1. Feasting on Fiction
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Book List
**First title in series is listed unless another was featured in presentation.
Authors with Cookbooks
Debbie Macomber’s Christmas Cookbook
Joanne Fluke’s Lake Eden Cookbook
Sneaky Pie’s Cookbook for Mystery Lovers
Book Lovers’ Cookbooks
Gelman, Judy. The Book Club Cookbook
Grossman, Jo. A Taste of Murder
A Famous Chef’s Position
Hyzy, Julie. State of the Onion
When Food Steals the Scene
Stockett, Kathryn. The Help
Karon, Jan. At Home in Mitford
Flagg, Fannie. Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café
Food Fiction Flavors All Senses
Esquival, Laura. Like Water for Chocolate
Parodies of Famous Fiction
Fowler, F.L. Fifty Shades of Chicken
New Flavors and Courses
Parra, Nancy J. Gluten for Punishment
Farm Fresh Fiction
Haywood, B.B. Town in a Blueberry Jam
Shelton, Paige. Farm Fresh Murder

2. Connolly, Sheila. One Bad Apple
McRae, Cricket. Home Crafting Mysteries
Drinks?
Landis, Jill Marie. Mai Tai One On
Coyle, Cleo. On What Grounds
Solid Chocolate
Roberts, Sheila. Better Than Chocolate
Carl, Joanna. The Chocolate Cat Caper
Wedding Cakes = Romance
Mallery, Susan. Falling for Gracie
Roberts, Nora. Savor the Moment
Inspirational Cakes
Byrd, Sandra. Let Them Eat Cake
Hamilton, J. Lynne. Friendship Cake
Clipston, Amy. Gift of Grace
Cupcakes – From Sweet to Spicy?
McKinlay, Jenn. Sprinkle with Murder
Kauffman, Donna. Sugar Rush
Baking Magic
Cates, Bailey. Brownies and Broomsticks
Jaffarian, Ann. Ghost a la Mode
Preponderance of Pie
Adams, Ellery. Pies and Prejudice
Culver, Carol. A Good Day to Pie
Even Doughnuts

3. Beck, Jessica. Glazed for Murder
Characters Like to Eat, Too!
McKevett, G.A. Buried in Buttercream
Webb, Peggy. Elvis and the Dearly Departed
Southern
Shelton, Paige. If Fried Chicken Could Fly
Davis, Krista. The Diva Runs Out of Thyme
Pennsylvania Dutch
Myers, Tamar. Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth
Bradford, Laura. Assaulted Pretzel
Wenger, Christine Do or Diner
International Cuisine
Campion, Alexander. The Grave Gourmet
Middle Eastern Cuisine
Mehran, Marsha. Pomegranate Soup
Paranormal, Crafts and Food
MacRae, Molly. Last Wool and Testament
More Crafting with Food
Chiaverini, Jennifer. The New Year’s Quilt
Tea, Scrapbooking and Food
Childs, Laura. Death by Darjeeling
Childs, Laura. Keepsake Crimes
Childs, Laura. Eggs in Purgatory
Page, Katherine Hall. The Body in the Boudoir
Davidson, Diane Mott. Catering to Nobody

4. Holiday Food Titles
Meier, Leslie. Mistletoe Murder
Washburn, Livia J. The Gingerbread Bump-Off
Caterers, Critics, Collectors
Crawford, Isis. A Catered Murder
Burdette, Lucy. An Appetite for Murder
Hamilton, Victoria. A Deadly Grind
Hot not Haute
Edwards, Louisa. Too Hot to Touch
Usen, Amanda. Scrumptious
Women’s Fiction
O’Neal, Barbara. How to Bake a Perfect Life
Ballis, Stacey. Off the Menu
Hungry for More? Resources
http://literaryfoodie.blogspot.com/p/food-mysteries-list.html
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Mysteries-2011-Bestsellers-Foodies/lm/R6DAENTVM6OR8
http://www.cozy-mystery.com/blog/cozy-mystery-authors-with-culinary-themes-part-2.html
http://publiclibrary.cc/readalikes/fiction%20with%20recipes.htm

5. Some Recipes to Enjoy
Marlborough Pie
From the Farm Journal’s Complete Pie Cookbook, 1965. The filling is lemon and applesauce,
and very tasty.
Flaky Pastry for 1-Crust Pie
1 c. sifted flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 c. plus 1 tblsp. vegetable shortening
2 – 2 1/2 tblsp. cold water.
Combine ingredients except water. Use pastry cutter, and add water as the dough starts to come
together. Take ball of dough and roll it out on a lightly floured surface until the crust is large
enough for a 8-9″ pie pan. Fold the dough and drape gently over the pie pan, covering all places
and up the sides.
Marlborough Pie Filling
1 c. unsweetened applesauce
3 tblsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. lemon peel
1 c. sugar
4 eggs, slightly beaten
2 tblsp. butter, melted
1/2 tsp. salt
Chill pie shell while preparing filling. Combine applesauce, lemon juice and peel, sugar, eggs,
butter and salt. Blend thoroughly and pour into pastry lined pie pan. Bake in 450F oven 15
minutes; reduce heat to 350F and bake 25 – 40 minutes longer, or until silver knife inserted
halfway between center and edge of pie comes out clean. This will have the consistency of jelly.
Peanut Butter Fingers– another easy and fun one, adapted from the 1967 Pillsbury Bake Off
Cookie Book.
1 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar (I used dark)
1/2 tsp. soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 egg
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
1 cup semi-sweet chips
Preheat oven to 350F. Combine all ingredients in large bowl except chocolate pieces. Press in
greased 9×13 pan. Bake for 20 – 25 minutes. Sprinkle immediately with chocolate pieces. Let
stand 5 minutes, then spread evenly.