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Janet automatically glanced up at Devin, who was now shaking Silas’s hand. He
was grinning, but abruptly, he twisted about. Their gazes locked and his grin widened,
shooting like a bullet at her. Immediately, he began to rub his hip and frown.
Janet snorted. What a terrible actor.
Quince and Sparrow Pie
Ingredients:
1
1
2
2
½
package puff pastry, approx. 10 oz, thawed and rolled out to ¼-inch thick
medium onion, chopped
T olive oil
cups chopped cooked chicken or Cornish hen breast
tsp each dried oregano, basil, parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
1
2
cup chopped pears
tsp sugar (omit if using canned or fully ripe pears or apples)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400° F. Line an 8-inch pie plate with half of the pastry. Sauté the onion
in the oil until softened. Add chicken, herbs, salt and pepper to taste. Add fruit (and sugar
if necessary) and sauté gently for 2 minutes. Fill pie shell and cover with remaining
pastry, sealing the edges tightly. Bake until top pastry is golden brown. Cool before
cutting.
(
A medieval aphrodisiac, Quinces nowadays are only popular as a jelly or preserve. They
have a taste between a pear and apple. If you can’t find any quinces, try an equal amount
of slightly unripe pears or apples. If you use ripe or canned fruit, omit the sugar. This
recipe uses pears. Obviously, sparrows aren’t used anymore in cooking. Cornishhens are
the poultry of choice, but chicken is used here to create a quick, savory pie.)
Author’s Bio:
After Barbara Phinney retired from the military, she decided to tackle something
she knew nothing about, romance writing. And so her second career was born. Shortly
after, she was asked by her local newspaper to write a humorous slice-of-life column. She
wrote that until she moved to Canada’s east coast.
She says writing romance has helped her to see the world differently. “Everyone
has goals and motives. Understanding them helps me deal with those around me.”
Barbara’s romantic comedy, ALL FOR A GOOD CAUSE, is available as an e-book at
Hard Shell Word Factory’s website, www.hardshell.com. Barbara lives with her
husband, two children and an ancient cat. You can contact her about her novel at
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