The idea for Feisty Foodies was the brain child of late night crazy talk at RWA in San Antonio two years ago. Pearls, Oh Whimsical Me's Nadine, and Mellanie Szereto were hanging out in the hotel lobby when the idea of doing a foodie event around Thanksgiving was hatched. We are so excited to host Mellanie on our 2nd annual Feisty Foodie's Reads and Recipes event!
The right dash of spice and sweetness, balanced with a tangy bite. A creamy filling and smooth chocolatey texture. Crafting an love scene is as artistic as the finest dessert
Mellanie Szereto is giving away
winner's choice of an e-book (international) or signed print copy (US only) of Just Desserts, book one of her Love on the Menu...Extra Hot series
Just Desserts
a Love on the Menu....Extra Hot novel
a Love on the Menu....Extra Hot novel
by Mellanie Szereto
an MF Erotic Foodie Romance
Tagline: Chances are...he’ll get exactly what he deserves.
Blurb
After fifteen years, librarian Meg Graham returns to her
hometown to appease her family and reopen the local library. First, the
neighbor’s dog steals her underwear. Then its owner, the boy who stole her
heart in high school, shows up on her doorstep and does his best to woo her
with baked delights. She has no intention of falling for the pie-baking
Casanova again, no matter how sweet his desserts or how hot the fire raging
between them.
Aidan Rourke’s uncle has promised him ownership of the family
bakery if Aidan marries before his 34th birthday. When the only woman he ever
truly loved—the one who got away—moves back to town, he pulls out all the stops
to recapture her heart. He has only three weeks to convince her of his love and
march her down the aisle before she discovers the truth about his uncle’s
blackmail scheme.
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Foodie Excerpt:
She gathered all the resolve
she could muster. “I appreciate the ride and breakfast. As for my mom, I’ll
tell her I twisted my ankle and that I’m staying off it all evening since I
have to work today and tomorrow. No need for you to change your plans to
babysit me.”
Would he catch the subtle
hint she’d buried in diplomacy?
“Nothing else is happening
tonight, and babysitting isn’t exactly what I had in mind. You know, if you’re
going out with me, you have a legitimate reason to refuse blind dates.”
So much
for subtlety.
Of course, his argument made
perfect sense, even if his likely motivation was to finally add her to his list
of successful conquests.
Was she the one woman who
hadn’t succumbed to his charms? Did he relish the challenge of trying to get
her into bed?
He stood, most likely taking
her silence for acquiescence. “Stay put. I’m going to get my car. Oh, do you
have a different pair of shoes to wear? As great as those heels look with your
gorgeous legs, they can’t be good for your injury.”
She pointed over her shoulder
instead of analyzing his overdone compliment. “Tennis shoes on the floor behind
my seat.”
“Good. Wait here. I’ll be
right back.” He set off down the driveway at a jog.
The rearview mirror let her
follow his progress across the street and up the drive of the Cape Cod where
the Chihuahua resided. Her stomach knotted tighter.
Wonderful.
The dog who steals women’s underwear lives with the man who steals their
hearts.
She slipped off her shoes and
opened the bakery box. A pair of flaky pastries rested in the parchment-lined
package, oozing dark chocolate from their ends. Delicate drizzles zigzagged
back and forth over the tops. A mix of bitter, sweet, and salt wafted up from
the box, and she eyed each croissant in a search for the ideal consolation for
her rotten morning.
Eenie,
meenie, miney, mo.
Too enamored to choose, she
carefully picked up the one on the right and took a bite. Silky chocolate
melted onto her taste buds as she sank her teeth through layer after layer of
golden crust. She closed her eyes to savor the buttery goodness wrapped around
what surely had to be at least seventy-percent cacao.
Her biggest mistake from high
school had certainly pulled out all the stops if his intent was seduction.
Maybe a broken heart would be worth a few weeks’ access to his baking skills.
The sex might even put to rest too many years of no other man quite measuring
up to her ridiculous imagination.
She bit into the piece of
heaven again, letting it carry her away. “Mmm.”
“I should bring you breakfast
every morning.”
Aidan’s low, sexy voice
nearly made her choke on the mouthful, and she squeezed her thighs together
against a pulse through her inner muscles.
He
stepped up to the open car door, his grin adding to the rebellion sweeping
through her traitorous body. “
Peach Pie
by Mellanie Szereto
Filling
4 cups
fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
1 cup
sugar
1/3 cup
flour
1
tablespoon lemon juice
1/8
teaspoon cinnamon
1
tablespoon butter or margarine
double
crust for 9-inch deep-dish pie plate
Combine
peaches, sugar, flour, lemon juice, and cinnamon. Pour into bottom crust. Dot
with butter. Add top crust. Crimp and cut steam slits. Bake at 375° for 50-60
minutes until crust is nicely browned.
Never Fail
Pie Crust
3 cups
flour
1 teaspoon
salt
1
tablespoon sugar
1 1/4 cups
vegetable shortening
1 egg,
beaten
4
tablespoons water
1
tablespoon cider vinegar
Combine
flour, salt, and sugar. Cut in shortening. Combine egg, water, and vinegar.
Pour liquid into flour mixture and blend with a fork. Form into a ball. Wrap in
plastic and refrigerate at least one hour. Divide dough into three parts. Roll
on lightly floured surface to fit desired size. Fill and bake according to
filling directions.
Makes 3
single crusts or 1 double crust and 1 single crust.
Author: Mellanie Szereto
Author bio: When her fingers aren't attached to her keyboard, Mellanie Szereto enjoys hiking, Pilates, cooking, gardening, and researching for her stories. Many times, the research partners with her other hobbies, taking her from the Hocking Hills region in Ohio to the Colorado Rockies and the Adirondacks of New York. Sometimes, the trip is no farther than her garden for ingredients and her kitchen to test recipes for her latest steamy tale. Mellanie makes her home in rural Indiana with her husband of twenty-nine years and their son. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Indiana Romance Writers of America, Contemporary Romance Writers, and FF&P Romance Writers. She loves to hear from her readers! Contact Mellanie at mellanieszereto@hotmail.com.
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Natalie Alder is donating one ecopy of Trouble Looming
Trouble Looming
Book 2 in The Tapestry Series
by Natalie Alder
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Trouble Looming teaser video:
Blurb:
Cole Becker helped his father raise his younger siblings after their mother died.
He helped his father take care of his aging parents until they passed away.
Now it’s time for Cole to have the life he deserves.
Now it’s time for Cole to have the life he deserves.
When he meets Sara, all of his dreams seem to finally be within reach…until things begin to fall apart. Their perfect romance soon becomes complicated, scary, even life-threatening. Will happiness ever be theirs? Will Cole and Sara get their ‘someday’ together? Continue Tapestry, the Becker’s family saga in Trouble Looming, sequel to Crewel Work.
Classic French Canadian Tourtière
Tourtière is a traditional
Québecois meat pie typically served around Christmastime.
This is my family recipe
(translated from French).
Makes
2-3 pies
2
lbs ground pork
1
lb ground beef
3
large potatoes, cooked & mashed
1
onion, chopped
½
tsp salt
¼
tsp cinnamon
¼
tsp nutmeg
¼
tsp ground clove
½
cup water
2
crust pie pastry
Cook
onion in butter.
Simmer
the meat in water for 45 minutes. Drain grease as needed.
Add
onion and seasonings, simmer for 15 minutes.
Mix
in the mashed potatoes and let cool.
Spoon
mixture into bottom pie crust and cover with top crust. Slit top to allow steam
to escape.
Bake
at 400F for 30 minutes.
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