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Lee Hollis!

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Recipe first . . . 

From

DEATH OF AN ITALIAN CHEF

HAYLEY'S SPEGHETTI CARBONARA

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Ingredients 

1 pound of thin spaghetti

8 ounces pancetta or bacon, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

3 eggs

1 cup fresh grate Parmesan cheese

Fresh ground black pepper

Pinch of red pepper flakes (optional)

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Directions

   Whisk the eggs, Parmesan, and black pepper in a bowl and set aside.

   In a large pan, cook your pancetta over medium heat until crisp, then remove from pan and add your minced garlic and red pepper flakes, if using. Cook for one minute. Add back pancetta. 

   Meanwhile, cook the pasta in salted water until al dente. Reserve 1 cup of pasta water, then drain the pasta and add it to the pan with the pancetta and garlic using your tongs to combine. Remove pasta from heat and add the egg mixture. Mix well with tongs, adding your pasta water as needed. 

   Plate and add extra Parmesan if you like, then dive in and be prepared to pat yourself on the back!

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I've never had spaghetti carbonara, 

but I sure want to try it now.

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DEATH OF AN ITALIAN CHEF

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HALLOWEEN PARTY MURDER

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The charming coastal town of Bar Harbor, Maine, has a fancy new Italian restaurant--and a nasty new murder...

As the food and cocktails columnist for the Island Times, it's Hayley Powell's job to stay on top of the latest eateries in town. Just in time for the summer tourist season, Chef Romeo, a successful restaurateur from New York City, has opened an establishment called--naturally--Romeo's. But between his over-the-top temperament and his no-holds-barred diet, Chef Romeo may not live through the grand opening.

When the chef actually does suffer a mild heart attack, he ends up sharing a hospital room with Hayley's brother Randy, who's there for gall bladder surgery. Chef Romeo has tasted Hayley's cooking and asks her to take over his restaurant while he's laid up. But this temporary gig may turn permanent, after the chef dies from complications. Only thing is, Randy tells a different story. He might have been sedated, but Hayley's bro swears he saw someone come into their room and put Romeo out of his misery. Now it's up to Hayley to find the person who had no reservations about killing the chef...

Small town traditions are celebrated throughout Maine during the holiday season. But when it comes to Halloween, some people are more than willing to reap a harvest of murder . . .
 
HALLOWEEN PARTY MURDER by LESLIE MEIER
Tinker’s Cove newest residents Ty and Heather Moon turn their Victorian home into a haunted house to raise funds for charity. But the Halloween fun turns to horrific fright when Heather overdoses on tainted drugs—and Ty finds himself accused of murder. Digging deep into the story, journalist Lucy Stone uncovers some sinister secrets in the Moons’ past linked to a conspiracy in her hometown . . .
 
DEATH OF A HALLOWEEN PARTY MONSTER by LEE HOLLIS
Everyone attending Island Times Food and Cocktail columnist Hayley Powell’s Halloween bash is dressed as their favorite movie monster from the Bride of Frankenstein and Jaws to Chucky and Pennywise the clown. But when partygoers stumble upon Boris Candy’s bludgeoned costumed corpse, it falls to Hayley to discover who among her guests wanted to stop the man from clowning around permanently . . .
 
SCARED OFF by BARBARA ROSS
Three teenage girls having a sleepover on Halloween night get spooked when high schoolers crash the house for a party. But no one expected to find a crasher like Mrs. Zelisko, the elderly third floor tenant, dead in the backyard—dressed in a sheet like a ghost. With her niece traumatized, Julia Snowden must uncover who among the uninvited guests was responsible for devising such a murderous trick . . .

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