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Continue reading →: Dan Dan Noodle Soup (Vegetarian)
Ingredients 400 g dried rice stick noodles (see notes) Stock 4 cups (32 oz/1 litre) vegetable or chicken stock (broth) 5 cups water 3 large garlic cloves , minced 2 tsp minced ginger 2 tsp sugar Stock Sauce 3 tbsp soy sauce 2 tsp cornflour / corn starch…
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Continue reading →: Spaghetti with Spinach, Tomatoes and Goat Cheese
Ingredients 3/4 pound spaghetti 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced Pinch of crushed red pepper 1 cup grape tomatoes (6 ounces), halved Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 8 cups baby spinach (7 ounces) 1/4 cup freshly grated pecorino cheese, plus more for serving 4…
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Continue reading →: Pea, Spinach and Goat’s Cheese Frittata
For the frittata 3 tbsp olive oil 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 50g spinach 100g peas, fresh or frozen 6 free-range eggs 100ml semi-skimmed milk 5g chives, finely chopped Pinch of salt Pinch of ground black pepper 50g vegetarian goats cheese, broken into small…
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Continue reading →: Murder with Cinnamon Scones (Daisy’s Tea Garden Mystery #2) by Karen Rose Smith
Daisy Swanson and her Aunt Iris run a delightful shop in Pennsylvania’s Amish country with an emphasis on tasty teas and treats—but murder is not so sweet . . . As local merchants unite to attract tourists for a much anticipated weekend quilting event, business is sure to spill over…
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Continue reading →: Murder at the Mansion (Victorian Village Mysteries #1) by Sheila Connolly
Katherine Hamilton's goal in high school was to escape from her dead-end hometown of Asheford, Maryland. Fifteen years later she's got a degree in hospitality management and a great job supervising every aspect of the day-to-day operations of a high-end boutique hotel on the Baltimore waterfront. Then her high school…
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Continue reading →: The House that Vanity Built (A Misty Dawn Mystery #2) by Nancy Cole Silverman
Misty Dawn, a former Hollywood psychic to the stars, knows the dark and sometimes glamorous streets of Los Angeles are full of secrets, broken promises, and dashed hopes. When a young woman comes to her door because she’s lost her engagement ring and is afraid to tell her fiancé (the…
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Continue reading →: A Black Place and a White Place (Wisteria Tearoom Mysteries Book 7) by Patrice Greenwood
When a Texan tourist turns up dead in a lonely arroyo at Ghost Ranch, questions arise that reach back to the Wild West. Murdered by outlaws, or by a lynch mob? Killed for money or for hate? Finally done with the hectic holidays, Ellen Rosings gets a chance to relax.…
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Continue reading →: Intermezzo: Family Matters: A Wisteria Tearoom Interlude by Patrice Greenwood
Between Christmas and New Year's, Ellen Rosings travels a landscape of doubt. Can she and Tony truly forge a permanent relationship, and will their families support or oppose their intention to marry?
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Continue reading →: Mousse and Murder (Alaskan Diner Mystery #1) by Elizabeth Logan
When Chef Charlie Cooke is offered the chance to leave San Francisco and return home to Elkview, Alaska, to take over her mother's diner, she doesn't even consider saying no. After all–her love life has recently become a Love Life Crumble, and a chance to reconnect with her roots may…
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Continue reading →: As Red as Any Blood (Wisteria Tearoom Mysteries #6) by Patrice Greenwood
Yuletide in Santa Fe: biscochitos, farolitos, Las Posadas, music…and murder. Ellen Rosings does not have time for murder investigations. It’s December, and the Wisteria Tearoom is awash in shoppers, cookies, and groups of strange women brought to tea by the eccentric Bird Woman. Alas, Ellen must cope with murder anyway.…
