In the latest issue of RT BOOK REVIEWS magazine, RT's Faygie Levy and Stephanie Klose investigate some of the recipes featured in recent romance novels in the feature "Cook The Books". In that article, you can check out the sweet and savory recipes from love stories by authors Toni Blake, Louisa Edwards, Robin Kaye and more. And as an extra special treat, today we are bringing you the Sweet and Sour Peanut sauce recipe that goes along with Usen's "Scrumptious Thai Pot Stickers" that make an appearance in the author's debut novel Scrumptious, before the book hits shelves in January!

Sweet and Sour Peanut Sauce

1 cup rice wine vinegar

1 cup sugar

2 tablespoons soy sauce

Sriracha or hot chili sauce, to taste

1 tablespoon chopped garlic

1 teaspoon fish sauce (optional)

1/4 cup chopped peanuts

Heat the vinegar and sugar in a saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Add soy sauce. Cook for 10 minutes over moderately high heat, until the sauce thickens just a bit. Remove from heat. Add chili-garlic sauce, fish sauce and garlic. Stir. Cool. Add chopped peanuts before serving.

To get the recipe for the pot stickers, check out the December issue of RT BOOK REVIEWS magazine. And let us know in the comments below if there's a recent romance novel with a featuring a recipe you'd love to try out for yourself!

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