#8sunday – part deux

23 Feb 2014 12 Comments

by maryannebarsotti in Uncategorized

Hello again.

Here’s a snippet from Love at First Second Sight for the Weekend Writing Warriors’ 8 Sentence Sunday.

Instead of using the napkin she held out, Leo leaned in and removed the ice cream with the tip of his tongue.  It’d been a while but she was pretty sure he was making a move.  At least she hoped so, because the good night kisses they’d shared so far had left her wanting more.

He pulled back. “Fran, I-”

“Missed a spot? Definitely.”  She grasped a fist full of his collar in each hand and pulled him down until their lips met again.   It had been a long time since she’d been kissed like this, but she had a vague memory of  how it went.

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#8sunday

23 Feb 2014 7 Comments

by maryannebarsotti in Uncategorized

Hey everyone, this week I’m participating in 8 Sentence Sunday over at Weekend Writing Warriors where authors have a chance to promote their work and support each other.  Click on the link at the end of this post to check out all the other authors.  Below is a sampling from My Snowy Valentine

She shoved her things back into her purse then looked up at him with sky blue eyes. “Thanks.  I can’t tell you how much I appreciate what you’ve done tonight.  Not many people would have stopped to help a stranger, let alone take them home.”

Wes could feel the blood begin to rush to his ears again.  “Yeah, well, we’ll see how thankful you are in the morning after I make breakfast.  Good night.”

Wes looked back into the room at the same moment Jessie stripped off her sweatpants and crawled under the covers.  He ducked back out, but not before he caught a glimpse of black lace panties and long slender legs.

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Gluten Free Bread

15 Feb 2014 Leave a comment

by maryannebarsotti in Gluten Free Recipes

I’ve been eating gluten free for a while now, having developed a sensitivity to wheat and gluten.  It didn’t bother me much when I was young, but since I’ve gotten older it;s gotten worse.  As have the food allergies.  I tease my husband that I’m turning into one of those high maintenance wives.

I have to admit that for this Italian girl giving up bread and pasta was no easy task.

Thankfully, finding gluten free products is a lot easier now that it used to be.   I’ve found several pastas that satisfy my cravings. Ronzoni and Kroger both even taste good reheated.

Bread? Now that’s another story.  Most packaged products are either too dry or taste bland. So I decided to give baking my own a shot, which turned out to be tricky.  Not only am I sensitive to gluten and wheat, but also potatoes, and I’m allergic to seeds and nuts.

After some trial and error I have found what I believe is the perfect gluten free sandwich bread.  Moist, light and very tasty.  And super easy.

I can’t remember how I stumbled upon this recipe, but it originated on the Gluten Free Cooking School site (http://tinyurl.com/rcyw9d).

I used Mary Frances Pickett’s gluten free flour mix using sorghum flour, and corn meal in place of the masa harina. (Note to self: use finely ground corn meal next time).  She gives instructions for both bread machine and conventional oven.

I don’t have a bread machine and my oven is on the fritz, so after letting it rise, I bake in it my slow cooker for two hours.  It didn’t’ brown on top, but other than that it came out great.  Especially slathered with margarine while still warm.

Mmmm.

I’ve made it twice now.

As a side note: This GF flour did not work as well in my chocolate chip cookies.  The corn meal was not fine enough.  But they tasted okay