Saturday, January 25, 2014

My Blog has Moved!

The Self-Taught Cook has moved.  My new URL is: http:theselftaughtcook.com All previous posts have been moved to the new site. Thank you! ...

Monday, July 15, 2013

BOOK REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: DAUGHER OF JERUSALEM by JOAN WOLF

New York Times Best-Selling Author Joan Wolf Sheds Light on Scripture’s Most Mysterious Woman “Why would Jesus seek out Mary Magdalene as the first person He appeared to after His resurrection?” BRENTWOOD, Tenn.—One of Scripture’s most mysterious and often misunderstood women, Mary Magdalene, tells her story in her own words in the latest novel from prolific author Joan Wolf. In her new release, Daughter of Jerusalem, Wolf...

Monday, July 8, 2013

BOOK REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: A DEADLY TRUTH - by JOYCE PROELL

Historical Romantic Suspense/Mystery Date Published: 7/1/2013 A man obsessed, a woman willing to risk it all… Tainted  in  the  eyes  of  Victorian  society  by  his  wife’s  suicide,  successful  entrepreneur  Doyle Flanagan turns a deaf ear to the baseless gossip and harsh rebukes. Ignoring his shattered reputation, he goes about his business making money, doing...

BOOK REVIEW: SMALL TOWN GIRL by ANN H. GABHART

Small Town Girl By: Ann H. Gabhart 978-0-8007-2184-8$14.99PaperbackPub Date: July 2013 Bestselling author Ann Gabhart weaves a timeless story of love, sacrifice and longing that will grip the  heart and  stir the spirit.  In her gentle and textured style, Gabhart takes the  reader  back  to  a  time  when  days moved slowly and life was simple.  A world that was about to change forever. In ...

Sunday, July 7, 2013

BOOK REVIEW: SAVING SAFFRON SWEETING by PAULINE WILES

About the Book . . . Saving Saffron Sweeting has reached the quarter finals in the romance category of the 2013 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. More information: amazon.com/abna ~ Grace Palmer’s British friends all think she’s living the American Dream. But her design business is floundering and when she discovers her husband is cheating with her best client, she panics and flees home to England. The tranquil village of Saffron...

Thursday, July 4, 2013

THREADS OF YESTERDAY by SAM CHEEVER

A deadly secret is tangled up in Yesterday’s Threads, and Anna is racing the clock to get it unraveled. In 1859, Elisabeth Margaret Nelson traveled to Crocker, Indiana to meet her new husband and start a new life. Her family never saw her again. The story of her death and a heartbroken husband who grieves his entire life is a sad tale for sure. But is it true?  When Anna Yesterday receives some vintage dresses from the...

YESTERDAY'S NEWS by SAM CHEEVER

About Yesterday’s News: Antiques can be a dangerous  business.  Especially  when  you’re  dealing  with  a  desperate politician, a sexy ex-cop, and a couple of “spirited” companions. Anna  Yesterday  owns  Yesterday’s  Antiques  in  small  town  USA.   When  she  finds  an  old newspaper clipping lining the drawer of an antique...

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

BOOK REVIEW: CADMIUM YELLOW, BLOOD RED by JACQUELINE T. LYNCH

Synopsis: A post-World War II “cozy” mystery about a museum heist, a missing child, a murder, a recent ex-con and an even more recent widow. In Hartford, Connecticut, 1949, Juliet Van Allen, a museum administrator, discovers that her artist husband is having an affair with another woman. Just a wee bit shocked, Juliet slips unseen back to her office to mull over her options and wish the earth would swallow her, when she meets...

Monday, July 1, 2013

BOOK REVIEW: THE MINE by JOHN A. HELDT

Title: THE MINEAuthor: John A. HeldtFile size: 537 KB (Kindle)Sold by: Amazon Digital ServicesGenres: Romance-Time Travel, Historical Fiction.Description: In 2000, Joel Smith is a cocky, adventurous young man who sees the world as his playground. But when the college senior, days from graduation, enters an abandoned Montana mine, he discovers the price of reckless curiosity. He emerges in May 1941 with a cell phone he can't use, money...

SAFFRON SHRIMP

Saffron Shrimp 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil 6 Tbsp sofrito  1 lb. shrimp, peeled 2 Tbsp lemon juice 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper  1 pinch of saffron 1/4 C cilantro  Heat oil to medium in non-stick skillet.  Cook sofrito in oil for 5 minutes.  Saute shrimp for 5 minutes.  Stir in remaining ingredients; simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.  Serve over white rice with tostones. music to cook by   “This is my invariable advice to people: Learn how to cook- try new recipes, learn from your...

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