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Continue reading →: A Christmas Peril by J. A. Hennrikus
When Edwina “Sully” Sullivan’s life imploded, she left behind her job on the police force and her unfaithful husband to start a new life as the general manager of her hometown theater, the Cliffside Theater Company. For five years, she focused on budgets instead of crimes and kept the Cliffside…
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Continue reading →: Chicken tagine with preserved lemons and olives
1/2 tsp saffron threads, crushed 250ml/9fl oz chicken stock, warmed 3 tbsp olive oil 3 onions, chopped 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp ground cumin 3 garlic cloves, finely sliced 1 free-range chicken, jointed 1 tsp black peppercorns, crushed 6 small preserved lemons, quartered, or 2 larger ones, chopped…
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Continue reading →: Stuff to do
Books to read and yarn to knit! (oh and tidying 😦 always tidying), this is the yarn for a shawlette I plan to cast on later which I wound ready last night (and for some reason it turned my finger tips blue!) and it came in a handy dandy craft…
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Continue reading →: Monday 20th November 2017 (Week 2, day 2)
Butter 170 g (170 g) Cheese 310 g (230 g) Cooking fat 100 g (100 g) Milk 2 litres (2000 ml) (not tracking this as I use 250 mls a day for my Yokebe which is making sure I get sufficient calories and plenty of calcium!) Sugar 225 g (225 g) Preserves 450 g (450 g)…
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Continue reading →: Baked eggs with spinach & tomato
Ingredients 100g bag spinach 400g can chopped tomatoes 1 tsp chilli flakes 4 eggs Method Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the spinach into a colander, then pour over a kettle of boiling water to wilt the leaves. Squeeze out excess water and divide between 4 small ovenproof dishes.…
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Continue reading →: Potions and Pastries by Bailey Cates
It’s been exactly two years since Katie and her aunt and uncle opened the Honeybee Bakery, where they serve delicious—and bespelled—treats to the good people of Savannah. After a dinner celebrating the bakery’s anniversary, they all take a stroll along the waterfront and meet Aunt Lucy’s friend Orla, a colorful…
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Continue reading →: Sunday 19th November 2017 (Week 2, day 1)
Butter 170 g (170 g) Cheese 310 g (230 g) Cooking fat 100 g (100 g) Milk 2 litres (2000 ml) (not tracking this as I use 250 mls a day for my Yokebe which is making sure I get sufficient calories and plenty of calcium!) Sugar 225 g (225 g) Preserves 450 g (450 g)…
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Continue reading →: Not A Creature Was Purring by Krista Davis
Inspired by her German heritage, Holly's grandmother has arranged for Wagtail to have a Christkindl Market packed with goodies and decorations for the howliday tourists. But Holly's mood takes an unseasonable turn when she learns that her old flame and childhood friend Holmes Richardson has brought his fiancee home–and she'll…
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Continue reading →: Slayed on the Slopes by Kate Dyer-Seeley
After talking her way into a job writing for Portland's Northwest Extreme magazine, Meg Reed may now really be in over her head. Actually, about 8,000 feet over her head. . . She's at Mount Hood's remote Silcox Hut, covering the the seriously hardcore Ridge Rangers— Oregon's elite high-altitude rescue…
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Continue reading →: Eaves of Destruction by Kate Carlisle
At the annual Victorian Home and Garden Tour, Lighthouse Cove, California’s premier contractor, Shannon Hammer, realizes that the competition is about to turn deadly…. Shannon is in high demand among rival homeowners, who will do anything to win Best in Show. One-upmanship and even espionage break out among neighbors,…
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