In Perfectly
Honest, Mrs. Davy looks after Sam’s house when he’s not there and fills
the fridge with meals that Sam can reheat. She makes a mean spaghetti sauce,
and both Sam and Mikaela love Mrs. Davy’s chocolate chip cookies. And she makes
a gluten free version!
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup butter,
softened but not melted
3/4 cup
packed brown sugar
½ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp pure
vanilla extract
2 eggs
2 ½ cups
gluten free flour mix
2/3 cup
chocolate chips
Preheat oven
to 375° F. Beat butter, brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla in large mixing
bowl. (I just use a fork and stir it vigorously.) Add eggs and mix well. Add
flour and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by heaping teaspoonful onto
an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Transfer to wire rack to cool. Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
Mrs. Davy’s Bolognese Spaghetti
Sauce
2 lb lean
ground beef 2
Tbsp sugar
1 onion,
chopped 3 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
7 ½ oz can
tomato sauce 1 tsp
Tobasco sauce
3 cups
water 2
Tbsp each oregano and basil
5.5 fluid
oz can tomato paste 2 tsp
each garlic salt and celery seed
28 oz can
crushed tomatoes 1 tsp pepper
In large pot,
sauté the meat and onion until cooked. Add all remaining ingredients and
combine thoroughly. Simmer uncovered 2 ½ -3 hours, stirring often. Serve over
spaghetti with Parmesan cheese.
Perfectly Honest
Medical
Romantic Comedy PG-13
You never
know where your words will take you…
When
Mikaela Finn agreed to be Sam’s “fiancée” for a weekend, she probably should
have told him that she’s a doctor. Sam O’Brien, aka “Dr. Eye Candy,” is trying
to shed his playboy reputation and convince a small town hospital that he’s
ready to settle down. But when his
“fiancée” helps deliver a baby in the middle of the meet and greet, it’s a bit
of a shock. If he’d known the whole truth, he might have done things a little
differently because somehow his “fiancée” ends up stealing his job and his
heart. Not exactly the change he wanted.
Lies and
deceit – it’s a match made in heaven!
Enjoy an excerpt from Perfectly Honest ~
your
horoscope
ARIES
(March 21-April 19) Emotions will
escalate and confusion will set in with regard to a partnership you thought you
could count on. Take time to absorb
what’s happened. You are sitting in a
much better position than you realize.
Bide your time.
As
they stirred their tea, Marla leaned forward with excited eyes. “I want to know all the details. What’s your sign?”
Mikaela
blinked. “My sign?”
“Yes. You know, Sam is a Scorpio. I hope you’re not a Virgo. All the Virgos are
a little…zealous. Too much energy, if you ask me. And I don’t know that Pisces
would be a good fit either. They tend to daydream the day away, don’t you
think? I think Sam needs someone a
little more grounded. Taurus would be okay, but they do tend to be a bit
stubborn and Leo, well I think a Leo would be a bit too boisterous, maybe a bit
too bossy for Sam. I wouldn’t like to see another Scorpio. Could you imagine?
That would be the worst kind of clash. Don’t you think? Now, last year, I would
have said Sagittarius. It was a good year for Sagittarius. This year, I’m
thinking a Libra or Aquarius would be good.
I could see that working. I’ve given this a lot of thought. I’ve told
Sam. I told him he has to watch the sign, but I never know if he really
listens.”
Mikaela’s
head spun. “Ah, I’m an Aries,” she said hesitantly.
“Oh
perfect.” Marla clapped her hands. “That’s a good match, especially this year.
The moon cycle is perfect for an Aries-Scorpio match. I’ve always thought Aries
was best at thinking things through before they do something irreversible. That
will be the perfect balance to Sam’s Scorpio impulsiveness,” she announced
confidently.
Mikaela
almost burst out laughing. Yup, that was her all right. Thinking things
through. Planning change. Avoiding the irreversible. Marla’s nailed it, she
thought ruefully. Sam really should have paid more attention to the sign.
“What
is your Chinese zodiac?”
“Pardon?”
“You
know. Your heavenly stem, your earthly branch, your animal, your element?”
“I’m
not really sure.”
“Hmmm.
We’ll have to figure that out. Sam is a Tiger. At least he’s born a Tiger. Personally, internally I think he’s a dragon.
Truly there is a bit of ox and secretively, I suspect a little goat. But then
I’m his mother.” She patted Mikaela’s hand. “So if you were a horse, dog or
dragon, that would be wonderful. Oh dear, I do hope you’re not a monkey. That
would not be good.”
“I’m
pretty sure I’m not a monkey,” Mikaela assured her.
“That’s
a relief. There are so many things to think about when you choose a mate. Are
you a yin or yang?”
“Yin?”
Mikaela guessed, hoping to make Marla happy.
“Perfect,”
Marla beamed. “Sam’s a yang. The perfect match. You know Olivia and Ron are
yang-yang, so I do worry. But they produced the most beautiful daughter. Just goes to show there’s something good
there somewhere.”
“And
what is your favourite color?” Marla asked earnestly.
Seriously?
She was engaged to her son and that’s what she thought was important? She was
beginning to understand why Walt went for a swim. “Ah, aquamarine?”
“Oh,
aquamarine,” Marla repeated, nodding her head.
“Now would that be more blue or more green?”
Mikaela
just stared. “Blue?”
“Oh
lovely. I love blue, too.”
“That’s
important to finding someone compatible?” Mikaela asked skeptically.
Marla
laughed. “No, now that would be silly, dear. No, I just asked because I enjoy
quilting in my spare time, and I’ve decided to make a quilt for each of the
kids as a wedding present. So yours shall be blue. And I’ll get started on that
right away.” She leaned forward. “Have you picked a date for the wedding?”
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