Food to Die For: Secrets from Kay Scarpetta's Kitchen

From Publishers Weekly
How better to unwind from prodding the dead all day than to feed living, breathing friends and relatives? Bestselling mystery author Patricia Cornwell's Food to Die For: Secrets from Kay Scarpetta's Kitchen offers favorite recipes from the intrepid medical examiner (Cornwell's series heroine), Scarpetta's colleagues Marino and Rose, niece Lucy and various restaurants. Marlene Brown, Cornwell presents dishes from her mystery titles, preceded by brief relevant excerpts from each one. Italian sausage pizza from Postmortem is followed by 28 more feasts, including Pollo al Limone (shared by Scarpetta and Wesley Benton as they tracked a New York serial killer on Christmas) and Marino's Breakfast Bagel Sandwich from Point of Origin. Sections on olive oil, pasta and tomatoes, lists of the contents of Kay's pantry and freezer and 40 full-color photographs vivify her culinary secrets. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal
No, not a thriller unless you really like good food. Cornwell offers some of Kay Scarpetta's favorites. Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
No, not a thriller unless you really like good food. Cornwell offers some of Kay Scarpetta's favorites.Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From Booklist
Those who look forward to each new adventure of Patricia Cornwell's fictional medical examiner, Kay Scarpetta, know that in her off-hours she's a serious cook. Readers left salivating from her menus now have Food to Die For, a volume of recipes for bringing to life some of those fictional feasts. Cornwell and Marlene Brown's easy-to-follow recipes tilt toward foods Italian, but there are plenty of simple American dishes, too, such as Miami-style chili with beer and barbecued ribs. Cornwell's serious fans will find pasta and pizza to satisfy their appetites here, but most of the recipes require a bit of kitchen dexterity to execute properly. Mark Knoblauch
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Book Description
The millions of fans who read Patricia Cornwell's bestsellers know that her popular character, Kay Scarpetta, loves to unwind in the kitchen. Book after book finds her tapping into her Italian heritage to create delicious meals for herself and her friends.

Brimming with full-color photographs and inspired by dozens of food scenes in Kay's kitchen and favorite restaurants, Food to Die For is a cookbook tailor-made for Scarpetta fans. Among the criminally good recipes:

€ Miami-Style Chili with Beer (All That Remains)
€ Grilled Grouper with Butter and Key Lime Juice (Cruel and Unusual)
€ Jack Daniel's Chocolate Pecan Pie (The Body Farm)
€ Lasagna with Marinara Sauce and Porcini Mushrooms (Cause of Death)
€ Bev's Lump Crab Cakes (Unnatural Exposure)
€ Kay's Grilled Pizza with Sausage, Pepperoni, and Three Cheeses (Black Notice)

About the Author
Patricia Cornwell's international bestsellers include Postmortem-the only novel to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards and the French Prix du Roman d'Aventure in a single year-and Cruel and Unusual, which won Britain's prestigious Gold Dagger Award for the Year's Best Crime Novel in 1993. Her fictional chief medical examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, won the 1999 Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author.


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Author Biography: Patricia Cornwell's international bestsellers include Postmortem-the only novel to win the Edgar, Creasey, Anthony, and Macavity Awards and the French Prix du Roman d'Aventure in a single year-and Cruel and Unusual, which won Britain's prestigious Gold Dagger Award for the Year's Best Crime Novel in 1993. Her fictional chief medical examiner, Dr. Kay Scarpetta, won the 1999 Sherlock Award for best detective created by an American author.


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