Karen’s Killer Fixin’s
**AUTHOR SPECIAL**
with TR FISCHER!
Welcome to my Friday bonus feature called Karen’s Killer Fixin’s **Author Special**!! Today, in lieu of one of my own recipes, I’m going to introduce you to a new author who will share one of her favorite recipes. Not only will you and I occasionally learn how to make something new and delicious, but we’ll get a chance to check out some wonderful authors. Introducing author, TR FISCHER, and her favorite recipe for SPICY PORK TACOS WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA!
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A MAN AROUND THE HOUSE
Sierra Chronicles Book 1
BY TR FISCHER
Blurb
A mountain of problems and painful memories have Tara Jones in their grip. The moment she graduates, she plans to escape her small town and make a fresh start. On the way to her nursing final, Tara watches in horror as a car crashes in front of her. The driver is the same man who bribed her for a haircut a few days before. The one she can’t stop thinking about.
Bo Michaels is not looking for female entanglements. He’s too busy chasing a real estate deal he believes will catapult his career. After totaling his car, Bo wakes up in the hospital with a metal contraption holding his leg together. No walking, no weight bearing, no nothing—for six weeks. Estranged from his family and having no close friends, Bo turns to Tara for help.
Tara reluctantly agrees to care for Bo in her home. The money she’ll make might enable her to pay off a debt to a frightening man who won’t leave her alone. Neither the nurse nor her patient anticipate the lightning that strikes their hearts. Just as a fragile bond develops between them, the town and shadows from the past threaten to destroy it.
A MAN AROUND THE HOUSE
Sierra Chronicles Book 1
BY TR FISCHER
Excerpt
Bo watched Tara leave. Shoulders slumped, hands in her pockets. Her entire demeanor had changed the moment the mechanic showed up. What was the story? Bo jogged to his car. He caught up with her around the corner and lowered his window. “Tara. Let me give you a lift.”
She stopped. Seemed to consider. “It’s just a few blocks.”
He opened the passenger door. She sighed, came over, and climbed in. “Thanks.”
“Sure.”
“Turn left two blocks down.”
“Are you okay?” Bo glanced over.
Tara released a long breath. “No.”
Bo waited for more. Nothing came.
“Turn right and go one more block. It’s the blue Victorian on the corner with a turret and a white picket fence.”
He parked in front of her house, cutting the engine. “What’s going on?” He wanted to touch her, but the set of her jaw held him back. That and the way she’d reacted to the guy at the diner. It was like she’d become a different person. The sparkle he’d witnessed all afternoon had vanished. It was as if an invisible cage had come down around her.
Tara stared out the windshield. “Trust me, you don’t want in. My life is like customer service at Wal-Mart the day after Christmas when nothing works out. I appreciate the ride.” She felt along the door for the handle, making a frustrated noise in her throat when she didn’t find it.
Bo reached across and opened it for her. Tara moved to get out but he couldn’t leave her this way. “You sure you don’t want to talk?” He risked putting a hand on her arm.
“I have stuff to do. Have a safe drive home.” She pasted on a lame smile. “Thanks, again.”
Bo watched her enter the gate and move up the walk, the weight of the world on her slender shoulders. Once she was safely inside, he started his car and headed home, unable to get her out of his mind the entire way.
About Author TR Fischer…
TR FISCHER grew up in Boulder, Colorado. After moving to California and sampling life in San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles, she and her family moved back to the Denver area. That didn’t satisfy, so the suburbanites pulled up stakes and moved to the country where they raise buffalo. Every day is an adventure, on and off the page.
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Links to TR‘s Website, blog, books, etc.
Universal link for all E-books:
https://www.books2read.com/A-Man-Around-The-House
Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Man-Around-House-Sierra-Chronicles/dp/0996493646
Website: http://www.trfischer.com/books.html
Facebook author page link:
https://www.facebook.com/TRFischerAuthor/
Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/AuthorTRFischer/
Twitter: @tr_author
Amazon author page:
https://www.amazon.com/TR-Fischer/e/B00PR7C9A0/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1470100721&sr=1-2-ent
Goodreads Author Page: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8445393.T_R_Fischer
I hope you enjoy the recipe TR is sharing today on Karen’s Killer Fixin’s. Happy Eating!
Karen
P.S. We’re at 467 recipes and counting with this posting. Hope you find some recipes you like. If this is your first visit, please check out past blogs for more Killer Fixin’s. In the right-hand column menu, you can even look up past recipes by type. i.e. Desserts, Breads, Beef, Chicken, Soups, Author Specials, etc.
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SPICY PORK TACOS WITH PINEAPPLE SALSA
[From America’s Test Kitchen 6 Ingredient Recipes cookbook]
NOTE FROM TR: I LOVE LOVE LOVE this recipe. We run a local food co-op and one of our producers raises amazing pastured pork that we use in these tacos.
Ingredients:
9 ounces fresh peeled and cored pineapple
1 small red onion
Fresh cilantro
1 (10 ounce) can Ro-Tel Original Diced Tomatoes and Green Chillies
1 pound ground pork
8 store-bought taco shells
Directions:
- Cut 6 ounces pineapple into 1/4-inch pieces and coarsely chop remaining 3 ounces.
- Finely chop onion and mince 1/4 cup cilantro.
- Toss pineapple pieces, half of onion, and cilantro together in bowl and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Process tomatoes and their juice with coarsely chopped pineapple in food processor until smooth; about 15 seconds.
- Cook pork and remaining onion together in a large skillet over medium-high heat and simmer until thickened, 8 to 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Warm taco shells as directed on package. Divide pork evenly among taco shells and serve with pineapple salsa. Garnish with fresh cilantro if desired.
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**SPECIAL GIVEAWAY**: TR will give away a signed paperback copy (U.S. Only) to the first 3 readers to comment on her Karen’s Killer Fixin’s blog. Happy Reading!!
Thanks, TR, for sharing your book with us!
Don’t miss the chance to read this book!
This sounds like an interesting book! The tacos sound tasty too! Thanks!
Hey Glenda,
Thanks for stopping by and saying hello.
I hope you’ll try the recipe. You can munch on tacos while you read!
Happy reading,
TR Fischer
I liked what I read in the blurb and excerpt. It sounds like a great read.
The Spicy Pork tacos sounds delish. I love pineapple salsa.
Thanks for sharing !
Thanks Karen…another new author to me!
Judy, I’m glad you popped in. We love this recipe. I hope you enjoy the book (and please share it with others if you do!)
Happy reading,
TR Fischer
The book sounds intriguing. I would love to read it! 🙂
Hi Diana,
You’ll get to read it! Thanks for saying hello. 🙂
TR Fischer
The recipe sounds delicious and the storyline sounds intriguing
Hi Jeanne,
I hope you’ll check out the book and try the recipe.
Happy Friday!
TR
Recipe sounds yummy. But more intrigued by the book. Sounds like a good one. I love that you raise buffalo, very cool.
Hey Samantha,
Thank you for stopping by. I hope you enjoy the book.
Buffalo are a lot of fun to watch, especially in the evenings when they run around after each other. I call it their nightly track meet.
Happy reading,
TR
Oh sure……stop the tease at the optimum point to make sure we’re going to get the book! 😉
Barring the cilantro, the recipe sounds very good, too!
Thanks, Karen and T.R.
Hi Kathleen,
Ha ha! That’s how we all do it! Yeah, cilantro is a love it or hate it herb for sure.
Happy reading,
TR
Good morning, TR, and welcome to Karen’s Killer Fixin’s. I love pineapple and pork so I can’t wait to try this recipe on my husband. I’m intrigued by the book as well and cannot wait to read it. I didn’t realize you grew up in Boulder. I did, too. 😉 Thanks for sharing your book and recipe with us today!
Happy Friday, Karen.
Thanks for hosting me. We’ll have to chat about our hometown next time we see each other. It’s changed so much, I hardly recognize it now, but I have many fond memories of galavanting around town.
See you soon,
TR
recipe looks tasty
Yup! You should try it. And the book. 😉
Happy Friday,
TR Fischer
Thanks so much for sharing your book and recipe. Your book sounds really good!!