Welcome to Tasty Tuesday & A Teaser
Every Tuesday we'll welcome an Author who will share a foodie type post
with a recipe or two and some book promo!
Today please help me welcome Jane Ainslie...
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Hi, my name is Jane Ainslie, and I’m
very happy to be visiting Krista’s blog today (thanks Krista!) I currently live
in Adelaide, which is a small city on the edge of a desert in South Australia. I
live here with my husband, and our four pet ferrets. When I’m not at my desk
writing, (or telling the ferrets off for stealing my shoes and hiding them
around the house), I work as a registered nurse in a big, public hospital. I
have two books published so far; ‘Chai for Beginners’, which I had published in
India, and ‘Her Sister’s Wedding’, which has been published in America by
Decadent Publishing.
Along with writing, one of my other
passions is cooking, so I was delighted when I discovered Decadent Publishing
had a genre called foodie romance! What a perfect combination – food and
love. Her Sister’s Wedding is a
contemporary romance about Australian food journalist Mandy, and American celebrity
chef Jake. They meet in Melbourne when they both have to attend Mandy’s
sister’s wedding. The attraction is instant and their affair features lots of
lingering looks over delicious meals and drinks.
Which leads me to my recipe for today. At
the moment it’s summer here, which can be a difficult time of year. Recently,
we had a massive heatwave, and I had to get creative about what to cook. During
these heatwaves, it gets so hot you can’t use the oven, because it heats the
house up too much. Salads are fine for one or two nights, but after that, a gal
needs to drag out her cookbooks and get inventive. So today, I’m going to share
a lovely chilled soup recipe that requires no cooking in its preparation. It
might sound a bit odd, but trust me when I say, I’ve never met anyone who
doesn’t love it, and it’s super simple to make. Of course, if you are in the
middle of a polar vortex type weather event, you might want to follow this with
a hot, sticky date pudding with cream…
CHILLED YOGHURT SOUP
2 medium cucumbers
2 cups of Greek yoghurt
2 cups of chicken stock
1 large clove of garlic, crushed
3 tablespoons of chopped fresh dill
1 cup of chopped walnut pieces
Salt and pepper to taste
Method: Grate the cucumbers into a
saucepan, then add in the yoghurt and stock. Whisk until blended, then add all
other ingredients. Chill in the fridge for a couple of hours. Serve with crusty
bread and a cooling drink.
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BLURB FOR HER SISTER’S WEDDING:
What happens when you meet the
right person at the wrong time?
Melbourne-based food journalist
Mandy Evans has Paris firmly in her sights. She’s got a chance at her life-long
dream of studying art in the City of Love, but not before she has to be a
ring-in bridesmaid at her sister’s wedding.
After setting up his latest
restaurant in Melbourne, renowned American chef Jake Pearson is leaving for his
next project in Miami. He’s the hottest ticket in anyone’s town, with a burning
ambition to conquer the world, but not before he’s best man at his friend’s
wedding.
When
Mandy and Jake meet, the attraction is instant. He loves her sassy, natural
style, and her appetite for great food. She thinks he’s the best thing since
sliced bread, or even martinis. Fate gives them a chance at love when they are
partners at the same wedding, but can either of them compromise their ambitions
to let love grow?
AUTHOR BIO:
Jane Ainslie
adores martinis, is a keen but hopeless gardener, and an avid reader of
cookbooks. She currently resides in Adelaide, Australia, with her beloved
husband and her four unruly pet ferrets.
Her blog can
be found at www.janeainslie.com and
she can be found on Facebook at Jane Ainslie Books.
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Giveaway
Jane is giving away an ecopy of Her Sister's Wedding
during her book tour but you can get a jump on entering now!
a Rafflecopter giveaway
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