Today at Mystery Lovers Kitchen we're pleased to welcome USA Today bestselling author Karen Rose Smith. She's sharing a recipe from her latest book, released this month, Murder with Oolong Tea ,her 105th book1 And, she'll be giving away an e-copy of Murder with Cherry Tarts to a lucky reader who leaves a comment at the end of the post.
Here's a hearty and fairly easy-to-make soup, ideal for these chilly winter days. And, it's ever so tasty, too. Hope you enjoy it!
RECIPE:
CABBAGE SAUSAGE SOUP
from
MURDER WITH OOLONG TEA
1 cup chopped onion
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 pound sausage links (your choice) cut into 1 inch pieces and broiled until browned
1 1/2 cups carrots
1 cup celery
2 cups potatoes
2 cups chopped fennel (stalks, not leaves)
4 cups cabbage, chopped
2 cans chicken broth
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 can cream of celery soup
DIRECTIONS:
In a large pot (I use a Dutch oven), simmer onions in vegetable oil until lightly browned.
Add remaining ingredients and bring to a boil. Simmer for 1/2 hour. Add cream of celery soup.
Simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
Serves 8
BOOK GIVEAWAY:
Please leave a comment to be entered in the draw for an E-Book copy of MURDER WITH
CHERRY TARTS. Be sure to leave your email contact information. The winner will be chosen tomorrow at 6 PM EST. USA entries only, please.
BIO:
USA Today Bestselling Author Karen Rose Smith's 105th novel is a 2021 release. Her latest cozy mystery, MURDER WITH OOLONG TEA, will be available on December 29, 2020. She writes both cozy mysteries, romance novels and women’s fiction. One of her romances was aired as a TV movie on the UP tv network. Her passion is caring for her seven rescued cats. Her hobbies are gardening, cooking, watercolor painting and photography. An only child, Karen delved into books at an early age. Even though she escaped into story worlds, she had many cousins around her on weekends. Families are a strong theme in all of her novels. She's recently working on her Daisy’s Tea Garden mystery series. If you'd like to chat with her, you can find her on Facebook at KarenRoseSmithBooks and on Twitter @karenrosesmith.
www.karenrosesmithmysteries.com
