Janet Elizabeth Lynn - Eggnog a Cozy Mystery Cookbook

Eggnog-A CozyMystery Cookbook By Janet Elizabeth Lynn Copyright 2014 by Janet ElizabethLynn All rights reserved Smashwords Edition ISBN 9781311202734 This ebook is licensed foryour personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold orgiven away to other people. If you would like to share this bookwith another person, please purchase an additional copy for eachrecipient. If youre reading this book and did not purchase it, orit was not purchased for your use only, then please return toSmashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respectingthe hard work of this author. Authors Notes I wrote this Cookbook ofrecipes from my cozy mystery, EGGNOG , after many reader requestsfor the food cooked, served and enjoyed by the characters in mynovels.

Authors note A little about themystery: After three lonely Christmases,Elaine Cooper, a forty something divorced mother of three teenagedaughters says farewell to her two quarts of eggnog. Bravely she puts her chinto the wind and picks the bugs out of her teeth to enter theuncharted waters of dating. While she is busy keepingup with three teenage daughters and dealing with an obnoxious exand his cutesy young trophy wife, six men enter her life causingher to make a radical change in course. When she discovers thingsdont add up at the pharmaceutical corporation where she works as aCPA, Elaine wonders if she should blow the whistle on them. But ifshe does, will it put her family and her co-workers indanger? I hope you enjoy both thecookbook and the cozy mystery. See my other mystery novelsat www.janetlynnauthor.com Books by Janet ElizabethLynn Pier Murder Mysteryseries South of thePier West of thePier East of thePier North of thePier -Pier MurderCookbook Cozy Mysteryseries Eggnog -Eggnog-Cookbook Crepes Suzette -CrepesSuzette-Cookbook Charlotte Russe -CharlotteRusse-Cookbook ValentitnesDay Out with thegirls New to the dating world, Elaine Cooperdecides to start with a night out with the girls on ValentinesDay.

Her first evening out was at an Italian restaurant, then to adance club where she meets the first of 6 men she dates, Les Smith,a southern gentleman and nightclub owner. Squash Filled Ravioli withAlfredo Sauce Fresh Pasta Squash Filling Easy Alfredo Sauce Fresh Pasta 3 cups all-purpose flour 2 large eggs 3 tablespoons water 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon salt By Hand: On a clean surface make a well withthe flour. In a measuring cup mix the eggs, water and oil and salt.Pour the wet mixture slowly into the flour and mix with your 2fingers until all of the wet is incorporated. Do not force thedough to take all of the flour. If you are going to use a pastamachine to roll out the dough you may at this point form the doughinto a disk and cover with plastic wrap. Place in the refrigeratorfor 1 hour to rest.

If you going to roll this by hand you shouldknead the dough on a floured work surface for 8 to 10minutes. By Food Processor: In the bowl of your food processorcombine the flour and salt and pulse 2 to 3 times. In a liquidmeasuring cup whisk the eggs, water and oil. While pulsing themachine pour this mixture in a continuous stream and continuerunning the machine until the dough begins to pull away from thesides of the bowl. Follow directions above for hand rolling ormachine. Squash Filling 1 cup mashed, cooked butternutsquash 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground blackpepper 1 pinch cayenne pepper 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese 1 egg yolk Place cooked squash into a mixingbowl.

Add salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Stir inmascarpone cheese, egg yolk. Mixing until the filling is smoothlycombined. Easy AlfredoSauce 4 Tablespoons butter 3 Tablespoons cream cheese 1 cup heavy cream or half andhalf 1 cup milk 1 garlic clove, minced 1 cup grated Parmesancheese salt, pepper pinch of nutmeg Over medium heat, melt the butter andadd garlic. Cook for 1 minute. Add cream cheese, keep stirring untilmelted.

Slowly pour in cream and milk and keep whisking. Add Parmesan cheese in small amountsand keep stirring on medium-low heat until wellcombined. Remove from heat and add salt andpepper to taste. After you have rolled the pastaout into sheets, cut the sheet into an even amount of squares.Using a teaspoon, fill the center of half with the squash filling.Brush around the filling with the egg wash and place the remainingsquares on top. Press down around the seal to push out any airbubbles. In half a gallon of rapidly boiling saltedwater add the ravioli in batches until done.

Remove to astrainer. Top with Alfredo sauce andparmesan cheese. Serves 6-8 Dinner with Les Smith Night Club Owner Les Smith picked up Elaine fordinner at his place in his cream and pink 64 Ford. The interiorwas beautiful with tan bench seats and carpets, and crank windowhandles. They stopped in front of a craftsman style house with wideoverhanging eaves and spacious windows trimmed in dark wood. You bet. You bet.

My parentsbought it sight unseen in 1939. Cuban Pork Stew 1 lb lean pork loin, cut into 1-inchpieces 1 lb sweet potato, peeled and cut into1/2-inch pieces (optional) 1 large green pepper, chopped *2 (10 ounce) cans rotel, undrained 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can black beans, drained& rinsed 2 medium garlic cloves, minced 1 small red onion, chopped 1/4 cup orange juice 3 medium green onions, diced 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro,chopped 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped Sour cream Optional Add pork, sweet potatoes, *Rotel, greenpepper, black beans, garlic, orange juice, green onions, red onion,salt, cumin and pepper to slow cooker; cover and cook on lowsetting for 6-8 hours or on high setting for about 4hours. Stir in lime juice, cilantro and parsley;cover slow cooker and cook for 10 minutes more. *If unable to find Rotel tomatoes, substitutecanned diced tomatoes with their juice. Add canned chipped greenchili, drained well. Use small portions of pepper until you theamount of heat you want.

A Neighborhood BBQ Meets the CharlesWeston Elaine meets Charles Weston, aretired Naval Captain, third of a long line of gentleman she beginsto date. Peach Ice cream Home-made 1(14-ounce) can sweetened condensedmilk 1 (5-ounce) can evaporatedmilk 1-1/4 cups whole milk 4 peeled, sliced medium-size freshripe peaches or 1 (15.25-ounce) can peaches in light syrup,drained 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup peach nectar Whisk first 3 ingredients in a 2-quartpitcher or large bowl until blended. Cover and chill 30 minutes.Process peaches with sugar, lemon juice, and salt in a blender orfood processor until smooth. Stir into milk mixture with peachnectar. Pour milk mixture into freezer container of a 1-quartelectric ice-cream maker, and freeze according to manufacturer'sinstructions. (Instructions and times will vary.) Dinner with CharlesWeston Retired Navy Captain Charles Weston, was a dashing sight in hisbeige suit carrying a bouquet of pink roses.

They match the pinkin you cheeks. He drove a huge gray Lincoln. The interior wascovered in pure white leather. It smelled like a new car. Theystopped at a sprawling Spanish style Hacienda. The living room wasfull of rawhide, animal fur and stuffed animals lined the walls.Large French doors opened to a beautiful backyard.

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