Author Lawrence Johnson, Sr.'s
Shrimp Soup
3 Cups Clam Juice
3 Cups Clam Juice
2 Cups Heavy Cream
10 1/2 oz Seafood Bisque
10 1/2 oz Seafood Bisque
1 tsp. White Pepper
2 lbs. Shrimp - peeled, deveined and halved
2 lbs. Shrimp - peeled, deveined and halved
1/2 to 1 Cup of Townhouse or Ritz Crackers (Crushed)
1. Simmer clam juice and seafood bisque
2. Add shrimp - DO NOT BOIL. When shrimp are pink stir in heavy cream.
3. Add white pepper
4. Turn off heat then add crushed crackers - stir
1. Simmer clam juice and seafood bisque
2. Add shrimp - DO NOT BOIL. When shrimp are pink stir in heavy cream.
3. Add white pepper
4. Turn off heat then add crushed crackers - stir
Escape 2 Earth 2012 – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds – Desserts
‘Two
tall male forms walked from the ship toward them. This was it. It was
obvious from their attire that they were not from this world. It was
one of the coldest nights of the winter but the thin blue shimmering
material worn by the visitors seemed more than adequate to keep them
warm. One of the aliens began to speak. His voice was calm and
welcoming. “I bid you peace. You have no idea how long we have waited
for this moment to arrive.” The two aliens bowed slightly under the
moonlight while Will and Matt stood motionless and speechless. “Your
friend is injured, allow us to help.” One of the aliens had dark blue
hair, when he moved away from the light it
actually looked black. He motioned toward Art. When they didn’t
respond he picked Art up in both arms and carefully carried him up the
small ramp and inside the ship. The other alien was a little shorter
with shoulder length reddish brown hair. The shorter man did not speak
but motioned for Matt and Will to follow. Once on the ship the door
silently slid closed behind them and once again the ship seemed to
vanish. Matt and Will were not the only ones amazed at the dramatic
arrival of the aliens, the man who had shadowed them since their arrival
at the airport was back. This time he watched, with high-powered night
vision binoculars, from a clump of trees on the other side of the
clearing. The stalker had shed his disguise. He would be much easier
for Matt to recognize now. It was Matt’s nemesis, Dave.’
Matt and Will were not
just
best friends, they were also partners in a venture to photograph and
hopefully find answers to the mysterious masses of ‘crop circles’ that
had plagued the world for years. But, as time passed and the answers
with it, Matt decided to split the partnership and take a real job. One
that would keep him home where he and his wife Sara could hopefully
start a family. But, as predicted by Will, Matt would soon become bored
with his position at America’s Pulse Magazine. At least that was the
case until Matt and Will met Arthur Collins. Art was a computer whiz
with CBT Electronics. He and his team were in the process of building a
new super computer. Secretly he talked Matt and Will into allowing him
to submit the data they had collected over the years into the new
computer to see what it might come up with a pattern and therefore
answers. The answers calculated by this super computer would change the
lives
of not just Matt, Will and Art but the whole world. By diagnosing the
data, there appeared to be 3 symbols that kept appearing in the
printouts. They were 001, 034, AH and 2,012. After many calculations
001 turned out to be San Andreas Fault, 034 – England, and AH – Averbury
Hedge. 2,012 was the year which was 8 years into the future. The year
Earth would be destroyed.
So, where do the aliens
come into play? Are they here to help or to hinder? According to them,
they aren’t even supposed to be there. If their planet officials found
out, they could face death. But can the trio believe what they tell
them about the destruction of the world? According to them, Earth
cannot be saved but the people can. How? There are millions of people
on the planet and no way to get off and even if they could, where would
they go?
I’ve read books that
have kept me on the edge of my seat but Escape 2 Earth 2012 had me even
holding my breath at times. Why? So many of the happenings are so
possible. What are the pyramids really and how were they actually
built? What is Stonehenge and who built it? Is it possible that there
might be a planet out there that is on course to collide with Earth?
Would our government even tell us if there was no way to avoid the
collision? Escape 2 Earth 2012 is fiction but it sure makes sense of
some of these questions. This is a truly intense book.
Sounds enticing! I love sci-fi.
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