Just Add Water - Jinx Schwartz
2:59 PM Posted by MAC
MIGAS, A TEXAS BREAKFAST
1 DOZEN EGGS, WHIPPED
1/2 CUBE BUTTER
8 OZ VELVEETA CHEESE
1 8OZ CAN ROTEL TOMATOES (DRAINED. SAVE THE LIQUID!*)
2 DICED JALAPENO PEPPERS (SISSYS CAN LEAVE OUT THE SEEDS)
1 CUP CRUSHED CORN TORTILLA CHIPS (OR MORE IF YOU LIKE)
MELT VELVEETA, STIR IN ROTELS, AND JALAPENOS
SCRAMBLE EGGS, STIR IN VELVETTA MIX
STIR IN TORTILLA CHIPS
SERVE WITH STEAMING HOT TORTILLAS AND BLOODY MARIAS LACED WITH ROTEL TOMATO LIQUID*.
Just Add Water – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat
‘Picking up my ballpoint, I filled in under SAILING EXPERIENCE, Caribbean, Mediterranean, and trans-Pacific. I left out the fact that all of this cognitive content was gained on cruise ships the size of small cities. The next question was easy. WHY DO YOU WANT TO LEARN TO SAIL? It is against my nature to answer this type of question with any honesty, but I thought, what the hey? And wrote: Meet new people. Learn a skill. Find a mate.’
Being as honest as possible, Hetta Coffee fills out her application for sailing lessons being given by the Gay Nineties Sailing Club. The whole idea of learning to sail was Hetta’s and she actually convinced her best friend Jan that it is the perfect way to meet men. In fact, Jan set up the lessons. Hetta wished she had paid attention to the actual name of the club. So, after 4 hours on board a sailing vessel made up of all women, both Hetta and Jan decided they just might need to find another club to learn their new skill through.
Hetta’s pricy home, complete with dog playground and trap door, sits among homes owned by several of the NBA players. It’s large but has become quite costly, plus Hetta soon finds out that someone has found access into her home and is apparently searching for something. And she’s pretty sure she knows what they are searching for and even who the intruder might be. Five years earlier she was given a key to a bottle club in Tokyo. A bottle club is a lounge that rents you a locker allowing you to store your own drinking preference to be enjoyed whenever you are in town. But when her one and only suspect turns up as a floater in her own hot tub, she decides she has had enough and should move on. So when the owner of the “Sea Cock” makes her an offer she can’t pass up, she sells her home and buys herself a yacht. But as I’m sure you can guess, the troubles don’t stop there.
Just Add Water has been a joy to read. Jinx Schwartz’ style of writing includes a good murder mystery, a lot of suspense, many suspects and a ton of humor. This is such an enjoyable light mystery read.
2006
WhoooDoo Mysteries
341 pages
ISBN# 1-932695-20-6









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While reading Genesis Beach I found myself not wanting to put it down. Each page had a piece of evidence that would help me solve the mystery before Logan. I really thought I had pin-pointed the murderer. Boy was I in for a shock."
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(Martha A. Cheves)
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(Martha A. Cheves)
"This has been a really enjoyable book.
I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery. Beth, don't change your way of writing! I've really enjoyed reading Basket Case and will be reading more of Beth's books."
(Martha A. Cheves)
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(Martha A. Cheves)
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I highly recommend Thicker than Water. As I said, it was a joy to read."
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(Martha A. Cheves)

I'm from Georgia, moved to North Carolina by way of Florida. I've been in Charlotte for 14 years and love it. The recipes in my book Stir, Laugh, Repeat are all tested by "Food Testers" of which I now have 24. They try a dish and rate it from 1-10 with only those scoring at least an 8 making the book. My website is a holding place for my 2nd book Stir, Laugh, Repeat... Again. Please visit my site to find new recipes and tips. All recipes are easy, using common ingredients and according to my testers, great!
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