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Formerly a bank vice president and a hospital public relations director, Beth Carter had a mid-life crisis (a/k/a epiphany) and shed her suits and heels to reinvent herself. She now pens humorous women's fiction, romantic comedy, children's picture books, and a gold-medal-winning cookbook, THE QUARANTINE COOKBOOK.
The author doesn't miss the 8 a.m. meetings whatsoever and prefers writing at Starbucks unless there's a freaking pandemic! Carter has written the popular Coconuts series: THURSDAYS AT COCONUTS, CHAOS AT COCONUTS (Book 2), BABIES AT COCONUTS (Book 3), COWBOYS AT COCONUTS (Book 4), BRIDES AT COCONUTS (Book 5 - coming Nov. 2020), SLEEPING WITH ELVIS (the hero is an Elvis impersonator), MIRACLE ON AISLE TWO, SANTA BABY, a novelette, and THE QUARANTINE COOKBOOK.
Winner of a 2020 gold medal for THE QUARANTINE COOKBOOK, a 2020 silver medal for MIRACLE ON AISLE TWO, multiple Raven Awards in 2017-2019, a RONE Award in 2015, and was voted Best Debut Author by BTS Books in 2015.
Carter's children’s picture books include WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE?, SOUR POWER, THE MISSING KEY, and SANTA'S SECRET. Her work also appears in four six-word memoir collections and numerous anthologies.
Splitting her time between Missouri and Florida, Beth Carter enjoys connecting with readers and has a private reader group, Beth's Book Babes, on Facebook. When she isn't writing, she's often found at T.J. Maxx, boating, or watching deer in her backyard.
Reviewed by Jack Magnus for Readers' Favorite
The Quarantine Cookbook is a nonfiction cooking/food guide written by Beth Carter. The author’s comic muse has been hiding from her lately and making writing her typical literary fare, humorous women’s fiction, and romantic comedy rather more difficult to pen. And since she’s been actively cooking and posting her recipes and pictures online, Carter decided that the best thing she could do to help others get through the pandemic was to share her favorite recipes, many of which were handed down to her from family members. Most of them are perfect for those evenings when the pantry is somewhat barer than it could be, in fact, a number of them need only 5 ingredients or less -- and the ingredients are often staples most can find lurking in the pantry or freezer. Carter offers recipes for everything: appetizers, breads (that are easy to make!), salads, sides, soups, entrees, desserts, and even snacks. In her appendix, she includes Non-Stir Crazy Activities, Six-Word Memoirs on Quarantine Life, and an assortment of entertaining quotes on food.
I am always intrigued when a new cookbook comes my way and was particularly eager to read Beth Carter’s The Quarantine Cookbook. As she promises, her recipes are delightfully free of long lists of arcane and hard-to-get ingredients, and most of them are not involved and arduous undertakings. Her savory recipes are brimful of bright, healthy vegetables, and her desserts likewise feature generous helpings of fruit. Lest this scare away some readers, don’t let the thought of peppers, bananas, and berries cause you undue concern; this collection features generations’ worth of comfort food. Her Sausage Balls sound incredible and are incredibly easy to make. Beth’s Famous Baked Beans artfully creates a masterpiece one might expect to have taken hours on a hot stove, and Taco Lasagna is not only intriguing but again simple to prepare. While many have their own favorites and handed-down recipes for comfort food, Beth Carter has something for everyone in her cookbook. The ingredients are clearly and simply specified and the instructions are easy to follow and delightfully brief. The Quarantine Cookbook is highly recommended.
