Welcome to Recipe for Romance!
Dang, it’s getting hot out there and the last thing you want to do is stand over a hot stove and cook. The only place you want things hot is in the bedroom or the books you read, right?
Let’s get started. I’m sharing a snippet of THE SORCERESS OF SONG AND FLAME, book 1 in the multi-author Greylea Spell series. Matsuko was just minding her own business until things got hotter than she could handle. It happens when you end up in the wrong world.
Available now: The Sorceress of Song and Flame
The same moment the world tilted, and I threw my hands out to grab the railing in front of me.
Except there was no railing, no sidewalk, no beach. And I’d set fire to a handcart and an unlucky pile of rags on either side of me.
The pile of rags jumped up, screaming, and ran down the cobblestone road between oddly ornate buildings no more than a single story tall. Surprise and panic ramped up in my chest and the flames from my hands grew larger.
Shouts came from the buildings around me, waking up what appeared to be a small seaside town. With burning lanterns instead of streetlights. And livery stables instead of covered parking. And swords instead of automatic rifles.
Unfortunately, that only ramped up my anxiety and I hummed louder, which made the flames leap a good two feet off my hands.
“Whoa!” I tried shaking them but that spread the fire in wider arcs. “Oh, glory, not good. Not good!”
When I stopped humming, the flames died back a bit. That made my scientific mind take note and I suddenly wanted to verify that sound increased the height of the flames. But the shouts of the armored men grew louder and more panicked, and some of them held what looked like crossbows.
Yeah, swords could be avoided for the most part. Crossbows were a sniper’s weapon. I closed my eyes and silenced the music in my head. To my relief, the blue fire evaporated into the damp wind.
My relief was short-lived as the big men with the swords smelling of garlic and stale beer grabbed my arms and pinned them behind my back. I was so taken aback, I didn’t make a move to escape.
Tuna Salad
Do you like tuna fish sandwiches? What about tuna salad? This recipe is a mixture of both and makes the dish taste awesome in both forms. You can eat it on bread or just have it on lettuce or a plate. Simple to make with four ingredients, it’s both economical and easy.
INGREDIENTS
2 cans of tuna in water (we use Albacore)
2 large carrots
1 medium onion
1 jar of mayonnaise
Drain the cans of tuna and dump the meat into a medium bowl. Break up the meat into shreds using a fork.
Using a small hole grater, grate the carrots and onion in to the bowl. This is to taste, but you want your tuna to be sweet and tangy with a little bit of zing.
Start off by adding a cup of mayo into the bowl and mix thoroughly until all ingredients are combined. Taste the tuna.
Does it taste meh? Add a carrot. Does it taste too sweet? Add more onion. Does it taste too veggie? Add mayo. This part is all up to your individual preference.
Serve cold on lettuce, tortillas, bread, or crackers.
Loved this snippet. Great story.