The Mystery Blog
M. Alfano’s Holiday Dog Gift Guide
Hi, I’m M, here AT Tule I'm your resident dog cozy mystery author and crazy dog lady in general. I’m also a lot like Leslie Knope in that gift-giving is like a sport for me. I love the thrill of finding the perfect gift for everyone. And, yes, this includes my dogs....
COZY CHRISTMAS FIXINGS
HERE at the Westemeier house, we head to church on Christmas Eve and we spend Christmas day lounging in our sweatpants. I hate missing any of the fun playing games, watching movies, and dancing to the playlist streaming on the speaker, so I designed our menu to keep...
Tropical Tidings to You and Yours
Happy Holidays, EVERYONE! I hope you’re having a chance to spend time with those close to you. As I sit down to write this post, the weather is chilly, damp, and dark. In other words, typical for Central Indiana this time of year. Not exactly conditions that are...
My Grandmother’s Christmas Candy
My mom died when I was in my early twenties, leaving an impossible void in our lives. Of course, no one could replace her, but my grandmother became a surrogate mother to my brother and me. Even though we lived about 1,200 miles apart, we spoke almost daily. She was...
12 Days of Christmas Blog Giveaway
Yep, you read that right. We are hosting our largest giveaway yet and it's super simple to win. We have had several of Tule's Cozy authors write blog posts starting on the 13th and ending on the 24th. Each blog post will contain one hidden word, all you have to do is...
Kaz Delaney’s Light as a Feather Pavlova
I love to bake, so it was no surprise that in my Hart of Texas Murder Mystery series, Rosie Hart also loves to bake. In fact, she has her own baking business, From the Hart, and she’s way more skilled than I am! Actually, Rosie hasn’t yet made a pavlova, but I wanted...
M. Alfano’s A Corgi Conundrum Chevy Salsa
With A Corgi Conundrum being the fourth book in the series, I needed a new creative unaliving method. My husband and I are big spicy food eaters and watched a documentary on Hulu called "Super Hots," thus the weapon was found. This recipe is my husband's...
Geri Krotow’s Super-Secret Christmas Cookies
Geri’s Super-Secret Christmas Cookie recipe is so very special to my family. I grew up with large, thick cut-out cookies displayed on a pretty silver platter with a doily at my Polish-American grandmother’s house, and my maternal Aunt Margie made cut-outs with her...
Shelly Jones’s Chewy Ginger Spice Cookies
Ginger is a favorite flavor in our house, from ginger ale to gingersnaps to crystallized ginger. So I knew I had to share our favorite ginger cookie recipe for this cozy holiday cookbook. These cookies are a spicy, chewy treat to share anytime of the year. Wren...
Nancy Robards Thompson’s Briar Patch Cinnamon Scones
One of the first rules of fiction is “write what you know.” Since cinnamon scones are one of my favorite treats, it was only natural that they’d be on the menu at the Briar Patch Bakery, a popular spot in The Wedding Bell Mysteries. Bridal boutique owner and...