{"id":616,"date":"2019-01-07T13:52:00","date_gmt":"2019-01-07T13:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5379.temp.domains\/~pjmaclay\/recipe-from-book-openbook-blog-hop\/"},"modified":"2019-03-26T02:30:37","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T02:30:37","slug":"recipe-from-book-openbook-blog-hop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pjmaclayne.com\/?p=616","title":{"rendered":"#Recipe From a Book #OpenBook Blog Hop"},"content":{"rendered":"
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January 7, 2019<\/span><\/b>
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\nShare a recipe for a food that comes from one of your books.<\/b><\/span>
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\nHarmony Duprie, from my mystery series, lives a simple life. (With the exception of her salsa-red Jaguar.) She lives in a small apartment, buys used furniture, rarely eats out, preferring to cook her own food. Naturally, the food she cooks reflects that simplicity.<\/span>
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\nIn the upcoming book, The Contessa’s Brooch, I have Harmony cooking hamburger soup for Lando and Scotty. (Remember them from Book 1? Yes, they are making a return to Oak Grove!) She puts them to work helping her chop the vegetables, figuring it was time to wean them away from fast food.<\/span>
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\nCutting up the vegetables is the most time-consuming part of this recipe. (Besides the cooking time.) I suggest you do it before you start the actual cooking process.<\/span>
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\nHamburger Soup<\/span>
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\n1 1\/2 pounds lean ground beef (or do half and half of hamburger and Italian sausage for an extra kick in flavor)<\/span>
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\n3 stalks celery, chopped<\/span>
\n1 medium onion, chopped<\/span>
\n4 cups shredded cabbage<\/span>
\n1 sweet bell pepper, chopped ( I like to use one green, 1 yellow and 1 red pepper for eye appeal)<\/span>
\n1 clove garlic, minced<\/span>
\n1 8 oz can tomato sauce<\/span>
\n4 cups beef broth (I usually end up using more)<\/span>
\n1\/2 tsp seasoning salt<\/span>
\n1\/2 tsp basil<\/span>
\n1\/4 tsp garlic powder<\/span>
\nsalt and pepper to taste<\/span>
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\n( I like to add chopped carrots for added color)<\/span>
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\nBrown ground beef , onions, celery, garlic and pepper until meat is no longer pink. Add cabbage and cook together. (In real life, unless you have a really big frying pan, you aren’t going to fit all that cabbage in it. I just add a little to the meat mixture to cook it, and throw the rest in the soup pot.)<\/span>
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\nDrain the meat mixture, then add the seasonings. Transfer the meat and vegetables to a stock pot, add the beef stock and tomato sauce. Mix. Simmer 30-35 minutes. <\/span>
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\nI like to serve with a sprinkling of cheese on top and rolls for dipping. <\/span>
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\nIt’s the perfect dish for supper on a cold winter day.<\/span>
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\nNow that my mouth is watering, I’m off to see what the other authors are cooking!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nJanuary 7, 2019<\/p>\n

Share a recipe for a food that comes from one of your books.<\/p>\n

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