Dec 25, 2013 | Holidays |
Merry Christmas, dear readers and fellow authors! I'm so glad you're a part of my life. You make this job fun and rewarding, and I look forward to writing new stories for you.
I hope you're having a *fantastic* day, and I wish you all the best in 2014. Health, happiness, prosperity – may you have it all.
If you got a new ereader today, or gave a new ereader to someone, may I remind you that I have lots of ebooks available for your reading pleasure?
Start with my freebie short story, MADDIE'S MARINE (Kindle | Nook | Kobo | iTunes) and then continue on to my Hostile Operations Team Series featuring HOT PURSUIT (Kindle | Nook | Kobo | iTunes), HOT MESS (Kindle | Nook | Kobo | iTunes) and HOT PACKAGE, currently a part of the HOT, SEXY & BAD COLLECTION (Kindle | Nook | iTunes). Or if you prefer billionaires and exotic locations, head for my Harlequins (Kindle | Nook | Kobo | iTunes)!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Dec 10, 2013 | Winners
That's right, I said winners. Because y'all should know by now I can't give away just ONE prize. For sheer ballsy-ness, Amy Bowens has to win. She *lied* to her husband about the coffee. With a straight face. So Amy is the winner of a signed book and a $10 Starbucks card. Hopefully she'll buy her husband a coffee too. 😉
And then I decided to let the random number generator do it's deed and pick two more winners for signed paperbacks! Shawnee and Tana are the chosen ones. 🙂
Thanks for playing along, y'all! Stick with me because we'll do more of these fun little giveaways over the holidays. 🙂
Winners, please send me an email at Lynn AT LynnRayeHarris DOT com (or use the contact form on this site) with your mailing addresses. And then give me time to pack your prizes and fight the holiday mailing crowds. 😉
Dec 9, 2013 | Contests, General, Life |
I got up this morning, all set to fix my coffee and climb back into bed with the laptop. I was wearing my Hello Kitty pajamas, the ones with the fleece pants, and I was so happy I have the sort of job where I could sit in my bed with my coffee and work while still in my pajamas. Heaven, I tell you!
But then I remembered, as I took my Let It Snow coffee mug down from the shelf, that we'd used up all the cream yesterday. There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth, friends. The choices before me: drink my coffee black; have tea; skip the morning beverage.
Those are not choices when you really want coffee. So I had to pull on clothes and drive a mile to the grocery store. I was the woman with bedhead who grabbed a bag of cat food (they're out after the morning meal), two pints of organic half and half, and a box of Weight Watchers turkey sausage breakfast sandwiches.
I did all that so I could go back to bed with a cup of coffee and a computer. 😉
Tell me what lengths you've gone to for your coffee (or tea). I'd love to know. I might give away a prize to the best story. How about a $10 Starbucks card and a signed paperback?
Leave a comment!
Dec 3, 2013 | General, Holidays, Life |
As we head into the busy and stressful Christmas season, I just wanted to take a few moments to say something I think is important. Love yourself. This time of year, more than any other, causes stress on people. We are inundated with commercials for fabulous Christmas gifts, with pictures of how the perfect holiday is supposed to be, with smiling families who buy Mercedes Benzes or huge diamonds for each other, with a beautiful family gathered around a beautifully decorated table — and it's easy to let these images depress you when you realize your life isn't like that.
But I want you to take a moment right now and remember that YOU are special. You can do things no one else can do. You have gifts and talents and you are important to someone. You matter in this world and you need to look in the mirror and remind yourself of that. Don't let the ideal of the perfect holiday get you down. It's probably not perfect for anyone, quite honestly.
The season passes in a whirlwind of decorating, shopping, parties, cooking, and smiling when you might not feel like it. You may not get the cards out this year. You may not have the designer tree. But so what? Just enjoy your blessings, whatever they may be, and don't stress about the other stuff.
Love yourself. I promise you there is something amazing about you. If you don't know what that is, take a hard look and figure it out. And then remind yourself of it as often as necessary. It's important. Because you're important. 🙂
We're going to get through this holiday season, and then we're going to move on to January and February and anticipate spring's arrival. Forget the perfect holiday, the perfect body, the perfect life. Just enjoy today and love yourself for who you are. That's my plan!
Nov 20, 2013 | Food |
Every year, my family begs me for the same dressing. It's got Cajun sausage in it and it's sort of spicy. I usually end up making a double batch if we have guests, and it makes great leftovers. I adapted a recipe from a Bon Gourmet magazine about 10 years or so ago. The family fell in love, and it's been a tradition ever since.
Since people have been asking me, I'm sharing it here with you today. If you give it a try, I hope you enjoy! And please, share recipes with me in the comments! I love recipes!
Sausage Dressing/Stuffing
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter
1 pound smoked sausage or polish kielbasa sliced into rounds (or Cajun andouille if you want to spice it up! I get Ragin’ Cajun brand)
1 12-ounce package breakfast-style bulk sausage
3 cups chopped onions
2 cups chopped celery
2 cups chopped red bell peppers
1 cup chopped green onions
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 teaspoon dried rubbed sage
12 ounces dry corn bread or regular bread stuffing mix (I’ve used both at different times; Mr. Harris seems to prefer the regular bread, so that’s what I use. I usually get Pepperidge Farms)
Up to 1 1/2 cups (approx) canned low-salt chicken broth
Melt butter in heavy large skillet or Dutch oven over med-high heat. Add all sausages and cook until brown and cooked through, breaking up bulk sausage with spoon or spatula, about 5 minutes. Add onions, celery and red bell peppers. Cover and cook until vegetables are tender, stirring occasionally, about 12 minutes. Stir in green onions, thyme, hot sauce, and sage. Transfer sausage mixture to large bowl. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Just reheat mixture when ready and proceed.) Stir stuffing mix into sausage mixture. Season with salt and pepper.
You can bake the stuffing in a turkey, or separately (dressing). I usually like to do it separately. Preheat oven to 350, generously butter a baking dish that will fit all the dressing. Add enough broth to moisten (that’s where the broth comes in, use as much as necessary–I’ve never used all of it, btw). Put dressing in dish. Cover with a piece of buttered foil and bake until heated through, about 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is crisp and golden, about 20 more minutes.
Enjoy!
While you're cooking that day, try to sneak in some quality time with the HOT, SEXY & BAD men in this set!
