A Cold Brew Killing (All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Lyrical Underground (November 6, 2018)
Print Length Approximately 250 Pages
Synopsis
When an ice cream vendor discovers a frozen stiff, Florida diner owner Gia Morelli has to serve up some just desserts . . .
Gia has become good friends with Trevor, a fun, flirtatious bachelor who owns the ice cream parlor down the street from her popular All-Day Breakfast Café. Trevor has the scoop on all sorts of local attractions and activities. But when he bursts into her diner, trembling and paler than a pint of French Vanilla, she can tell something’s very wrong. Trevor points her toward his shop then passes out cold. When Gia runs down to his shop, she discovers a chilling sight—a dead body in the open freezer. But the ice cream man’s troubles are just beginning. The police suspect him of this murder a la mode, especially when details of his questionable past surface. Gia believes in her friend and is determined to clear his name and find the real cold-blooded killer before someone else gets put on ice . . .
Guest Post – Recipe
While I haven’t read this series, any time a series revolves around food I find myself drooling imagining the various dishes. Today I have a recipe and a photo to share of breakfast pie, or quiche, whatever name you want to give it, it all is the same and is very tasty. I did notice that the crust isn’t a pastry crust but rather made up of bacon and potatoes. I am going to have to try this recipe very soon! Thanks for sharing this with us today Lena.
Breakfast Pie
One of the dishes All-Day Breakfast Café owner, Gia Morelli, loves most is Breakfast Pie. In her case, it makes life easier, since they are made ahead of time and are easy enough to just slice and serve. They are also delicious re-heated, so they make for a great time saver when you’re in a hurry and want to grab something quick. Simply make them up on the weekends, slice them, and all you have to do is heat one slice up whenever you’re hungry.
Gia makes several different kinds; western (ham, peppers, onions, and cheese), meat lovers (bacon, sausage, ham, and cheese), veggie (spinach, squash, zucchini, broccoli, mushrooms, and tomatoes), and my personal favorite, my dad’s original Breakfast Pie, which he makes every Christmas morning!
Original Breakfast Pie Recipe
You will need:
1 lb. Bacon
1 Package Breakfast Sausage
½ lb. ham
1 large green pepper
2 medium onions
5 medium potatoes or 1 bag shredded potatoes
1 dozen eggs
1 bag shredded cheddar cheese
Salt & Pepper (to taste)
Prepare:
Cut up and shred 5 medium potatoes (or use 1 bag of pre-shredded potatoes)
Chop onions (keep separate)
Chop ham
Chop sausage
Chop green pepper
Crust:
Fry bacon in a large skillet (an electric frying pan works perfectly), then keep the fat in the pan, and chop the bacon. Keep 1/3 for the crust and set 2/3 aside.
Fry potatoes and one chopped onion in the bacon fat (add salt and pepper to taste). When cooked add 1/3 of the chopped bacon and stir.
Press into a pie dish to form the crust.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Filling:
Using the same pan (you can use non stick spray on the bottom if needed) combine and cook breakfast sausage, ham, remaining bacon, green pepper, and remaining onion.
While cooking, scramble 1 dozen eggs.
Once mixture is cooked, add eggs and mix while cooking. Add salt and pepper (to taste)
When done, stir in about 6 oz. of shredded cheddar, then add filling to pie crust. Put in oven.
Bake for 45 minutes.
When just about done, sprinkle shredded cheddar (to taste) over the top and return to oven until cheese melts.
Serve and enjoy!
About the Author
Lena lives in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island with her husband and three children.
When she was growing up, she spent many lazy afternoons on the beach, in the yard, anywhere she could find to curl up with a good book. She loves reading as much now as she did then, but she now enjoys the added pleasure of creating her own stories.
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Giveaway
Pretty cover can’t wait to read this. Sounds good.
entered the giveaway – hope I win!
Sounds delicious and I want to read your book.
I’m going to have to try this recipe out.
My pleasure to have you here today!
Thank you so much for having me and for sharing the release of A Cold Brew Killing!
Thank you, Kay! I hope you enjoy the Breakfast Pie if you get to make it. Gia uses my dad’s recipe, and like Gia, he always cooks for a big crowd!
Thank you for being part of the book tour for “A Cold Brew Killing” by Lena Gregory. Love this author’s books! Absolutely adorable cover! Can’t wait for the opportunity to read this book which is on top of my TBR list.
The recipe for Breakfast Pie sounds wonderful. I’ll have to give it a try when we have company to help us eat it.