Today I’m excited to participate in the Release Day Blitz
of ‘The Off World Cookbook’ by Rebecca York. If you’re a fan of Rebecca York’s Off World novella’s and short stories this cookbook is for you. ‘The Off World Cookbook’ is out NOW!!

Do you ever want to know more about the background and
environment of the characters in a story? Here’s a chance to find out more
about Rebecca York’s Off World novellas and short stories. Like what do the
heroes and heroines in these science-fiction romances really eat? And where did
they get the recipes? Or are they foraging for their supper in the forests,
fields and streams of strange planets?

It’s fun to envision these future meals in strange
environments and more fun to duplicate the dishes here on Earth–even the
Farlian Celebration Cake pictured on the cover.

Some of the recipes, like the Backcountry Quick Bread
from Assignment Danger, feature native foods, which you’ve never encountered.
But you can make easy substitutions with ingredients found at your local
grocery store.

Others like the Roasted Summer Vegetables or Cheesecake
that the colonists on Jalar enjoy or the Fresh Cherry Compote made from the
trees on Caleb Raider’s farmstead in Nightfall are made with ingredients
originally brought from Earth and carefully cultivated in their new
environments.

Some, like the Grilled Steak with Peppers and Onions from
Conquest, are a blend of native and Earth traditions.

Each of these dishes is rich with the atmosphere of another time and place. Try
them in your own kitchen. They’ll give you an–ahem–taste of what we have in
store in the future when we venture into the unknown worlds of the galaxy and
beyond.

Grilled Steak With Peppers and Onions:

Conquest

Grazing animals which resemble the buffalo of old earth
inhabit the lowland plains on Jalar. The Jalarians hunt them for furs and food.
Like all of the native warriors, Rohan could eat their meat at every meal. For
variety, Elena taught him to add a flavorful marinade and some vegetables. Here
on earth, you can marinate the steak in a plastic bag.

Makes 4 servings

11/2 pounds sirloin steak, cut 1-inch thick

1 1/2 cups chopped onions

1/2 cup olive oil

1/2 cup red wine vinegar

1 Tbsp Italian seasoning

1/2 Tbsp Dijon-style mustard

2 tsp minced garlic

1 tsp salt

2 sweet peppers (green and red, yellow, or orange) seeded
and sliced

Place steak in a zip-lock plastic bag. In a small bowl,
combine onion, oil, vinegar, Italian seasoning, mustard, garlic, and salt; stir
to mix well. Pour into the bag with steak, distributing evenly over meat. Seal,
lay on a large plate, and refrigerate 6 to 8 hours or overnight.

Adjust rack 5 inches from broiler.  Preheat broiler.
 Transfer meat to broiler pan. Broil meat for 11 to 18 minutes, turning
once, until desired degree of doneness is reached.

Meanwhile, transfer onions and marinade to a large
skillet. Add 2 tablespoons additional oil. Add peppers, and cook over medium
high to high heat, stirring frequently, 7 or 8 minutes, until onions and
peppers begin to char.

To serve, slice meat on the diagonal, and arrange on a
serving platter. Surround with pepper-onion mixture.  

‘The Off World Cookbook’ is NOW available at Amazon US, Amazon UK, Amazon CA and Amazon AU.

Buy the Books and read more about the worlds these
recipes are from at Amazon.

A New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly
best-selling and award-winning author, Rebecca has written over 145 books and
novellas. In 2011 she became the dozenth author to receive the Romance Writers
of America Centennial Award for having written 100 romantic novels. Her Killing
Moon was a launch title for Berkley’s Sensation imprint in June 2003. Five more
books in the series have followed.

Rebecca has authored or co-authored over 65 romantic
thrillers, many for Harlequin Intrigue’s very popular 43 Light Street series,
set in Baltimore, and many with paranormal elements.

Her many awards include two Rita finalist books. She has two Career Achievement
awards from Romantic Times: for Series Romantic Suspense and for Series
Romantic Mystery. And her Peregrine Connection series won a Lifetime
Achievement Award for Romantic Suspense Series.

For more information about ‘The Off World Cookbook’
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