Shoutout to Madison W!
Big shoutout to Madison W. for her review of Lost in Little Havana! Check out her 4 star review:
“Intriguing and suspenseful with a dark underground world of crime that Trey and Roni must infiltrate and survive. Trust and family mingle with police protection and night clubs of South Beach.”
Thank you so very much, Madison. Reviews really do help authors! If you want to help your favorite author, take a moment to leave a review.
Wishing you a very Happy Thanksgiving
I want to wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving! May your table be surrounded by family and friends, filled with food, and brimming with gratitude for all the wonderful gifts this great Nation provides. God bless you and God Bless the USA.
Steamy, Suspenseful, Beach Reads, or Family Sagas?
Do you like steamy reads? Thrilling suspense? Easy-going beach reads? Or what about emotion-packed stories about family saga? Luckily you don’t have to choose, even if you like to listen to audiobooks. Quite a number of my novels are available in audiobooks. Just scan the QR code or visit https://amzn.to/3sv0zJz to download your next read!
Cranberry Maple Muffins
I’m a carboholic so some of my fav things on the Thanksgiving table are the breads, muffins, and pies! I love to cook, but I’m not much of a baker. For Thanksgiving though, I make these very tasty cranberry maple muffins. This recipe came from a magazine some time ago, but I’ve changed it up, including doubling the recipe because a dozen muffins won’t cut it at my family’s Thanksgiving table.
Caridad’s Cranberry Maple Muffins
This recipe makes about 24 large muffins.
To start, grease and flour the muffin pans or use cupcake cups. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Ingredients:
- 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 pound cranberries
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 stick butter, soft at room temperature
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 4 teaspoons maple syrup
Steps to do in the food processor:
1. Mix flour, walnuts, salt and baking powder. With the steel knife, pulse a few times until you have a coarse meal.
2. Using a medium slicer, slice the cranberries. If you want to use the steel knife, just pulse small portions at one time until you have a coarse chop. You want to have big enough pieces to see in the batter.
Steps to finish are done with a mixer (I have a big Kitchen Aid mixer which is large enough to hold all the ingredients).
- Blend eggs and sugar until you have a smooth mix. Scrape down sides of bowl.
- Add soft butter and blend until smooth, about one minute.
- Keep the mixer going and add the buttermilk and maple syrup.
- Add flour/nut mixture and blend until smooth, but do not overwork the mixture.
- Remove bowl from mixer and hand fold in the cranberries.
Fill muffin cups about 2/3 full. Cook until light brown and toothpick inserted in the middle of cupcake comes out clean. Cooking time should be about 30 minutes.
These are great warm, whether right out of the oven or reheated. They keep for quite a few days without getting stale.
Share them with family and friends and may you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Tasty Apple or Savory Pumpkin
One of the hardest things about Thanksgiving dinner is leaving enough room for dessert after eating all that amazing turkey, cranberry sauce, and all the appetizing side dishes. Somehow I manage to do it but now it’s time for the hard choice: tasty apple pie or savory pumpkin? Yes, I know many of you will say both, but I’m still trying to lose weight and have been stuck at 45 pounds lost for the last three months. Sigh. Also, I really prefer pecan pie (or sweet potato pie) and hope that will be on the Thanksgiving table as well. But back to today’s This or That. Will you choose apple or pumpkin? A la mode or just pie all alone?
Happy Sunday and Happy Reveal
I know it’s Sunday, but OMG, I can’t wait to share with you the cover for Sabotage Operation, the first book in the South Beach Security K-9 Division romantic suspense series. Right now, I can only offer you a teaser (unless you’re a newsletter member who’s been sworn to secrecy), but I can tell you, it’s absolutely gorgeous!!! Sabotage Operation releases on May 21, 2024, but you can already pre-order your copy of it and of Escape the Everglades, the second book in the series. Hope you all have a very happy and chill Sunday!
