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bewitchingbooktours · 3 years

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Full Moon in Leo by Brooklyn Ray ~ Deck the Halls with Books Holiday Extravaganza

Victor Lewellyn’s Honey Cakes

Honey Cakes are the perfect anytime treat, but are best served in the cooler months!

What You’ll Need:

½ Cup of Almond Milk

1 Egg

2/3 Cup of Flour

½ Tablespoon of Cinnamon

1 Teaspoon of Salt

2 Tablespoons of Sugar

1 Cup of Honey

¼ Tablespoon of Nutmeg

Vegetable Oil for Frying

What You’ll Do:

Beat the almond milk and egg in a medium sized bowl

Stir the flour, cinnamon, salt, sugar and nutmeg together in a separate, larger bowl

Add the almond milk-egg mixture to the spiced flour

Pour your vegetable oil into a frying pan (½ inch deep!) and heat to 350°F

Drop the batter into the oil one tablespoon at a time and fry until golden brown

Drain on paper towels

Coat your Honey Cakes in honey and sprinkle with sugar

Full Moon in Leo

Brooklyn Ray

Genre: Queer Holiday Romance

Date of Publication: October 1, 2020

ISBN: 9798681122579

ASIN: B08H1P6X2R

Number of pages: 210

Word Count: 65,000

Cover Artist: BookCoverZone

Tagline: Small-town magic, two heavy hearts—one unforgettable winter solstice

Book Description:

Cole Morrison left Jewel's snow-covered fir trees ten years ago. But after a disastrous family Thanksgiving, Jewel seems like the only place left to go. When a run-in with a gorgeous stranger leaves him with debt to pay, Cole’s escape from his past turns out to be much more than a lonely Christmas vacation.

Jesse Carroway, the local Jewel witch, has been running his family's successful, small-town Apothecary ever since his grandmother passed away. When Cole stumbles into his shop and accidentally wrecks a good portion of his inventory, Jesse does the only thing he can possibly think of—offers Cole a job and himself some help for the upcoming holiday rush.

Cole’s clumsy with candles and doesn't trust easily, but soon Jesse gets a peek at the guy behind his bad-boy reputation. As the nights lengthen toward Yule, Jesse wonders if magic is to blame or if Cole might've fallen into his life for a reason…

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Excerpt

Honeycomb littered the counter.

Jesse sprinkled golden shards into the scrub and closed his eyes, imagining prosperity and hope and truth, the ingredients needed to solidify the spell, cocooning around each piece of salt. The spell shifted. Strengthened. Like a lock, the honeycomb sealed everything in place.

“Will that work?” Cole asked. He crouched next to the reassembled shelf, scratching idly behind Waffles’ ear.

A smile pulled his mouth upright. “Yeah, it’ll work.”

“What happens now?”

“We package everything, tie a pretty bow around the jars, and put them out. Here, I’ll show you how to shelve product. Use the wooden spoons and scoop the salt into the jar. Fill it to…right about”—Jesse tapped the jar an inch below the top—“there.”

Cole followed directions easily. Every movement was slow, deliberate and precise, mirroring Jesse as best he could. Once they’d finished, Jesse showed him how to tie a bow around the lid with thin-cut burlap.

“I’m not great at this,” Cole said through a grimace, fiddling with a sad, droopy bow.

“Don’t think too much.” Jesse batted his hands away and undid the bow, retying it with practiced ease. “If you try to make it perfect it’ll look forced and…” He smoothed out the burlap, tipping his head back and forth as he searched for the right words. “Disingenuous. I mean, that’s pretty solid advice around here. Magic is messy and weird, but it’s honest. It never tries to be something it isn’t. Same with candle making and bath bombs and everything else. Don’t dwell on making your gift wrap look exactly like mine, just do your best to make it pretty.”

“I don’t exactly know how to make things pretty, Jesse.”

Jesse tied a bow, a little crooked, but good enough. He untied it again and handed the burlap to Cole. “Try again.” Cole held the ribbon so tight his hands quivered. Jesse could almost feel it—bones apprehended, too tense and strained to do any good. “Okay, hold on. You’re, like, ridiculously tense.” He heaved a sigh. “Can I try something?”

Cole’s flighty gaze swept to Jesse’s face. “Something?”

Jesse pushed the packaged jars aside and placed the stone bowl on the counter between them. He glanced over one shoulder. Then the other. There. He snatched the water bottle. “Can I see your hands?”

Cole didn’t move at first. His jaw flexed. Caution flared behind his eyes. Jesse waited, nodding from his open palm, dangling over the bowl, to Cole’s, twitching on the counter. His hesitation remained, even as he unbuttoned his cuffs and let Jesse take his hand.

Carefully, Jesse smoothed the leftover salt scrub over Cole’s knuckles, pulled one hand closer and pressed his thumbs to the center of Cole’s palm. Like this, guarded and entirely human, Cole gentled. His shoulders relaxed. Tension drained from his fingertips. Jesse focused on his hands, each one, pushing and kneading while Cole stood entirely too still, attention fixed on him.

The apothecary went quiet. Sometimes pressing trust through skin held more power than smiles or stories. As he worked the salt into Cole’s calloused hands, Jesse realized he probably hadn’t been touched this tenderly in a long, long time.

“Do these mean anything?” Jesse traced the edge of the koi fish tattoo on his left hand. Laced their fingers. Squeezed.

Cole’s throat bobbed when he swallowed. “Apparently they bring good fortune. Figured I could use some of that.”

“And this one?” He took Cole’s other hand, touched the wolf on his forearm, then went back to massaging the base of his fingers.

“I’ve been a lone wolf since I was young.”

“Wolves usually run in packs, right?”

“Usually,” Cole said, voice hushed and low.

Jesse wanted to read his palm. He wanted to map Cole’s past and future, find where his heart line met his destiny, just to test the universe. Is this a coincidence, he wanted to ask. Is there even such thing? He poured water over Cole’s hands and washed the scrub away.

“Better?”

Cole wrung his hands. “Yeah, much better.”

“Try again.”

This time, Cole’s hands moved fluidly, pulling a pretty bow into place. He smiled at the jar. Pride looked good on him. “Did you cast a spell on me?” he asked, grinning.

Jesse’s stomach fluttered. Don’t blush. He aimed his laughter at the ceiling and shook his head. Don’t you dare. “Not yet.” He reached for the keys in the drawer below the cash wrap and twirled them around his finger. “See you tomorrow?”

Cole’s brows twitched and his lips parted, but he cleared his throat and nodded. “Yeah, I’ll see you in the morning.”

Jesse wanted to ask him what he’d planned to say—what he wanted to say. “Goodnight, Cole.”

Cole knelt to pet Waffles before he shrugged on his jacket. He tossed a smile over his shoulder, footsteps crunching through snow on the sidewalk.

Jesse let out a deep breath. He glanced at Waffles, who sat on her haunches, staring back at him.

“Don’t look at me like that,” he whispered, and rolled leftover salt between his fingers.

About the Author:

Brooklyn Ray (they/them) is a fan of fresh brewed tea, long walks through the woods, and evenings spent reading sexy books. They write Queer Paranormal Romance and Erotica about witches, necromancers, and other magical creatures, and moonlight as a tarot and palm reader in the Pacific Northwest.

Find them on Instagram @brooklynrayauthor

https://www.instagram.com/brooklynrayauthor/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16971356.Brooklyn_Ray

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vegancookbooks0 · 4 years

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Buffalo Chickpea Vegan Stuffed Potatoes

Chickpeas and crispy veggies are smothered in spicy Buffalo sauce to make these delicious vegan stuffed potatoes! Top with creamy dairy-free ranch for a satisfying meal that’s also a cinch to make.

January has been an epic month of recipe fails for me. It’s been rough, and made even worse by the fact that I slacked off over the holidays and got behind on recipe development, thinking I’d catch up during the new year. Well that hasn’t happened so far!

So I ended up scrapping a few of my recipe ideas that just wouldn’t work, and instead turned to something simple, tried, and true.

I first posted the recipe for these vegan stuffed potatoes back in 2014. I think I was having a rough spell with recipes back then as well, but I remember being so satisfied with how easy these potatoes came together and how delicious they turned out. Now seemed like a good time to revisit the recipe and update the blog post with some better looking photos.

Buffalo Sauce

First order of business: is Buffalo sauce vegan? Generally, no. Conventional Buffalo sauce is made from vinegar-based hot sauce (Frank’s brand is preferable) and melted butter. Butter isn’t vegan.

But! Vegan butter is a thing, so if you want vegan Buffalo sauce, all you really need to do is substitute vegan butter for the dairy-based stuff you’d find in conventional Buffalo sauce.

For this recipe I simply used vegan butter to sauté the veggies and chickpeas, thus keeping the amount a bit less than what you’d normally find in Buffalo sauce. It’s still totally delicious. Trust me.

How to Make Buffalo Chickpea Stuffed Potatoes

First, bake your potatoes. This can take a while, but fortunately most of the process of baking a potato is hands-off. Just scrub them, poke a few holes in the skin, and pop those potatoes into the oven for about an hour.

I like to start on the chickpea filling when the potatoes are almost done baking.

Melt that vegan butter in a skillet and give it a minute to heat up. Now add some diced celery and carrot. Cook the veggies for a few minutes. I like to keep them a bit on the crunchy side.

Next, add your chickpeas, hot sauce, and a tiny bit of maple syrup. Stir everything up, bring the sauce to a simmer, and let it cook until it thickens up just a bit and coats the chickpeas.

When the potatoes are done you can slice them open and stuff them with the chickpea filling. I like to top mine with some cashew cashew ranch and fresh chives.

Vegan Stuffed Potato FAQ & Tips

To save time, you can microwave your potatoes instead of baking them. The skin won’t be quite as crispy though. Scrub your potatoes and poke them with a few holes, then place them on a plate together and microwave them for about 8 minutes. Check the potatoes and then microwave them in additional one to two minute increments until they’re done.

Is this recipe spicy? It is! Buffalo sauce, by nature, is hot stuff. Feel free to experiment and create your own version of this recipe using different sauces, such as barbecue, teriyaki, or pesto.

Is this recipe gluten-free? It sure is!

Where can I find vegan butter? Check your supermarket’s refrigerator, near the regular butter. Look for brands like Earth Balance and Miyoko’s.

Like this recipe? If so, be sure to follow me on Facebook, Pinterest or Instagram, or subscribe to my newsletter. And please stop back and leave me a review and rating below if you make it!

Buffalo Chickpea Vegan Stuffed Potatoes

Chickpeas and crispy veggies are smothered in spicy Buffalo sauce to make these delicious vegan stuffed potatoes! Top with creamy dairy-free ranch for a satisfying meal that’s also a cinch to make.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings 2

Calories 380 kcal

Author Alissa

Ingredients

2 medium baking potatoes (10 to 12 ounces each)

1 tablespoon vegan butter, plus more for serving, if desired

1 medium carrot diced

1 celery stalk diced

1 cup cooked or canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed

1/3 cup Franks RedHot Sauce

1 tablespoon maple syrup

Salt and pepper, to taste

For Serving

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400°.

Scrub the potatoes and poke a few holes in each with a knife.

Place the potatoes into the oven, directly on the rack, and bake them until they are easily pierced with a knife, about 1 hour.

When potatoes have about 5 or 10 minutes left of cook time, melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.

Add the carrot and celery. Cook the veggies, stirring frequently, until they become tender-crisp, about 4 minutes.

Add the chickpeas, hot sauce, and maple syrup. Stir well and bring the sauce to a simmer. Cook everything for about 3 minutes more, until the sauce has thickened a bit.

Remove the skillet from heat and season the chickpea mixture with salt and pepper to taste.

Cut a slit down the length of each potato and carefully open them.

Stuff each potato with the chickpea mixture. Top with vegan ranch and chives. Serve with extra butter and hot sauce, if desired.

Recipe Notes

Nutrition information does not include accompaniments.

Nutrition Facts

Buffalo Chickpea Vegan Stuffed Potatoes

Amount Per Serving (1 potato)

Calories 380 Calories from Fat 64

% Daily Value*

Fat 7.1g11%

Saturated Fat 1.9g10%

Sodium 535mg22%

Potassium 1213mg35%

Carbohydrates 70.6g24%

Fiber 11.3g45%

Sugar 10g11%

Calcium 78mg8%

Iron 3mg17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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cearyfloyd · 5 years

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2020 Free Printable Calendar

This free printable 2020 calendar adds a pretty touch to your desk or home office. Makes a wonderful, inexpensive Christmas gift idea too!

2020 Free Printable Calendar

The 2020 free printable calendar is here! This is always my most requested post of the year and is my little Christmas present to you. I am so thankful to all of you that have taken the time to support me in some way throughout the year. Every comment, share, like and follow means the world to me. So thank-you from the bottom of my heart and enjoy your new 2020 calendar!

Christmas Seasonal Simplicity Series

Wow! It’s already week three of the Christmas Seasonal Simplicity Series with The Happy Housie! I hope you’ve been enjoying all of the Christmas inspiration so far! If you’ve missed the previous two weeks, here is what we’ve shared already:

Week 1 – DIY Christmas Projects Week 2 – Handmade Christmas Ornaments

This week is all about the Christmas gifts! We’ve put together some easy and creative DIY Christmas gift ideas for you to make for those special people in your life. Use them for family, friends, teachers, neighbours, co-workers or anyone else that needs a little Christmas cheer!

So let’s get back to these cute little calendars! Print one out for yourself and then make a few more for your friends. They make such a sweet Christmas gift or New Year’s present.

How to Download Your Calendar

I have all of the calendar months in one PDF file for you, so you just need to download the one link and save it to your files. If you’re having any troubles downloading it, try using Google Chrome for your browser {if you aren’t already} and check your security settings.

Once you have it downloaded, you can either print it off on your computer or send it to a photo lab for printing. I usually print mine four to a page {about a 3.5 x5 size}, but it works as a full size page too. If you print it as a different size, just make sure that check that you’re not cutting off any important information. Thick computer paper or cardstock is recommended for printing. Use a paper trimmer to trim the borders to your desired size.

Every printer is a little bit different but here are a few printing tips that I use on our printer {and I use a Mac}:

Always preview your images first to make sure that you like the layout before printing.

To print four to a page, go to layout in the printer settings and click on 4 pages {you could do 2 to a page too if you wanted the calendar it a little bigger}.

If the calendar is not filling as much of the space as you would like, click on scale to fit or increase the scale percentage.

I have left the calendar borderless so you can trim to whatever size you would like; however most printers will allow you to add a border when you print. This is under the layout section as well for our printer.

DOWNLOAD YOUR 2020 CALENDAR

Calendar Gift Idea

These little calendars make the perfect Christmas gifts! They’re really cute and everyone can use a calendar! Once you have all of the months cut out, just add the title page to the top and package it all up. For a pretty presentation, add it to a little clipboard or clipboard frame, tie it up with some baker’s twine or narrow ribbon, or use a cute bulldog clip tied with some bells and ribbon.

How to Display Your Calendar

There are so many different ways that you can use this calendar! I like to use it as a small desk calendar – usually right on my work desk or at our kitchen command center – but I’ve loved hearing about all of the different ways that you’ve displayed yours and packaged them up for gifts. Here are some of my favorite ways that I’ve used this calendar in previous years…

Place it on a wood slice holder. A wood slice makes a really cute calendar holder! Just cut off a 4-5 diameter piece of wood {I just found a big branch in my parent’s backyard} and then use a saw to make a small groove in the center to hold your calendar. You can dress it up with some ribbon or twine if you would like.

Display it in a frame. Keep all of the months in the frame and then just rotate them around each month.

Create a mini calendar for your purse.

Use a clipboard. A clipboard is a quick and easy way to display you calendar. Just grab one in a similar size to what you print your calendar at and clip it on. {This is last year’s calendar!}

Pin it on a pinboard.

More DIY Christmas Gift Ideas

Before you go, be sure to check out these awesome DIY gift ideas from my blogging friends. There’s really something for everyone and I would love to receive any of these. Just click on the links below each image to be taken directly to the posts.

Free Printable Coffee Gift Card Holder at The Happy Housie White Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods at She Gave it a Go Chunky Hand Knit Hat and Mittens at The DIY Mommy How to Wrap Baked Goods for Gifts 2 Ways at Modern Glam Cinnamon Sugar Scrub at A Pretty Life

2020 Free Printable Calendar at Clean & Scentsible Homemade Vanilla Hostess Gift at My 100 Year Old Home Coal Rice Krispie Cookies at Life is a Party Homemade Christmas Potpourri at Cherished Bliss DIY Wood Burned Spoons at Cassie Bustamante

Mini Bread Loaves for Gifting at My Sweet Savannah Peppermint Sugar Scrub at My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia DIY Wood Slice Holiday Wrath at Jenna Kate at Home Easy Christmas Snack Mix at This is Our Bliss DIY Deconstructed Stamped Books at Lolly Jane

Petite Christmas Bouquet at Craftberry Bush DIY Bath Bomb Ornaments at The Turquoise Home Gold Detailed Candle Votive at Zevy Joy DIY Ornament Gift at Summer Adams DIY Christmas Centrepiece at Place of My Taste

Bath Salts Christmas Gift Ideas

DIY Hot Chocolate Gift Ornament

12 Months of Dates Christmas Gift Idea

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