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Continue reading →: Southern Spirits (Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries #1) by Angie Fox
When out of work graphic designer Verity Long accidentally traps a ghost on her property, she’s saddled with more than a supernatural sidekick—she gains the ability see spirits. It leads to an offer she can’t refuse from the town’s bad boy, the brother of her ex and the last man…
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Continue reading →: Boeuf Bourguignon
Ingredients 1.6kg/3lb 8oz good-quality braising steak (chuck steak) 4-5 tbsp sunflower oil flaked sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 200g/7oz smoked bacon lardons or smoked streaky bacon, cut into 2cm/¾in pieces 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, crushed 75cl bottle red wine 2 tbsp tomato purée 1…
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Continue reading →: Vegan tomato soup with spinach ravioli
Ingredients 2 x 300g packs Waitrose 1 Red Choice Tomatoes, halved 3 medium leeks, trimmed and roughly chopped 5 garlic cloves, peeled and halved 4 thyme sprigs 2 tbsp olive oil 400g can butter beans, rinsed and drained 500ml Cooks’ Ingredients Fresh Vegetable Stock 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus extra to drizzle 250g pack Waitrose & Partners…
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Continue reading →: The Persian Always Meows Twice (A Cat Groomer Mystery #1) by Eileen Watkins
Professional cat grooming isn’t all fluff—when the fur starts flying, Cassie McGlone, owner of Cassie’s Comfy Cats, handles her feistiest four-legged clients with a caring touch and nerves of steel. While these qualities certainly help keep her business purring, they also come in handy when she makes a house call to…
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Continue reading →: Not so much health as lack thereof!
This is me looking grim (cute dogs mind you! Although Hamish looks a little unsure at the front there!), still 23 stone (ouch!) so I need to look after myself, I have had my bloods tested and my Doppler and all of them were fine, which means other than the…
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Continue reading →: So far so Meh for 2019
Okay the house is a tip, especially the lounge near where I spend most of my time (see exhibits A, B and C below!) I have done no crafting and I haven't even finished writing my "want to get done in 2019" list!!! So here is my plan, finish writing…
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Continue reading →: Carrot, lentil & orange soup
Ingredients 1 tsp cumin seeds 2 tsp coriander seeds 1 onion chopped 225g carrots diced 75g red lentils 300ml orange juice 2 tbsp low-fat natural yogurt fresh chopped coriander to garnish pinch paprika to garnish 600ml vegetable stock Method Crush the seeds in a pestle and mortar, then dry-fry for 2 mins in…
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Continue reading →: Chickpea, tomato & spinach curry
Ingredients 1 onion, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 3cm/1¼ in piece ginger, grated 6 ripe tomatoes ½ tbsp oil 1 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp turmeric pinch chilli flakes 1 tsp yeast extract (we used Marmite) 4 tbsp red lentils 6 tbsp coconut cream 1 head…
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Continue reading →: O Happy Dagger: A Stratford Upon Avondale Mystery (Stratford Upon Avondale Mystery #3) by Monica Knightley
Murder. Deceit. Mothers. Tea room owner Maggie O’Flynn has her hands full when her estranged mother unexpectedly blows into Stratford Upon Avondale, bringing a murder along in her wake. Not only is Maggie busy trying to find who murdered the local woman they discovered in her mother’s elegant hotel room,…
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Continue reading →: Hex Marks the Spot (A Bewitching Mystery #3) by Madelyn Alt
While her boss becomes entranced with a beautiful armoire at the countywide craft bazaar, Maggie can't help noticing the Amish craftsman who made it. Though his clothes may be plain, he himself is more handsome than a man sporting a jawline-only beard has any right to be. And he seems…
