First published 2015
Diane Mott Davidson compiles over 160 recipes from her seventeen bestselling Goldy Schulz culinary mysteries into one comprehensive cookbook. The author presents dishes organized into clear categories: appetizers and soups, eggs and cheese, salads and starches, meat and fish, breads, desserts, and low-carb options. Davidson reveals the origins of each recipe through personal stories. Some dishes emerged from restaurant experiments, others from family traditions or friend recommendations, and a few from kitchen accidents. Recipes include Bacon-Wrapped Artichokes with Dijon Cream Sauce, Diamond Lovers' Hot Crab Dip, Sweethearts' Swedish Meatballs in Burgundy Sauce, and Dad's Bread. Davidson weaves together memoir, writing advice, and cooking instruction. She shares anecdotes from her dual life as novelist and home cook, including her excitement at receiving fan mail from Julia Child. The cookbook serves mystery fans who want to recreate dishes from the beloved series and home cooks seeking tested recipes with engaging backstories.
Genres: memoir, cooking, cookbooks, food-and-drink, food-writing, culinary
Vibes: cozy, emotional, intimate
Tropes: memoir, personal-stories
350 pages · Kindle Edition · William Morrow Cookbooks