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What’s Cooking Wednesday – Chicken Tetrazzini Soup

Here’s another soup recipe from the King Sooper’s/City Market flyer. This one is for Chicken Tetrazzini  Soup.

Chicken Tetrazzini Soup  

Ingredients:
2 T butter
1 onion, minced
1 lb mushrooms, sliced
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 c chicken broth
8 oz. spaghetti, broken in half
2 c chopped, cooked chicken
1 c frozen peas, thawed
c half and half
t lemon zest
c grated Parmesan cheese
c chopped fresh parsley
S&P to taste

Instructions:
Melt butter in a large soup pot over medium-high heat. Add onio...

Character Interview – Donna Fletcher Crow’s Aelfrida

Thank you for allowing me to interview you today, your Grace. First, a few introductory questions:

Your name:  Her Grace, Aelfrida, the Dowager Duchess of Aethelbert
The book you’re in:  A Tincture of Murder, Lord Danvers Investigates
Your author’s name: Donna Fletcher Crow
Your role: Great aunt to hero

And now, on with the interview:

What was your favorite part of being a character in this book?
I do love setting people right and it does seem that no one can get anything right without my di...

It’s Labor Day

For those with the day off, enjoy the holiday. Remember … be safe!

If you missed it, I was a last-minute substitute over at Booklover’s Bench where I’m talking about Genre Blending. There’s a giveaway, so leave a comment on the site.

Tomorrow, I’m interviewing Her Grace, Aelfrida, the Dowager Duchess of Aethelbert, a recurring character in Donna Fletcher Crow’s books. You won’t want to miss hearing what she has to say!

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Just For Fun – An Assortment of Groaners

I’ve been super busy with final edits for Identity Crisis–I’m at the “Let Fred Read It” phase. Plus Steve Marvel is sending me chapters of Deadly Production to listen to as we get that project off the ground. Plus, there’s still the WIP to work on. So, today’s post is just for fun.

For the last few months, I was posting “groaners” (puns, bad jokes, etc.) on my Facebook Page. I had accumulated about 6 pages of them, but eventually, I used them up. However, while looking through old files, I fo...

What’s Cooking Wednesday – Sloppy Joe Soup

We found this recipe for Sloppy Joe Soup in an advertising booklet from City Market. It’s a riff on Sloppy Joes, but it’s soup, and since we’ve been having some cooler weather, soup is good.

Sloppy Joe Soup

Ingredients:
1 T vegetable oil
2 lbs lean ground beef
1 onion, minced
c minced bell pepper
2 cloves garlic, minced
t dried thyme
t cayenne pepper
c ketchup
2 c tomato sauce
2 c water
4 c beef stock
1 T Worcestershire sauce
1 T apple cider vinegar
1 T brown sugar
S&P to taste

Instructio...

Guest Interviews – Kat Henry Doran’s Mick Dineen

Thanks for letting me interview you today, Mick. First, a few introductory questions:

Your name:  Mick Dineen
The book you’re in:  The List, part of Vengeance Is Mine
Your author’s name:  Kat Henry Doran
Your role:  Hero

And now, on with the interview

What was your favorite part of being a character in this book?
It gave me the opportunity to make long overdue amends to Fiona Thorpe, a girl whom I treated quite badly during high school. I have regretted my actions for many reasons and meeting...

When Someone Calls 911- A Writer’s Tour of a Com Center

When Someone Calls 911

When I wrote In Hot Water, I made one of the characters a Dispatcher for her small county Sheriff’s Department. For In Deep Trouble, that character became the heroine, and I needed more information about what happens when someone calls 911. I had been through the dispatch office in the department I was basing the story on, and followed up with questions the local dispatch supervisor was happy to answer. Today, I thought I’d share with you a post I wrote back in 2007 aft...

Happy Anniversary

48 years ago, I married the love of my life.

Happy Anniversary. You’re still the one.

And if anyone’s inclined to give presents, you can follow my Amazon page and/or my BookBub page. No cost to you, and you’ll get notified of new releases. Of course if you want to buy a book, that’s fine, too.

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What’s Cooking Wednesday – Mom’s Almond Torte

I ran this recipe back in 2011, on my old blog. I thought it was worth revisiting. Although Mom used strawberries, you can use the fruit of your choice.

Glazed Almond Torte (with Strawberries)

Ingredients:
1 c blanched almonds, (5 oz)
c sugar
4 eggs
cup macaroon cookie crumbs (Mom uses Amaretti cookies, but plain macaroon cookies are fine – The crisp ones, not the chewy kind. Grind them in a food processor, then measure.)
cup butter, softened, (half a stick)
1 t baking powder
1 t vanilla
...

Guest Interviews – Marianna Heusler’s Julia Hopwood

Thanks for allowing me to interview you today, Julia. First, a few introductory questions:

Your name:  Julia Hopwood
The book you’re in: Trouble Purse Sued
Your author’s name:  Marianna Heusler
Your role: Heroine

And now, on with the Interview:

What was your favorite part of being a character in this book?
I’ve been in three other St. Polycarp books and people think I’m kind of spacey. Readers might not take me too seriously, thinking that all I care about are clothes and looking fashionable....