Truthfully, I don't really do holidays, or maybe I should say that I don't cook anything special for holidays.
OUT NOW: A CALL TO CHARMS (FIRST IN THE FOREVER CHARMED MYSTERY SERIES)
There's something fishy just below the surface of Scumble River...
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AMAZON
I don't make cute cupcakes like these.
Or create scary trays like this one
Instead, on Halloween night, I make my husband a tasty dinner to prepare him for the evening. He is none too fond of the whole trick or treat experience, so I need to put him in a good mood for the endless doorbell ringing. LOL
Seeing as we've been on an Asian food kick, I've been searching for more healthy, easy, and tasty recipes. This one ticks all the boxes. It literally took us fifteen minutes to put it together with minimal chopping, which is a con with most Asian recipes.
Ingredients
5 cups of frozen cauliflower rice
2 tablespoons of canola oil
2 tablespoons of sesame oil
4 teaspoons of minced garlic
2 teaspoons of ginger paste (not pictured)
6 cups of coleslaw mix (not pictured)
1 sliced red pepper
½ cup of thinly slice green tail onions
1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice
¼ cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1-pound peeled shrimp (thaw if frozen)
Sesame seeds
Immediately steam cauliflower rice according to directions on
package.
Meanwhile, warm large skillet over medium heat. Add oils,
swirling to coat pan. Add garlic and ginger. Sauté until sizzling and golden
brown.
Add coleslaw, bell pepper, and onions. Stir frequently
until for about 3 minutes (until cabbage is wilted).
Sprinkle five spice over cabbage mixture and stir until
blended. Add soy sauce and vinegar. Stir
until mixture is coated evenly.
Add shrimp and cook until done (about three minutes).
Divide rice between four plates.
Top with
shrimp/cabbage mixture. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
OUT NOW: A CALL TO CHARMS (FIRST IN THE FOREVER CHARMED MYSTERY SERIES)
Chocolate, men, and magic. Who can turn down that inheritance?
If life had gone as she planned, Lexie Green
would have been teaching English at a prestigious university, not persuading
spoiled, rich women to buy overpriced clothes they didn’t need and often looked
ridiculous wearing. Can you say electric yellow see-through skirts and Torn
jeans with unfinished hems?
Still, although this
isn’t the life Lexie would have chosen, all is going well. At least until Lexie
is fired and her deranged ex-boyfriend tries to kidnap her.
Deciding that it’s
better to accept a mysterious inheritance from a great aunt she’s never heard
of rather than end up kept in a cage as her ex’s pet poodle, Lexie packs up and
heads to Kansas. So, what if she has to go by a new name and live in a town
that she can’t find on a map?
Unfortunately, once she
arrives in her new hometown, everyone there seems just a tad off-kilter and
Lexie’s cousin insists that the citizens are magical. At least there are a
couple of hot guys hanging around for eye candy.
Even though Lexie
doesn’t believe the nonsense about her being the Ravenscraft Shield, she does
believe her father was murdered—a father she never knew existed, and she
investigates his death.
Too bad, whoever killed
her father, now wants Lexie dead as well.
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OUT NOW: THE NEWEST IN THE WELCOME BACK TO SCUMBLE
RIVER SERIES
There's something fishy just below the surface of Scumble River...
School psychologist Skye Denison-Boyd is getting ready to return
to work from her maternity leave and hoping for a peaceful year in her job as a
school psychologist. But when an elderly woman disappears on her first day back
and a disgruntled parent threatens to sue the school, Skye realizes that her
return will be anything but quiet.
When the parent suing Skye's school is found dead and with the
missing woman's case is still unsolved, Skye suspects the crimes are somehow
linked. With her chief of police husband, Wally, at her side, Skye dives into
the investigations. But as tensions rise and Skye and Wally's suspect list
lengthens, they start to wonder whether a member of their own tight-knit
community could be behind it all...
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NEW!!!
In the small town of
Normalton, IL, there aren't a lot of opportunities for small business owner
Dani Sloan to cater big-ticket events. But that's about to change—a client
named Yvette Joubert is marrying Franklin Whittaker, the richest guy around,
and they want Dani to cater their engagement party! The swanky event is the
perfect opportunity to put Dani on the map for wealthier clients.
But when a storm
hits the party after guests arrive, it becomes clear that more than the dinner
is ruined: Yvette is found dead beneath the marquee. Is her death a tragic
accident, or a perfectly orchestrated murder? Then the case gets even
juicier—it turns out that Yvette's ex-husband is Spencer Drake, Dani's
almost-boyfriend, and the police start circling. Now Dani must follow an
unending list of clues to save her business, her better half, and catch a
criminal. Let's just hope they get their just desserts!
