The Glass Kitchen (42 page)

Serves 6

Sweet Jalapeño Mustard

INGREDIENTS

6 tbsp. mustard seeds

½
cup mustard powder

3 tbsp. vinegar

½
cup white wine

2 tsp. salt

2 tbsp. honey

2 tbsp. finely chopped jalapeños

DIRECTIONS

Stir together the mustard seeds and mustard powder. Mix with the vinegar and wine. Add the salt. Mix thoroughly. Mix in the honey and jalapeños. Pour the mixture into a jar. Refrigerate anywhere from 1 to 3 days to bring out flavors.

Makes approximately 1 cup

Sixth Course

Dessert

Mountains of Wildly Sweet Watermelon with Fresh Violet Garnish

INGREDIENTS

One whole, sweet watermelon

Sprigs of violets, washed and stems removed

DIRECTIONS:

Lay the watermelon on the counter. Cut out two top sections, leaving a “handle” of the outer shell along the top length of the watermelon. Carefully hollow out the watermelon until left with a “watermelon basket.” Cut the watermelon meat into bite-size pieces and return to the “basket.” Place violets on top to garnish and serve.

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About the Author

LINDA FRANCIS LEE is a native Texan now living on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. She is the author of twenty-one books that are published in twenty countries. When Linda isn’t writing, she loves to run in Central Park and spend time with her husband, family, and friends. Visit her on the Web at
www.LindaLeeBooks.com
.

This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

THE GLASS KITCHEN.
Copyright © 2014 by Linda Francis Lee. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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Cover design by Olga Grlic

Cover photographs: mason jars with flowers © Missy Norment, Beach Blues Home decor,
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THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS HAS CATALOGED THE PRINT EDITION AS FOLLOWS:

Lee, Linda Francis.

     The Glass Kitchen / Linda Francis Lee. — First edition.

         p.  cm

ISBN 978-0-312-38227-8 (hardcover)

ISBN 978-1-4668-5061-3 (e-book)

   1.  Divorced women—Fiction.   2.  Women cooks—Fiction.   3.  Clairvoyance—Fiction.   4.  Cooking—Psychological aspects.   5.  Widowers—Fiction.   6.  Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)—Fiction.   7.  Texas—Fiction.   I.  Title.

     PS3612.E225G53 2014

     813'.6—dc23

2014000125

e-ISBN 9781466850613

First Edition: June 2014