Karen’s Killer Fixin’s
**AUTHOR SPECIAL**
with Ellie Mack!

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, ELLIE MACK and her favorite recipe for MEXICAN STYLE STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS! 

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ROXY SINGS THE BLUES
BY ELLIE MACK

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ROXY SINGS THE BLUES
BY ELLIE MACK

Excerpt

“Detective Miller, Detective Alvarez.”

Devon Miller nodded in acknowledgement. He hated these calls. He hated seeing veterans in the homeless shelter. It never made sense to him. “What have we got?”

“Two males. Looks like meth heads, but we need to find out what is going on. This is the fourth time this month that homeless guys have shown up dead. I am putting you two on the case. Check with Dickerson in narcotics, see if he has any leads.” Seargent Brenner stood, flipping the body bag back over the victim’s face. “I want to know what they are taking, who they are buying from, what the cause of death was. I want a full tox screen and have Simmons report anything out of the order. Anything! Talk to some of the regulars at the shelter up the street.” He tucked his hands into the pockets of his black leather jacket, eyes downcast to the ground. Hesitating as if he wanted to add something more, but then changing his mind. He added, “I want reports on my desk in the morning.”

Devon watched him walk away before bending to examine the body. He reached for a discarded straw in the pile of trash that the first body lay in. Using the straw, he opened the vics mouth, checking for missing teeth, foaming, anything. “Still got his teeth. That’s something.”

Alvarez stood with his hands shoved into his jacket. “This kid is too young to be here.”  He bent swiping the hair out of the eyes of the second body. “Both of them are. I’d lay odds that test results are going to be the same as the last guys. I think our best bet is going to be Dickerson. See if he knows who’s dealing the designer drugs down here and find out how bums can afford it.”

Meet Author Ellie Mack…

Ellie Mack received her BS in cartography from Southeast Missouri State University. Since leaving the corporate world for the title of MOM, she has pursued her writing dreams. Nowadays Ellie charts unmapped territory through her fiction and humor writing. Formerly a columnist for a local paper, her weekly column received a lot of attention. She lives near St. Louis, MO with her husband of 32 years and their college aged daughters. When she’s not writing she can be found bullet journaling, crocheting, or cooking.

You can find her musings on her blog: https://quotidiandose.wordpress.com

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Links to Ellie’s website, blog, books, etc.

Smashwords
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/746975

Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Roxy+Sings+the+blues

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I hope you enjoy the recipe Ellie is sharing today on Karen’s Killer Fixin’s. Happy Eating!

Karen

P.S. We’re at 338 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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MEXICAN STYLE STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS

Four large bell peppers
1 1/2 cup cooked rice
1 pound ground turkey
1 beef bouillon cube dissolved in ¼ cup water
½ onion, finely chopped.
Taco seasoning
8 – 10 Black olives, chopped
Medium salsa (1/2 cup to 1 cup – we like it saucy!)
Hot sauce – to taste or optional
1 cup shredded cheddar (12 ounce package of shredded cheese works well)
Additional salsa and or hot sauce for serving.
Sour cream.

Cut tops off of green peppers. Scoop out seeds and ribs. Wash, pat dry. Place in 8 inch square glass pan. (This is a very large portion, so sometimes I cut peppers in half lengthwise and make pepper boats. Still a hearty serving, and will make 8 servings instead of 4)

Cook ground turkey in skillet with  the dissolved beef bouillon. When thoroughly cooked, about 12 -15 minutes add taco seasonings onion, black olives and rice. Add in salsa, and hot sauce.  Mix thoroughly. Put into standing peppers, pack it in! OR press into pepper boats if you want smaller portions. Top with shredded cheddar cheese.

Bake in 350 oven for 15 minutes. (ovens may vary, mine is hot)

When cheese is just starting to brown on edges,  remove from oven and serve with shredded lettuce, refried beans, guacamole and sour cream. Additional salsa can be served with the meal. Bon Appetit!

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