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Hero Interview from Shades of Truth by Sandra Orchard
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cool interview. Love the Dessert. (will have to find out what a Rice Krispie Square is now.I am almost half way through this book right now.
wow now this sounds like a fella you want to meet and keep around, loved the interview. thanks for sharing.I will be looking for Sandra.s book, I love to read the LI books.
Ausjenny wrote: "will have to find out what a Rice Krispie Square is now."They don't have Rice Krispies in Australia? They're a puffed rice cereal and you make the squares by mixing the cereal in with 40 melted marshmallows, 1/4 cup melted butter, and a tsp of vanilla. Spread the mixture in a pan and let harden. Yum. :)
Paula-O wrote: "wow now this sounds like a fella you want to meet and keep around."I like to think so :) Good thing my heroes are fictional or my hubby would have to worry that I fall a little bit in love with each one.
we call them rice bubbles. but haven't seen the squares ewe have chocolate crackles with them.
Ausjenny wrote: "we call them rice bubbles. but haven't seen the squares ewe have chocolate crackles with them."Hmm, adding chocolate crackles sounds yummy. We make another dessert with the cereal, called Sweet Marie Bars that have peanuts and melted corn syrup and brown sugar and peanut butter instead of marshmallows, and a chocolate/butterscotch topping. Mmm. I'm getting hungry!
the chocolate crackle recipe is Ingredients
Serves: 20
4 cups Rice Bubbles
1 cup sifted icing sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 cup desiccated coconut
250g copha
Preparation method
Prep: 15 minutes
1. Mix dry ingredients together. Melt copha over a low heat until melted - do not boil. Mix melted copha and dry ingredients well. Spoon into paper patty cases and set in refrigerator.
Ausjenny wrote: "the chocolate crackle recipe is "Thanks for sharing this! And I learned a new Aussie word--copha--shortening made from coconut oil...might come in handy if my editor lets me use the Aussie character I've been contemplating. :)
I wonder what the alternative would be in Canada. Its used for quite a few sweet things. Another ingredient we have that is different is custard powder.
Oh, I buy coconut oil (it's just not called copha) and custard powder here. Coconut oil is quite expensive though, so most people cook with margarine.
Copha here is in a block like you would buy butter and normally melted. here is a link to what it looks like.http://www.blackbookcooking.com/copha
Today we're welcoming Ethan Reed, the hero of Shades of Truth, written by Sandra Orchard, a March 2012 release by Love Inspired Suspense.
Wow, you've just had quite an adventure.
1. Tell us a little about yourself and how you came to be in the midst of such suspense.
I’m a police detective from Toronto. The Niagara Regional police chief needed an officer to secretly come in from outside their force to work an undercover operation that might implicate one of their own. Since I’d recently been shot in the line of duty, it was easy to feign the desire to quit and move into a quieter line of work (i.e. a counselor at Hope Manor, a faith-based youth detention facility in Niagara).
2. So, during the book you met Kim Corbett. Tell us a bit about her. What was your first impression? When did you know it was love?
Kim is an amazing woman. If I’d had someone like her championing me when I was a teen, I would have turned my life around a lot sooner. She’s as loyal as they come. She genuinely believes in people and wants the best for them and will do anything to help them reach their potential. I love how she isn’t afraid to stand up to me. I love her refusal to give up on the kids at the manor. I love that she trusted me enough to let me do my job even though it threatened everything she’d worked for. Early on I started wondering what it would be like to be loved by a woman like Kim, but it took me a long time to admit my feelings.
3. What strengths/skills do you have? What is your greatest weakness?
I’m good at my job as a cop, a quick thinker, but some would say I’m reckless. I guess that’s because I don’t value my own life over another’s.
4. What scares you?
Messing up. I don’t want to see another person get hurt because I didn’t do what I should. If only succeeding on this mission didn’t mean destroying everything Kim’s trying to protect.
5. If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My last day of school the year I was 16. My actions that day cost too much.
6. Where are you in your faith at the start of your story?
I believe in God. I’m happy enough working to get bad guys off the street. It’s the least I can do, considering what my mistake cost Joy. I’ll do whatever I have to do to deserve her forgiveness.
7. Where are you in your faith at the end of the story?
I finally believe that God can forgive me anything, does forgive me, and I’ve finally forgiven myself.
8. You've got a scripture at the end of the story. Tell us why this scripture is significant.
“The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind.” Isaiah 65:17b reminds me that God doesn’t look back and neither should I.
9. If you could be a dessert what would you be and why?
A Rice Krispie square. Easy to take anywhere. Never falls apart. Plain, but good. Never get tired of having them. Can fancy it up with Christmas sprinkles on top.