"Tried & Tested - 101 Recipes" by Carol Jones

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Tried & Tested - 101 Recipes

by Carol Jones

Tried & Tested - 101 Recipes is Carol Jones' debut cookbook. Try out some new, easy, no-fail recipes. Carol guarantees they all work!

Description

Would you like recipes that are EASY and that WORK? Not sure where to start?

Here you have 101 tried and tested recipes that ALL WORK. With soups, poultry, meats, fish, vegetarian, pasta and rice, potatoes, vegetables, dressings, sauces and marinades, desserts, baking and sweet things … there’s truly something for everyone. With differences you might not have thought of. You don’t need an elaborate kitchen full of fancy gadgets. Just follow the easy-but-imaginative recipes, and get ready for: ‘Compliments to The Chef’! Read on, get going, enjoy!

Recipes inside this book:-
Butternut Squash Soup
Onion Soup
Punchnep Soup
Barbecued Drumsticks
Chicken alla Milanese
Chinese Chicken Drumsticks
Devilled Drumsticks
Honey, Tomato and Mustard Chicken
Hot & Sticky Roast Quail
Italian Chicken Casserole
Marmalade Chicken
Orange & 5 Spice Chicken
Sweet Curry Chicken
Beef Burgers
Beef, Bacon & Mushroom Meatloaf
Beef, Fennel and Mushroom Casserole
Best Beef Balls
Chilli con Carne
Curried Mince with Peas
Gingered Beef Casserole
Keema Curry
Mexican Mince
One-Pot Mince & Macaroni
Stir-Fry Beef with Ginger
Lamb Chop & Bean Bake
Lamb Shanks with Roasted Peppers
Spring Lamb Casserole
Liver Casserole
Gammon & Vegetable Casserole
Roasted Pork Chops
Sticky Ribs
Apricot & Rice Stuffed Trout
Baked Salmon & Vegetables
Cod with Sauce Vierge
Crab & Pasta Bake
Crab Cakes
Garlic & Mustard Grilled Prawns
Grilled Tuna with Olives and Tomatoes
Kipper Bake
Oriental-Style Salmon
Pan-Fried Trout with Almonds
Salmon Fillets with a Tarragon Sauce
Salmon Fillets with Roasted Vegetables
Smoked Haddock with Sweetcorn
Asparagus Stir-Fry
Borlotti Beans in Coconut Milk 
Chickpea & Tomato Curry
Falafel Burgers
Mexican Bean Burgers
Moroccan Mushrooms with Couscous
Noodles with Stir-Fried Chilli Veg
Pea & Paneer Curry
Savoury Beanfeast
Spinach & Sweet Potato Curry
Stuffed Onion Squash
Sweet Potato & Black Bean Curry
Sweet Potato & Pineapple Korma
Sweet Potato Stew with Beans
Veggie Soba Noodles
Bacon & Pea Risotto
Macaroni Cheese
Salmon & Dill Pasta
Smoked Trout & Pea Pasta
Spaghetti with Garlic Butter
Tuna & Lemon Risotto
Bacon Wrapped Potatoes
Butter Crushed New Potatoes
Creamy Potato & Fennel Bake
Curried Sweet Potatoes
Foil Baked New Potatoes
Hasselback Potatoes
Leek & Potato Bake
Mustard Crusted New Potatoes
Potato and Carrot Bake
Potato Rosti
Spicy Potato Wedges
Sweet Potatoes with Garlic & Rosemary
Asparagus Bundles
Baked Squash with Maple Glaze
Honey Glazed Carrots
Orange Glazed Carrots
Spicy Baked Butternut Squash
Stir-Fried Vegetables
French Dressing
Soy Sauce Salad Dressing
Teriyaki Marinade
White Sauce & Variations
Baked Rice Pudding
Chocolate Dream Pots
Lemon Cheesecake
Pecan, Caramel and Chocolate Tart
Strawberries Romanoff
Bara Brith
Blackberry & Cinnamon Sponge Cake
Cherry & Almond Loaf 
Lemon Cake
Orange Marmalade Cake
Toss In Fruit Cake
Chocolate Truffles
Ginger & Banana Cookies
White Chocolate Coconut Truffles

Excerpt

Stuffed Onion Squash

Ingredients (Serves 2)

1 onion squash
Olive oil

For the stuffing:-

½ 290g jar antipasti, flame roasted red peppers, cut into small pieces
50g couscous
100ml hot vegetable stock
125g halloumi cheese, cut into small cubes
1 tbsp chopped, fresh coriander
Grated Cheddar cheese

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 7/220ºC/425ºF/190º fan assisted.

Halve the onion squash and scoop away the fibres and seeds. Put the pieces skin side down in a small roasting tin and brush with the olive oil, season with salt and pepper. Roast for 20 minutes.

After the squash has roasted for 20 minutes, tip the couscous into a bowl and pour in the hot stock. Cover with cling film for 5 minutes. Take off the cling film, and fluff up the couscous using a fork. Add the red peppers, halloumi and coriander, season to taste, and mix well.

Remove the onion squash from the oven and fill the squash halves with the couscous mixture. Top with a small amount of the grated Cheddar cheese and return to the oven for a further 20 minutes.

Serve with a green salad.

Review

By Cathy Wilson

Tried & Tested by Carol Jones is THE recipe book you want to have. Filled with tasty and fully tested SIMPLE recipes that will not fail you. There is no room to screw up! Having conversion charts and a glossary in the beginning is an added bonus with this recipe book because most are sketchy in this area. This book is definitely one you need in your collection - nice work! :)

From the Author

As a small child I grew up watching my Mother cooking and baking for our family, and I was always intrigued by the delicious smells of home-cooking and with what she made. One of my earliest memories is of standing on a kitchen chair, next to my Mother, and ‘helping’ her to bake a cake. I’m sure that I was no help to her, but I surely loved the experience!

As I grew older, I was aware that my Mother and Grandmother could turn their hands to many cooking skills and I was always intrigued to watch a meal being prepared and cooked.

In my twenties, I spent many years working in commercial kitchens and running restaurants, always staying close to my love of cooking and creating simple, yet delicious meal.

So, now a woman in my forties, I have truly enjoyed everything about putting together my first cookbook (Tried & Tested – 101 Recipes). It is a collection of my favorite recipes that I have cooked many times over the years for my boyfriend, family and friends.

My recipes really work, to provide exactly the results they promise with minimal kitchen equipment, preparation time and ingredients. They really are as simple as that. All of these recipes are ‘no fail’, if you follow the simple instructions I have set out. I’ve personally tried, tested, modified and cooked every single recipe until I have made it the very best that I possibly can, without compromising on flavour.

And what you need for each recipe can easily be bought at your local supermarket. So, no more cupboards full of items that have been used only the once and won’t be used again– which saves money, too!

I hope that you enjoy my recipes and creating wonderful meals that all of the family can enjoy. Whether you are new to cooking, or are an experienced cook looking for new ideas and flavours, I sincerely hope that you will find something you enjoy!

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"Singleton" by Luke Mallory

NOTE: This book is for adults only

Singleton

by Luke Mallory

Singleton, is Luke Mallory's debut novella. The author is seeking reviews so please consider leaving a review after reading your copy.

Luke also has several other books available. Click on the covers below to download your copies. Colorful, contemporary and full of real-life characters, each Diary Entry episode is told in the first person by Luke Mallory in his own inimitable style. Diary Entry episodes 1, 2, 3, and 4 are available individually or you can get all five of Luke's books in one volume, Naughty Box 1.

Check out my previous blog post on Homecoming King (Diary Entry #1) to read my hilarious interview with the author!

All of Luke's books contain strong language and scenes of a sexual nature.

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Naughty Box 1

Description

Ever since he was a boy, John Singleton has had only one goal in life: to not be single.

John is a just a piano-playing kid with a kind heart when he meets Catherine, his first true love. After she suddenly moves to another city, John struggles to find a balance through his teenage years as his quest for love is joined by lust. On the verge of failing his high school diploma, he bounces back into life and love. But not for long. Following a string of disappointments in his twenties, John's kind heart becomes a broken and bitter one as he embarks on a series of meaningless flings.

Just when he is ready to give up on love, fate offers one final twist to achieve his goal...

Naughty, sexy, smart and funny, Singleton is the sparkling debut novella by Luke Mallory. Don't miss it!

Excerpt

My name is John Singleton – an unfortunate name if ever there was one, I admit. However, I have always done my best to defy my name and not be, well, single. I was a fresh-faced, fair-haired lad of just six years of age when I first told a girl that I loved her. I was the youngest of four brothers (still am, come to think of it) and I had overheard them declare their undying love for their girlfriends, so it felt correct that I should do the same. Unfortunately, no girls in the first grade agreed with this notion – especially not Emma Antonelli, who was the object of my affection. In a land of pasty-faced, freckle-faced children like me, she was a tanned senorita. A doll. An exotic import from Italy. The Ferrari of the first grade! The prettiest thing I had ever seen. One day, as we played chasing at lunchtime, I passed her a note on which was scribbled the immortal line:

‘I LOVE U’

Proud of my imperfect punctuation and with a beating heart, I watched Emma read it in the playground. Her dark eyes grew wide and my expectation swelled. But there was no trace of a smile. Just fear, disgust and then laughter as she showed it to her friends. Then my friends. And just about anyone else who was nearby. Perhaps she didn’t like my handwriting? Either way, the children pointed and laughed at me and, for a few minutes, it was a miserable time in my life. But I didn’t cry. I was too much of a big boy for that…though I did stomp away and kick a football very hard – something I didn’t know I could do so well. My hopes were dashed and for the next few years, I was destined to be girl-less.

‘I hate girls,’ all my guy friends complained in those early years. ‘They’re icky.’ To be one of the gang, I nodded my head in agreement. But secretly I thought the opposite. I love girls! Emma Antonelli, meanwhile, never spoke to me again. She grew up, became a model and, if nothing else, confirmed my good taste. Rejected, I concentrated on other things that kids do and continued kicking footballs as hard as possible. I played the piano, too, and by ten, I was mastering some fancy pieces by Mozart, Chopin, Satie and the rest of them. When my piano teacher wasn’t listening, I loved banging out Beetles classics.

I, John Singleton of London, England, kissed a girl when I was twelve years old. In fact, I quickly made a habit of it. Her name was Catherine and she lived a block north of me. Each morning, I used to see her walking past my house to school. Not my school – by then, I was in an all-boys institution. Lucky me. Catherine was tall and skinny. Always wore a red cardigan over a white blouse, I remember. Her black hair was tied in a ponytail – its colour matched her black skirt. Her pale skin matched her white leggings. I thought she was beautiful. She had such an erect and proud walk – it was most unlike anything I had ever seen. She was, I think, the first girl that I looked at beyond her face. There was a body, too!

One day in summer, I was cycling my bicycle near her house when someone suddenly shouted:

‘John!’

I turned to see Catherine standing there. Her brown eyes staring. Her hands covering her mouth – as if she couldn’t believe she had uttered my name. I hit the brakes and almost went over my handlebars. I had no idea that she knew my name. I hopped off the bicycle and, across the street, noticed two other girls running away. Laughing. Obviously Catherine’s friends.

Ambush!

Before the thought gained a foothold, Catherine grabbed my wrist and led both boy and bicycle down a quiet lane beside her home.

‘You’re the boy who plays the piano, aren’t you?’ she asked.

Dumbstruck, I merely nodded.

She smiled nervously and clutched the handlebars of my bike. ‘I always listen to you. Your mother leaves the window open and I can hear you play. You play ever so lovely.’

‘The Beetles…’ I said presumptuously.

‘No. The soft music…’

Satie…

She looked up to the heavens in search of inspiration. ‘Yes, you play everything so nicely. Sometimes I sit on the street outside and just listen.’ She shrugged her shoulders as if to indicate her speech was done.

I nodded again. My eyes were wide. My mouth open. I probably looked petrified. In hindsight, she did too.

She searched the ground. ‘Would…you like to kiss me?’ she asked with a voice as fragile as crystal.

Would I!

Given my shyness up until that moment, she probably didn’t expect me to lunge straight in and kiss her smack on the lips. But that’s exactly what I did. Both of us had our mouths firmly closed and out eyes firmly open. Staring point blank at each other.

I broke away and let my mouth fall open again – shocked by what had just taken place. So was she. Though no longer at point blank distance, we seemed to stand there staring at each other, digesting what had just taken place. But then something magical happened: Catherine smiled. And I smiled.

‘Do it again!’ she whispered.

I did it again. This time was no different from the first and I could see her eyes roll up to heaven again, deep in thought. She broke away.

‘In the movies, they always close their eyes,’ she explained, and then she let her eyelids fall – a Jennifer Connelly in the making. She looked like a princess, I remember thinking.

I closed my eyes, too, and I blindly moved in. It was then I became aware of her perfume. If the colour pink had a scent, this sweet perfume was surely it. I felt my lips touch hers. That kiss – our third – was the kiss that I measured all others against thereafter. It was soft, tender and lingering. It felt pure. It was indescribable.

That night, when I lay down to sleep, I was elated. In the morning, Catherine’s sweet perfume adorned my pillow. I hugged it and inhaled the scent – something I would do over and over again that day. Though my eyes were closed in thought, it felt like they had been truly opened for the first time…

Luckily, I got to practice my kissing technique with Catherine all that summer. When I told her I loved her, it was greeted with a huge smile, twinkling eyes, the tightest hug I had ever felt and a momentous, ‘I love you too!’ It was love in its most innocent state. For Catherine’s birthday, I learned a new piano piece: ‘Je Te Veux’ by Erik Satie. I was so proud to invite her to my house and sit her down on a lonely chair while I began to play the romantic waltz at our upright piano. As my fingers tickled the ivories, the joyous music filled the room and my heart. I was on cloud nine and I didn’t make a single mistake. As I hit the final happy note, I looked at Catherine and smiled.

‘Happy Birthday–’ I started to say, but I was cut short.

To my utter astonishment, Catherine broke down into floods of tears. Then she ran to me and wrapped her limbs around my neck and sobbed uncontrollably. She was shaking.

‘That’s the nicest thing anyone has…’ she managed to say before the tears flowed again.

She wouldn’t let go of me, even as I walked her home later that evening. As the sun began to set, I watched as she finally skipped away into her house, turning at the last moment.

‘I love you, John!’ she called out, her voice echoing about the street. With a final smile – a vision etched into my mind – the door closed.

Suddenly Catherine was gone. Not just for that evening but for ever. Her family moved away and until this day, I don’t know where they went. According to the neighbours, her father had rented their home and the lease had come to an end. There was no warning – just that emotional birthday. There were no letters exchanged and, as the years passed, I knew if I met her walking down the street, I probably wouldn’t even recognise her – something I’ve always regretted. It was such a sad feeling. Yet, Catherine, as she was then, would be in my thoughts for the rest of my life. I hoped I featured somewhere in hers.

The following September when I returned to school, I didn’t mention Catherine to any of my friends. The lads wouldn’t have appreciated Catherine’s twinkling eyes or pink perfume. Or Satie and ‘Je Te Veux,’ which, I would later find out, meant ‘I Want You.’ We were tough guys. Well, children, actually. But, whatever about it, I had attained a new confidence which I would take into all arenas. Suddenly I was a great soccer player. Suddenly I was a singer. A maths whiz. A budding scientist. My confidence knew no bounds and I wanted to try everything. Catherine had done that. But she was gone and, hiding away in my bedroom, I shed a few tears. I wasn’t so interested in the piano after that…

Review

By E. C. Sheedy

While this is not my usual reading fare, I was looking to read in a new genre and Singleton was my choice. Good choice! I'm thinking you'd call the book New Adult, but I'm no expert on genres...

This book is different, because it follows John Singleton's quest to overcome what he considers "his unfortunate name." John wants to fall in love with the perfect woman. Not a bad goal, as goals go. He starts looking for "perfect" in the first grade, and with strike-out after strike-out in the years that follow, he never gives up. Until he grows up. This book is humorous, tender, insightful, and engrossing. I was rooting for John all through the book. Sometimes watching him lurch between love interests was pretty painful, but he always came out the better for trying.

Not a long book, but a thoroughly entertaining one.

(Singleton is worth reading if only for the "Praise for Luke Mallory" quotes in the front of the book. Laugh out loud funny.)

About the Author

Luke Mallory was born in Dublin, Ireland. After completing his university degree (some businessy thing) he meandered over to Paris, France and briefly worked as a trader. Unsure as to why he did this, he made his way back to Ireland, took off his shirt and started writing books. Following the launch of his debut novella, Singleton, Luke has put his shirt back on - something his employers are particularly happy about.

Luke is currently working in an antiques store while he plans his first full-length novel. Indeed, he can often be seen scribbling away at an unsold Victorian writing desk in the store, much to his employer's annoyance. After work, Luke regularly walks the famous pier in Dun Laoghaire. He definitely does not do this during work hours.

A fan of Girls, Guinness, Rugby, Girls, Nightclubs and Dayclubs if there is such a thing, Luke Mallory's modus operandi is to make the most out of life. If he can make a few others smile and laugh at the same time, then it's all the better!

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"Darkest Day (What She Knew Trilogy, Book 2)" by K. R. Hughes and T. L. Burns

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Darkest Day

(What She Knew Trilogy, Book 2)

by K. R. Hughes and T. L. Burns

Darkest Day, the second book in the What She Knew trilogy, has just been released. Enter the giveaway below for your chance to win an ebook copy. Fateful Night, the first book in the trilogy, is ON SALE for only $0.99 to 30 September. You can read my interview with author K. R. Hughes in my previous blog post as well as enter the giveaway for your chance to win an ebook copy of Fateful Night. The authors are currently working on the final book in the series.

Description

Was 'what she knew' enough to save JFK?

On the tragic day of John F. Kennedy's assassination, the nation mourns the loss of a president who stood for radical change and whose charisma carried him through the masses with never before seen devotion. Kennedy's determination to pay the U.S. back for his good fortune never wavered, with a presidency riddled in strife from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Cold War and finally to the Vietnam conflict nothing was easy for him.

In this fictional novel, Kennedy isn't on a world tour or even in Texas in 1963. Instead he is in the Alps recovering from back surgery, a ruse that he had planned with Bobby, and his double months in advance of the tour. With the oval office tapped and the ever present Bobby running interference there was little likelihood that anyone would realize this was not the president. In fact, no one did.

Now, the world believes their beloved president is dead, there is no going back for Jack. While the decisions are difficult, it is far better to leave his 'death' alone than to risk political failure for his family clan and ridicule for his young widow.

Kennedy must now take on another face, name, and identity. Who is behind the assassination? What was the ultimate goal in killing the president? Was it to topple the American government and take down the Kennedys with it? Find out in this action packed conspiracy novel.

Excerpt

The President helped the first lady into the limo. He patted her hand and climbed in beside her. Just as the car began to roll he spotted someone on the sidewalk. No, it can’t be.

He did a double take as the car rounded the first corner and he could see the face clearly in the sunlight. It’s not, it can’t be. Marilyn?

As the car moved out of view she lifted her hand to her lips and blew her famous kiss his way.

Stansel was out of breath when he reached Latimer. “We don’t have him!”

“What do you mean, ‘we don’t have him’?” Latimer’s eyes were nearly popping out of his head. “What happened? The CIA said they had Oswald and Bannister!”

“They do have Bannister, but the other man is not Oswald.”

Review

By mhubert

If you want to be SHOCKED and want to find out what could have happened with John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe, then you will want to get your hands on this book and read Darkest Day by two awesome authors K. R. Hughes and T. L. Burns! They have came out with Darkest Day as part of the What She Knew trilogy and I could not put this book down! The first book Fateful Night was about the death and life of Marilyn Monroe and it really made you think about whether the events of her death were real or covered up in some kind of conspiracy! Darkest Day continues the story and makes your imagination run wondering what truly happened to JFK and Marilyn Monroe. These authors really invite you to get engrossed in the story and makes you think about the "What If's".

The Darkest Day plot is very well unexpected and a wonderful read if you are into JFK and Marilyn Monroe. It will keep you on the edge of your seat as you get further and further into the story line! So if you really want to find out about what could have happened in the eyes of two talented authors, I suggest you start with Fateful Night then move on to Darkest Day. They have put some fascinating historical facts in this book and switched things around. I believe you will be shocked at the "What If's" as I was. But you will have to read the book because I will not put any spoilers out! I can't wait till the next book comes out! Kudos to K. R. Hughes and T. L. Burns for writing a great trilogy!

About the Authors

K. R. Hughes

Hughes is an English major from Amarillo, Texas. She now resides near Atlanta, Georgia. Hughes enjoys working with budding writers and tutoring English. Her passion is for at-risk teens. She volunteers to help teens realize their potential and find their passion. Hughes has two grown children, Justin and Kayti, and two four-legged girls, MayZee and Ruthie.

Hughes enjoys writing with her co-author T. L. Burns. Fateful Night is the first novel in the What She Knew trilogy; Darkest Day is the second book. They are currently working on Book 3 of the What She Knew trilogy, the fast paced novel that finishes telling the story.

You can find other works by this author, under the pen name Kymber Lee, in the Historical Romance section. Treasured Love and Lord Tristan's True Love are fun romps set in 1811 in Regency England. Lee (Hughes) wrote these novels for her grandmother, who is a huge supporter of her work.

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Burns is originally from California (desert region, with mountains), spent nearly 20 years in the panhandle of Texas (again, desert region only without the mountains), then two years near Atlanta, Georgia. In her words, "Trees and flowers everywhere!! Even the weeds are green and lush! I feel like I'm living in a postcard!! And, no wind! The desert regions are sooooo windy." Only to find herself back in the desert, Las Vegas, NV.

Burns passion is for at-risk families. She volunteers her time to help the needy, not with a hand-out but with a hand-up. She is married and has two grown sons (best sons in the whole world) and one 4-legged son, Digby!

Burns and Hughes work hard to write and network over the long distance that separates them. As Burns' co-author puts it, "She is the foremost researcher and historical guru for our novel the What She Knew trilogy." Book 1, Fateful Night, was released May 2013 and Book 2, Darkest Day, has just been released. They are busily working on Book 3.

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