Book tour: Christmas at the Candied Apple Café - Katherine Garbera (Guestpost + GIVEAWAY)
There’s nothing so magical as Christmas in New York…
Santa is coming to New York!
Snow is falling, excitement is high and the delicious scent of chocolate drifts along Fifth Avenue – the Candied Apple Café is ready for Christmas! And no one is busier than publicist Iona Summerlin. With so much to do, she doesn’t have time to think about men, dating, or the fact her last boyfriend ditched her for her brother… Relationships are off the menu!
Hotel boss Mads Eriksson is not looking forward to the first Christmas since losing his wife. His six-year-old daughter Sofia has lost her belief in Christmas magic along with her mother, and he has no idea what to do. But an unusually festive business meeting at the Candied Apple – and meeting the beautiful Iona – starts to defrost Mads’ frozen heart, and suddenly life seems full of light and sparkle again.
If only they dare to believe, maybe all their Christmas dreams will come true!
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
USA Today bestselling author Katherine Garbera is a two-time
Maggie winner who has written more than 60 books. A Florida native who grew up
to travel the globe, Katherine now makes her home in the Midlands of the UK
with her husband, two children and a very spoiled miniature dachshund.
Social Media Links
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Guest post!
Welcome to M's Bookshelf, Katherine!
Christmas Traditions!
It’s safe to say that most if not all of my
traditions revolve around my family and food.
My earliest memories are of sitting in the kitchen at my grandmother’s
house with my mom and her talking, laughing and eating. I like to linger at the kitchen table when I
have friends and family over. There is
something that just feels so right about it.
I can still remember the sadness and sense
of loss I felt the year my grandmother died.
My mom and sisters and I helped pack up her house and we were drawn to
the kitchen and her pots and pans and her cookbooks. We split the cookbooks up and I found that
the cookbooks were a link to her. She’d
written all sort of notes on recipes and left her own variations on pieces of
paper in the books.
Whenever I use one of her recipes I feel
like she’s right there in the kitchen with us, giving us kisses and telling us
how wonderful we are. One of those
recipes is a traditional Italian Christmas cookie. They are called struffoli. They are little bits of fried dough coated in
honey and sprinkles. Now my kids and
husband will tell you I have an unnatural propensity to use sprinkles on every
holiday and on everything—ignore stories of the green sprinkles for St.
Patrick’s day in the biscuits which made it look like they might be moldy. J
Stuffoli receipe:
2 cups sifted flour.
Mix in 3 eggs beat after each egg.
Add ½ teaspoon of vanilla. Mix
well to make a soft dough. Roll into a
long strip of dough (like when you gnocchi) and cut into 1 inch pieces. Roll the pieces in your hand until they are
round. Drop into hot oil and cooking until they are brown on all
sides. Take from the oil and drain on a
paper towel for a few seconds then toss in honey and coat with brightly colored
sprinkles.
What holiday food reminds you of your family?
Mmmm, getting hungry already! Bring on Xmas lunch/dinner! Thank you so much for stopping by, Katherine. I can't wait to try out your recipe. Happy Xmas!
Giveaway
Win 5 x Signed Copies of Summer in Manhattan
5 lucky winners will win a copy of Summer in Manhattan, Katherine Garbera’s previous book for Harper Impulse.
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