What better way to end “Fun With Food Week” than with a recommendation for a great recipe book? Killer Recipes, (L & L Dreamspell) compiled by author Susan Whitfield, is now available and features a variety of delicious recipes from mystery writers. Three of my recipes are included in the book: Terrormisu, Chicken Picatta and Tangy Cocktail Franks.
I have to admit, my husband is very amused that my name and recipes are included in a cookbook. We already established earlier in the week that I don’t like to cook. I’ve had some mishaps in the kitchen in the past, like Stupid Pizza. Don’t even ask. One time we were watching the King of Queens, the episode where Doug loans out Carrie to cook for his best friend the week before Thanksgiving. My jokester husband said he couldn’t do that to one of his friends…
But when I told him the recipes that I submitted for the cookbook, he verified that yes, Terrormisu is delicious and always a hit at cookouts. Chicken Picatta is the meal that he requests every year on his birthday. He admitted that was a good one and acknowledged that I’ve even modified the original recipe over the years, truly making it my own. He laughed outright about the Tangy Cocktail Franks, though, as it only has a couple ingredients and even a monkey can make it. He flipped through the pages of Killer Recipes and pointed out that my recipe had the least amount of ingredients of any in the book. Well, every cookbook needs some easy recipes in it!
And luckily, the book reflects the recipes of numerous authors so you just get my good recipes, not the bad ones! Best of all, all proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. Here is a sampling of the recipes and authors included in this fabulous book.
Lou Allin
* Bushwoman’s Bannock
Elaine Alphin
* Guilty Greek Shrimp
Cash Anthony
* Torn Spinach and Berry Salad
* Coo-Coo Coq au Vin
* Maced Moussaka
Allan Azouz
* Bourekas de Spinaka y Kezo
Linda Berry
* Ogeechee Pecan Bites
* Ogre’s Roll-ups
Maggie Bishop
* Twisted Pimento Cheese
Raven Bower
* Raven’s Apple Break
* Deadline Pintos & Corn Break
* Vampire-Free Pasta
* Daring Shepherd’s Lentil Pie
Pat Browning
* Spice-a-Roni
* Crabby Jambalaya
H.L. Chandler
* Dazed Angel Biscuits
* Bloody Marys
* Ghostly Gooseberry Pie
* Insomniac’s Overnight Coleslaw
* Hot tamale Pie
D.K. Christi
* Reckless Sailor’s Key Lime Dip
Mary Deal
* Stuffed-in-the- Trunk Mushrooms
* Mean Oatmeal Cookies
* Bleeding Hawaiian Breadfruit
* Slippery Elbows
* Vicious Vegetarian Lasagna
* Nut-Stuffed Acorn Squash
Kathleen Delaney
* Decadent Applesauce Cake
Jodi Diderrich
* Crushed Pineapple Torte
* Sliced Sweet Potato Apple Bake
Laura DiSilverio
* Bishop’s Bread
Keith Donnelly
* Clandestine Cheese Puffs
* Walloped Black Jack Pie
* Don’s Caesar Salad
* Mountain Center Diner’s French Fry Casserole
* Mary’s Country-Style Backbones
Conda V. Douglas
* Serial Killer Snicker Doodles
Carola Dunn
* Smashed Yams
Janet Durbin
* Suspect Peanut Butter Cookies
Elysabeth Elderling
* Lethal Fudge (no bake)
Melinda Elmore
* Deviled Eggs
* Radical Meatloaf
L. C. Evans
* Evil Gazpacho
Christy Tillery French
* Wacky Zucchini Bread
* Crazy Pumpkin Crisp
* Split Banana Cake
* Pretzeled Salad
* Perverted Pineapple Casserole
Bente Gallagher
* Warped Whoopie Pies
Marilyn Gardiner
* Grave-Robber’ s Coffee Mix
* Ornery Nut Spread
* Sherbert Smoothis Salad
* Corn Pone Pie
Betty Gordon
* Breakfast Before Mayhem
Amy Grech
* Audacious Shrimp Scampi
Beth Groundwater
* Fanatic’s Fruitcake Cookies
* Battered Vegetable Pancakes
Lynette Hall Hampton
* Cracked Coconut Pie
* Chilling Corn Salad
* Pepperocini Roast
Angelica Hart and Zi
* Killer Doll Dip
* Snake Dance Marinade
Michelle Hollstein-Matkins
* Howling Hot Apple Crisp
* Unfathomable Flourless Chocolate Cake
* Schizophrenic Sweet and Sour Pork
* Copious Cheesy Potatoes
Caitlyn Hunter
* Stirred-Up Apple Raisin Bread
* Creamed Cheese Dip
* Wicked Strawberry Pie
* Asian Pork Bites
* Shredded Apple Raisin Cole Slaw
Stacy Juba
* Cocky Franks
* Terrormisu
* Skinned Chicken Piccata
Teresa Leigh Judd
* Pumpin’ Bread
* Tell-Tale Tortoni
J.J. Keller
* Tainted Taco Soup
Susanne Marie Knight
* Murderous Sour Cream Muffins
* Tainted Tea Mix
* Feisty Mandarin Chicken Salad
* Dangerous Diner’s Chili
* Murder By Potato
Vicki Lane
* Ba’s Pound Cake
* Drowned Fish Chowder
* Plunger Mayonnaise
* Chopped Picadillo
* Filleted Catfish in the Manner of Vera Cruz
* Bold Butternut Squash
Joyce and Jim Lavene
* Mad Russian Tea
Miss Mae
* Meat Cleaver’s Taco Dip
Harol Marshall
* Flipped-Out Adirondack Flapjacks
* Jail House Asparagus or Broccoli Casserole
* Nut Case Tilapia
* Stolen Green Beans and Bacon
Tim Marquitz
* Demon-Fire Burritos
* Third-Degree Chicken Melt
James Mascia
* Assassin’s Apple Cabbage Soup
* Malevolent Buffalo Chicken Soup
* Potent Vegetarian Taco Soup
* Tetchy Garlic Tomato Sauce
* Ruthless Mediterranean Eggplant Lasagna
Iona McAvoy
* Clobbered Peach Cobbler
Mike Nettleton
* Sinister Scones
Judy Nichols
* Intense Cincinnati-Style Chili
* Kate’s Working Mom Pizza
Ernesto Patino
* Tortured Tortillas and Eggs
Anne Patrick
* Fiendish Fiesta Dip
* More Thrilling than Sex Cake
* Burglar’s Lasagna
Twist Phelan
* Pinnacle Peak Fry Bread
Cindy Keen Reynders
* Lawless Lexie’s Taco Salad
* Paws-itively Guilty Goulash
* Cop-a-Plea Pork Roast
* Gabe’s Jailhouse Ribs
* Saucy Lucy Spaghetti
Denise Robbins
* Pizza Witches
* Tipsy Chocolate Truffles
* Whipped Spezerillo
Carolyn J. Rose
* Mushrooms to Die For
Mark Rosendorf
* Sinful Sweet Potato Pie
* Wicked Tomato Basil Soup
* Cantankerous Corn Pudding
* Naughty Noodle Pudding
* On the Lamb Chops
Penny Rudolph
* Bueno New Mexican Posole
* Feuding New Mexico Black Bean Soup
* Horsing-Around Slaw
* Brazen New Mexico Salmon
* Tequila Chicken
T.L. Ryder
* Ruptured Dates
* Zombie’s Roast Turkey
Cindy Sample
* Outrageous Hot Chipotle Cake
* Trifled-With Chocolate
L. J. Sellers
* Lethal Three-Layer Fiesta Dip
Jacqueline Seewald
* Killer Cornbread Recipe
* Mystery Meatloaf
Kim Smith
* Cagey Breakfast Casserole
* Riveting Garlic Bread
* Easy Prey Rollups
Sylvia Dickey Smith
* Cutthroat Chocolate Pie
Morgan St. James
* Deadly Sisters Blueberry Breakfast Bake
* Illegally Easy Salad
Marta Stephens
* Flamed Indiana Fried Cabbage
Jane Toombs
* Bread Machine Finnish Limpa
J. D. Webb
* Mean McLean’s Famous Mac ’N Cheese
* Sauced Shepherd’s Pie
Loretta Wheeler
* Malicious Mosquito Toast
Susan Whitfield
* Cold Shot Brandy Alexander
* Nutty Brie
* Brittle Bones
* Evil Chocoholic’s Pie
* Pistol-Whipped Peacns
* Black-Eyed Salad
* Freaky Fried Apples
* Peppered Relish
* Egged Asparagus Casserole
* Grated Seafood Casserole
* Speared Broccoli Casserole
* Seedy Korean Beef
* Shotgun Chili
* Cracked Eggplant Parmesan
* Drunken Baked Bean
* Electrocutioner’ s Zucchini Sticks
* Pop-Eyed Spinach Pie
Karen Wiesner
* Breaded Pork Chops
Gayle Wigglesworth
* Coffin-oozing Brie (Baked Brie)
* Deadly Chocolate Pudding Cake
* Killer Cookies
Nancy Means Wright
* Boozed-up Figgy Pudding
* Guillotine Tuiles
Suzanne Young
* Deadly-icious Cracker Spread
* Sin-sational Shrimp Pasta
Convinced yet? You can check out Killer Recipes in my Amazon bookstore here. The book is available in print and ebook formats.
And if you missed the earlier posts in Fun with Food Week, here they are:
Meet Norma Huss, author of Yesterday’s Body
Norma’s book excerpt and her recipe for Garlic Chicken with Peanut Sauce, Noodles and Vegetables
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today excerpt and recipe for apple French toast
Meet Avery Aames, author of A Cheese Shop Mysteries
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