{"id":648,"date":"2012-10-24T12:51:25","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T19:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/?p=648"},"modified":"2012-10-29T10:38:26","modified_gmt":"2012-10-29T17:38:26","slug":"trick-or-treating-and-book-launching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.doniscasey.com\/?p=648","title":{"rendered":"Trick or Treating and Book Launching"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Phoenix half of the book tour is done, Dear Readers, and I’m off to California with Vicki Delany.<\/strong>\u00a0 Be sure and check the Events Page (link above) and if I\u2019m appearing in your vicinity, come by and say hello. For your convenience I\u2019ll list the\u00a0early November\u00a0California area events at the end of this post.<\/p>\n

But while I\u2019m gone, I\u2019m Trick or Treating! For many other treats, be sure and stop by the Fatal Foodies<\/a> blog on October 31 and get the web addresses for several other authors who are trick-or-treating this Halloween.<\/p>\n

In addition to the recipe at the end of this entry, I\u2019m entering everyone who comments between now and November 8 in a drawing to receive a free copy of my newest book, The Wrong Hill to Die On, which is officially released on November 6. All you have to do is click on the word \u201cComments\u201d at the very bottom of this entry, and write something in the box. You don\u2019t have to say anything profound \u2013 just write \u201chi, Donis,\u201d if you wish. I\u2019ll put your e-mail address in a hat with the others and draw a winner on November 9. Then I\u2019ll notify the winner by e-mail, and make arrangements to send her or him a copy of the book. Good luck!<\/p>\n

And whether you make a comment or not, the following recipe for Alafair\u2019s Chocolate Pudding\/Pie Filling is just the ticket for this time of year. This pudding is quite simple to make, but potent.\u00a0 You must be an extreme chocolate lover to eat this.\u00a0 This is my mother\u2019s recipe, and I\u2019m presenting it here exactly as she wrote it down.<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup powdered cocoa (use plain un-fancy cocoa, like Hershey\u2019s)<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup white flour<\/p>\n

2 cups sugar<\/p>\n

2 cups whole milk<\/p>\n

1 egg<\/p>\n

1\/4 tsp salt<\/p>\n

1 tsp vanilla<\/p>\n

Mix dry ingredients thoroughly.\u00a0 Beat one egg well and mix into milk before adding to dry ingredients.\u00a0 Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils with a dull \u201cplop\u201d.\u00a0 Remove from heat, add vanilla and mix well.\u00a0 Pour into 8-inch prepared pie shell.\u00a0 Refrigerate until set.\u00a0 Top with whipped cream.\u00a0 Leave out the egg for chocolate pudding.<\/p>\n

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“Casey\u2019s warm and wise heroine handles her multiple roles gracefully.”\u00a0 Publishers Weekly, Dec. 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

The Book Tour for The Wrong Hill to Die On<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m excited about this particular book, since in this story, I have Alafair, Shaw, and their ten-year-old daughter, Blanche, traveling to Tempe in March of 1916, just in time for Pancho Villa’s raid into New Mexico. \u00a0For the California events, I’ll be speaking with Canadian author Vicki Delany, who has written a wonderful book about a Canadian Afghan war vet and her connection to an American Revolutionary War loyalist. If you find yourself in the vicinity of any of these talks, come on by.<\/p>\n

Read the first chapter of the new book at http:\/\/doniscasey.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Thurs. Nov. 1<\/strong>\u00a0at 6:30 \u2013 Book Carnival at 348 S. Tustin Ave in Orange CA (south of LA proper) (http:\/\/annesbookcarnival.com<\/a>)
\nFri., Nov. 2<\/strong>\u00a0at 7:30 \u2013 Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore at 2810 Artesia Blvd. in Redondo Beach, CA (http:\/\/mystgalaxy.com<\/a>)
\nSat. Nov. 3<\/strong>\u00a0at 2:00 \u2013 Mystery Ink at 8907 Warner Ave #135 in Huntington Beach, CA (http:\/\/mysteryink.com<\/a>)
\nSun. Nov 4<\/strong>\u00a0at 2:00 \u2013 Book\u2019em at 1118 Mission St, South Pasadena, CA (http:\/\/book\u2019em.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Wed. Nov. 7\u00a0<\/strong>at 7:00 – Mystery Readers’ Literary Salon with Janet Rudolph, Berkeley, CA. \u00a0For directions to the event, email Janet at Janet@mysteryreaders.org.<\/a><\/p>\n


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