"Mallery, Susan - The Best Bride" - читать интересную книгу автора (Mallery Susan)

the best bride
by
Author unknown

Travis's Bachelor Chilli (As created by Louise)

115 oz can kidney beans
215 oz cans pinto beans
115 oz can corn
1 large onion, diced
1 large green pepper, diced
1 lb lean ground beef or
turkey, cooked and drained
2 141/z oz cans stewed tomatoes
1 cup water
1 cup spicy tomato salsa
1 tsp cumin
4 cups cooked white or brown rice
Drain canned beans and corn. Combine all ingredients except for
rice--in a large pot. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for
15 minutes. Serve over rice.

Great for football Sundays, and even better the second day for lunch!

Chapter One.

the white t-bird fishtailed around the corner. it sprayed dirt and
gravel up onto the left front of the patrol car parked on the side of
the road.

sheriff travis haynes turned the key to start the engine, then flipped
on the blue lights. as he pulled out onto the highway, he debated
whether or not to use the siren, then decided against it. he was about
to mess up someone's long weekend by giving him a ticket; no point in
adding insult to injury by using the siren. the good citizens of
glenwood had contributed enough money to buy a car equipped with a siren
that could wake the dead. but that didn't necessarily mean they wanted
him to use it on them.

he stepped on the gas until he was behind the white car, then checked
his speed. he gave a low whistle and looked at the car ahead he could
see a mass of brown hair through the rear window, but little else. the
lady was going somewhere in a hurry. he followed behind and waited.

it took her another two minutes to notice him. she glanced in her
mirror, saw the flashing lights, did a double take, then immediately put
on her blinker and pulled to the side of the road. travis slowed and
parked behind her. he shut off the engine, reached for his stetson and
ticket book, then got out and walked leisurely toward the car. his
cowboy boots crunched on the gravel. he noticed the california license