Cooking Class: Morocco

Last night I attended a cooking class at the University of Richmond’s Culinary Arts Center and spent a wonderful evening discovering the flavors of Morocco.  I discovered the recipes were not only easy and quick but healthy and so delicious.  New ingredients I will be using more include:  orange blossom water (a little goes a long way), preserved lemons (only use the skin) and walnut oil (keep in the refrigerator).

 

Fruit Salad (pictured far right)

2 teaspoons of orange blossom water

3 pounds of assorted fruits (grapes, oranges, melons, strawberries, blueberries…you decide!)

A handful of mint leaves, finely chopped

1/2 cup orange juice

3 tablespoons honey

Mix orange blossom water with honey and orange juice in a large bowl.  Cut fruit into bite sized pieces and toss in the honey, water, juice mixture.  Sprinkle mint on top and serve.

oranges  tomatoes  fruit  Zaakiyj

 

Washington Romance Writers’ Book Event

On Friday, April 17, 2015 I’ll be at the Books-A-Million in Westminster, MD at the Washington Romance Writers Pre-Retreat signing along with Bella Andre, Mary Kay Andrews, Mary Jo Putney, Rebecca York, Diane Gaston, Christi Barth, Kimberly Kincaid, Maria Geraci, Lisa Dyson, L.H. Nicole, Erika Kelly, Hope Ramsey, Mary Ellen Taylor and Sally McKenzie!  We’ll be at the store from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.  Come see us!

 

Limited Time: COVER YOUR EYES on Sale

cyesmallIf you haven’t read COVER YOUR EYES the first in my Nashville series, now is the time to try it!  For a limited time, it’s on sale for $1.99 on Kindle, Nook and Kobo.  COVER YOUR EYES kicks off the Morgans of Nashville romantic suspense series and features Homicide Detective Deke Morgan and defense attorney Rachel Wainwright.   This is the perfect time to “meet” the Morgans.  Up next in the Morgan clan will be homicide detective Rick Morgan and forensic artist Jenna Thompson in BE AFRAID set for release April 28, 2015.

 

Countdown to BE AFRAID April 28, 2015 Release

Screen Shot 2015-04-01 at 10.31.43 AMIn celebration of the April 28, 2015 release of my latest romantic suspense BE AFRAID, I’ll be answering reader questions on Goodreads.com for the month of April! BE AFRAID is the second novel in my Nashville series and features homicide detective Rick Morgan and forensic artist Jenna Thompson.