When I’m writing, I sometimes snack. Not always a good idea, but it’s “food for thought”, or so I tell myself. I’ve noticed that when writing about a character in one of my stories, I include the types of foods which I enjoy.

For example, in Angels Among Us, Kay Lassiter, a stained glass artist who happens to be psychic, is entertaining her brother and a friend with a dinner that included homemade soup, bread, and a blueberry pie. I enjoy baking bread and blueberries whether in a dessert, a scone, muffin, or plain.

I’ve also mentioned my favorite Mexican cuisine of beef or chicken enchilada, tacos, and flan in Sacred Fires.

Whether consciously or not, the foods used are ones which I’ve enjoyed, and mealtime is essential to bringing the characters together, thus furthering the plot.

I haven’t yet tried peanut butter pie which is a real dessert and savored by Georgina Claythorne and her boyfriend and fellow ghost hunter in A Kiss Out of Time, my young adult novel. However, I enjoy peanut butter enough to try using it in a pie.

Here’s a cool recipe for “No Bake Peanut Butter Pie” from Kasey Schwartz.

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What’s the point of this? I think that when writers create our characters, their stories, their interests, hobbies, ideas on life, and tastes in food come into play. To me it makes the characters more human and the fictional story more real. Plus, it’s fun to bring in.

Have you any favorite foods? Send me a comment for a favorite food, and I’ll consider it for my next story. Thank you.