Monday, August 27, 2012

Entrée –Jim’s Pasta Bolognese


 
Story behind the recipe – Marco Tornetti, the hero of the romantic comedy P-town
Queen, is a chef. Small wonder that my romantic male lead would be handy in the kitchen.
Give me a man who cooks and I’m his. My husband, Jim, makes a great Bolognese sauce.
This is his recipe.

What you’ll need
- 2 28oz. cans of peeled plum tomatoes.
- 2T basil, 2T parsley, 2 t salt, 1t black pepper, 1t Italian seasoning
- 1lb. ground beef, 1lb ground pork
- 3oz pancetta, 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 large onion, finely chopped
- Olive oil
- Hot cooked pasta
- Grated fresh Romano cheese

Steps to the process
- Blend canned tomatoes in blender for five seconds. Put into large pot and turn heat on
low.
- Stir in basil, parsley, salt, black pepper, and Italian seasoning
- Cover bottom of large skillet in olive oil. Add onions & pancetta. Saute onions till golden
brown.
- Add garlic and brown quickly (thirty seconds or so)
- Add skillet mix to tomatoes.
- In same skillet, brown ground beef. Drain and add to tomatoes
- Brown ground pork. Drain and add to tomatoes.
- Heat sauce to a boil. Turn down to lowest possible heat and simmer for two hours.
- Serve over hot cooked pasta with a generous amount of fresh grated Romano.

Comments – The recipe makes enough to serves six to eight people or one hungry
Carbone family at a Sunday gathering. Leftovers freeze well if there are any. Enjoy.

Blurb from THE P-TOWN QUEEN – I’ll never make gnocchi again. Don’t get me wrong, I
like a nice gnocchi and I do it up pretty good, if I do say so myself. With just the right
balance of cream and garlic, it’s food for the angels as my Nona would have said. But
some foods, they have memories attached, and gnocchi, that’s a memory I’d just as soon
forget.

Entrée – Chicken Curry


Story behind the recipe - Nicole Flambeaux Penot was born in a different time. Her
parents were French when France was still an empire. Since her father was in the military,
she spent her childhood stationed with him in Vietnam. Set to the backdrop of lush
jungles, Nicole learned the oldest daughters in her family meant nothing. Her mother
wept when she was born and when Nicole grew old enough she was expected to be
Nanny and cook for the growing Flambeaux family. Her childhood was mired in sorrow,
but she found solace in cooking. In Vietnam, she learned to cook dishes so fabulous
people would seek her out just to taste them. Later, when her father was stationed in
Morocco and Algeria, she learned to blend French traditions with North African style to
create dishes entirely her own.
When I married Nicole’s son, I hated cooking. Nicole and I didn’t like each other very
much either, but despite our malevolence we bonded through cooking. Somehow, I
discovered a passion for food and she discovered a daughter who would pass her recipes
on to her grandchildren. When she passed away, the hatred between us had waned and
what was left were her amazing recipes. Recipes built from the foods of four nations and
flavored with love and sorrow. You can read more about Nicole at my blog, Ghost Stories
and Haunted Places.

What you’ll need
- 1 stick butter - 1 Onion
- 2 Mangos -1/2 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 5 Tablespoons Curry - 3 cups water
- 2 Apples
- ½ cup raisins
- 2 lbs chicken
- 5 tsp sugar
 
Steps to the process
- Brown chicken in butter in large saucepan
- Add water, curry and fruit, cover and simmer for 2 hours
- Caramelize the onions in butter and sugar
- Add heavy Whipping cream and onions and simmer for 30 minutes
- Serve over rice or couscous

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your birth. What you remember of it is really pieces of what others have told you.

Entrée – Summer Garden Pasta


Story behind the recipe – I love pasta and I love fresh vegetables. I experimented to
create my own light, summery, tasty dish that can be enjoyed the year round, either
vegetarian-style or with chicken or shrimp.

What you’ll need
1 – 1 lb. box of Angel Hair pasta, 1-6 oz. can medium pitted black olives, 1 large yellow
bell pepper, Extra virgin olive oil, 1 bunch of Asparagus (snap stems to use tops), 3 or 4
thin sliced chicken breasts (optional),1 bunch of Broccoli (cut to florets), Oregano, 1
medium zucchini, Basil, 1 medium yellow squash, Grated Romano or Parmesan cheese, 2
or 3 Roma tomatoes, 1 Clove garlic or ¼ tsp. crushed garlic, 1 cup sliced carrots, 1 Large
lemon

Steps to the process
- Place angel hair pasta in boiling water.
- If serving with chicken, cut chicken breasts in half and then into strips/pieces.
- Drizzle olive oil into non-stick skillet and season lightly with oregano and basil;
- Add crushed garlic clove and chicken.
- When chicken is cooked through, add juice from the can of black olives and set olives
aside.
- Add vegetables (cut in larger pieces) except for tomato and olives. Drizzle with another
tablespoon of olive oil and squeeze the juice of one large lemon (seeds removed). Season
with another sprinkle of oregano and basil. Cover and simmer for three to four minutes,
until tender but still crisp.
- Add sliced Roma tomatoes and black olives. Cover and simmer for another one to two
minutes.
- Drain pasta and plate with veggies and chicken. Top off with sauce and grated cheese.

Comments – Makes 4 to 6 servings. You can add additional lemon juice, black olive juice,
and/or olive oil for extra sauce, as needed.

Blurb from NEXT TIME I’M GONNA DANCE - When Emmie Steele is diagnosed for the
second time with breast cancer, she thinks about regrets. Emmie struggles with the finality
of ending her marriage, but is surprised to realize her one regret is that she never learned
to dance. This becomes a metaphor for Emmie as she goes through surgery, treatment,
and recovery, accompanied by her four best girlfriends. As she heals from both the
divorce and surgery, Emmie embraces a third chance and learns to dance with her feet
and with her heart.

Entrée – Lamb & Veg



Story behind the recipe – As a poor university kid working full time to pay for studying,
there was only a small amount of things I could afford to buy with my pittance of earnings
– and, seeming as I was working as a butcher in the middle of a marketplace, the only
things I could get for cheap or free were veggies and off-cuts of meat. On my day off, I'd
cook up a big batch of this stuff and freeze it. Voila, meals for the next three weeks.

What you’ll need – Based on my best-tasting batch, you'll need:
- About 4lb of lamb forequarter chops
- 1 onion, 1 parsnip, 1/2 bulb garlic to taste, 1 tablespoon of your favorite blend of dried
herbs
- 3 sticks of celery, 1 bell pepper, any color and 4 button mushrooms
- 2 carrots, 2 potatoes, 1 medium sweet potato and 1/2 cabbage
- 8 large, ripe tomatoes, 1 head broccoli and 1/2 head cauliflower
- 1 cup peas, 2 cups snow peas, and 2 cups beans

Steps to the process
- Cut meat into workable pieces (1" by 1" is normal, the meat reduces down on cooking).
- Pull out any bones, trim the bigger chunks of fat. Brown meat in the bottom of a large
pot.
- While meat browns, peel/dice/shred ingredients, mix with meat as you go.
- Add in water until covering ¾ of the vegetables. Add herbs and stir through.
- Cook on high until water boils, stirring occasionally.
- Reduce heat to lowest setting and leave to simmer for 6-10 hours, depending on how
tender you
want your meat and how much water remains in the pot. Stir when you remember.
- To reheat, use the stove rather than the microwave – it heats it more thoroughly.

Comments – The recipe can be adapted to your tastes. Swap water for stock that
compliments your choice of meat for a stronger flavor. Adapt your vegetables to your
choice of available or cheaper vegetables. Use the bones from lamb or some beef soup
bones to make stock for stew, for less waste. Use different meats depending on your
tastes. Beef chuck steak or pork shoulder can make excellent substitutes for the lamb. You
can serve hot or cold.

Blurb from THE DEVIL'S WIFE – “Sit down and open your mind. Everyone knows ‘Devil’
means ‘Darkness’ and ‘God’ means ‘Light’. “But history is always written by the winning
side.” Lucifer Morningstar is a law-abiding, upstanding gentleman of New York City.
Lucifer Morningstar is the Devil. The owner of powerful magic, Lucifer could have the
world at his feet, if not for his apathy and loneliness. Deprived of the ability to understand the emotions of others and his power depleted, Lucifer is no longer able to help even his
houseplants. But there’s a problem with God’s plan to eliminate the Devil forever: Lucifer
is fighting Her more than he ever did. He’s found a reason to survive, someone to stand
by him through the rough and smooth of his life. He’s found a new wife.

Entrée – Spaghetti Lasagna


Story behind the recipe – In THE RIGHT TO REMAIN MINE, the hero gets a taste of the
heroine’s ‘orgasmic Italian’ after her cousin offers to reheat him a plateful of some of her
leftover lasagna, saying, “you don’t just eat it, you moan your way through it.” So here is
an Americanized Italian dish my sister Sandra created that always makes me moan for
more.

What you’ll need
- 1 egg
- 2 cups parmesan cheese (or similar cheese)
- Salt and paper for flavor
- Cooked spaghetti for 3 or 4 people
- 3/4 of a 16 ounce tub of cottage cheese
- 1 pound of browned ground beef
- 12 ounces of spaghetti sauce

Steps to the process
- In a 2-quart or 9x9 inch baking dish, compress bottom layer mix (1 egg mixed with
cooked spaghetti noodles, salt, pepper and cheese).
- On top of noodle layer, spread on the cottage cheese.
- Layer the cooked ground beef mixed with spaghetti sauce over the cottage cheese.
- You can sprinkle more cheese on top.
- Cook for thirty minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Comments – Change the amounts of all the ingredients according to your preferences.

Blurb from THE RIGHT TO REMAIN MINE - You have the right to remain cherished.
Anything you read or scream out in rapture can and will be used against you in the bedroom of
Willow DeVane. You have the right to enjoy a big, sexy cop. If you can’t find your own, one by the
name of Raith Malloy will be provided for you to enjoy and explore thoroughly within these pages.
Tempers flare from the first moment divorce lawyer Willow DeVane crosses paths with sheriff
deputy Raith Malloy. Both too stubborn and controlling for their own good, Willow and Raith butt
heads until anger turns to passion, and they begin an affair despite their brewing hostilities. But
more than one force works against them when they learn Willow’s being targeted by a dangerous
stalker.

Entrée - Shrimp Scampi


The story behind the recipe - For years we lived in Michigan where Halloween costumes
were always made or purchased with the thought they might have to fit over snow suits
and some of your prized possessions were your electric blanket and your snow blower.
When we retired, we went south, deep south, 20 miles from the gulf. It didn't take long to
adapt to the warm, sunny weather and the wonderful seafood. My husband loves shrimp,
especially scampi. But I couldn't find a recipe so I made my own. Kinda like my first
adventure into writing romance. I didn't like the books I read so I decided to write my
own. I've been writing romances ever since.

What you'll need
1/2 cup butter
4 large garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 teaspoon celery seed
1/2 teaspoon chopped parsley
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
12 ounces of deveined and shelled raw shrimp

Steps in the process
- Melt butter in a 10" skillet.
- Add garlic cloves and simmer until lightly browned.
- Add celery seed, parsley, lemon juice and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Add shrimp and gently stir, cooking over medium heat until shrimp curl, turn pink and
are no longer translucent, about three to five minutes depending on the size.
- Serve (up to four).

Comments - I've never used margarine for this recipe. I don't think they use anything but
butter to cook with here in the south. I serve our shrimp in a small, oval pottery dish with
a baked potato on the side but the shrimp can be served over cooked pasta or steamed
rice.

Blurb from ROSES FOR MY LADY - Intense, scholarly, big sister Meredith Ward is happy
to see her little sister off to a country party until she discovers a Valentine card outlining
plans for an elopement between her sister and the brother of an aristocrat. She leaves her
cottage to halt their plans only to run into trouble herself. Baron Gavin Sinclair learns late
one evening about his brother's plans to wed a most undesirable young woman. His
attempt to stop that union puts Meredith in his arms. Thinking she is the bride-to-be, he
holds her hostage never realizing it will be his heart he loses.

Entrée – Southern Boil


Story behind the recipe – In the south when it’s hot, we’d often cook outside. Far back as
I recall my favorite summer food was a southern boil. Whether its variety of flavors, its
simplicity, or the fact it meant company was coming; I loved that meal. So much so, in the
novel BLIND CONSENT, which is a reflection of my life in the impoverished south as a kid,
I recovered the emotions of family gatherings enjoying this meal. Oh, the Aunt May in the
story, she was real and made this morsel better than all the rest. Or maybe it’s because
she and I would spend hours on the pier trapping crawfish for the pot. Lord could that
woman spin a wondrous yarn. Loved listening to all her old stories of life when she was
my age. I now do the same with my little Granddaughter. What a grand circle. 

What you’ll need – This meal is so easy and straight forward. You need a pot that holds
3-5 gallons of liquid (depending on the number served). The preparation below is for six.
We use crawfish when available but unpeeled full headed shrimp will do in a pinch (g).
- Two lbs of kielbasa (or smoked sausage) and six ears fresh corn.
- Fifteen medium red potatoes and two lbs shrimp/crawfish.
- Spices include: 1 Tbsp Old Bay seasoning, ¼ tsp salt, and 1 can regular beer.
Steps to the process
- Cut meat into four inch pieces, cut corn ears in half, clean potatoes (but leave peels on).
- Put potatoes and sausage in pot. Fill with water till just covers ingredients.
- Add beer and spices then bring to boil and cook 20 minutes at medium heat.
- Add corn, cook 7 more minutes. Add shrimp/crawfish, cook three more minutes and
check color.
- If red/pink they’re ready, if not, add a minute or two but don’t overcook once they turn
color.
- Carefully drain contents of pot. Cover a picnic table with brown paper and pour onto
paper.
 
Comments - If you can’t stand informal, put contents on large platter. Otherwise go
country; no utensils, no plates, just arms, hands and elbows digging in around the table
having a ball. Oh yeah. Probably a good idea to put a couple rolls of paper towels on the
table. Amazing how friendly and informal people become eating with bare hands, fingers
dripping with juicy flavor.

Blurb from BLIND CONSENT - Tanglewood Falls offers breath-taking views, yet the
serendipity is misleading. The impoverished people and their forgotten community have
been unwittingly exploited. Their act of trust and blind consent altered their existence and
the secret’s remained buried, until Ryan returns to explore his heritage. For twenty years,
he’s been haunted by confusing images, recurring dreams rooted in his past. He’s driven
to understand their meaning, to obtain answers to his lost memories. Ryan’s search for
truth collides with the folklore of the simple people and the belief that their beautiful
Annie is blessed. Together, they unravel the mystery, but at a price. They become targets
of those responsible for what happened to the town. As the truth is exposed, Ryan
grapples with his own reality; that his past, his nightmares, and Annie’s secret, everything
is entangled in the desperate act of one lonely man. (Winner of Rose Award for best
suspense, Love, Romance & More)

Appetizer – Killer Doll Dip


Story behind the recipe – Now and then a wave caught up to her feet, swirling over it
then retreating. The day had a gray cast to it, fog seeping over the jetties, as vendors set
up, a ritual performed with tenacious repetitiveness for decades. The air was filled with the
snap and flap of the cloth of many flags being placed outside of now opening businesses.
A thud sounded nearby. Her body swiveled toward the sound, and discovered a vendor
planting a beach umbrella in the sand, an advertisement for his chairs, rafts and colorful
umbrellas. Running behind him, she saw a familiar crop of thick, slightly wavy hair, a
profile that created spasms of delight as well as a shiver that contradicted the heat rises
up from the sand. It was him!

What you’ll need
- 1 Box Velveeta Processed Cheese
- 2 Cans premade chili
- 1 Jar Salsa
- Tortilla or cut raw vegetables or both

Steps to the process
- Ten minutes before you are ready for the dippers to consume, start!
- Take big bowl. Make certain it is microwave safe.
- Put cubed Velveeta in aforementioned bowl. One inch cubes are ideal. Half inch cubes
are better but it takes more time so add two minutes to advanced preparation time.
- Add chili...add salsa....We're guessing at this point you would like to know how much of
each. Good question. Equal volumes of each.
- Microwave and stir periodically. Once mused as a blend, not quite scalding to the touch
it is ready.
- Serve...Eat...Enjoy...
- Lie to your friends that this is an old family recipe and offer them hand-scribed copies.

Tagline from KILLER DOLLS - Unaware that bio-terrorists are using her handcrafted dolls
to attack the innocent, Letti Noel finds herself falling for Taut Johnson, an undercover FBI
agent. Even as deceit is a growing barrier to their love, it's the stalking terrorists that are a
threat to their lives. One that will change her forever after.

Appetizer – Up, Up and Away Teriyaki Wings


Story behind the recipe – A: Zi decided to have a Super Bowl party and asked for
volunteers to cook. Z: I was thinking I'd order pizza and you bring three appetizers. A:
Your middle name is pizza. Z: Nope, steak medium-well. A: So, I brought two dishes. Z: I
always let you win. A: So kind of you. Z: (blows on his fingers and brushes them against his
chest) Just that sort of guy. A: Well, m'humble partner in literary ventures, you also
insisted on a dish that could fly. Z: I wanted you to expand your horizons, reach for the
stars, be inventive. (eyebrow wiggle moment) A: Sooo, I decided to bring a dish with
wings. Z: And I must say they did fly right off the plate and into me mouth!

What you’ll need – Z: I know this by heart. A: Cause you insisted on the recipe. Z: Give a
man a wing and you feed him for one party. Teach a man to cook wings and you feed him
for every party. A: A Zi proverb, eh? Z: I have a Chinese uncle twice removed on my
cousin's side. A: (blinks) Anyhootin, the recipe serves six.
- 3 lbs of chicken wings separated at joint
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup Teriyaki sauce
- 1/4 cup Soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 heaping tablespoon minced fresh garlic
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Salt and pepper optional (to taste)

Steps to the process
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
- Rinse wings, pat dry with paper towels. Place meat in a 9x13 dish (approximate can be a
bit bigger)
- In mixing bowl, combine brown sugar, honey, Teriyaki and Soy sauce, ginger, garlic, olive
oil, pepper and salt, mix well.
- Add mixture to wings, covering each wing thoroughly
- Bake in preheated 1 hour, turn wings over frequently. Serve immediately or put in hot
carrier and race to your destination. Beware of going over speed limit.
Comments - Hide a few for yourself, otherwise, you won't get any. Yes, they are that
good!

Blurb from STEEL EMBRACE - In the mist, haze, and shadows of the seashore, Elizabeth
seeks out the man who has haunted her dreams forever. Around her love vibrates within
others, couples from the youngest to the oldest, each providing a nugget of love’s truth
that aids her in her chase of Nathan Sterling. Yet, each time she catches Nathan, he seems
to slip away, making her wonder if her timing is off, if she was perhaps rushing what
destiny had promised. What she doesn’t realize is that her pursuit threatens to reveal a
dire truth… one that will change her forever after

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Appetizer – “Cigars”



Story behind the recipe – During my Middle East – Africa experiences I came across
these nifty little appetizers at a private party. When I asked how to make them, my host
explained that was the cook’s job, but he would ask her to give me the recipe. When it
turned out to be so simple, I couldn’t resist thereafter serving them to my guests as
appetizers or cocktail party canapés. If you want to impress your guests, never let on how
simple this recipe is.

What you’ll need – Wontons enough for four or five per person, a package of herb
flavored goat cheese, cooking oil. (We used to season the cheese ourselves, but wonderful
varieties of seasoned cheeses are available at almost every grocery store in the U.S.)

Steps to the process
- Let cheese soften.
- Spoon a small amount of cheese into a wonton and then roll the wonton lengthwise
so it resembles a cigar shape.
- Heat oil in non-stick fry pan.
- Drop cigars in heated oil and cook until golden on all sides.
- Drain on kitchen paper.
- Serve warm.

Blurb from The Prince of Keegan Bay - Doll Reynolds, “captain” of her courtyard in
Keegan Bay Park, an age qualified manufactured home community in Daytona Beach, sees
her neighbor, Jessica Robbins, carrying a baby into her house during the night.
Moira Robbins, the baby's mother, is the widow of Hamid bin Wafiki, eldest son of the
sultan of Kushawa. She suspects that she is being hunted by an assassination squad intent
on eliminating the newest prince of the realm before he reaches his sixth month – which
will be December 26th.
To protect her baby, Moira has left Hamilton, with her mother hoping that no-one would
think of looking for him in a retirement community. When the mother dies, Doll Reynolds
organizes a smalls, select group of community residents to protect baby Hamilton
Robbins bin Wafiki. They call themselves “The Blenders.”

Appetizer – Seafood Dip or Spread



Story behind the recipe – This is one of my family’s easy-to-make party favorites. If it’s
not on the party buffet, friends and family demand it. Although I always use shrimp,
substitute your family’s own favorite seafood. Great with crabmeat or clams. Serve on
crackers as a spread or with veggies as a dip. In INTO THE LYON’S DEN, my debut novel
with Champagne, this is the icing Marie uses for the seafood “cake.”

What you’ll need – For 1 ½ cups of dip/spread, 1 8 oz. package of cream cheese, 1 Cup
shrimp, (or seafood of choice) shelled then cooked (reserve water), ¼ salt, 1 ½ tsp
Worcestershire Sauce, 1 Tbl. lemon juice, 2 Tbl. of reserved water (for consistency), hot
sauce and garlic powder to taste.

Steps to the process
- Shell, cook, and drain shrimp, reserving water
- Finely chop shrimp
- Place softened cream cheese and 2 Tbl. reserved water into bowl and beat until smooth
- Stir in shrimp or choice of seafood
- Add lemon juice and Worcestershire Sauce
- Add water to desired consistency
- Season to taste with hot sauce and garlic powder
- Serve with crackers and/or veggies

Comments – Consider making a double recipe. Serve leftovers heated over rice or pasta
for a quick and delicious main dish.

Blurb from INTO THE LYON’S DEN - Champagne Books
Wealthy recluse Anthony Lyons offers a mint to lure Marie Maxwell, Atlanta's most
sought-after event planner, to coordinate a wedding and reception for a very special
couple on his isolated estate in the mountains of North Carolina.
Despite her sophisticated veneer, Marie’s a tough street-smart orphan without a past.
Adopted by the owners of the elegant Hotel Maxwell, she’s been raised in the business.
Known for her uncanny ability to make things go right, Marie accepts the challenge of
planning a wedding for 200 guests in 10 days.
Marie soon discovers that an absent bride and groom is the least of her problems. Her
arrogant and exasperating employer displays far too much interest in her and her
personal life, especially her lost years. Confronted with a mysterious stalker, two thwarted
murder attempts, and dark shadows from her shrouded past, she finds an ally in an
amorous feline of some unknown species. But who’s got it in for her? And what’s with
Anthony and all the cats?

Appetizer – Bruschetta

 

Story behind the recipe – Before I retired, we always had friends from work come for
dinner. Once my wife wanted to make something that would leave them wanting more so
she made up her own recipe for Bruschetta. Now, I’m a meat and potatoes guy and not
generally into appetizers with fancy names, but this one makes me go back for more. I
used this appetizer in an upcoming release RIGHTEOUS FURY where the hero’s mother
runs a small restaurant, Misty’s, on the Outer Banks, NC. She served this recipe to her son
and the heroine on there first date. What’s this got to do with the cover above? Nothing,
but since the other novel wouldn’t be out for a year I substituted WHISPERS OF
INNOCENCE. Like a recent five star review noted, it’ll give ya chills and thrills at the same
time.

What you’ll need
- A 10 oz bag of baby spinach, 3 lbs tomatoes cut in wedges, 4 oz crumbled feta
cheese.
- 1 lb raw shrimp peeled & deveined, 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- ¼ tsp dried oregano, pinch salt, ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 loaf Italian bread sliced, 1 whole clove garlic peeled

Steps to the process
- Preheat oven to 350. Dump spinach in bottom of 10 inch pie plate
- Place shrimp & tomato wedges alternately around outside edge of pie plate atop
spinach leaves
- Continue placing shrimp and tomatoes around plate working toward center.
- Sprinkle garlic and feta cheese over shrimp & tomatoes. Do the same with oregano
& salt.
- Drizzle extra virgin oil over feta cheese layer. Place dish in preheated oven.
- Bake 30-35 minutes till hot and bubbly.
- Place Italian bread slices on sheet under broiler until edges are golden brown
- Rub hot bread slices with peeled whole garlic glove.
- Serve bread slices with shrimp Bruschetta. Pile Bruschetta on top bread slices.

Comments – Don’t forget to use bread to mop up the juices. It’s delicious!

Blurb from WHISPERS OF INNOCENCE - Border violence; corpses abandoned in the
desert. A dangerous religious cult in an isolated community. Sounds like headlines ripped
straight from today’s newspaper but it’s the reality of this new romantic suspense. Enoch
Smith, an intelligent, yet psychotic cult leader, uses more than his flock to execute God’s
wrath on a sinful nation and evil government. Drake Elliot, a former US Marshal
underestimates the power of the cartel that injures his son and maims himself. Drake
seeks revenge and returns to Arizona to find those responsible for this tragedy. Micki
Lewis, an investigative journalist in Tucson, receives a tip regarding the origins of an
unknown drug and returns to Alta Vista, home of Enoch’s Children of God community.
Drake and Micki join forces to uncover the secrets behind the cult and its success helping
children like Drake’s son recover normalcy. Their discovery provides answers to the
shadows that haunt their dreams and the hidden connection into their past.

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