Sunday, April 8, 2018

Pecan Pralines #recipe by guest author @authorrebeccadler #bookgiveaway


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…


Where to find Rebecca:
Friend Rebecca on Facebook @AuthorRebeccaAdler
Follow Rebecca on Twitter
@AuthorRebeccaAdler
www.AuthorRebeccaAdler.com
Where to buy her books:
Amazon          Barnes and Noble     Books-a-Million        Murder by the Book





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. 

44 comments:

  1. I can't wait to catch up on this series. Thanks for the giveaway. doward1952(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  2. The 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

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    1. Howdy Chris, do you read mostly mysteries set in Texas?

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  3. New author, looking forward to reading these books. Thanks for the chance.

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  4. I love pecan pralines! Thanks for the recipe and contest. mbradeen@yahoo.com

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  5. Thanks so much for the opportunity to visit Mystery Lovers' Kitchen. Hope y'all enjoy my book and the recipe!

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  6. Thanks for this lovely feature and great giveaway. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com

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  7. LOVE - LOVE - LOVE Pecan Pralines! Thanks for the recipe! I think my kitchen is calling me. I know my stomach is - for Pecan Pralines! :)

    I 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.
    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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  8. Started reading this series after last year's Malice Domestic. Cannot wait to read the next book! tmleafs42(at) yahoo (dot) com

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  9. I'm looking forward to reading this book! I loved the first two! Thanks for sharing the recipe too! Awilcox1182@gmail.com

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    1. Amanda! You made my day. Hope you enjoy them both!

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  10. Your pralines look delicious. And, your book sounds terrific. I look forward to reading it.
    lkish77123 at gmail dot com

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  11. 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

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    1. Hi Celia, you are very welcome! Hope you enjoy Cinco de Murder and the glorious pralines.

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  12. Love your books! Recipe looks easy and tasty! Thanks for sharing! Tiggerbemy1@gmail.com

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    1. Thanks, Sheila! Hope you like Cinco de Murder as well. And I'm all about easy.

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  13. Keep needing to read this series when time allows me to read again. Love to check out that chili rellenos recipe.

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  14. When 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.
    patdupuy@yahoo.com

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  15. Well, that certainly woke up my sweet tooth! Yum.
    libbydodd at comcast dot net

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  16. Looks like an interesting book/ series. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.
    kckendlerat gmail dot com

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  17. Thanks for the giveaway and introducing me to a new to me author. The pralines sound delicious.

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  18. Thanks for this opportunity and the recipe! Dm _ Richards (at) yahoo (dot) com

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  19. Pralines 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.

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  20. Welcome, Rebecca! Love the treat recipe (and yay for pecan nutrition); and I definitely am excited about the great reads! EMS591@aol.com

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  21. Thanks for the recipe and giveaway!

    jtcgc at yahoo dot com

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  22. I love these books. Thanks for writing such a great Texas series. judytex787@att.net

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    1. Aw, gee thanks! Hope you enjoy Cinco de Murder as well!

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  23. What a great recipe! I love pecans so much. I even put them in my salads.
    scarletbegonia5858(at)gmail(dot)com

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  24. Love pralines! Looks like an easy recipe, I'll have to try it. This is a new series to me. Looking forward to reading.
    diannekc8(at)gmail(dot)com

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  25. Pralines are one of my favorite sweets----YUM!
    Thanks for the book giveaway.
    suefarrell.farrell@gmail.com

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  26. Love the recipe! Thanks for the chance to win!!
    tami.norman@gmail.com

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  27. I love pecan pralines, however, I've never made them before.
    turtle6422(at)gmail(dot)com

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  28. This is a new author to me. The book looks really good and I would love to read it.
    Thanks for the chance at the giveaway.

    faithdcreech at gmail dot com

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  29. 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.
    Geri
    thueme (dot) geri (at) gmail (dot) com

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  30. I would love to win any of your books! Thanks for having the contest. Thanks for recipe!

    LaFonRC (at) aol (dot) com.

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  31. It was so much fun reading your comments today. I hope y'all enjoy the sweet pecan pralines...and the savory Cinco de Murder!

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  32. I 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!

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  33. You 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.

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  34. Thanks for the giveaway and a delicious recipe. Candykennedy45@gmail.com

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  35. that 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

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  36. Yum! 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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  38. I just finished reading the first book and loved it! Thank you for the recipes. I miss Tex-Mex food!
    debprice60@gmail.com

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  39. 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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