Jennifer Faye is popping by today with a delicious post that is making me SUPER hungry, and a bit about her new release! Yum yum!
SNOWBOUND WITH THE SOLDIER is my second
release and I’m already starting to notice a trend. In each book I write,
something keeps making an appearance—food. I’ll admit it…I love food! Probably
too much. LOL. But a lot of life takes place over a yummy meal. It can be as
simple as catching up on each other’s day or as serious as deciding if a couple
wants to take their relationship beyond a casual meal.
In Snowbound, my heroine loves to cook.
It’s the hero she’s not so sure she loves, but he’s certainly starting to get past
her defenses. ;-) And when he stops by her house one evening to drop off
something, Kara finds herself inviting him in for dinner. It’s amazing what can
be accomplished over a good meal.
“Come on.”
The kitchen was small, but warm and inviting. He took a
moment to absorb his surroundings, noticing how Kara had painted the room a
sunny yellow, giving it a pleasant, uplifting feel. Sunflowers adorned the
curtains, baskets lined the tops of the light oak cabinets and a small
arrangement of silk sunflowers filled a blue milk pitcher in the center of the
table. Kara certainly had a flair for decorating.
“Are you sure this isn’t an imposition?” he asked.
“There’s plenty of spaghetti and meatballs. Besides,
you do need to eat a real meal if you keep pushing yourself so hard to make
this reopening a success.” Kara drained the noodles. “Have a seat.”
He pulled out a chair at the table and sat down. He
looked up as Kara bent over to rummage through a drawer, and he noticed an
electric candle burning in the window above the sink. It was like a beacon,
calling him home.
I don’t know about you but I love pasta
dishes. *licks lips* So I thought I’d share Kara’s recipe from the scene above.
Hope you like it as much as my family does.
Homemade Meatballs & Spaghetti
INGREDIENTS:
SAUCE
·
1 medium onion, finely chopped
·
4 tsp minced garlic
·
2 Tbsp olive oil
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1 - 28oz can crushed tomatoes
·
2 - 28oz can tomato sauce
·
1 – 6oz can tomato paste
·
2 tsp Chicken bullion
(unsalted)
·
1 Tbsp Basil
·
1 tsp Onion Powder
·
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
·
½ tsp sugar
·
Black pepper, to individual
taste
MEATBALLS
·
1 pound lean ground beef
·
1 pound ground hot sausage
·
2 Tbsp onion, finely chopped
·
2 tsp garlic, minced
·
2 eggs
·
1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
·
½ cup milk
·
1 Tbsp dried parsley
·
¼ cup Parmesan cheese
·
¼ tsp black pepper
·
1 tsp garlic powder
·
1 tsp onion powder
·
1/2 tsp season salt (Nature’s
Seasons)
In a large saucepan over medium heat, sauté
the onion and garlic in the olive oil until translucent.
Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and
seasonings.
Reduce to simmer and cover. Stirring
occasionally.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
In the meantime, in a small bowl combine
bread crumbs and milk, set aside to let the liquid be absorbed.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs. Add
beef and sausage, soaked bread crumbs, parsley, Parmesan, and seasonings.
Pan spray the bottom of a large baking dish.
Form into 24 meatballs (half-dollar size /
30mm or so), place in baking dish and place in oven uncovered for 20 minutes.
Place meatballs in sauce plus the tomato
paste and let simmer 90 minutes.
At this time, start the water for your
pasta.
Once the pasta is cooked to your liking and
the sauce is done, it’s time to enjoy your creation.
Maybe this Christmas…?
It has been seven long years
since Kara Jameson last saw Jason Greene. Returning home as a wounded war hero,
Jason looks a shell of the man she once knew. Yet her heart still skips a beat
as if it was yesterday….
Stepping back into civilian
life, Jason looks to Kara for help. But there's too much water under the
bridge—not to mention too much lingering attraction.
But it seems that the mountain
weather has other ideas, and when Kara and Jason end up snowbound together they
are forced to confront the ghosts of Christmas past.
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Author
Bio
Jennifer Faye is a
two-time RT Book Reviews TOP PICK author. Maybe that’s partly due to the fact
that she has spent most of her life with her nose in one book or another. It
was only natural that she dreamed of becoming a romance writer and spinning the
tales of the imaginary people running around in her mind. But first life took
her on a couple of detours. Refusing to give up on her dreams, she finally succeeded
in getting her name on a book cover. She currently resides in Pennsylvania with
her very, very patient husband, one amazing daughter (the other remarkable
daughter has flown the coop to chase her own dreams) and two spoiled rotten
cats. When she’s not glued to her laptop writing another contemporary romance
(which isn’t often) or enjoying some family time, she loves to get lost in a
good book, cross-stitch, embroider, quilt, knit, watch hockey (go Pittsburgh
Penguins!), and garden. Jennifer loves to hear from readers--you can contact
her via her website.
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