Phaze and Enthused, December 2006

FETING THE FETISHES

Can you believe it? We've hardly put a dent in the Snugglers releases, and already people are clamoring for the Fetishes! This line of extraordinarily delicious BDSM romance will start whipping readers into shape in late January. Response from prospective Fetish folk was amazing, and it was difficult to pare down the list. But, we managed without having to use the safe word, so if you see a favorite author listed here be sure to congratulate him/her. If they grant you permission, of course!

Be sure to visit www.Phaze.com for more information on this and other themed HeatSheet titles coming in 2007!

Games Dragons Play - Michael Barnette
Love Lessons - Kate Burns
At the Edge - Marty Rayne
Cupid's Captive - Reese Gabriel
Celeste - Augusta Li
Onyx - Mychael Black and Shayne Carmichael
Girls on Film - Jade Falconer
Discovery - Rob Graham
Breaking Skye - Eden Bradley
Speed Dating - Yvette Hines
Passion Aggressive - Philippa Grey-Gerou and Emery Sandborne
Taken by Tarot - Eliza Gayle

HEY GOOD LOOKING, WHATCHA GOT COOKING?

The urban legend goes that the average person packs on five pounds over the holiday season. We've done a bit of research, though, and it appears it more like one or two pounds. That doesn't mean, though, you should go hog wild this year. Leigh Ellwood tells us when the weather gets cold she gets out the big pot for a batch of her father's award-winning chili. It's a versatile recipe that can use lean meat, so you can enjoy a bowl or two without guilt!

1lb. lean ground beef
1 medium onion
1 can tomato sauce
1 can red kidney beans
1 T. mild chili powder
1 t. hot chili powder
1 bay leaf
1 t. oregano
1 t. garlic powder
1 T. cumin
1 t. black pepper
1 T. soy sauce
1 T. Worchestershire sauce
1/4 t. Liquid Smoke
1 T. sugar
1 T. flour (optional for thicker chili)
cayenne pepper to taste

Brown meat in large pot with chopped onion. Add tomato sauce and kidney beans with 1/2 cup water. Add Liquid Smoke and all dry ingredients. Bring to a boil, then set to low and simmer for an hour or more.

The Ellwood clan says this chili is best served over macaroni or corn bread. It freezes well, and tastes even hotter the next day. Add a dash of Tabasco or Mexene for a harder kick!

After enjoying a bowl of hot chili on a winter's night, you have to have dessert. Now, all the ladies and gents of Phaze know what to do when a situation calls for something sweet, sexy and sinfully delicious. Robin Slick gets into baking mode with this special Christmas cookie recipe:

Secret Kisses by Robin Slick
Yields 3 dozen cookies

1 C unsalted butter
2 C confectioners' sugar (one cup for the recipe, one cup set aside in a bowl for dipping when the cookies are out of the oven)
1 t. vanilla
1 3/4 C flour
1 C chopped pecans
1 bag Hershey's kisses or milk chocolate Wilbur buds

Cream together butter, one cup of confectioner sugar, and vanilla until light and fluffy. Add flour and pecans, beat on low speed of electric mixer until blended. Refrigerate dough about one hour or until firm enough to handle. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Using approximately a tablespoon of dough for each cookie, shape dough around unwrapped Kiss, roll to make a ball (so basically, the Hershey kiss is hidden inside the dough ball). The balls should be small, just enough to cover each kiss but make sure they are covered completely. Place on cookie sheet - these don't spread so you can bake a lot on one sheet - and bake them for about 12-15 minutes. They do not brown on top and stay white so you have to check the bottom -- as soon as the bottom is golden, take them out of the oven. While they are still warm, roll them in remaining cup of confectioner suger (which you should have in a bowl). When they cool, roll them in confectioner sugar again.

If you can find milk chocolate Wilbur buds instead of Hersey kisses, they come out even better. There's nothing like biting into this cookie and getting that gooey chocolate surprise in the center. Very very sensual.