novel, The Hanged Man’s Noose. It is scheduled for publication in July 2015 by Barking Rain Press. Two of her short mystery stories are included in the recently released crime fiction anthologies, World Enough and Crime (Carrick Publishing) and The Whole She-Bang 2 (Toronto Sisters in Crime).
To read more, here is Judy's website:
www.judypenzsheluk.com

In her less mysterious pursuits, Judy works as a freelance writer, specializing in art, antiques and the residential housing industry; her articles have appeared regularly in dozens of U.S. and Canadian consumer and trade publications. She is currently the Editor of Home BUILDER Magazine, and the Senior Editor for New England Antiques Journal.

World Enough and Crime

The Whole She-Bang 2

Cookbook authors include: Brenda Novak, Lois Winston, Debra Holland, Dale Mayer, Shelley Noble, Caridad Pineiro, Diana Orgain, Lisa Verge Higgins, Lynn Cahoon, Jasmine Haynes, Jan Carol, Meg Bellamy, Bobbi Chukran, Melissa Keir, Amy Gamet, Kristy Tate, Terry Shames, Barbara Phinney, Kitsy Clare, Raine English, Cathryn Cade, Haley Whitehall, Shilpa Mudiganti, Melinda Curtis, Jessa Slade, Jill Blake, Daryl Devore, Molly MacRae, Elizabeth Rose, Helena Fairfax, Lourdes Venard, Jessica Aspen, Maegan Beaumont, Kay Kendall, Elizabeth John, Victoria Adams, Cyndi Pauwels, Alice Loweecey, June Shaw, Donnell Ann Bell, T. Michelle Nelson, Nina Milton, Pam DeVoe, Skye Taylor, Conda V. Douglas, Pepper Phillips, Judy Alter, Cadence Denton, Lesley Diehl, Erin Farwell, Regan Walker, Kaye Spencer, Barbara Monajem, Kathleen Kaska, Catherine Kean, Rose Anderson, Suzie Tullett, Deborah Hughes, Cynthia Luhrs, Judy Baker, Alicia Dean, Leslie Langtry, Janis Susan May, Mitzi Flyte, Ruby Merritt, Renee D. Field, Kathryn Quick, Susan Cory, Judy Penz Sheluk, Kay Manis, Kathryn Jane, Debra Goldstein, E. Ayers, Chantilly White, Sloan McBride, Triss Stein, Ana Morgan, Adele Downs, L.C. Giroux, Pamela Aares, Nancy Warren, Barbara Lohr, J.J. Cook, Lynn Reynolds, Cori Arnold, B.V. Lawson, Lynn Franklin, M.L. Guida, Irene Peterson, Sue Viders, Liese Sherwood-Fabre, Susan Santangelo, Sheila Seabrook, Elaine Charton, Sharleen Scott, Kathy Bennett, Jody Payne, Reggi Allder, Ashlyn Chase, Beverley Bateman, Susan Lohrer, Donis Casey, Barbara Leavy, Stacy Juba, Karen Rose Smith.