Today we welcome back author Linda
McLaughlin, who grew up with a love of history fostered by her paternal
grandmother and an incurable case of wanderlust inherited from her father. She
has traveled extensively within the United States and has visited Mexico,
Canada, & Australia. A lifelong dream came true with a trip to England
where she was able to combine sightseeing and theater with research for her
novels. She published her first book under the name Lyn O'Farrell. Now Linda
writes historical and Regency romance under her own name and sexy to erotic
romance under the pen name Lyndi Lamont. Learn more about Linda and her books
at her website
and blog.
Linda joins us today to share a recipe and tell us about her recent release.
My thanks to Lois for
inviting me back to Killer Crafts and Crafty Killers.
Today I’m sharing a fruit
salad recipe I created. A few years ago, my plot group started having holiday
potlucks. At the time, we had a number of people with dietary restrictions, so
I set out to create a non-allergic fruit salad. The requirements were that it
be free of gluten, dairy products, nuts and citrus, as well as low in calories.
Because of my own fruit allergies, I decided to focus on a berry salad.
Cranberries are one of my
favorite fall fruits, so I started with whole-berry cranberry sauce and added
fresh blueberries. It was tart, to say the least, so I added raisins for some
sweetness. Most of the ladies in the group gave it their blessing, though a few
don't like cranberries, but that's fine. The great thing about a potluck is you
get to choose what you want to eat.
Here is my original recipe:
Cranberry-Blueberry Delight
Ingredients:
1 14 oz. can of Whole Berry
Cranberry Sauce
1 package of fresh
blueberries (about 4 oz.)
1 cup of golden raisins
Mix, chill and serve. That's
it!
The recipe serves 8-10
ladies. (The photo doesn't reflect the full recipe. It's what is left over
after a couple of days of snacking on it.) I’ve also spread it on turkey
sandwiches in lieu of regular cranberry sauce.
Since it's so simple, it's
easy to experiment. Add nuts for crunch or sweeten to taste if it's too tart.
I'm thinking about adding some of those little marshmallows next time for color
and sweetness.
Happy holidays!
The Best Present
Ten-year-old Allison
Harcourt's life has been turned upside down since her father lost his job and
her beloved grandmother died. She's not looking forward to Christmas,
especially since she can't figure out how to finish the scarf she's making for
her mother. An unexpected stop in Sweetwater Springs brings her and her parents
to the boarding house of the widow Murphy. Sometimes sweet things can be found
in the most unexpected places.
The Best Present is part of Sweetwater Springs Christmas: A Montana Sky
Short Story Anthology by Debra Holland and Friends: E. Ayers, Linda
Carroll-Bradd, MJ Fredrick, Paty Jager, Jill Marie Landis, Trish Milburn, Linda
McLaughlin, Bev Pettersen, Tori Scott, Cynthia Woolf
Come celebrate the holidays
in 1895 Sweetwater Springs, Montana, as ten Western Romance authors join New
York Times Bestselling author Debra Holland in telling short stories of love
and laughter, heartbreak and healing, and most of all, Christmas joy.
7 comments:
Thanks for hosting me on your blog today, Lois. Happy Holidays!
Sound like an easy and refreshing recipe. :)
Thanks, Andrea. I do think it's refreshing.
That recipe sounds great. I'll have to give it a shot.
Sounds delicious and easy. I love easy, especially at Christmas.
Cindy & Bev, thanks for dropping by. This recipe is as easy as they get.
The recipe looks yummy! I will try it because I've never met a berry that I didn't like.
:-)
I loved working with you on the Sweetwater Springs Anthology. I think we all had a grand time doing it.
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