Bøger af Lynda McDaniel

Ready for healthy and easy breakfasts (or snacks any time of day)-straight from the freezer to the toaster? "Wake Up to Toaster Cakes" includes 37 new and original gluten-free, low-carb, sugar-free recipes like Lemon Blueberry, Orange Cranberry, Almost Buckwheat Pancakes, Spicy Chai, and Wild Oats Toaster Cakes. Savory flavors include Rosemary Onion, Boston Brown Bread, and Irish Soda Toaster Cakes. Plus 13 recipes for spreads that are just as healthy.You won't find these recipes anywhere else!"Wake Up to Toaster Cakes" includes recipes for special-diet baking-but they taste so good you won't know they're good for you! "Life's too short to eat gruel in the name of healthy," McDaniel explains. "One of my must-have ingredients is joie de vivre." By using a combination of dry ingredients-almond and oat flours, ground flax seed, whey and stevia powder-plus unsweetened almond milk, McDaniel created recipes with low carbs (just 7 carbs per cake) and higher protein (6 grams per cake). And she found recipes work just as well with two egg whites as one whole egg, resulting in an impressive 1.5 grams of cholesterol (from the whey). To make these toaster cakes vegan, simply use egg substitutes and replace the whey powder with pea powder or soy flour.Not a baker? McDaniel uses ingredients that are easy to find in grocery stores or online. If you don't want to invest in some of the more unusual ingredients before you've tried making your own toaster cakes, McDaniel has developed a Quick-Start Recipe. This recipe shows you how to make toaster cakes with ingredients you likely already have in your pantry. "Not just for breakfast, toaster cakes are perfect for coffee breaks, afternoon tea, and strawberry shortcake," McDaniel adds. "Savory toaster cakes are good any time of day. They brighten a bowl of soup for lunch and make a tasty dinner roll-no matter what your diet. And hey, if you don't have to watch what you eat, you'll still love them. No harm in saving some carbs or cholesterol-that just means you can smear them with more butter and jam!""What a gem! Wake Up to Toaster Cakes" offers something new to add true flair to any meal, not just breakfast. These toaster cakes are treats no matter which of the mouth-watering flavors you choose. Best of all, they fit right into today's mix of diet plans and food preferences, from low-carb to gluten-free to low grain. Having read Lynda's other books, fiction and nonfiction, I know for certain you'll enjoy her reassuring, light touch writing and her enthusiasm for her toaster cakes. Try it, you'll like it! - Virginia McCullough, award-winning author, ghostwriter, publishing consultant

Laurel Falls, N.C., 2012: "That diary I found sure brought a load of trouble, filled with awful stories of mistreatment and heartache." Abit Bradshaw

Laurel Falls, N.C., 2009: Life on the farm was pretty much one day the same as the next--until that stranger showed up.

He got what he'd always wanted ...then lost it. Trying to find it again could cost him everything. Abit Bradshaw finally made it back to school--only to be thrown out when a trio of con artists fleeced his school and blamed him.

"The characters have such depth, the stories are unique, and they keep your attention from start to finish." ~T. R. WilliamsHampshire, England, 2006: I should've known not to visit Nigel Steadman; trouble followed him closer than his shadow. But I'd finally made it all the way to Dublin, and it seemed a shame not to hop across the Irish Sea to see my old friend. Besides, he'd always said for me to come stay with him in London.It wasn't till I called from Dublin that I learned he'd moved to the New Forest in the south of England. Goodbye London before I ever met you-and hello heartache. That's where Nigel roped me into doing some undercover work checking out the Ownbey gang he was trying to trick into telling the truth. But as you can imagine, things didn't go the way we'd planned. Gunslingers, kidnappers, and thieves highjacked my vacation and turned it into a nightmare.So here I am in a makeshift jail, and it feels like I'll never see Fiona and the boys again. And if the bad guys have their way, I won't! Even when my best friend Della Kincaid flies over to help, she can't do much. I'm in so deep, she doesn't know where to look for me. Time to pray. ~Abit BradshawYou'll enjoy this suspenseful mystery because who hasn't tried to do the right thing-only to have it all go all wrong?If you love Louise Penny, Richard Osman, and Fern Michaels, you're sure to enjoy the Appalachian Mountain Mysteries series.Get it now--for the rich natural setting, colorful characters, and suspenseful investigations.Deep in the Forest is the fifth book--and a standalone novel--in the Appalachian Mountain Mysteries series by award-winning author Lynda McDaniel. Interview with the AuthorQ: Where does Deep in the Forest pick up in the lives of Abit Bradshaw and Della Kincaid?A: It's a year after the last scenes in Murder Ballad Blues. I've taken Abit Bradshaw and his family to Ireland and England. Appalachia has such strong ties to both countries, and of course his wife, Fiona, is from Clifden, Ireland. Things go smoothly while he's in Ireland, but it's when he heads to England to visit with Nigel Steadman that his troubles begin. It's quite a wild ride that changes him in profound ways. Q: What's new in the series?A: Well, of course, the setting is quite different. I spent some happy times in the New Forest in Hampshire, England, and I had fun revisiting it in my mind's eye. (I had planned to do research in person, but the pandemic put the kibosh on that!). A young boy by the name of Baldy (short for Archibald) is my favorite new character. He makes a big impression on Abit and experiences a major arc by the end of the book. Q: Why should readers give this series a try?A: Because these are serious mysteries without over-the-top violence. And readers tell me the character development makes them eager to read more: "a pair of unforgettable crime-solving characters," one reader shared, and another wrote, "I became intrigued by and attached to the characters-Della, Abit, Alex, even the dog, the villagers and their dialogue." Q: In what order was this series written?A: Deep in the Forest is a standalone, so readers won't be confused if they start with this book. Actually, I worked to make all the books in the series easy to understand, wherever readers start the series. The other four books in order written: A Life for a Life, The Roads to Damascus, Welcome the Little Children, Murder Ballad Blues, Up the Creek, Unwrapped, and Waiting for You (prequel offer).