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Urban Fantasy Recipes

Fantasy themed Interviews and Recipes

If you are here from Tiktok, Youtube, or Instagram looking for my fantasy recipes you are in the right place!

Hogwart’s Pumpkin Pasties

The best Harry Potter themed item I have ever put in my mouth.

Ingredients

Filling

1 cam pumpkin puree

1 teaspoon ginger

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon cardamom

1/4 cloves

1/4 teaspoon cayenne

1/3 cup sugar

Pinch of kosher salt

Icing

1 cup powdered sugar

1 lemon’s juice

 

Crust

Pre-made pastry crust

2 tablespoons melted butter

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine and mix your filling ingredients (trust me on the unusual spice choice. It’s not so much heat as glowing warmth, like you taste buds are sitting by a cozy fire in Hagrid’s cabin on a winter’s night.) Combine and mix your icing ingredients. Add a little water to get a runny consistency if needed. On a lightly flowered surface lay out your pastry crust and cut into circles with a cup. Brush with melted butter and spoon a little filling in (about 2 teaspoons for my cut out size). Fold the circles over and seal with a fork. Vent the tops with a small slash (bonus points for a little lightning bolt) and brush the outside with the rest of the melted butter. Bake for 12 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool and drizzle with lemon icing. Enjoy!

 

Buttery Bagels from The Zodiac Academy

Sinfully flaky and deliciously indulgent – it’s like your favorite bagels grew up and got all sexy.

Ingredients

1 tube croissant dough

1 egg

1 pinch cinnamon

1/4 cup Sugar

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut the croissant dough into four equal pieces and fold into long rectangles. Form circles and firmly pinch the ends together. Add to water with a slotted spoon for 15 seconds, then flip and boil 15 additional seconds. Place on greased baking sheet and brush with beaten egg (watered down slightly as desired). Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar and bake for 15-20 minutes. Enjoy plain or with your favorite bagel toppings.

 

Mac’s Steak Sandwich from The Dresden Files

This is exactly what the paranormal community in Chicago needs to keep their bellies full and their weapons peace tied.

Part 1: A Day Ahead… make the picked red onions and jalapenos.

Ingredients

1 red onion (skinned and sliced)

5 jalapenos (wear gloves and DO NOT touch your face or anyone you love)

2 cups white wine vinegar

2 t coriander seed

2 t mustard seed

A generous pinch of salt

1 cup sugar

4 cloves garlic

Combine vinegar, coriander, mustard, salt, sugar, and garlic over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Add onions and jalapenos and bring to a boil for three minutes., stirring to coat your veg. Remove from heat and cool. Plop everything in a mason jar. If you have a wide mouthed funnel, that’s great. If not, maybe hungry fairies will pick up what you spill. Refrigerate overnight (or up to 5 days, if they last that long.)

Part 2: Steak Sandwich with Fuego Pickles & Black Garlic Aioli

Ingredients

1 clove black garlic (it’s like magic jammy honey roasted garlic. Treat yourself, I literally eat this stuff neat)

1/2 cup mayonnaise

Thin cut steak

Salt and Pepper

Olive oil

Tomatoes (halved cherry or sliced larger)

Good quality Rolls

Fuego Pickles (recipe in part 1 above)

Peel and mash your black garlic with a fork. Stir into mayonnaise.

Heat a skillet on medium high and add olive oil to coat. Pat your steak dry with paper towels and salt and pepper each side. When your oil begins to shimmer add to the pan and get that nice caramelization on each side of the steak but be careful to only leave it on briefly so you don’t over cook. Pull off heat and rest a few minutes.

Build your sammie: black garlic aioli on both sides, fuego pickles, then steak, then tomatoes. Eat like a king, or at least like a hard boiled supernatural detective.

 

Boozy True Blood Smoothie

Much more delicious than described in the Southern Vampire Novels, this smoothie is full of blood red fruits, topped with molasses, and jollied up with a shot of bourbon.

Ingredients

2 cups frozen cherries

1 cup strawberries

2-3 small, peeled beets (these give the deepest red but if you don’t like them, leave them out)

1 inch piece of ginger (peeled)

1 cup orange juice

2 cups cherry juice

1 shot good quality bourbon

2 Tablespoons black strap molasses

Put the fruit and juice in the blender and blitz. Pour into a fancy glass. Add bourbon. Top with blackstrap molasses. Enjoy with your friends, human or otherwise.

 

 

 

Darkness’s Pancakes from Edgedancer

These super easy pancakes are deliciously sweet, mouth wateringly light, and tangy. Lift would love to steal them!

Ingredients

Angel Food Cake Mix

4 Eggs

Passion fruit syrup (available here, but any tangy fruit syrup or curd would work)

Oil (to grease the pan)

 

Heat the pan while preparing cake mix by first adding water and then eggs. Stir until combined but DO NOT over mix (the batter should still be light and foamy.) Test pan by dripping water on. If the drips sizzle off, you are ready. Grease with oil and ladle pancakes on. Flipping takes a little finesses – these tend to stick – but be patient and make sure they are golden brown on the bottom before flipping. Enjoy warm with fruit syrup (and a shard fork if you have one.)

 

 

Ambrosia from The Lightning Thief

Here’s my super easy version of Ambrosia: salty sweet and addictive, hitting that butterscotch and popcorn flavor described in the book.

Ingredients

1 packet Jello Butterscotch pudding mix

1 teaspoon corn powder (or more to taste) – NOT corn starch. See on Amazon here.

Small pinch high quality finishing salt

 

Prepare Jello according to package directions. After boiling, when mixture starts to thicken, add corn powder and mix thoroughly. Remove from heat and allow to cool to a comfortable temperature. Sprinkle with finishing salt and serve while still warm. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

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Urban Fantasy Recipes & Interviews

Fantasy themed Interviews and Recipes

If you are here from Tiktok, Youtube, or Instagram looking for my fantasy recipes you are in the right place! Recipes below, current interview at the bottom of the page.

Boozy True Blood Smoothie

Much more delicious than described in the Southern Vampire Novels, this smoothie is full of blood red fruits, topped with molasses, and jollied up with a shot of bourbon.

Ingredients

2 cups frozen cherries

1 cup strawberries

2-3 small, peeled beets (these give the deepest red but if you don’t like them, leave them out)

1 inch piece of ginger (peeled)

1 cup orange juice

2 cups cherry juice

1 shot good quality bourbon

2 Tablespoons black strap molasses

Put the fruit and juice in the blender and blitz. Pour into a fancy glass. Add bourbon. Top with blackstrap molasses. Enjoy with your friends, human or otherwise.

 

 

 

Darkness’s Pancakes from Edgedancer

These super easy pancakes are deliciously sweet, mouth wateringly light, and tangy. Lift would love to steal them!

Ingredients

Angel Food Cake Mix

4 Eggs

Passion fruit syrup (available here, but any tangy fruit syrup or curd would work)

Oil (to grease the pan)

 

Heat the pan while preparing cake mix by first adding water and then eggs. Stir until combined but DO NOT over mix (the batter should still be light and foamy.) Test pan by dripping water on. If the drips sizzle off, you are ready. Grease with oil and ladle pancakes on. Flipping takes a little finesses – these tend to stick – but be patient and make sure they are golden brown on the bottom before flipping. Enjoy warm with fruit syrup (and a shard fork if you have one.)

 

 

Ambrosia from The Lightning Thief

Here’s my super easy version of Ambrosia: salty sweet and addictive, hitting that butterscotch and popcorn flavor described in the book.

Ingredients

1 packet Jello Butterscotch pudding mix

1 teaspoon corn powder (or more to taste) – NOT corn starch. See on Amazon here.

Small pinch high quality finishing salt

 

Prepare Jello according to package directions. After boiling, when mixture starts to thicken, add corn powder and mix thoroughly. Remove from heat and allow to cool to a comfortable temperature. Sprinkle with finishing salt and serve while still warm. Enjoy!

 

 

 

Urban Fantasy InterviewsWhat does a real life paranormal investigator/ ghost hunter have to say about the supernatural world?

Join me for my new series of Urban Fantasy themed interviews. Today I am talking with Sean M Sullivan, real life paranormal investigator.

0:10 What is a Ghost Hunter?
0:49 A Day in the life of a Paranormal Investigator
2:44 Ghost hunting equipment
4:12 How to talk to ghosts
5:14 Salt and holy water
6:07 Types of ghosts
7:56 Residual haunts
8:30 Common misconceptions about paranormal investigation
8:50 Evidence for urban legends
9:38 Spotting fake ghost hunters
12:40 Most intense paranormal encounters

My next interview is with a certified cryptozoologist.

Have a question you want to ask someone who is called on to authenticate fairies, skin walkers, and monsters? Post it in the comments, I might use it during the interview.

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Bonus Content

Fantasy themed Interviews and Recipes

 

Ambrosia from The Lightning Thief

If you are here from Tiktok, Youtube, or Instagram looking for my fantasy recipes you are in the right place!

Here’s my super easy version of Ambrosia: salty sweet and addictive, hitting that butterscotch and popcorn flavor described in the book.

Ingredients

1 packet Jello Butterscotch pudding mix

1 teaspoon corn powder (or more to taste) – NOT corn starch. See on Amazon here.

Small pinch high quality finishing salt

 

Prepare Jello according to package directions. After boiling, when mixture starts to thicken, add corn powder and mix thoroughly. Remove from heat and allow to cool to a comfortable temperature. Sprinkle with finishing salt and serve while still warm. Enjoy!

Urban Fantasy InterviewsWhat does a real life paranormal investigator/ ghost hunter have to say about the supernatural world?

Join me for my new series of Urban Fantasy themed interviews. Today I am talking with Sean M Sullivan, real life paranormal investigator.

0:10 What is a Ghost Hunter?
0:49 A Day in the life of a Paranormal Investigator
2:44 Ghost hunting equipment
4:12 How to talk to ghosts
5:14 Salt and holy water
6:07 Types of ghosts
7:56 Residual haunts
8:30 Common misconceptions about paranormal investigation
8:50 Evidence for urban legends
9:38 Spotting fake ghost hunters
12:40 Most intense paranormal encounters

My next interview is with a certified cryptozoologist.

Have a question you want to ask someone who is called on to authenticate fairies, skin walkers, and monsters? Post it in the comments, I might use it during the interview.

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Love From My Fans

The reason I write is to share excitement and joy with you and there are so many cool ways you guys make me smile. Thanks for that

If you’re here because you love my books and want to help make more, come hang out at

The Fox Den: my creative reading group on Facebook!

This is an awesome little club for my beta readers, fans, and anyone who wants more of my flavor of books in the world!

 

There is now a Words of Power Fan Wiki!

Have a theory about a link I never come out and confirm (ahem… Megan?) Do you have any idea what urban legend Morty came from? What did Lovecraft’s note say in Lapine, anyway? Go!! Add your details, guesses, and questions while geeking out with other people who loved this series!

 

 

You’ve heard on Elf on the Shelf now get ready for Golem…. something that rhymes with golem?

Tupperware in There? I haven’t nailed down the name yet but one of my readers made me a replica Tupperware golem and it is amazing! It traveled with me to Vegas and helped hand out cookies at my book sale. I have big plans for Elf on the Shelf style photos to share with you all this holiday season. I’ve had several people ask about more stories for the Tupperware golem and I’d like to do some because I think this little critter has more evil fighting awesomeness left in him. Or maybe those are left over cookies. Either way, here he is in all his glory.

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Love From My Fans

The reason I write is to share excitement and joy with you and there are so many cool ways you guys make it worth every edit, every obsessy week about word placement, and every self doubt. Sharing some of those moments here

You’ve heard on Elf on the Shelf now get ready for Golem…. something that rhymes with golem? Tupperware in There? I haven’t nailed down the name yet but one of my readers made me a replica Tupperware golem and it is amazing! It traveled with me to Vegas and helped hand out cookies at my book sale. I have big plans for Elf on the Shelf style photos to share with you all this holiday season. I’ve had several people ask about more stories for the Tupperware golem and I’d like to do some because I think this little critter has more evil fighting awesomeness left in him. Or maybe those are left over cookies. Either way, here he is in all his glory.

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Indie Saint - Free today!

Hey Goodreaders!
Series sale!!! https://tinyurl.com/25rmjd9m
Grab a copy & tell your friends.
My first book is free, others discounted, fourth and final book just released! Join me on a romp through Sumerian, Arthurian, and Christian mythology with crypitds, golems, and fairytale monsters along the way while reality slowly comes unglued in the year 2000. M/F and M/M romances start sweet and get spicy with complex character dynamics and layered relationships. Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Guild Hunters, and True Blood will enjoy this series 🙂

Book Trailer: Indie Saint

Looking for a preview of what Indie Saint is all about? Look no further - Let me whet your appetite. Literary heroes. Urban legends. Weird history. Sugar and blood. Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PoEV...

Live & Virtual Appearances

Who’s ready for NaNiWriMo Camp July 2021? You

 

So what is it?

Write a novel in a month with the support of fellow writers all sprinting towards the same goal. Yeah. We can do that, so let’s.

I’ve been having trouble getting words on the page for my next novel… so my daughter very sweetly strong armed me into this.

Click here and be my accountability buddy. Let’s write books together!

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Join me on Discord!

Are you on discord? I created a server where fans of the Words of Power series can shoot the breeze. I've enjoyed talking with authors and fellow fans of books I love and I wanted to create a space more personal than social media for you to do the same 🙂

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