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Recipes

Sweet as Pie Pumpkin Coffee Recipe

To mark the first day of October, the month when pumpkins abound, and to celebrate the release of ARe’s Passionate Cooks Free eCookbook, I bring you a new recipe that I think is just yummy. For you non-coffee drinkers, I bet the Pumpkin Spice Liqueur would be pretty tasty in warm apple cider too. Cat Johnson’s Sweet as Pie Coffee Recipe 1 Cup Hot Coffee (fixed as you like) 1 oz Hiram Walker® Pumpkin Spice Liqueur (Special Seasonal Flavor) To Serve: ~ Coat rim of an empty coffee mug with cinnamon and sugar. ~ Add hot coffee and liqueur. ~ Top with whipped cream and a cinnamon stick stirrer. Now that you are all caffeinated and warmed up from this tasty coffee treat, hop over to All Romance and download the free PASSIONATE COOKS. It’s 250 pages filled with 151 recipes by romance authors you know, and some that will be new-to-you. My cheesecake recipe is in the Desserts section so check it out!

Cowboys

Buckin’ Good Bourbon Cocktails!

  My bull riding cowboy, Garret, from FLANKED (Studs in Spurs, Book 5) enjoys a good bourbon after a hard ride. He mixes his with cola but my bartender roots inspired me to get a bit more creative and I’ve crafted some girl-friendly and tasty, but strong, buckin’ good bourbon cocktails. Share one tonight with the cowboy or cowgirl in your life! CAT’S NUTTY COWBOY 1 part Bourbon 1 part Frangelico® Hazelnut Liqueur Serve over ice Variation: Add to hot coffee and cream for Nutty Cowboy Coffee ~ CAT’S BUCKIN’ BOURBON 1 part Bourbon 1 part Kahlua® Coffee Liqueur Serve over ice Variation: Add hot coffee and cream for coffee with a kick ~ CAT’S SMOOTH TALKIN’ COWBOY 1 part Bourbon 1 part Dark Creme de Cocoa Serve over ice Variation: Add hot coffee and cream for a chocolately treat

Life

The unpronounceable Greek Lemon Chicken Soup Recipe

Lately when I  cuddle up in bed with a good book, it’s been a cookbook. Perhaps it’s the extreme cold this winter that has me cooking up a storm. Maybe it’s because I was invited to join the Eat Something Sexy blogs by chef and cookbook author Amy Reiley. More likely it’s because I’ve discovered that when I cook an eery calm descends upon my usually frazzled psyche, and that is a good thing. When I feel centered, I can be creative and write, as well as handle whatever life has thrown at me. Anyway, last night’s culinary offering was Avgolemono Soup. Those local to my area may have enjoyed this hot, silky, satisfying soup at Lefteris (located in 2 locations: Mt. Kisco and Tarrytown). After purchasing this soup for years now, I was thrilled to discover the recipe in an old cookbook I had lying around. I’ll list the recipe exactly as it appears in the cookbook Larousse Treasury of Country Cooking. EGG AND LEMON SOUP (Avgolemono) Ingredients 2 Quarts strong chicken stock 1/3 cup rice 3 to 4 eggs Juice of 2 lemons In a saucepan, bring the stock to a boil. Add the rice, cover and cook […]