Last Friday of the Month Recipe ~ Green Chili Stew from J.C. Conway

When J.C. Conway said he had a recipe with green chili I was all over it.  I LOVE anything with green chili.  And this looks easy and yummy.  Give it a try. 

Also J.C. Conway's book is set in New Mexico, home to the famous Hatch Green Chili.

Recipe of the Month

New Mexico Green Chile Stew

The recipe and why you love making it:

There is nothing quite like the flavor of Green Chile grown in New Mexico. It’s spicy and flavorful in a way that is unique to the region. I first learned how to make Green Chile Stew from Aunt Mary when our family visited her in Santa Fe. There are other recipes out there, and this one is slightly modified to suit my own taste, but it is certainly true to what I learned. Also, this recipe is simple and straightforward. It can be prepared in well under an hour—a terrific quick and full meal.

Ingredients

1 tbsp. Olive Oil

2 lbs. ground turkey meat*

3 large potatoes, red or white, cubed

1 large onion, chopped

3 Garlic cloves, minced

1-3 cups (1 cup hot, 2 cups medium, or 3 cups mild) roasted, peeled, chopped Roasted New Mexico Green Chile**

Salt to taste

Ground White Pepper to taste

Water

Directions

1. Prepare the roasted Chile by peeling, smashing and mixing with garlic.

2. Heat oil in pot over medium-low heat. Add the ground meat, onion and garlic. Cook for about 4 minutes, stirring frequently, to brown the meat and prepare the onion and garlic.

3. Add the green chili, potatoes, salt and pepper. Stir well for about a minute.

4. Add water to cover everything. Bring to boil and reduce to simmer. Cook for about 20 minutes, until potatoes are just soft.

5. Serve with warmed tortillas.

Ingredient Notes

*The ground meat can be lean beef, pork or turkey. I use turkey burger, which blends well with the Chile and garlic and does not require draining grease. (Cubed pork or beef works well also; for thicker broth you can dust the cubes with flour).

** The quality of Chile in New Mexico is wonderful. Hatch Chile is considered best by many. It can be purchased in season in or near New Mexico and can be ordered through the mail. In California, Anaheim Chile doesn’t quite taste the same, and when using them as a substitute, I also add one can or Ortega Diced Green Chile to recapture some of the spice.

Many substitutions and additions are possible. Sometimes I use half chicken stock and half water for a richer broth requiring less added salt.

Short Book Blurb:

Andrea had one goal in life, a quiet career as a mainstream archaeologist—nothing more nothing less—and she's one ancient secret away. When she is teamed with maverick prodigy Daniel Fuchs at his controversial pre-Clovis dig on tribal land, she soon realizes his wild theories may sidetrack her career. Her smartest move is to expose him and that is exactly what she plans to do. Except…he’s hot, sexy, and there is a chance his theories may be right. 

As the dig deepens and outside forces mount, Andrea and Daniel find their careers and their shaky relationship on the brink of ruin. Who can she trust? To survive professionally and emotionally, Andrea must decide between what is expected and what she believes, because time is running out and the developers' bulldozers are poised to level the site. 

Delve into the mystery and excitement of an archaeological dig in the New Mexico desert and experience the drive, determination, and passion surrounding the quest to unlock the Paleolithic past in this contemporary, romantic suspense. Hearts In Ruin…no shovel required to join this adventure to discover an ancient truth! 

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HEARTS IN RUIN is available as an eBook in all standard formats, and can be found at most major eBook outlets, including:

• Liquid Silver Books
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Bio:

J.C. Conway writes romance, science-fiction, and fantasy stories for adults, young adults and middle-grade readers. He is a long-standing member of Romance Writers of America, Yosemite Romance Writers, the World Science Fiction Society, and Mystery Writers of America. He is also a complex-litigation attorney, a former high-school math and computer science teacher, a family man, and a fan of great fiction that stretches the imagination, probes the depths of the human condition or otherwise illuminates the unknown or the misunderstood.

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Five Secrets from Author Elizabeth Rose

Five Secrets From Elizabeth Rose

Bio: Elizabeth is the author of over 30 books. She writes medieval, paranormal, and contemporary romance. In the past, her books have been seen on Wild Chicago and also the History Channel. She has been a finalist nominee for the Sapphire award as well as nominated for RT’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for best paranormal romance from a small press. She loves anything paranormal and also loves to garden. She lives in the Chicago suburbs, is married, and has two grown boys.

Hi Elizabeth, please tell us Five Secrets we may not know about your books or you, but will after today!

1) Thanks for having me as a guest today, Leslie. My first secret is about my book, Curse of the Condor. This book takes place in the jungles of Peru, and was inspired by the fact I took a trip to the jungles of Peru many years ago with my husband. So, when you see the Yagua tribe in my novel, I have met this tribe, and a lot of the things in my story are from real experiences.

2) Secret number two is about my Tarnished Saints Series. This is a contemporary series that takes place on a lake in Michigan. My secret is that the setting of these books are places I’ve gone to since childhood. My grandparents as well as my parents lived on a lake and when you hear me describe the Bed and Breakfast and the old couple who run it in Doubting Thomas – Book 1 of the series, it is really my parents’ house and the characters are . . . let’s say a lot like my parents in many ways. Smile. Shhhh . . . just don’t tell them.

3) Secret number 3 is about my book, Lady Renegade – Book 2 of my Legacy of the Blade Series. My heroine, Wren is blind. This was inspired by the time I realized I needed glasses after never having worn them at all my entire life. I had no idea how much I couldn’t see until I put them on. Then I started thinking what it would be like to be blind, and decided to make my heroine blind. And actually, if you look at the sword on the cover of the Free Prequel to the series – that is my sword, given to me by my cover model Leland Burbank years ago after he posed for the covers of my Greek myths that are in print.

4) And that brings me to my fourth secret. My Greek Myth Series was inspired by the fact I loved to watch the Xena and Hercules TV shows years ago. The late Kevin Smith who played Ares was my favorite, and so I put Ares in my novel, Kyros’ Secret. Ares has cursed my hero to be man by day and centaur by night.

5) My last secret is how I decided to write Amber – Book 3 of my Daughters of the Dagger Series. Amber, my heroine is a novice nun in training. Well, when I was young – very young, I wanted to be a nun. But then again, I also wanted to be an Indian with a tomahawk and feathers and the whole works and ride a horse, so we can see why I ended up as an author instead, I guess. Maybe I’ll have to write a Western next.

Blurb: Lady Renegade – Book 2, Legacy of the Blade series. Wren is blind and also leads a band of renegades. Storm MacKeefe is a Highlander who is hired to hunt down and bring back the leader of the renegades who are hiding in the Scottish Highlands. Will a Scottish warrior be brought to his knees by a woman who holds a power over him so strong, he forgets she is even blind? Or will her deception make him feel like the blind one instead. . . in Lady Renegade.

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