Knife Skills for Beginners is the first in a new cozy crime series by journalist, food writer, and chef-hotelier Orlando Murrin. This is a delightful treat for readers who enjoy humorous British mysteries.
“It really is a maiden voyage,” sums up my conversation with Robert and Irene Vasquez about their newly opened Selma coffee shop, Maiden Voyage Coffee Roasters. They have brought downtown Selma its first specialty coffee shop, and their flavorful house-roasted coffees have definitely set a new standard in the Valley coffee scene. I met recently with them to get the low-down on their story, on their tasty menu, and on what they plan on doing next.
Despite Delilah O’Leary’s vow to never again cater an event offsite after a rather traumatizing murder, the money to provide a variety of noshes for Adrian and Daffi Hoffman’s Chrismukkah house party was just too good to resist. So that’s why Delilah & Son pizzeria is at one of the glitziest properties in Geneva Bay’s resort when one of the guests seems to go missing, only to be found later buried in the middle of the town’s snowman building contest.
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Welcome to Vermont’s own Sappy Endings maple syrup farm, where the syrup is sweet and the pastries are perfect. Well, at least the tasty treats that Leila’s talented mom, Selma, bakes at the Sappy Hour Café are. This is the 3rd book in the Maple Syrup Mystery series, and it has been perfectly named. In the book, the well-earned reputation of the Sappy Endings farm goes from great to deadly because of a killer pie baking contest.
It’s almost Thanksgiving, and that means...Bring on the Turkey! The Great Food Search traveled the countryside, even exploring a supermarket freezer section, to find turkey meals to review . . . and gobble-gobble-gobble!
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Welcome to the most unique cookbook that I have ever perused. It begins with a prologue of general tips noting that if butter is in a recipe, it is salted butter; eggs should always be large sized eggs; nuts are interchangeable but be careful of allergies; and not all types of flour can be substituted for another.
It’s October! Halloween! Autumn leaves! Pumpkin Spice!
OK . . . Not everyone likes Pumpkin Spice, but I’m a pumpkin partisan. I crave pumpkin treats, and The Great Food Search has gathered a garland of goodies!
About ten years ago I learned that, during World War Two, Julia Child had served in America’s first espionage agency, the Office of Strategic Services—OSS—on the front lines of Asia. India...Ceylon...China.
In August, the Great Food Search brought you PIZZA! Pizzas from Clovis, Reedley, Sanger, and Shaver Lake. Was that enough for you?
We all crave comfort food after a long day or when we just want a meal that makes us feel cozy and satisfied. It’s the kind of food that fills you up, makes you feel at home, and often brings back memories of favorite meals from childhood. And when that craving hits, you should be able to prepare it quickly! Making your comfort food doesn’t have to be difficult.
