Please welcome our guest Rebecca Adler!
From Rebecca:
When you eat Tex-Mex as often as I do, Cinco de Mayo is your
favorite Texas holiday. In the past, I’ve enjoyed sharing recipes on MLK like chiles
rellenos and pecan-crusted
tilapia. This time around, I wanted to share something sweet,
delectable, but still distinctively Tex-Mex, like Pecan Pralines.
Yes, Texas leads the U.S. in commercial pecan production, but
there’s so many other great reasons to love pecans.
Pecans are…
- Good
for your heart!
- Lower
your cholesterol!
- High in
antioxidants!
- Nutrient
dense!
Enough of all that healthy stuff. Let’s get to the candy!
Pecan Pralines
Makes 20 pralines
Prep
time: 5 minutes. Inactive: 10 minutes. Cook time: 15 minutes
2 cups white sugar
4 cups pecans (I broke mine into chunks.)
2 cups light-brown sugar
1 heaping tablespoon unsalted butter
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
⅔ cup whole milk
6 tablespoons light corn syrup
Stir together all ingredients in a large
saucepan. Be sure to stir well. Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
Cook, stirring often, until mixture reaches 234 degrees F on a candy
thermometer. (Candy may resemble a softball at this stage.)
Remove mixture from heat and stir 2 minutes, or
until the mixture loses some of its shininess. Quickly spoon candy onto trays
lined with wax or parchment paper. Let candy cool for about 20 minutes.
Rebecca is giving away one copy of Cinco De Murder to someone who comments below! (Continental USA only please)
Spicy Murders
with a Tex-Mex Flavor!
CINCO DE MURDER!
Book 3 in The Taste of Texas Mysteries
Tex-Mex
waitress and part-time reporter Josie Callahan serves up more Lone Star justice
in this spicy mystery from the author of The Good, the Bad, and the
Guacamole.
It's fiesta time in
Broken Boot, Texas, and tourists are pouring into town faster than free beer at
a bull roping for the mouthwatering Cinco de Mayo festivities. Tex-Mex waitress
Josie Callahan, her feisty abuela, and even her spunky Chihuahua Lenny are
polishing their folklórico dances for Saturday's big parade, while Uncle Eddie
is adding his own spicy event to the fiesta menu: Broken Boot's First Annual
Charity Chili Cook-off.
But Uncle Eddie's
hopes of impressing the town council go up in smoke when cantankerous chili
cook Lucky Straw is found dead in his tent. And when Josie's beloved uncle is
accused of fatal negligence, she, Lenny, and the steadfast Detective Lightfoot
must uncover who ended the ambitious chilihead's life--before another cook
kicks the bucket.
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND
THE GUACAMOLE!
Book 2 in The Taste of Texas Mysteries
Tex-Mex waitress
and part-time reporter Josie Callahan is about to serve up some Lone Star
justice in this spicy Taste of Texas Mystery from the author of Here
Today, Gone Tamale.
HERE TODAY, GONE TAMALE!
Book 1 in The Taste of Texas Mysteries
In this all-new
culinary cozy mystery series, reporter turned Tex-Mex waitress Josie Callahan
is about to go from serving queso to solving cases…
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About
Rebecca:
Rebecca
Adler grew up on the sugar
beaches of the Florida Gulf Coast. Drawn to the Big Apple by the sweet smell of
wishful thinking, she studied acting on Broadway until a dark-eyed cowboy flung
her over his saddle and hightailed it to the Southwest.
She's currently
content to pour her melodramatic tendencies into writing the Taste of Texas
culinary mysteries from Berkley Prime Crime. Set in far West Texas, her
humorous stories are filled with delicious suspense and scrumptious Tex-Mex
recipes. Her alter ego, Gina Lee Nelson, writes contemporary romance with a
sweet, Southern-fried flavor.
A former president
of North Texas Romance Writers, Rebecca is currently a member of Sisters in
Crime and Romance Writers of America. When not writing, she spends a great deal
of time on her other favorite pastime, corralling high school Thespians.
I can't wait to catch up on this series. Thanks for the giveaway. doward1952(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteThe pralines look delicious! Thanks for the chance to win the new book. As a Texan, I love books set in Texas. cking78503(at)ail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteHowdy Chris, do you read mostly mysteries set in Texas?
DeleteNew author, looking forward to reading these books. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteI love pecan pralines! Thanks for the recipe and contest. mbradeen@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the opportunity to visit Mystery Lovers' Kitchen. Hope y'all enjoy my book and the recipe!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this lovely feature and great giveaway. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
ReplyDeleteLOVE - LOVE - LOVE Pecan Pralines! Thanks for the recipe! I think my kitchen is calling me. I know my stomach is - for Pecan Pralines! :)
ReplyDeleteI would love the opportunity to read "CINCO DE MURDER". Everything I have read and heard about it make me know I would enjoy reading it. I have it on my TBR list for sure. Thanks for the chance to win a copy.
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Started reading this series after last year's Malice Domestic. Cannot wait to read the next book! tmleafs42(at) yahoo (dot) com
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to reading this book! I loved the first two! Thanks for sharing the recipe too! Awilcox1182@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteAmanda! You made my day. Hope you enjoy them both!
DeleteYour pralines look delicious. And, your book sounds terrific. I look forward to reading it.
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Oh how I miss pralines -- but thanks to your recipe, now I can make them! I'm a native Texan now living in Colorado, and haven't seen a praline yet! Thanks so much for visiting Mystery Lovers' Kitchen -- your book sounds wonderful ~ bobandcelia@sbcglobal.net
ReplyDeleteHi Celia, you are very welcome! Hope you enjoy Cinco de Murder and the glorious pralines.
DeleteLove your books! Recipe looks easy and tasty! Thanks for sharing! Tiggerbemy1@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sheila! Hope you like Cinco de Murder as well. And I'm all about easy.
DeleteKeep needing to read this series when time allows me to read again. Love to check out that chili rellenos recipe.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid Tex-Mex restaurants always offered either sherbet or a praline for dessert. That was it! I love pralines so that was no issue.
ReplyDeletepatdupuy@yahoo.com
Well, that certainly woke up my sweet tooth! Yum.
ReplyDeletelibbydodd at comcast dot net
Looks like an interesting book/ series. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
ReplyDeletekckendlerat gmail dot com
Thanks for the giveaway and introducing me to a new to me author. The pralines sound delicious.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this opportunity and the recipe! Dm _ Richards (at) yahoo (dot) com
ReplyDeletePralines look so delightfully easy to make. Have never eaten one but I love a little bite of something sweet at the end of a meal without the full commitment of a full dessert.
ReplyDeleteWelcome, Rebecca! Love the treat recipe (and yay for pecan nutrition); and I definitely am excited about the great reads! EMS591@aol.com
ReplyDeleteThanks for the recipe and giveaway!
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I love these books. Thanks for writing such a great Texas series. judytex787@att.net
ReplyDeleteAw, gee thanks! Hope you enjoy Cinco de Murder as well!
DeleteWhat a great recipe! I love pecans so much. I even put them in my salads.
ReplyDeletescarletbegonia5858(at)gmail(dot)com
Love pralines! Looks like an easy recipe, I'll have to try it. This is a new series to me. Looking forward to reading.
ReplyDeletediannekc8(at)gmail(dot)com
Pralines are one of my favorite sweets----YUM!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the book giveaway.
suefarrell.farrell@gmail.com
Love the recipe! Thanks for the chance to win!!
ReplyDeletetami.norman@gmail.com
I love pecan pralines, however, I've never made them before.
ReplyDeleteturtle6422(at)gmail(dot)com
This is a new author to me. The book looks really good and I would love to read it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance at the giveaway.
faithdcreech at gmail dot com
I would love to win Cinco de Murder. I have not read the first two but certainly would have to buy them if I win because I always start new series at the beginning. :-) I'm hoping to be able to make the Pecan Pralines in a sugar free option. Wish me luck. Thanks for the opportunity to win and the recipe.
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thueme (dot) geri (at) gmail (dot) com
I would love to win any of your books! Thanks for having the contest. Thanks for recipe!
ReplyDeleteLaFonRC (at) aol (dot) com.
It was so much fun reading your comments today. I hope y'all enjoy the sweet pecan pralines...and the savory Cinco de Murder!
ReplyDeleteI love pralines! Thanks for the recipe. I enjoy finding new series to read and this one seems like a good time. he cover of this book is so much fun - love the chihuahua!
ReplyDeleteYou are a new to me author thank you for the awesome recipe and the introduction to your books. I love May because it is my birthday month. Looking forward to reading this series.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway and a delicious recipe. Candykennedy45@gmail.com
ReplyDeletethat looks great. I have loved the other books in this series. Need to get this one! Thanks for the chance to win. kayt18 (at) comcast (dot) net
ReplyDeleteYum! Appreciate your humorous titles. If your books are as clever, I’m sure they’re a hoot! Thanks for a chance to win one of your books and enjoy a Texas flavored cozy mystery. Lldawnjm (at) gmail (dot) com.
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ReplyDeleteI just finished reading the first book and loved it! Thank you for the recipes. I miss Tex-Mex food!
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I really want to read it! The titles are awesome, I’m new and want to read all your books.donamaekutska7@gmail.com
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