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Aug 2019 31

Penne Dreadful: An Italian Chef Mystery By Catherine Bruns: Review/Giveaway/Recipe

2019 Articles, Food Fun, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Kathleen Costa

Cooking has always been Tessa’s best therapy: “the aroma, the spices, the way preparing the food made [her] feel—relaxed, confident, and in control.” But, it is her family and friends that have provided her the greatest support. Tessa’s cousin Detective Gino Mancuso pops in to share a bowl of her penne pasta smothered in her mouthwatering tomato sauce, but his news sends Tessa into an emotional tailspin.

Aug 2019 17

Cold Soup For Your A Nice Summer Meal

2019 Articles, Food Fun, Margaret Mendel

by Margaret Mendel

Mid summer, when heat feels the most unforgiving and cooking is the last thing on my mind, I fall back on cold soups.
Soups have always been special to me, whether hot or cold. They seem a bit like alchemy. The mere boiling of bones in water produces a rich flavorful broth.

Jun 2019 26

Desserts for a party at home

2019 Articles, Food Fun

by staff

Planning the desserts you’ll serve at a dinner party at your home is almost more important than what you are going to serve for dinner. Planning delicious meals for a dinner party seems to be simple when compared to trying to decide on sweet desserts.

Jun 2019 25

Weekend desserts for the whole family

2019 Articles, Food Fun

by staff

The weekend can be a great time to do some baking in the kitchen. You can include the kids to help create some tasty desserts and bake some cookies. Think about some of the desserts you have been craving and look up the recipes in your cookbook or online.

Apr 2019 20

Pie Hard A Pie Town Mystery By Kirsten Weiss: Review/Giveaway/Easter Recipe

2019 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow
& Kirsten Weiss

Valentine Harris had come to expect the unexpected from her rather exuberant landlady and expert piecrust maker Charlene McCree. The delivery of a yurt at 4 a.m. was a little much though, especially since it would soon be accompanied by fifteen women intent on camping out for a weeklong goddess circle. The septuagenarian had Val and her Pie Town bakery’s best interests in mind, as Charlene also arranged under only slightly false pretenses to have the reality show Pie Hard film on site.

Mar 2019 16

Chocolate Cream Pie Murder By Joanne Fluke: Review/Giveaway/Recipe

2019 Articles, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sandra Murphy

by Sandra Murphy
& Joanne Fluke

Hannah Swensen of Cookie Jar fame, has a confession to make. Although her family says she doesn’t have to, she’s determined to make her announcement after the Sunday sermon. Confession is good for the soul, right?

Jan 2019 19

The Whispered Word By Ellery Adams: Review/Giveaway/Recipe

2019 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow
& Ellery Adams

Miracle Springs, North Carolina, is where people come to heal, find peace, and enjoy the natural hot springs of their popular spa. It is also where Nora Pennington has opened her bookstore Miracle Books, where she utilizes her unique “bibliotherapy” skills to match the customers with the perfect books they need in their lives.

Dec 2018 15

Wreath Between the Lines By Daryl Wood Gerber: Review/Giveaway/Recipe

2018 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow
& Daryl Wood Gerber

As California’s Crystal Cove prepares for their annual Christmas Festival, not everyone is embracing the holiday spirit. Grinch Emmett Atwater refuses to decorate his home, filing numerous complaints against his neighbor Jake Chapman, who amps up his own decorative efforts in retaliation. Unfortunately, those decorations are put to nefarious use when Jake’s friend Geoffrey is found just outside of Jake’s house, stabbed by a tree topper, and wrapped in Christmas lights.

Dec 2018 1

Christmas Cake Murder By Joanne Fluke: Review/Giveaway/Recipe

2018 Articles, Cynthia Chow, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Cynthia Chow
& Joanne Fluke

Before Hannah Swensen baked mouthwatering treats out of Lake Eden’s premier bakery The Cookie Jar, before she dated both Norm and Mike, and before she finally married only to discover that her husband… Before all of this, Hannah was a graduate student who returned to her hometown following the death of her beloved father. Hannah and her two sisters were at a loss on how to pull their mother out of her understandable depression, but Grandma Knudson knew exactly how to nudge Delores out of bed and back into her normal domineering role.

Nov 2018 17

Thanksgiving treats and threats

2018 Articles, Food Fun, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Merrilee Robson

We always want our holiday dinners to be perfect.
But quite often they’re not.
My late mother always believed in the “more is more” approach when it came to family dinners. Our Thanksgiving feast always included at least three desserts, “because not everyone likes pumpkin pie.”