A super (easy) side dish for your Easter feast!

Hey, Happy Easter!

I hope your day is filled with chocolate, a long walk, sweet family, loyal dogs and lots of friends!

Just quickly, before I zoom off to the airport to pick up my favourite guy who has been away on a business trip, I wanted to share this amazing side dish with you. If you’re serving beef, lamb or pork for Easter dinner, you may want to try it.

It’s embarrassingly easy but oh-so-good!

Every time I serve this, my guests always ask for the recipe. It takes 30 seconds to make.

• Drain a tin of baby beetroot.

• Stir in enough horseradish cream to coat the beetroot generously.

My Canadian and American friends are asking right now, What is beetroot??? It’s the Aussie name for canned beets (not pickled). Yes, you could boil or steam your own fresh beets.

Trust me. So delicious.

Enjoy your long weekend. Wishing you all the happiness (& chocolate eggs) that you can find today!

Love, Catherine x

PS.

• If you have Netflix…have you watched Brene Brown’s Call To Courage? If it’s time to be brave, say YES. You’re so worth it!

• Ready to write YOUR book? I’ve loved writing mine! I’m teaching a new online class for beginner writers. Perfect if you’re new and need to learn how to start. Find all the details here! 5 Wednesdays in May.

Good Week, Tough Week?

Hello, everyone — and a huge welcome to all the new people!

I’m sharing two things with you today: a recipe and a conversation! First up, I was a guest on The Bubble Hour, a fantastic podcast all about recovery and sharing our stories. The Bubble Hour is hosted by my Canadian cousin, Jean Greer McCarthy. You’ve met Jean here before when I wrote about her blog, Unpickled. We talk about writing your own story, recovery, perfectionism and life. Jean is a wonderful person, wise and kind.

You can listen here!

Here’s Jean, me and Alana (L to R) — the three cousins who used to curl our hair in those pink foam rollers and have sleepovers at our farm. Man oh man, being part of a big family is fun. Memories! (I didn’t get the Greer Girl hair, but we ALL got the smiles!)

Thanks, Jean, for helping so many people with their recovery journeys.

Enjoy your weekend, and hug the ones you love.

Love, Catherine x

PS.

• Love Lie Repeat, my new novel, is perfect as a conversation starter for mothers and daughters. Authors love readers! You can buy a copy at your local shop or here with free worldwide delivery. Readers help writers create more books. Thank you.

• Recipes! I told you I’d deliver all April long and here’s the first one. It’s the Love Lie Repeat fruitcake from my book launch made by Jules Van Mil. You can get the recipe here. Jules did a beautiful job decorating it, didn’t she? The cake is divine!