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Tasty Thursday-Baklava

This middle eastern desert is the next to be featured on this weeks Tasty Thursday!

Ingredients

For the baklava:

1 pound of chopped nuts (almonds, walnuts, or pistachios are best, or use a combination of them)
1 pound of phyllo dough
1 cup of butter, melted
1/3 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/3 teaspoon of ground cloves

For the syrup:

1 cup of water
1 cup of sugar
1/2 cup of honey
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 cinnamon stick

Directions

1. Lightly grease a 9x1...

Tasty Thursday- Spicy Kofta

Another Thursday another yummy recipe from across the sea. Todays' pick comes from India.

Ingredients

1 1⁄2 lbs ground lamb or 1 1/2 lbs beef
2 teaspoons minced ginger
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 cayenne bell peppers (I just used Thai bird's eye chilies)
1 small onion, minced
1 egg
1⁄2teaspoon turmeric
2 teaspoons garam masala
2 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro
6 mint leaves, chopped (or 1 teaspoon dried)
1 medium potato, finely gr...

The King's Seer Trailer

Enjoy this book trailer for The King's Seer series!

https://video.wixstatic.com/video/004074_4bb4a9ed400e452fa9fc57bf2888f2ed/1080p/mp4/file.mp4

Tasty Thursday - Mandu (Dumplings)

Come for another cultural recipe? Come on in! This weeks dish is a Korean favorite.

Ingredients

1 pound lean​ ground beef (or pork)
1 onion (finely chopped)
1 cup cabbage (about 1/2 of a small cabbage head, finely chopped and parboiled)
1/2 cup tofu (1 cake, chopped)
4 ounces​ mung bean noodles (or sweet potato noodles, soaked, and then chopped)
3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pep...

Tasty Thursday- Grilled Rice Balls

Another Tasty recipe for you all, this time from Japan.

Ingredients

2 cups premium Japanese sushi rice 2 tbsp Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce 1 tbsp packed light brown sugar

Instructions

Rinse rice a few times and drain. Cook 2 cups of rice according to package instructions. Let rice cool a few minutes. In a small bowl, whisk together Kikkoman Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce and brown sugar until sugar is fully dissolved. Cut of a large square sheet of plastic wrap. Add 1/2 cup of cooked rice...

Tasty Thursday-Classic Chinese Noodles.

It's Tasty Thursday. As promised here's a recipe from across the sea.

Try this simple and tasty recipe for Chinese noodles.

Ingredients

7 ounces steam fried Chinese noodles
6 slices ginger
2 stalks green onions (cut in 1-inch strips)
3 tablespoons oil

Sauce

3 tablespoons oyster sauce
2 tablespoons soya sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil

Directions

Put noodles in 4 cups of salted boiling water. Cook 1-2 minutes. Stir occasionally.
Drain and dry.
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Book 2 Weekly Countdown

Next installment of The King's Seer series is set for January 17th. I thought it would be fun to do a weekly countdown with you all starting December 1. Everyday I will post according to what is on the schedule.

Blessed Moon Countdown Schedule

Musical Monday - Want a King's Seer playlist full of songs that are relevant to the story? Every Monday I'll post one song that hints at what our characters are going through.

Teaser Tuesday- More stories, more series and more characters to hate and l...

It's Coming

January 17, 2021

Are you ready?

The Pressure is On

Hi lovelies,

I've received such great feedback over The King's Seer which is awesome. There is a lot of excitement over book 2 which makes me very happy but it also puts a bit of pressure on me lol. I do not want to disappoint you all so I'm taking my time. I am still happy with where the story is going. From the beginning, when I planned the series, I had a good idea of where I wanted the story to go and how I wanted it to evolve and I was very excited about each book and I still am. The more I...

The King's Seer Pt. 2

Hello lovelies!

I've gotten lots of inquiries over when the next King's Seer book will drop so I decided to let you all know right here. As of right now, Blessed Moon, should be ready to release by early 2021, either January or February. I recently got some great news that will soon make it more clear on when the exact date will be, but for now I wanted to give you all a estimate of when to expect it. The writing is going good, the majority of it has been written out and I'm very excited about w...