Making Things Simple by @ConstanceBretes #RomanceGems

I don’t like doing potluck. Coming up with something to bring for a dish to pass is a royal pain for me. I can never come up with something that people will eat, and eat a lot of, so I don’t have to bring home the leftovers. To say I’m not a culinary artist, is an understatement. However, there is one time I don’t mind doing potluck, and it’s at Christmas. Why? I have a simple recipe for a cheeseball. It’s easy to make, easy to take, and rarely any leftovers. So, I’ll share my recipe with you.

Ingredients:

2 bricks of cream cheese

2 bunches of green onions

1 large red pepper

1 package of cheddar sharpe cheese shredded

Instructions:

1.      Dice up the red pepper and green onions

2.      In a large bowl, cream together with your mixer the 2 bricks of cream cheese

3.      Add the onions and pepper.

4.      Add half of the cheddar sharpe cheese.

5.      Lay the rest of the cheddar cheese on wax paper, put the mixture in a ball and roll it in the rest of the cheddar cheese until it’s all used up and covering the cream cheese.

6.      Wrap the ball with wax paper or saram wrap, and place in refrigerator to chill and firm up.

Serve the cheeseball with your favorite crackers, and I can almost guarantee, it will be gone before all the rest of the food at the table!

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The Christmas Ballet by Constance Bretes

 

Can the joy of Christmas heal the pain of the past?

Laura Hemmingway cut herself off from men and her family when the man she loved married her sister. She moved across the country and was doing just fine until she received a devastating call to return to New York. She had to face the death of her sister, her sister’s little girl, Maria, and Maria’s father, Stefan—the man she had once loved. She figured she would pay her respects and leave as soon as possible. She never anticipated on the beautiful little girl stealing her heart. And she never expected that seeing Stefan again after twelve years would stir up old feelings.

Stefan’s life was complete. He had a successful career as an attorney, a beautiful wife, and an adorable six-year-old daughter. Although him and his wife had been married in name only for the past several years, he cared for her deeply. Then her unexpected death brought him face-to-face with his former lover, and the guilt he’d carried for years.

Stefan is still in love with Laura and wants to give her everything she deserves. He and Maria are racing against time to convince Laura to stay with them in New York.

Can a little girl’s love, and the true magic of Christmas, help Stefan convince Laura to stay and give their relationship another chance?

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