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Apr 2024 6

Death Unfiltered By Emmeline Duncan: Review/Giveaway/Recipes

2024 Articles, Food Fun, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Lorie Lewis Ham
& Emmeline Duncan

I love coffee, and some of my favorite mysteries are set in coffeeshops. Cleo Coyle’s Coffeehouse Mysteries was the first series to introduce me to this wonderful combination, and a few years ago I discovered another coffee-related mystery series, the Ground Rules Mysteries by Emmeline Duncan. The Ground Rules Series is also set in one of my favorite places, Portland, Oregon. The fourth book, Death Unfiltered, was released recently.

Mar 2024 9

A Crust to Die For By T.C. LoTempio: Review/Giveaway/Recipe

2024 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow
& T.C. LoTempio

Former professional chef Tiffany Austin only recently assumed full-time status as food writer for Southern Style magazine, so she didn’t expect that her proposal for a home cooked pizza contest would come to fruition. But Branson, Georgia’s first Bon-Appetempting Pizza Bake-Off is about to take off, with a $10,000 prize as an incentive for the competing home cooks.

Feb 2024 10

Serving Up SpiteBy Devon Delaney: Review/Giveaway/Valentine’s Day Post

2024 Articles, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze, Tracy Condie

by Tracy Condie
& Devon Delaney

In book 8 of the Cook-Off Mystery series, it seems that strife and cold weather have come to the town of Augustin, Connecticut in the way of an age-old argument about progress versus tradition. As with all Sally Oliveri books, there is a new cooking contest for Sally to participate in when she isn’t solving the mystery, and wonderful recipes are shared at the conclusion of the mystery.

Nov 2023 8

Cozy Mysteries & Thanksgiving Leftovers

2023 Articles, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Victoria Hamilton

Hello, dear readers! In Queensville, Michigan (location of Sieve and Let Die, Vintage Kitchen Mystery #11) Jaymie Leighton Müller has a busy busy life, with multiple jobs, a food column in the local newspaper called Vintage Eats, a food blog, a husband, a daughter, and volunteering at the local historic home.

Nov 2023 3

5 Great Legume Recipes That You’ll Never Tire Of

2023 Articles, Food Fun

by staff

Legumes are highly nutritious and a great source of plant-based protein, vitamins, minerals, and fiber. Beans and pulses make up part of the legume family, are incredibly affordable, and offer so many versatile meal plan options. They are a fantastic staple that should be a common part of your diet. Try these budget-friendly, versatile, and nutritious recipes for your next meal with your family or for a late weeknight dinner made in an instant.

Oct 2023 14

Murder at the Pumpkin Pageant By Darci Hannah: Review/Giveaway/Recipe

2023 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow
& Darci Hannah

As much as Beacon Bakeshop owner Lindsey Bakewell appreciates the Halloween season and the town’s Halloween Bash celebrations, she’s at her limit with the pranks and trick-before-treats shenanigans. Waking up every day to find a different horror movie icon hanging outside of her lighthouse home has gotten old, especially since she already has the in-house ghost of Captain Willy Riggs haunting the tower. Not sharing Lindsey’s sentiment is her best friend Kennedy Kapoor, who is doing everything she can to promote the Beacon Harbor Halloween Bash’s Pumpkin Pageant.

Aug 2023 19

Murder is a Piece of Cake By V.M. Burns: Review/Giveaway/Recipe

2023 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow
& V.M. Burns

After inheriting her great-aunt Octavia’s house, bakery, and 250-pound English mastiff Baby, Maddy Montgomery has been using her social media skills to promote Baby Cakes Bakery to the Southwest Michigan town of New Bison. Live-streaming her filled-with-mishaps attempts to cook have gained her a growing following, but she’s really looking forward to the New Bison Spring Festival where she and her employees can not only showcase their creations but also compete in the baking competition.

Jul 2023 22

Pink Lemonade Cake Murder By Joanne Fluke: Review/Giveaway/Recipe

2023 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

by Sandra Murphy
& Joanne Fluke

Hannah Swensen is back with new recipes created for the Tri-County Summer Solstice Celebration. There’s one thing more important than the celebration: Mike, Lake Eden’s handsome police detective, is determined to quit. Bill, Andrea, Hannah, Norman, and more friends want him to stay. Delaying tactics seem to be the best idea, so Mike will have time to think over his decision. A colleague spirits Mike to the lake cabin for rest, relaxation, and fishing.

Jun 2023 3

Flat White Fatality By Emmeline Duncan: Review/Giveaway/Recipe

2023 Articles, Food Fun, Lorie Lewis Ham, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow

One of my favorite things in a cozy mystery is a coffee-related setting. I also have certain favorite cities that I especially enjoy “visiting” in books. The Ground Rules Mystery series by Emmeline Duncan has both! The main character Sage Caplin, together with her best friend Harley Yamazaki, own a coffee cart and a roastery, with plans to one day have their own brick-and-mortar coffee shop. Their company is called Ground Rules. The books are set in one of my favorite towns Portland, Oregon.

Feb 2023 11

Wined and Died in New Orleans By Ellen Byron: Review/Giveaway/Guest Post & Recipe

2023 Articles, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

by Sandra Murphy
& Ellen Byron

Ricki James-Diaz runs Miss Vee’s Vintage Cookbook and Kitchenware Shop located in the Bon Vee Culinary House Museum. There was trouble there recently, and the staff is trying to move on, regain their balance, and stay safe during hurricane season. It’s Ricki’s first and she finds herself checking the weather app a lot.