Cynthia Briggs message in Pork Chops & Applesauce is about focusing on what's important in life; and how taking a break to reflect upon memorable family gatherings and the sharing of dinners provides a respite from the fast pace of living in today's hectic world. Cynthia says, Your Roasted Garlic Potatoes are in the oven baking along with your Surprise Parmesan Meatloaf. The Pear Pie with Crunchy Pecan Crust is cooling on the counter. The dishes are done, the cut flowers are in a vase on the dining room table, and the whole house smells like paradise! Now, before your guests arrive, it s time relax and read one or two of the nostalgic and often humorous stories that introduce many of the recipes in Pork Chops & Applesauce. Enjoy!
Cynthia Briggs' life-long enthusiasm for mastering the art of cooking and baking continues to be inspired by women of kindred spirits. In her books she's known for writing nostalgic slice-of-life tales and sumptuous down-home recipes. She believes through sharing our recipes and food we engage in an ongoing connection with others, weaving unique bonds we carry with us through our lives.
Cynthia is a well-known and highly-regarded "Chicken Soup" contributor and newspaper food columnist, and the author of "Pork Chops & Applesauce: A Collection of Recipes and Reflections" and "Sweet Apple Temptations."
Her popular newspaper food columns (over 200 of them) have appeared in various publications since 1999. Her work has also appeared in New Mexico Magazine, New Mexico Woman, Funds for Writers and more.
She has talked "food, writing and techniques for living a more gratifying life" on radio and TV, at rotary clubs and women's associations, and at schools and universities.
Cynthia was born in eastern Oregon where she lived near her grandparents' farm. Later she raised her own children on a small farm in western Washington where she experienced daily "mis-adventures" of family life in the country, which she often writes about in her books, stories and columns. Her young family inherited nine well-established, and prolific apple trees with their farm, which subsequently lead Briggs to dubbing herself as the "Unofficial Apple Queen"
