Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Release Day Blast for Love & Recipes by Bethany Lopez ~ Plus, a Recipe for You!



Today I'm celebrating the release of my first Cookbook,
 Love & Recipes: Food Inspired by Bethany Lopez Novels! 


Title: Love & Recipes: Food Inspired by Bethany Lopez Novels

Author: Bethany Lopez

Cover designed by: Cassy Roop of Pink Ink Designs

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Blurb: 

Bethany Lopez has loved writing for as long as she can remember, but her love of cooking came a little bit later in life. In Love & Recipes, she combines the two into one fun cookbook. With recipes ranging from easy to difficult, she’s incorporated dishes for every home cook. And, because each dish comes from the pages of her fiction novels, each recipe references back to the book and/or character from which the dish derived. Whether making a quick dinner for two, or looking for that perfect dish to bring to your family’s holiday dinner, Love & Recipes has the dish for you!






I'd like to share one of the recipes from the book with you, I hope you enjoy it!


S’Mores Brownies & Ghost Stories


In xoxoxo, Melissa’s family goes to the lake for the weekend. One night, around the fire, they’re making S’Mores and their dad is trying to tell a ghost story, but little brother Mikey keeps trying to guess what’s going to happen next.
I decided to do something different than just S’mores, so I made them brownie-style. I hope you like them, we sure did!

Prep Time ~ 10 Minutes
Cook Time ~ 40 Minutes
Yields 12 Brownies

Items You’ll Need:

½ cup Butter, melted
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 tsp. Vanilla
1/3 cup Cocoa Powder
½ cup Flour
½ tsp. Baking Powder
1 cup Mini Marshmallows
1 cup Chocolate Chips
1 tbsp. Graham Cracker Crumbs


Preheat oven to 350. Grease a 9-inch square pan with shortening. In a large bowl, mix together butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, cocoa powder, flour and baking powder. Pour the batter into the greased pan, scraping the sides of the bowl to get all of the brownie mix out.

Bake uncovered for 20 – 30 minutes, inserting a toothpick after 20 to see if the brownies are cooked through. It’s okay for there to be a little mix on the toothpick, because you are going to sprinkle the marshmallows, chocolate chips, and graham cracker crumbs on top of the brownies, and put back in the oven for 5 to 10 minutes, or until the marshmallows have expanded and browned. Cool the brownies before eating.


Variations:
Use a disposable tin pan for easy cleanup.

**xoxoxo is book 2 in the Stories about Melissa series, and is available in alleBook formats, as well as in paperback**









About Me:
Award-Winning Author Bethany Lopez began self-publishing in June 2011. Since then she has published various YA and NA books. She is a lover of romance, family, and friends, and enjoys incorporating those things in what she writes. When she isn't reading or writing, she loves spending time with her husband and children, traveling whenever possible.




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