I finished writing Sushi and Suspicions and turned it in! To celebrate, I ate my favorite peach jelly from Minamoto Kichoan ! I was a bit surprised to realize at the end of the book that there wasn’t as much romance as in some of my other books, maybe because there were a lot of characters in this book compared to other romantic suspense novels I’ve written. Sushi and Suspicions will be releasing in June in the multi-author box set Summer Suspicions . Even though it’s a box set, each Christian Romantic Suspense novel in it is a full book, so it’s a great deal! Preorder Summer Suspicions for only 99 cents!
I made Regency-era White Soup again, this time an easier way than the original 1811 recipe . It is almost nothing like the elegant cream soup Mr. Darcy would have been used to—it turned out more like a hearty blonde stew. However, I thought it was very tasty. 1 package of beef neck (1 pound) and 1 (cooked) chicken carcass or equivalent (cooked) chicken bones OR 1 quart beef stock and 1 quart chicken stock 2.5 pounds raw chicken (I used thighs) 1/2 pound bacon, chopped 1/4 - 1/2 pound rice (the original recipe called for 1/4 pound, but I added extra rice to make it more hearty) 2 anchovy fillets, minced 5-6 peppercorns 2 Tb minced fresh basil 1 teaspoon of dried thyme 1 large onion, diced 1 bunch of celery, chopped (Optional) 2-3 cups of chopped veggies, whatever you have in the fridge. I added 2 cups of chopped kale 1/4 - 1/2 pound raw almonds, pounded fine (I used a Ziplock bag and my meat pounder, and I ended up putting 1/2 pound in, but the original recipe only had 1