Greek Recipes #1 Ginny George’s Greek Garlic Pasta Janet Chester Bly One of her main Greek recipes, Ginny calls this Greek Death By Garlic. Not wanting to scare away any potential cooks, I softened the name. Ginny wanted to fix this for Reba during her stay at Road’s End, Idaho. However, she complained in Chapter […]
RAZOR CLAM CHOWDER & BEAR STEAK RECIPES In Stuart Brannon’s Final Shot, Brannon is forced by his friend, Lady Harriet Reed-Fletcher, to do a bit of razor clamming. Then she makes him promise to try eating at least one bite of razor clams fixed in various dishes: a plain clam dip, a smoked clam dip, […]
AUNT JUDY’S PUMPKIN SOUP Recipe by author Janet Chester Bly The Bly Family & Pumpkin Soup . . .When our family travelled to El Centro, California, to Aunt Judy’s house in 1975 for Thanksgiving dinner, she presented us with a surprise first course: this pumpkin soup. We discovered quickly that you either love it or […]
MYSTERY MEATLOAF Recipe by Janet Chester Bly When my sons asked me, “What’s for dinner?”, they gave me that glazed look when I said, “Meatloaf.” That’s not because they wouldn’t eat it. It’s because it’s never the same. They have no idea what it will look like or taste like. Below is the basic recipe […]
Winchester Gooseberry Pie Recipe by Janet Chester Bly We moved to Winchester, Idaho, from southern California in the 1980s to give full-time writing a try. Our friends were so astonished. Many of them came to visit to see first-hand why we’d been drawn there. And sometimes we’d serve Winchester Gooseberry Pie. Everything about our new […]
NORA ROSE’S VANILLA ICE CREAM Recipe by Janet Chester Bly This is my family’s and was especially my late hubby’s — absolutely all-time favorite homemade vanilla ice cream. No other vanilla ice cream measures up, according to the Bly family. It was first introduced to the extended Bly family sometime in the late 1950s by a […]
Fabulous Sugar-Free FRUIT FREEZE by author Janet Chester Bly Ingredients for Fruit Freeze: 2 cups heavy cream 3 cups Splenda 5 cups half & half 1 T. vanilla 1 package frozen berries (about 2 lbs.), thin sliced or run through blender Directions for fruit freeze: Combine all ingredients and pour in freezer. Add berries toward […]
WESTERN AUTHOR STEPHEN BLY’S SPICY ELK CHILI RECIPE Spicy Elk Chili Ingredients: 2 – 4 pounds of elk meat (for my pals in Quebec, that’s Wapiti meat). 1 16 ounce jar of Pace® salsa (medium for most gringos, although I like hot) 2 cans of Hormel® Chili with beans (life is too short to wait […]
Hounds Ears, Whirlups & Pooch, Cowboy Dessert Recipes of the Old West by western author Stephen Bly Here’s several cowboy dessert favorites: HOUNDS EARS AND WHIRLUPS* Drop thin sourdough batter from a spoon into hot grease until dough spreads into shape of a dog’s ear. Fry until brown. Make Whirlup Sauce from water, sugar, and […]
In the frame short story in this anthology, Ben and Marnie Pearson never intended to start a jewelry collection. But when they were given a box of leftover jewelry at an estate sale, they were intrigued by the colorful contents . . .
The sparkling jewels featured in this collection may have been passed down through generations or discovered accidentally, but each has its own unique short story. From diamonds to emeralds, opals to rubies, these stones have witnessed it all.
Here in The Jeweler's Heart are their fascinating tales told by seventeen of the talented novel writers of ChiLibris. For fans of inspirational fiction and heartwarming tales, The Jeweler's Heart is a treasure.
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