In the Court of Kemet - pictures from around Luxor

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In 2008 Danielle S. LeBlanc traveled to Egypt to study Arabic and spent 4 months living in Cairo and traveling around Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. On her return, Danielle went on to complete a Masters in History with a focus on Middle Eastern history. Her travels and studies planted the seed for what would eventually grow into the Ancient Egyptian Romances series. 

Book One of the series - In the Court of Kemet - is set in the city of Thinis, and is inspired by Queen Merneith, Egypt's first female ruler. Although the ancient city has yet to be found, it's believed to be about 3 hours' drive north of Luxor. The below photos are taken in and around Luxor. These sites were built after the novel takes place, but invoke some of the beauty of Ancient Egypt, and are worth a look! 

Medinat Habu near Luxor

Medinat Habu (original paint on the columns!!) 

 Medinat Habu

Medinat Habu

Medinat Habu

Near the Valley of the Kings 

Old meets new near the Valley of the Kings

Desert at sunset, on the train from Cairo to Luxor

Along the Nile, on the train to Luxor

 Soldiers at a train station on the way to Luxor

Sunset along the Nile

Danielle on the Nile near Aswan

In the Temple of Hatshepsut near Luxor

 The Temple of Hatshepsut

 Danielle in the Temple of Hatshepsut

Luxor Temple by night

Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple

Luxor Temple

 Danielle in the Luxor Temple

In the Court of Kemet is a romance inspired by Egypt's first female ruler, Queen Merneith.

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Have you been to Egypt? We'd love to hear about your experiences in the comments! 

 

Cooking and Baking with Gluten Free Beer - available now

 

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Cooking and Baking with Gluten Free Beer is the latest cookbook from Poor and Gluten Free food blogger Danielle S. LeBlanc, with a foreword by gluten free home brewer Brian Kolodzinski.


Book Description:

Beer is a useful addition to gluten free fare. Beer helps baked goods rise, tenderizes meat, lends a deep flavour to vegan stews and gravies, and enriches chocolate-y desserts with its essence. Beer is also just plain fun to cook and bake with; it makes food better.

The recipes in Cooking and Baking with Gluten Free Beer enable you to enjoy beer round the clock, seven days a week, from breakfast through to dinner, dessert, and beyond. Whether you’re looking for traditional pub-fare, like bratwurst and sauerkraut, game day snacks like pretzels and cheddar dip, Sunday morning crepes and French toast, or entrées like steamed mussels and marinated chicken, there’s a little something for everyone. As a bonus, many of the recipes have vegetarian and vegan options.

Discover over 40 recipes and combinations such as:

* Muddled Meat Balls and their vegan counterpart, Tanked-Up Tofu Balls
* Rip-Roaring Rosemary Bread
* Plotzed Poor Man’s Pierogi
* Borracho Mexican Chocolate Cupcakes
* Off-Your-Face Apple Fritters

So why not crack open a six-pack and start cooking and baking with gluten free beer today?!

Danielle S. LeBlanc is the author of the allergy-free blog Poor and Gluten Free and two other cookbooks, Recipes for Unusual Gluten Free Pasta: Pierogis, Dumplings, Desserts and More! and Living with Oral Allergy Syndrome: A Gluten and Meat-Free Cookbook for Wheat, Soy, Nut, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Allergies.

Brian Kolodzinski runs GlutenFreeHomeBrewing.org, a homebrew site and store dedicated to gluten free brewing.

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Coming Soon: Cooking & Baking with Gluten Free Beer

 

We're super excited to announce the upcoming publication of Danielle S. LeBlanc's third cookbook, Cooking and Baking with Gluten Free Beer. It's available NOW for Kindle and in print from Amazon. Shortly to be available on most eBook devices.

This book has over 40 recipes, from breakfast (yes, breakfast!) through to dessert.

Now you can have gluten free beer anytime of the day or week! As a bonus, many of the recipes have vegetarian and vegan options.

Also, Brian Kolozkinski of www.GlutenFreeHomeBrewing.org has written a foreword discussing his own journey going gluten free and developing his GF home brewing site.

A Single Girl's Guide to Greece

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For Ava, a travel writer, the best way to get away from a bad relationship is to head to Greece. Two weeks into her trip, however, she finds herself broke and almost stranded in a beautiful, yet remote, seaside town. She has two options. She can pack up, admit defeat, and move back to her mother's. Or, she can stay in Greece, keep working, and risk having to panhandle for change at a dirty bus stop in the middle of nowhere.

Ava's seriously considering the bus stop.

When a handsome café worker tricks her into joining him for dinner, she has no idea she just might have found the answer to her problems.

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A Single Girl's Guide to Greece by Suzanne Bourgeois is a fun and steamy read. 

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For pictures of the seaside town described in the novella, check out our author's photos here. 
For a recipe for one of the dishes she tries, check out this post.

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Recipe for Baked Feta Cheese - from A Single Girl's Guide to Greece

This recipe is courtesy of Suzanne Bourgeois, a similar dish is mentioned in her novella, A Single Girl's Guide to Greece, available for the following ereaders: 

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In the story, Ava eats baked feta at a restaurant by the waterfront in Monemvasia the night she meets Costas's family. To see some of the images that inspired that scene, check out these pictures from Monemvasia.

Recipe for Baked Feta Cheese with Tomatoes (gluten free)

3/4 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

1/4 cup pitted and chopped Kalmata olives (optional). I used canned, sliced olives in this photo for convenience

1 large canned artichoke heart, quartered (optional)

1/4 cup thinly sliced green pepper (optional)

1 tsp olive oil

1 tsp dried oregano

Pinch of ground black pepper

1-8 oz block feta

1 Tbsp fresh, chopped parsley

Lemon wedges (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 400F

Mix together tomatoes, olives, artichoke heart, pepper, olive oil, oregano, and black pepper. 

Arrange feta in an oven safe dish (I used a clay baking dish for this photo shoot). Arrange tomato mix over top. Bake feta for 15 minutes. It will be softened, but not melted. 

Garnish with fresh parsley and lemon wedges. Serve with crackers, tortillas, or bread. Leftovers can be refrigerated.

* Feta will get hard again when chilled. It can be reheated in the microwave or oven to soften. 

Enjoy! 

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Share it in the comments below!

A Single Girl's Guide to Greece - pictures of Monemvasia

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For Ava, a travel writer, the best way to get away from a bad relationship is to head to Greece to hike medieval strongholds and tour the countryside. Two weeks later, however, she finds herself broke and stranded in a beautiful, yet remote, seaside town. When a handsome café worker tricks her into joining him for dinner, she has no idea she just might have found the answer to her problems. 

A Single Girl's Guide to Greece is Book #1 of the Traveling Romances series.

 

 

Suzanne Bourgeois has traveled throughout Greece and the beautiful town of Monemvasia was the inspiration for A Single Girl's Guide to Greece. Suzanne wanted to share some of her photos from Monemvasia with her readers here, and we thought you'd like to see some of the things described in the novella! 

Click on the images for larger versions. 

The cobblestone streets of the island town of Monemvasia, described as Ava begins to wind her way up the mountain

Cats being fed in the morning :)

The view of the ocean on the way up the mountain

The Agia Sofia and the edge of the mountain cliff

The countryside and olive groves

The mainland town of Monemvasia, some of the food Ava ate in the novella, the view of the island mountain, and the harbour where Ava and Costas launch their romantic late-night cruise

Check this recipe that's similar to the baked feta and tomato dish below! 

Grilled octopus

Mussels in tomato sauce 

 Grilled prawns

You can almost see the snapping turtles in this photo...

The island of Monemvasia as seen from the mainland

We hope this inspires you and that you enjoy being able to see some of the places Ava and Costas were when they fell in love! 

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