#Spicy Shrimp & Black Rice Bowls by Denise Swanson

 In the lull between New Years and Valentine's Day, I've been trying to get back to healthier habits. This yummy shrimp rice bowl gets a kick from red pepper flakes, but is reasonable low in calories. 

Don’t let that carrot-pickling liquid go to waste! I stir it into the cooked rice to really bump up the flavor. Add a couple of baked egg rolls and you have a tasty Saturday night meal.

• 1 Package of instant rice (I used cilantro and lime flavored)
• 1 cup carrot slivers
• ¼ cup rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons  soy sauce, divided
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon light brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
• 4 cups thinly sliced mushrooms (8 ounces)
• 4 cups lightly packed baby spinach
• 1 pound raw shrimp peeled and deveined
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (I’ll probably cut this in half next time)

 

Microwave rice

Meanwhile, combine vinegar, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger and sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a simmer. Add the carrot and stir to coat. Remove from heat. Cover and set aside while you prepare the rest of the dish.

Next, heat 1 tablespoon canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 5 minutes. Add spinach and the remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce and cook until wilted, about 30 seconds.

 Transfer to a bowl.

Pat shrimp dry and sprinkle with red pepper flakes Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the pan. Add the shrimp and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes.

Strain the carrot-soaking liquid into the rice.

 To serve, top the rice with the vegetables and shrimp.

A CALL TO CHARMS (FIRST IN THE FOREVER CHARMED PARANORMAL MYSTERY SERIES)

 

AMAZON

BN

KOBO

 

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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THE NEWEST IN THE WELCOME BACK TO SCUMBLE RIVER SERIES

 

AMAZON

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...

THE NEWEST IN THE CHEF-TO-GO SERIES

Once again, it looks like Dani Sloan will get a slice of the action...

 

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!

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COMING SOON:

 

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