About the Author
Karen Pierce Gonzalez has written

  • Family Folktales: Write Your Own Family Stories
  • Family Folktales: What Are Yours?
  • Are You Ready to Generate the Media Visibility You Want?
  • Winter Lore #1, #2, #3
Editor, LOVE: Potions, Lotions & Lore

Awards
  • Pushcart Prize nomination
  • Editors' Choice, Farmhouse Magazine 
She is a member of the Western States Folklore Society and has 20+ years experience as a journalist, freelance writer and columnist (San Francisco Chronicle, Patch.com, etc.). Big Blend Magazine's "Queen of Folklore", her credits also include facilitating writing workshops and being CEO of Karen Pierce Gonzalez Public Relations, a pr firm that promotes clients who inspire and improve the lives of others.   

What Others Are Saying
“A delightful collection of folktales that will surprise, entertain and inspire readers to “dig in” and take that second helping into the next chapter. Beautifully written with vivid imagery of times past. A lovely gift for the foodie on your list or for your own kitchen library. Well done!”    
- Jennifer Melnick Carota, Just Keep the Dish



















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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