The Answer to What to Do with Leftover Ham and a #2021AudiobookChallege Rom Com Review! #ParanormalRomance

This month's Real Simple magazine had some dinner recipes that were actually as easy as described.  Today I'm sharing my experience making the Ham and Leek Quiche recipe.  Now as often happens I had to make substitutions in order to make the recipe with what I had on hand.  For this recipe, I lacked leek and buttermilk.  In place of the leek, I used scallions and a shallot. In place of buttermilk, I used sour cream mixed with 1% milk. Here is an article on various buttermilk substitutes.   It turned out so well! 

If you are looking for a paranormal romance with plenty of comedy, look no further than the first book in the Mystic Bayou series!  This is an audible exclusive audiobook and is also available on Kindle and in paperback. Since I have an Audible subscription, I listened to the audio version.  There are two readers, Amanda Ronconi for Jillian's POV and Jonathan Davis for Bael's POV. Both readers do an excellent job voicing the characters and make the story come alive.

I have to say that Zed the werebear and Bael the sheriff are my new favorite comedic duo.  Their scenes are too funny!   

“He tried to call himself Zed Oakendesk, after watching the Hobbit one too many times, but Bael refused because a man shouldn’t come up with his own nickname.”
― Molly Harper, How to Date Your Dragon

This book has a nice balance of comedy, bedroom scenes, and mystery. By its nature as a Bayou town where supernatural beings live alongside humans, you get a great bunch of local characters. It's the kind of story where you wish you could drive down for your next vacation. I'm trying to listen to this series throughout the month of April so hopefully, I'll have at least a review of the next book in the series before the end of April. 

A quote so you can get an idea of the humor/sexy mix:

“She wasn’t prepared for the way the humidity absorbed into her clothes, sealing them to her skin in a thick layer of sweat. She was not prepared for the distraction Bael’s ass would pose, bobbing through the brush ahead of her like a perfect peach wrapped in skin-tight denim. She was staring at it, suffering the oddest craving for peach pie,”
― Molly Harper, How to Date Your Dragon

4 Stars, very fun audiobook! 

In the second book, we get to see Zedd find his mate! 

 The pussy willows along the sidewalk down my block. I love watching Spring begin to unfurl.  Knock on wood, I think that due to the warmer than typical March we enjoyed, we should see trees and bushes flowering more than usual for April in Chicago.