by Kaye George
Mateo’s sentence was lighter than Tally thought it would be. Raul was relieved about that, but didn’t want to have much to do with his cousin.
“When are your parents due?” Yolanda asked.
Tally’s mouth dropped open. “Oh no! That’s right! They’re coming to town the same weekend as both the weddings.”
Yolanda gave a soft snort. “That ought to be a whole lot of fun.”
Recipe
Clark Bars
(adapted from Cooks.com)
Ingredients:
1 c. sugar
1 c. corn syrup
1 c. smooth peanut butter
6 c. Rice Krispies
12 oz. package of semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions:
Heat first two ingredients in large saucepan until just boiling, remove from heat.
Add peanut butter to the pan and mix well.
Stir in cereal (you can also use cornflakes or Special K).
Spread into 9x13 buttered baking pan.
Press into corners.
Melt chocolate chips in another pan, spread on top.
Refrigerate, then cut into squares or rectangles.
Acknowledgments
Many thanks to the people who read this for me: E. B. Davis, Kathy Waller, Jan Christensen, and Jessica Busen.
I’m also grateful to the wonderful Lyrical Press team: my editor Shannon Plackis, copy editor Richard Klin, Jennifer Chang for help with ordering, Michelle Ado for help with reviewers, and any others working behind the scenes there whom I’ve left off.
It’s wonderful to have the support of the readers, reviewers, and bloggers who have picked this up, participated in my contests, given me blogging space, and made me feel like my work is worthwhile.
About the Author
Taken by Megan Russow
Kaye George is a national-best-selling, multiple-award-winning author of prehistory, traditional, and cozy mysteries, her latest being the Vintage Sweets series from Lyrical Press. Her short stories have appeared online, in anthologies, magazines, her own collection, and her own anthology, Day of the Dark. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Smoking Guns chapter (Knoxville), Guppies chapter, Authors Guild of Tennessee, Knoxville Writers Group, and Austin Mystery Writers. She lives and works in Knoxville, TN.
Learn more at:
kayegeorge.com
facebook.com/Kaye-George-114058705318095/