Trick & Treat SPOOKtacular with Lorraine Bartlett

Welcome to day nine of the Trick AND Treat SPOOKtacular, co-hosted by myself & Jen at Crazy-For-Books. Make sure to head over to Jen's site to see what TRICK Ellery has in store for you.

Today's Trick AND Treater is the amazing Lorraine Bartlett

Recipes to Die For
by Lorraine Bartlett

 It’s that time of year again–Halloween, the beginning of the holiday season.  Somehow that feels like a trick, but even before the day of ghosties and ghoolies you’ll find Christmas trees and even New Years decorations in the stores.  (I’ve already checked them out.)

 But the thing about holidays that I love best is the food.  You have to admit that once the wrappings are off the gifts it’s time to look forward to holiday fare.  But before we leap into that holiday, let’s think about the two we’re facing.  And what could be linked to both Halloween and Thanksgiving?  Why the plump and ever-pleasing pumpkin.

 It just so happens I included a pumpkin recipe in my latest release, RECIPES TO DIE FOR, A Victoria Square Cookbook.  (I write the Victoria Square Mysteries, and this is a companion piece for the series.)  In it, Katie Bonner, the owner and manager of Artisans Alley on the quaint Victoria Square shopping district, has collected the recipes of her friends, her artisan vendors, and the merchants on Victoria Square and put it together in book form.

 Here’s her recipe for pumpkin chiffon pie.  Not only is it a great Halloween treat, but let’s face it, by the time you’ve made it through the appetizers, the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, who has room for Thanksgiving dessert?  With this light and creamy pumpkin pie, you will.

Pumpkin Chiffon Pie

 2 ¾ cups cold milk

2 packages (1.5 ounces each) instant vanilla pudding

1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon ground ginger

¼ teaspoon ground cloves

1 prepared graham cracker crust (9 inches)

frozen whipped topping (thawed) optional

additional cinnamon for dusting (optional)

In a large mixing bowl, combine the milk and pudding mixes.  Beat for 1 minute (the mixture will thicken).  Add the pumpkin and spices; beat 1 minute longer.  Pour into the piecrust.  Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm.  If desired, garnish with whipped topping and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Yield:  6-8 servings.

About the author ~
Lorraine Bartlett writes the Victoria Square Mysteries. The first in the series, A Crafty Killing, is now available.  The next book, The Walled Flower, will be available on February 7th.  But wait–there’s more!  She also writes the New York Times bestselling and Agatha-nominated Booktown Mystery Series as Lorna Barrett.  But there’s still more!  She also writes the darker Jeff Resnick Mysteries as L.L. Bartlett. 

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Cozy readers everywhere have fallen in love with Lorraine Bartlett's A Crafty Killing and the inhabitants of Victoria Square, a charming and sometimes dangerous berg featuring one-of-a-kind businesses like Artisan's Alley. In Recipes To Die For, Katie Bonner and the rest of the locals from Victoria Square invite you into their kitchens to share tantalizing recipes and intimate stories about food, family, and life. So tie on your apron and sharpen your knives, because Recipes To Die For is chock full of culinary treasures such as Andy Rust's Cinnamon Rolls, Vance Ingram’s Barbequed Ribs, and Sweet Sue’s Toffee Squares. And you don't want to miss Aunt Lizzie’s Cream Scones. They're to die for!

Thanks to Lorraine I have two (2) e-copies and one (1) print copy of Recipes To Die For and two (2) copies of Murder On The Mind to give away.

E-copies are open to everyone
Print copy open to residents of the US & Canada only

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