Karen’s Killer Fixin’s
**AUTHOR SPECIAL**
with Jerrie Alexander!
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, Jerrie Alexander, and her favorite recipe for BANANA BREAD!
FLIRTING WITH FATE
A Noble Pass Affaire Novella
BY JERRIE ALEXANDER
Blurb
There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Elle Reagan isn’t about to stand by and let a con-artist get away with stealing her grandmother’s life savings. While the legal system moves at a snail’s pace, Elle promises to bring him to justice. She follows him to a ski resort in Colorado, where she hopes to get the evidence needed to put him away for good. But she didn’t count on her roommate being a distraction, because he wasn’t supposed to be her brother’s best friend.
Detective Logan Ford has denied his desire to take Elle into his arms since they were teenagers, but when his partner asks him to follow her to Castle Alainn to keep her out of trouble, Logan finds himself unable to refuse her. He agrees to help catch a thief instead of convincing her to pack her bags and go home. To make matters worse, he can’t seem to remember why he should keep his distance from the delectable, infuriating, independent Elle.
Elle and Logan surrender to their attraction, but as their passion ignites, her plot is discovered. A killer will do whatever it takes to silence her and destroy a love that was destined to last a lifetime.
FLIRTING WITH FATE
A Noble Pass Affaire Novella
BY JERRIE ALEXANDER
EXCERPT
Logan’s willingness to support her, to help her right this wrong, touched her heart. For him to agree so easily spoke volumes. He was doing this for her. Deep down she’d known it for years. Had she and Logan been in love all this time and ignored or refused to admit it? Had fate given her the chance to answer that question?
“Thank you.” She slid her hand across the table palm up. He wrapped his fingers through hers and squeezed.
“Let’s get to it.” Logan asked for the bill, signed it, and then stood.
She took his hand and walked to the elevator. The doors had closed when Elle remembered Nicki’s request. “What do you think Nicki wanted?” Elle laughed when his right eyebrow lifted. “Besides your body.”
“My money. I suggested that I might be disappointed in my current investment strategy.”
“Smart. You should call when we get to the room.”
“No. Let her wait. After Liam and Alana turn them away, I’m willing to bet that I’ll become a serious target.”
“If they come after you, anything you learn can be used against them. Right?”
“Right.” Logan slid his card key into the door lock.
“Then I hope that works, even if it requires exposing you to that female piranha.”
Logan glanced over his shoulder. “I’m touched that you’d worry about me.”
“You misunderstand. I worry that you’ll fall under her spell and slip up,” she said, walking past him into the suite.
His laugh followed her. She loved the quick and hearty sound. It made her knees weak as hell.
“Okay, smart girl. Get out your laptop.” He pulled his cell from his pocket. How could he switch from oozing sex to serious detective mode in the blink of an eye?
Elle set her laptop on the bar, turned it on, and waited for it to boot up. Logan was still on the phone when the program loaded. He winked at her. That simple gesture sent her heart dancing in her chest.
“What’s your email address?”
She answered him and then retrieved a coffee pod, dropping it in the dispenser and pressing the on button. Not that she needed the caffeine. Her nerves were already spring boarding around her body like a kid on a trampoline.
“Fix me a cup too, please.”
“What do we do next?” She selected another pod and waited for the first cup to finish.
“My friend is sending a program for me to install on your laptop. It’s top of the line and should open your stolen files.” Strong hands slid around her waist, pulling her close.
About the author…Jerrie Alexander.
A student of creative writing in her youth, Jerrie set aside her passion when life presented her with a John Wayne husband and two wonderful children. Her love for romantic suspense inspires her to write alpha males and kick-ass women. Her characters weave their way through death and danger to emerge stronger, because of, and on occasion, in spite of, their love for each other. If they’re tough enough, they live happily everafter.
Jerrie lives in Texas, denies having an accent, thrives on sunshine, children’s laughter, sugar (human and granulated), and researching for her heroes and heroines. She loves to hear from her readers. Find a complete list of her books at http://www.jerriealexander.com or contact her at jerrie@jerriealexander.com.
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Links to Jerrie’s website, blog, books, etc.
Website: http://jerriealexander.com
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I hope you enjoy the recipe Jerrie is sharing with us today on Karen’s Killer Fixin’s. Happy eating!
Karen
P.S. We’re at 218 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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BANANA BREAD RECIPE
Banana Bread Recipe – I found this recipe years ago on foodnetwork.com, modified it by using Stevia instead of sugar.
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 1 hour
- Yield: One loaf.
The best bananas to use for banana bread are those that are over-ripe. The yellow peels should be at least half browned, and the bananas inside squishy and browning.
Ingredients
- 2-3 very ripe bananas, peeled
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup of sugar (I use Stevia. It’s not as sweet but it’s healthier)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
Method
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and butter a 4×8-inch loaf pan.
In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.
Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes (check at 50 minutes) at 350°F (175°C), or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and cool completely on a rack. Remove the banana bread from the pan. Slice and serve. (A bread knife helps to make slices that aren’t crumbly.)
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**SPECIAL GIVEAWAY**: Jerrie is giving away a signed print copy of her novel FLIRTING WITH FATE to a reader who comments on her Karen’s Killer Fixin’s blog. Don’t miss the chance to read this book! Thanks, Jerrie, for sharing your story with us!
I’ll have to try this. I love banana bread.
Thank you, Rose! Me, too. I especially like a warm slice with a pat of butter. Thank you for dropping by!
Good morning, Jerrie, and welcome to Karen’s Killer Book Bench! I have a wonderful banana bread recipe but I’m going to try yours for a healthier version.
I love a good romantic suspense and your excerpt makes me want to read more. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your new release with us!
Good morning, Karen. Thank you for having me over. I love that you share books and good eats with your readers.
I’ll tell you a secret that only two people in the world knows. A few weeks ago, I had bananas really ripe and ready for bread! I follow the recipe but decided to add pecans. I bagged them pounded them to pieces, set them to the side, and then followed my recipe down to the last step. My husband had come into the kitchen and without paying any attention I grabbed a baggie and dumped the contents into my mixer. Problem!!! The dog hadn’t eaten his dry food that morning so it had been placed in a baggie and left on the counter over to my right. Yep, my pecans were to my left. Just as the dog food hit my batter I saw my mistake. We didn’t have banana bread that day. 🙁 We did have a good laugh!! 🙂
Oh, my! Thanks for the giggle, Jerrie. That kind of thing NEVER happens to me…snort.
What a fun story!
Oh that’s to funny..sorry that you never got to have your banana bread but glad you had a good laugh..it’s always good to laugh.
🙂 I’m going to try again today and use walnuts this time.
Loved Flirting with Fate. It was a great read. Love the banana bread recipe. Seems like I always have a banana or two that we don’t eat in time. I will have to try this recipe. Great story about the dog food!
Hey, Crystal!! Thank you. I’m thrilled you enjoyed the story. That’s exactly how I started baking banana bread. There always seems to be a few that get rip before we eat them.
Thanks for stopping by!
This is one book that I’d love to add to my signed papaerback collection…looks and sounds so good..
& oh yeah banana bread tastes really good.
Thank you, Ashleigh! I appreciate you stopping by!
Sounds to me like you were working out the kinks in a scene for your next thriller, Killer Banana Bread!
LOL! I have to come clean here…Kym is one of the two people who knew my misadventure with the dog food!
I absolutely love banana bread and I make a pretty good one, however I am trying your recipe. About Flirting with Faith, OMG the book is awesome.
Thank you Rihaneh! Let me know what you think of the bread! I’m thrilled you enjoyed the book!! Thank you for saying so!
A lovely introduction to you, Kym, but then we know Karen always finds the best.
I’d be very interested in reading this book, I can tell you!
I’ve forgotten to add salt to a recipe…let me tell you, there is NO remedy for that!
I like the idea of using melted butter and think I’d brown it a bit before adding, just to ‘warm’ up the flavor of the bread 😉
Thanks for stopping by Kathleen. Toasted first sounds yummy.
I love a good banana bread. In fact I just made one the other day from my mom’s Marjorie Standish Cooking Down East cookbook. It’s been used so much it’s taped together with Duck tape. Oh and Jerrie love FLIRTING WITH FATE!
I love that your using you mom’s tried and true recipes. I have a few of those and wish I had more! Thank you for letting me know your enjoying the story!
Yuuuuuuuummmmmmm Banana Bread!! I weirdly hate bananas on their own but love banana bread. I’m really going to have to try this out!!! Congrats on another fab book, I loved Logan and Elle!!!
Thank you, Nikki!! I’m glad you loved the book.
sounds tasty
Thank you, I made a loaf yesterday and it’s almost gone this morning!