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July 20, 2009

Book Monday-Author Camy Tang's Deadly Intent

It's my pleasure to feature a wonderful relatively new author Camy Tang and her latest Love Inspired Suspense.

DEADLY INTENT

SCENE OF THE CRIME

The Grant family's exclusive Sonoma spa is a place for rest and relaxation—not murder! Then Naomi Grant finds her client Jessica Ortiz bleeding to death in her massage room, and everything falls apart. The salon's reputation is at stake...and so is Naomi's freedom when she discovers that she is one of the main suspects! Her only solace is f

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Published on July 20, 2009 07:25

July 16, 2009

Debut Author Christina Berry & Chicken Chalupas ala Grandma!

My guest today is Author Christina Berry whose first novel The Familiar Stranger will be available soon. This sounds like a delicious recipe I plan to try out! Here's Christina:

"Doritos chips, cream soups, and green chilies—doesn't sound like the most appetizing mix of ingredients, does it?

My grandmother made this dish decades ago, passing the recipe down to my mother, and then to me. She labeled it Chicken Chalupas, though it's nothing like what you'd receive if you ordered a dish by the same

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Published on July 16, 2009 07:38

July 14, 2009

Author Trish Perry & Her Sister's Mud Pie

My guest author and cook today is Trish Perry who writes for Harvest House Publishers. She had a pie recipe I can't wait to try. My dh will LUV it! Here's Trish:

"Whenever I make this recipe I think about my amazing sister, Noreen, who is no longer with me. She passed away at the age of 36. She was smart, funny, artistically gifted, and had the personality of a cheerleader, despite many physical struggles from the day she was born until the day she joined the Lord. Noreen pressed o

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Published on July 14, 2009 05:23

July 13, 2009

Author Stacey Deanne Talks Trash about Internet

Online Badmouthing Can Cause A Writer Their Career. Don't Do It!
Author: Stacy-Deanne

The Internet is a wonderful thing for writers. It gives us information and makes research available to us within minutes. It is also a portal to misconceptions, lies and viciousness when used the wrong way. These days more writers, especially aspiring ones are running to the Internet with their disgruntled feelings and broken hearts. It seems very harmless to talk about your latest experience with a literary ag

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Published on July 13, 2009 07:04

July 9, 2009

Lyn Cote's Tart 'n' Cheesy Green Beans

Here is a recipe I made up years ago when I was harvesting a rich crop of green beans.

Ingredients:
2 Tb margarine or butter
2 Tb flour
1 tsp salt
1 Tb onion flakes (or 1/2 chopped onions)
dash of pepper
1/2 c. plain, unflavored yogurt
2/3 c. cottage cheese
3 cups fresh green beans (or frozen), steamed tender and drained
1/2 to 3/4 c. shredded mild cheddar cheese
1/2 to 3/4 c. bread crumbs
2 slices of bacon

Make white sauce of butter, flour, salt and pepper. Then add onion, yogurt and cottage cheese. Mix we

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Published on July 09, 2009 07:13

July 8, 2009

Author Irene Hannon & an English Recipe that can be patriotic!

It's my pleasure today to share a yummy recipe from another Love Inspired Author Irene Hannon, a bestselling, award-winning author, who writes romance and romantic suspense. Here's Irene:

"This is one of my favorite summertime recipes. It's easy to make, cool and refreshing, and relatively healthy (for a dessert!). It was shared with me by a dear friend, and has become a staple at hot-weather family gatherings. If you want to go for a patriotic touch, substitute blueberries for the kiw

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Published on July 08, 2009 06:24

July 7, 2009

Author Renee Ryan & a Norwegian Recipe

Today, Author Renee Ryan shares a recipe she can't make but it's one of her husband's favorites--Oh, dear, sounds like me and making cakes not from a box. Here's Renee:

 "One of my biggest pleasures writing a new book is the research phase. I'm sure that's why I love writing historical romance. I learn so many new things. For example: In the process of researching my current release, HANNAH'S BEAU, I found out a lot about the American theater in the late 1800s. For my February 2010 release

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Published on July 07, 2009 06:05

July 6, 2009

Author Ruth Axtell Morren & Her Colombian Mother's Apple Pie

These days, as I weather the storms of having three teenagers, I think more and more of my mother when my older brother and I were teenagers. I find myself thinking, "Now, I understood what she must have gone through."

My mother is Colombian and I grew up on all kinds of Spanish proverbs. Now, that I am around her age when we were teenagers, I also find myself repeating those sayings in so many situations. Here are a few, which lose something in the translation, but at least you'll get the gist:

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Published on July 06, 2009 05:00

July 3, 2009

Reader Caroline G & Her Recipe for THE PERFECT PICNIC SANDWICH

Readers are starting to send me their summer recipes for our Yummy July! Here's one that I'm going to try soon. Here's Caroline:

"I was told this is called THE PERFECT PICNIC SANDWICH, and it is!
Easy to make the night before (better tasting).

Simply hollow out a loaf of your favorite bread — we used round crusty loaf — and fill it with a truly delicious filling.

The loaf can be transported to the picnic site in a cooler, then cut in wedges and served from a napkin lined basket.

We also tried it with

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Published on July 03, 2009 05:00

July 2, 2009

Author Lisa Harris Writes about Revenge

Writing from the Heart of Africa

Today my guest is Lisa Harris, who is a wife, mother, missionary, and award-winning author who has been writing both fiction and nonfiction for the Christian market since 2000. Her husband and she, along with our three children, are currently living in Mozambique were they are focusing on discipleship training. They are also involved in leadership training and orphan aid throughout Zimbabwe and Zambia. So here's Lisa:

"We've all heard of the Mary/Martha syndrom

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Published on July 02, 2009 05:00

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