SHEPHERD’S PIE
(One of Inspector Jayne’s favorites)
2 lbs. potatoes, peeled
1 carrot, peeled and chopped
and cubed
1 sweet Vidalia onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. sour cream
2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
1 large egg yolk
2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
? cup heavy cream
1 cup beef broth
1 Tbsp. olive oil
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
2 cups Unseelie, cubed
? cup peas
Salt, pepper, and garlic powder 2 Tbsp. chopped fresh
to taste
parsley leaves
Preheat oven to Broil/High.
Boil potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain and place in bowl; put aside. Mix sour cream, egg yolk, and cream. Add to potatoes and mash to desired smoothness.
Place large skillet on medium-high heat. Add oil and Unseelie cubes and season to taste with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Add carrot and onion and cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. In a saucepan over medium heat, melt butter and add flour. Whisk in broth and Worcestershire sauce. Thicken gravy and add to meat and vegetables. Add peas.
Fill casserole dish with meat and vegetable mixture, and spoon potatoes over meat. Season potatoes to taste and broil 6 to 8 inches from top of oven, until evenly browned. (You may need to cook covered so the Unseelie doesn‘t slither up the sides and end up on the bottom of the oven.) Garnish with chopped parsley.
Acknowledgments
Many thanks to my fabulous editor, Shauna Summers, whose keen insights, unflagging enthusiasm, and support have been such a big part of bringing this series to life. You‘re a dream editor, Shauna! Thanks to Jessica Sebor for staying on top of the details and for keeping track of me as I move all over the country. I know it hasn‘t been easy. Thanks to Bantam Dell‘s fabulous marketing, art, and sales departments for all your hard work and energy. Thanks also to the brilliant Genevieve Gagne-Hawes for reading and critiquing the first drafts of all the Fever books. You‘re an amazing woman, and my thanks are long overdue! Also, to my agent, Amy Berkower, and the good people at Writer‘s House who do the behind-the-scenes work that isn‘t immediately recognized. I see and appreciate all of it!
Thanks to the Moning Maniacs, who make the message boards at karenmoning.com such a fun place, sharing your passion for life, love, and books. Our drop-of-a-hat get-togethers mean so much to me. Thanks to the talented fans who designed the artwork at the Fever Fan Merchandise Store, and to the ―precinct captains‖ who managed their leg of the MacHalo World Tour. You‘re the best!
Thanks to Leiha Mann, whose talents are so many and diverse that I can never list them all: manager, innovator, coordinator, photographer, mover and shaker, and maker of grand events. I‘m continually astounded at how much person is packed inside that tiny frame!
Finally, a special thanks to my husband, Neil, who is the first person to hear Mac‘s escapades every morning and the last person I talk to about them every night. From brainstorming to editing, to writing the songs and recording the sound track, you‘ve enriched the Fever world, and my life, in so many ways! It‘s pure joy creating with you.
To all the people who‘ve devoted their time, energy, creativity, and insight to the Fever world—
thanks!
About the Author
KAREN MARIE MONING is the internationally bestselling author of the Highlander and Fever novels. Her books have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists, and have won numerous awards, including the prestigious RITA. The Fever series has been optioned by Twentieth Century Fox/New Regency Productions. You may write to her at [email protected].
Dreamfever is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author‘s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.
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