This recipe was passed down from my great grandmother. Supermodel Hannah Hahn from Going For It would give me the evil eye if I offered her one.

I call them Lizzie Ruggies

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2 1/4 cups Flour

1/2 pound cream cheese

1/2 pound SWEET butter

 

Mix together into a ball ( a mixer with a dough hook would be ideal).

Refrigerate dough for 5 hours or overnight.

Cut into 4 quarters and roll each quarter into a ball then on roll the quarter into a pizza shaped form onto a surface with plenty of confectionary sugar underneath sprinkle a sugar and cinnamon mixture & chopped walnuts then slice and roll into a crescent roll form.

Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

Pro football player Jake Miller’s game plan for winning back supermodel Hannah Hahn is play action in the bedroom. Once he sees beyond the swimsuits and lingerie, feelings of love blindside him, changing the rules of the game.

Hannah owns the runway, but that success came with a price and a secret that’s kept her from trusting a man until Jake crashes through her defenses.

The paparazzi love the beauty and the beast couple but the tabloid rumors turn ugly and test the fragile trust between them. Then Hannah loses an ad campaign to fashion’s new ‘it’ girl. Her desperate reaction will cause Jake to challenge everything she’s ever believed about herself.

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Spice up your taco night with this delish, easy cheesy Mexican rice dish. Don’t like your food as hot as my paranormal erotic ménage, Dying to Love Her… just add less chili powder. Enjoy!

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Easy Cheesy Mexican Rice

Serves 8 to 10

2 tablespoons butter

1 ½ cups long-grain rice

½ cup chopped onion

½ cup chopped green bell pepper

1 clove garlic, minced

2 cups water

1 (14.5 oz) can diced tomatoes w/green chilies

2 teaspoons chili powder

¾ teaspoon salt

1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, pepper and garlic. Once the veggies begin to get tender add the rice and cook until it begins to brown.

Stir in water, tomatoes, chili powder and salt. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer.

Cook for 15 to 20 minutes, or until rice is tender. Stir in cheese and serve.

When Melanie Woodson joins Empriva Fitness she expects to lose weight, not gain two sexy vampire personal trainers. With an exercise regimen that includes passionate horizontal workouts, fat-burning orgasms and lusty words of encouragement, she’s in serious danger of forgetting their relationship is based on a business agreement and not mutual attraction.

Alec Kosta and Rook Abernathy, best friends and owners of Empriva, have waited over a century for the right lifemate to come along. Now that they’ve found Melanie, with her endless curves and quick wit, they’re ready to give up countless lifetimes to spend just one with her.

But time isn’t on their side—they’ve tasted her blood and now mere days are all they have to convince her their love is real or risk losing their chance to be with her forever.

A Romantica® paranormal ménage erotic romance from Ellora’s Cave

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Thank you so much for hosting me today. Something to Prove is the third book in the O'Leary series, and like the previous books, it contains a recipe that is personal to one of the characters. Colin O'Leary has been away from home for years and one of his comfort foods is his mom's Traditional Irish Soda Bread.

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Traditional Irish Soda Bread

3 ½ c flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

1 ¾ c buttermilk*

*Although the recipe can be made using regular milk, the taste and texture are much better if you use buttermilk.

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Grease and flour a round cake pan (8 or 9 inch).

In a large bowl, sift the dry ingredients together. Pour in 1 ½ c of buttermilk and mix quickly. Add in remaining ¼ c buttermilk and mix. Turn dough out on a lightly floured surface and knead for only a few seconds to make sure it holds together. Shape into a round disk and place in the prepared cake pan. Cut a cross in the top of the bread. Cover with another cake pan.

Bake for 30 minutes. Remove top cake pan and bake an additional 15 minutes. When bread is done, you will hear a hollow sound when you thump the bottom.

Slice and enjoy with butter.

Two ambitious people team up to prove themselves to their families—and find there may be more to their partnership than just business…

Elizabeth Brannigan is determined to show her father she’s capable of running the family business. Saving his struggling Chicago bar seems like the perfect project. But she’ll need a little help dealing with the rough crowd. Who better to assist her than the handsome co-owner of a thriving Irish pub? Of course, with so much work to do, there are bound to be a few late nights…

Colin O’Leary’s father passed away before he could prove to him that he wasn’t a screw-up. Now he wants to show his brother he’s responsible enough to own a bar of his own—and Elizabeth may be able to help him. But when their professional aspirations clash, tempers—and passions—flare. Are they mature enough to mix business with pleasure—or will they have to choose between the two?

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As a personal trainer (when I’m not writing romances), I am constantly asked for healthy recipes. And this time of year people also ask me what they can do to stay healthy during this cold and flu season. Answer to both of the above question.

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BECKY’S MIRACLE SOUP

(it might look ugly, but it works)

I use fresh vegetables when available, but frozen works fine, too.

Throw together into a big stock pot or crockpot:

A bag of spinach (not the plastic bag, just the greens inside LOL)

2 zucchini, chopped not peeled

2 cups or so of green beans

2 cups or so of broccoli

1 chopped leek

1 bunch of asparagus, chopped

Any other green or white vegetable you have in your fridge

Organic vegetable stock to cover

--Bring ingredients to a boil. Simmer until very tender (about 10 minutes).

--Pour into blender in batches to puree. (Tip: put a towel over blender lid so hot veggies don’t spill through.)

The soup is good eaten as is. I keep it in an airtight container in the fridge, and warm up a mugful instead of drinking tea or coffee in the afternoon.

Variations when warming it up:

--Stir in soy milk or almond milk

--Stir in the milk and add a pinch of curry powder

If you drink a mugful or eat a bowlful every day, you’ll help strengthen your immune system to help you fight off all the crud that’s going around. And if you’re currently sick, it’ll help get you strong again (unless you’re throwing up. In that case, the look and smell of this soup will make you want to throw up more.)

Enjoy and stay healthy, my friends!

Are you confused by all the contradictory diet information out there? Do you just want a simple and easy and FUN way to lose weight and improve your diet? Do you like making lists? Well, look no further than The Checklist Diet.

No more counting points or calories. No more depriving yourself of your favorite foods. No more dealing with hunger pains, because guess what? On The Checklist Diet, if you’re hungry, you get to eat! How cool is that?

This is the last diet plan you’ll ever need, because it’s not a diet. Diets are meant go on and off of. This is a way of eating you can stick with for life because it’s so easy, it’s so basic, and it’s so fun

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I was going to share something with 'angel' in the title for this recipe, then decided against it. Instead, you're getting one of my favourite things to make. I guess since it's seafood and my main character adores the sea, that's kind of a connection?

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Recipe – Ocean Paella

(Feeds 6-8 people)

Ingredients

500g/1lb 2oz squid, cleaned, beaks and outer membrane removed

8 tbsp olive oil

2 red onions, peeled, thinly sliced

4 garlic cloves, peeled, crushed

150g/5oz chorizo, sliced

400g/14oz pearl barley (soaked in a bowl of cold water for six hours, or overnight)

1 red pepper, stalk and seeds removed, thinly sliced

200g/7oz cherry tomatoes, left whole

290g/10oz chargrilled artichokes (from a jar), preserved in oil

1 tsp sweet smoked paprika

650ml/1 pint 3fl oz warm chicken or vegetable stock

1.8kg/4lb white fish (haddock works great), skin removed, cut into pieces

12 large prawns, peeled, heads removed, tails intact

750g/1lb 10oz fresh mussels, rinsed, scrubbed, beards removed

lemon wedges, to serve

Method

If you've bought whole fresh squid (I cheat and buy pre-prepped) then before you start cooking, cut each squid down the length of its body and open it out to reveal the inside of the squid body. Score the inside of the squid all over using a sharp knife and cut the squid into pieces. Set aside or chill until needed.

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

Heat the oil in a paella pan over a medium heat. Add the onions and fry gently until softened. Add the garlic and fry for a further 2-3 minutes, or until softened. Add the chorizo and fry for 1-2 minutes, or until it starts to brown.

Push the onions, garlic and chorizo to the outside of the paella pan, then drain the soaked pearl barley well and add it to the pan, stirring well to coat it in the oil. Fry the pearl barley for 3-4 minutes, stirring well.

Add the red pepper, cherry tomatoes, artichokes (in their oil) and paprika. Stir until well combined.

Add the warm stock and bring the mixture to the boil.

Arrange the white fish pieces, squid, prawns and mussels on top of the paella. Cover the pan tightly with a double thickness of aluminium foil so that no moisture can escape from the pan.

Bake the paella in the oven for 20-25 minutes, or until the pearl barley is tender and the seafood is cooked through.

To serve, bring the paella pan to the table and allow guests to help themselves. Garnish each plate with a wedge of lemon.

Patient. Merciful. Protective… One out of three ain’t bad.

Small time crook Gabriel Kemp is just trying to make a living when a hit-and-run leaves him for dead. Waking up in hospital to an angel at his bedside gives him a second chance, but one that comes with a condition.

Fleeing San Francisco doesn’t mean he can evade the deal either – he still manages to meet Abigail Harris, the woman he’s promised to protect. He might not believe in the psychic visions she claims to have, but he knows if there’s even a chance she can identify the serial killer terrorizing downtown L.A. then she’s in danger.

The only way to keep Abby safe is to find and stop the killer. If that means taking on the devil determined to turn the City of Angels into the City of Hell on Earth, then so be it.

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Most banana nut breads are too sweet for my taste, so I adapted this recipe from Muffins & Quick Breads (Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library). It’s delicious for breakfast with eggs, bacon or fruit or for a snack with a cup of tea or coffee.

It freezes well, so I often double the recipe.

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Ingredients:

1 ¼ cups whole wheat flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon salt

½ cup butter, room temperature

½ cup sugar

1 cup mashed ripe banana (2 large bananas)

2 eggs

½ cup pecans

Preheat the oven to 350F (180C). Grease and flour 1 medium loaf pan.

In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, and salt.

In a large bowl beat together the butter and sugar.

Beat in the banana.

Beat in the eggs. Don’t worry if the mixture looks curdled. It’s not. It’s just really moist!

Stir in the nuts.

Add the flour mixture and stir just until blended.

Spread in the loaf pan. Bake until a thin wooden skewer (aka a toothpick) inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45-55 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

Book two of Lovers and Friends

Tyler Coil doesn't do men. But it's harder to remember that each time he visits his best friend, gorgeous Landon Burke. As a political reporter, Ty is good at reading people, and he can tell the lust is mutual. But giving in to it could mean alienating his ultra-conservative family.

Landon never desired a man badly enough to explore that side of his sexuality—until he met Ty. He's waited four long years for a sign that Ty wants him too, and he can't deny his needs much longer. So when a career opportunity arises out-of-state, Landon wonders if maybe it's time to move on.

Then Ty crashes at Landon's while working on a story—and a searing kiss ignites a night of mind-blowing sex that's better than their most erotic fantasies. Forced to face his feelings, Ty must decide if love is worth the risk after all—before he loses Landon forever.

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Hi everyone. There is some weird food in Valia’s Villain, the second book of my Sempire Seductions series. The recipe I’m sharing with you today is not weird but it is healthy, relatively low calorie, vegetarian and yummy. Hope you like it.

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Zucchini Pizza Casserole

3 Medium Zucchinis

1 Can Black Olives (or however many you want)

¼ Cup of Garlic (I’m a garlic freak. You may want to use less.)

1 Can Pizza Sauce (or spaghetti sauce)

1 Can Sliced Mushrooms (or however many you want)

4 Large Jalapeño Peppers (skip these if you’re scared of the spice)

2 Tablespoons Italian Seasoning

2 Cups Shredded Cheese (whichever kind you like)

1 12oz. Bag MorningStar Farms crumbles

 

Pre-heat oven to 350.

Shred the zucchini using a cheese grater, salt and set aside for 10 minutes, then pick up handfuls of the zucchini and squeeze them over the sink until you’ve removed as much of the water as possible. You don’t want a soggy casserole. Layer the bottom of a 9-inch square baking dish with the zucchini.

Sprinkle some garlic and Italian seasoning over the zucchini. You can also salt and pepper it if you want, but I don’t.

Add a layer of cheese.

Dump your frozen (or thawed - works either way) veggie crumbles on top of the zucchini.

If you’re using the jalapeños, chop two of them into tiny chunks and sprinkle over the veggie crumbles.

Add more garlic. (Or not. Whatever suits you.)

Cover veggie crumbles with the pizza sauce. (Or spaghetti sauce.)

Add a layer of mushrooms.

Add more garlic. (Haha. I can’t get enough of the stuff!)

Add another layer of cheese.

Slice the remaining two jalapeños (thin, round slices) and layer on top of cheese.

Add olives to top.

Cook for 30-45 minutes. Let cool, then dig in and eat!

When Valia approaches the Ferox demon, hoping for scorching sex and a feed, she doesn’t expect to be handcuffed, transported to the demon realm, accused of dirty deeds she has no memory of committing and held captive for three days.  Even though she believes her captor to be crazy, she feels a connection to him she’s felt with no one else.

When Rydin senses the Sempire who locked him up, fed on him and used him as a sex slave many years ago, he knows his wait for revenge is finally over. Burning with the need to punish her, he imprisons her in the demon realm, where she is at his mercy, but as much as he tries to ignore it, a connection sparks between them every time they touch.

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