It's

Cozy Food Friday!

That means it's time to share a recipe from 

another great cozy mystery!

This week's recipe is from

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Book 7 of 10 in the Library Lover's Mysteries

by Jenn McKinnlay

In the latest Library Lover’s Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Likely Story, a decades overdue book puts library director Lindsey Norris hot on the trail of a cold case...
 
When the Briar Creek Public Library holds its first overdue book amnesty day—no fines for late returns—the volume of incoming materials is more than Lindsey and her staff can handle. In a bind, Lindsey drafts the crafternoon ladies to help check in and sort the stacks of books.
 
But one tardy tome catches her attention—a copy of J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, twenty years past due. When Lindsey looks up the borrower, she’s shocked to discover it was a murdered teacher named Candice Whitley, whose killer was never found.
 
Candice checked out the novel on the day she was murdered. Now Lindsey wonders if it could provide a clue to the decades-old cold case. No one noticed who brought the book back in, but could it be Candice’s killer? Lindsey is determined to catch the culprit one way or another, because justice for Candice Whitley is long overdue...

INCLUDES READING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS and RECIPES

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MATTHEW'S CROCK-POT MARINARA MEATBALLS

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INGREDIENTS

2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano

1 (14.5 ounce) can tomato sauce

2 tablespoons tomato paste

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon kosher salt

36 meatballs, uncooked (recipe below)

2 bay leaves

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DIRECTIONS

   In a large blender, combine all ingredients, except the meatballs and bay leaves. Blend until your sauce is the consistency you prefer, chunky or smooth. Pour half of the sauce on the bottom of the Crock-Pot. Put aside remaining sauce to pour on top of the meatballs. Place uncooked meatballs in Crock-Pot. Pour sauce over top, until covered. Add bay leaves. Cover and cook on high for 3 - 4 hours, or low for 6 - 8 hours.

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MEATBALL RECIPES

1 pound ground beef

½ cup Italian breadcrumbs

½ cup red wine, such as Chianti

¼ fresh-grated Parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon onion power

1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon black pepper

1 large egg, lightly beaten

   In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients until well blended. Roll the mixture evenly into 36 meatballs.

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I can smell them now.

Wonderful bellyful for a cold February!

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Please keep reading to check out my 

installments of 

Book Beginnings on Fridays

and

The Friday 56

Both the BB and 56 are from

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Book Beginnings on Fridays is a meme hosted by Rose City Reader

Share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading.

The Friday 56 is a meme hosted by Freda's Voice

Rules: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader (If you have to improvise, that's okay.) *Find any sentence, (or few, just don't spoil it) that grab you. *Post it.

My Book Beginnings

"Let the wild rumpus start!". . . 

My 56

"My heart," Robbie cried.

Lindsey's eyes went wide. "Are you having a heart attack?"

She rushed forward as he slumped to the ground. She caught him before his head connected with the ground and cradled his upper body in her lap with his head on her shoulder.

In other news

Friday, February 8

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Chicks on the Case

This is my second time hanging out with wonderful authors...

Ellen Byron ~ Becky Clark

Marla Copper ~ Vicki Fee ~ Kellye Garrett 

Leslie Karst ~ Cynthia Kuhn  

Lisa Q. Matthews ~ Kathleen Valenti

(I wonder if I can get them to adopt me)

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