Caramel Apple Grapes

Caramel Apple Grapes

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 lb. seedless green grapes
• 1 c. caramel vodka
• 1 c. Caramel
• 1 c. Chopped peanuts

DIRECTIONS

1. 1. Soak grapes in caramel vodka and refrigerate 1 hour.
2. Drain grapes and pat dry with paper towels.
3. Poke toothpicks in grapes, then dip in caramel and peanuts. Transfer to a parchment-lined baking sheet to let set.
4. Serve.

For this recipe, the video and others go to: Delish

I'm sure this can be done without Vodka, for a more family friendly goodie. If someone tries it, let me know.

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Book Spotlight - A Lady's Challenge

Book 2 - Mercenaries of Neris Series

Welcome to Neris, mercenary planet light years from our own Milky Way Galaxy. 

Lieutenant Trea Padame, is not only the second in command of the mercenary warship Catalysts' security division, she's also hiding the truth that she's a Lady. 

She is to take her father's seat as head of her family's house in the Eastern Lowlands unless she can find a warrior to take as her life mate. 

First Commander Daniel Hedden of the Catalyst is a man who's used to men following his every command on duty and Trea following them in bed. 

Can the warrior in him find the way to free his heart of past memories, forgive Trea hiding her identity from him and let an ancient revelation come true? Or will he disregard all and face losing Trea forever to an enemy who's set to take Trea and her village for his own? 

Genre: Erotic Romance /Science Fiction Rating: Erotic Romance - 

Controversial (Contains adult content, language, and graphic sex)

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Fun Drink Friday - Mothers' Little Helper with Geoffrey Zakarian

Mothers' Little Helper

Ingredients

• 12 ounces iced tea
• 8 ounces scotch 
• 4 ounces peach schnapps 
• 1 peach, sliced 
• 4 lemon wedges 
• 4 sprigs fresh mint

Directions

Combine the iced tea, scotch, schnapps and peaches in a pitcher with ice. Chill for 30 minutes to allow the flavors to mix.

Divide the mixture among 4 highball glasses with ice. Garnish with lemon and mint.

Recipe courtesy of Geoffrey Zakarian

Show: The Kitchen

Episode: Kid-Friendly Recipes

The Kitchen Rules!! 👍😀

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Easy Peach Cobbler with Trisha Yearwood

Easy Peach Cobbler

Ingredients

• Two 15-ounce cans sliced peaches in syrup
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 1 cup self-rising flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk

Directions

Watch how to make this recipe.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Drain 1 can of peaches; reserve the syrup from the other. Place the butter in a 9- by 12-inch ovenproof baking dish. Heat the butter on the stove or in the oven until it's melted. In a medium bowl, mix the flour and sugar. Stir in the milk and the reserved syrup. Pour the batter over the melted butter in the baking dish. Arrange the peaches over the batter. Bake for 1 hour. The cobbler is done when the batter rises around the peaches and the crust is thick and golden brown. Serve warm with fresh whipped cream

Homemade Whipped Cream:

• 2 cups whipping cream, chilled in the fridge
• 4 tablespoons sugar

Homemade Whipped Cream:

Chill a large metal mixing bowl and the wire beater attachment in the freezer for about 20 minutes. Pour the chilled cream and sugar into the cold mixing bowl and beat until it forms soft peaks, about 5 minutes. The mixture should hold its shape when dropped from a spoon. Don't over beat or you'll have sweetened butter!

Recipe courtesy of Trisha Yearwood

Show: Trisha's Southern Kitchen

Episode: Family Fish Fry

To read more about this recipe or watch the video go to: Food Network - Easy Peach Cobbler

I love peaches, cobbler and Trisha Yearwood!! 

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Book Spotlight - A Slave's Way Out

Winner of the 2007 Torrid Tile of the Year.

A Slave's Way Out

They came from different parts of the universe: Catrin Munroe, a navy fighter pilot, gifted with visions and on the run from the alien race that abducted her; and Niko Arrian, a lord of Neris and mercenary warship captain, accustomed to women fawning over him and men cowering from a single cold glare. 

When a vision guides Catrin to Niko, they find their lives filled with a passion neither of them ever expected. Will Catrin learn to submit to Niko’s dominant ways, and will Niko discover the sweet art of seduction and clever manner of compromise?

Between you and me ....

Niko makes me drool 😁and I created him!!

I'd call that, a good thing 

Also check out books 2 and 3 of the Mercenaries of Neris series.

A Lady's Challenge

A Warrior's Longing

Have a great Sunday!!

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Fun Drink Friday - Whipped Rita with Pinnacle Vodka

Whipped Rita

 4 MINUTES

1 PART

Pinnacle® Whipped® Vodka- or -

  Substitute With    Pinnacle® Vanilla Vodka     Pinnacle® Raspberry Vodka     Pinnacle® Citrus Vodka     Pinnacle® Tropical Punch Vodka  

1 PART

Sauza® Tequila

4 PARTS

Sauza® Margarita Mix

Rim margarita glass with rock sugar and fill with ice. Shake tequila and margarita mix with ice, strain into glass and float Pinnacle® Whipped® on top.

From our friends at Pinnacle Vodka

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Banana Split

There's nothing like a banana split to ease the heat of summer

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Book Spotlight - The Minotaur's Mate

A Sexy Female Truck Driver ... Why yes she is.

During a bar fight, truck driver Serafina Rinne accidentally hits the one man who could ruin her career, Sheriff Gabriel Conall. 

Serafina's amazed at the way her body leaps to life around the brawny Sheriff, and she goes along quietly when he leads her into the Sheriff's station. 

Then Gabe makes her an offer she can't turn down—stay in jail or gain her freedom. He'll drop the charges. All she has to do is help him move some precious cargo. 

As details of the job are worked out, Gabe helps Fina understand more about who she is in a way she didn't think anyone could. Something between them ignites, and when Gabe shows his dominant side, something she's always longed for opens up within Fina. 

But soon Fina's life is on the line. Did Fina just make the biggest mistake of her life?

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Fun Drink Friday - Hawaiian Mimosa

Happy Fun Drink Friday!!

For this recipe and more visit our friends at:

Midnight Mixologist

Remember BE responsible!!

Don't Drink and Drive!!

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5-Minute Fruit Mousse Recipe

 [Photograph: Nila Jones]

Ingredients

• 8 1/2 ounces (about 2 1/4 cups) frozen berries or other fruit
• 2 tablespoons of sugar (or use sugar, honey, maple syrup or stevia extract to taste)
• 1 large egg white
• Fresh berries and whipped cream for serving (optional)

Directions

Add fruit to the bowl of a food processor. Process to a rough puree, about

1 minute.

Add the sugar or another sweetener and pulse briefly to combine. If you're

using a different sweetener, add a small amount at a time to taste.

Add the egg white and process until smooth and fluffy and the mixture

has lightened in color and doubled or tripled in volume, 2 to 3 minutes.

If the mixture clings to the sides of the food processor's bowl too much

(this may happen if the blade doesn't extend all the way to the sides of

the bowl), transfer the mixture to a normal medium-sized bowl and beat

with a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until fluffy.

Spoon the mousse into glasses and top or layer with fresh berries and/or

Whipped cream (optional). Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator

for up to 2 hours (because this mousse has very little sugar in it, it's not

very stable and it won't hold for longer than that).

Serves 4-6            10 min Total Time prepare

• Because this mousse is made with frozen fruit, you can make it all year round.
• This mousse makes a great last-minute dessert, because it only takes 5 minutes to make and uses ingredients you can easily keep on hand.
• The egg white helps leaven a fruit puree into a light and fluffy dessert.

Note: This mousse contains raw egg white. Pasteurized egg whites can be used, though the mousse might not turn out quite as fluffy. Those concerned with the health risk of raw eggs should not make or consume this recipe. I call for a little refined sugar in this recipe, but feel free to use honey, maple syrup, or even stevia extract instead, or leave the sweetener out altogether.

To view the recipe and read more about it, go to: SeriousEats.com

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Book Spotlight - Misbehaving in Merritt - by: Alicia Hunter Pace

Misbehaving in Merritt

I picked up Misbehaving in Merritt at the #RWA17 Author book signing event.

Misbehaving in Merritt is a contemporary sensual read. 

I loved the heroine, Audrey. She's independent, spicy and knows how to put the hero in his place!

I can't wait to read the rest of the series!!

Love’s crossroads converge when Beauford, Tennessee, meets Merritt, Alabama, in this charming new series by USA Today best-selling author Alicia Hunter Pace.

Blurb:

Dr. Maxwell Ellis Buchanan IV had wealth and privilege, a flourishing career, and perfect parents. Then his life suddenly skidded into a tailspin, and his lead foot landed him in hot water. Too many speeding tickets means Max must volunteer his time at Merritt’s local arts center. Even worse? He’ll report to Audrey Evans, the gorgeous new woman in town who just flat out turned him down for a date.

Audrey’s fought hard to rise above her rough childhood and achieve her dreams. When a terrible attack robbed her of her job as an ESPN reporter, she retreated to Merritt, with its slower pace and kindly townsfolk, to figure out her next path. The last thing she expects is for it to lead to an arrogant golden boy like Max.

Yet as they work together to support their new community, Man and Audrey find surprising common ground and a chemistry that leaves them breathless. They soon discover that starting over might just be the best way to get to where you always belonged.

Author Bio:
Alicia Hunter Pace is a writing team who live in North Alabama, where they share a love of football and old houses while having a lot of fun writing romances together. Find Alicia Hunter Pace at www.aliciahunterpace.com, on Facebook, and on Twitter @AliciaHPace.

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