Tina, the heroine in SECRETS OF A BOLLYWOOD MARRIAGE, loves food. She enjoys cooking and she can't pass up the sweets and snacks from the street vendors. In one scene she makes kitchri (also known as khichadi). This is a simple and comforting dish of rice and legumes. If you want something soft to eat that is nourishing and gentle on the stomach, this traditional Indian dish is for you.

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Kitchri

3 cups of water

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup of short-grain rice

1/2 cup of small split peas or lentils

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger (optional)

1/4 teaspoon turmeric (optional)

1 Tablespoon butter (optional)

1. Bring the water to a boil and add the salt

2. Add the rice, peas and spices, if using.

3. Cover the pot, turn the heat down to very low, and cook until the rice and peas have a mushy consistency. It can take between 30 to 45 minutes.

3. Stir in the butter, if using, and serve

After the glitter settles…

Tina Sharma and Dev Arjun's whirlwind romance made them Bollywood royalty, but beneath the glitz and glamour there's trouble--Tina is about to demand a divorce!

But Dev won't give in without a fight, so he proposes a deal: play the dutiful wife for two months, then he'll let her go. Tina is furious! He clearly regrets their shotgun wedding, so why stay together a day longer? But it isn't the days she should be worried about….

As Dev turns up the heat, Tina may just find herself wishing for a lifetime of pleasure with her devilishly delicious husband!

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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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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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