The recipes in this appealing book were compiled from personal cookbooks begun in the 1890s and added to for sixty years. With Vermont frugality, they were pasted onto and written in the blank spaces of hardbound books. Selections from two volumes of vernacular light verse by Mary Elkins Gardyne, Oup in Ole Vermont and Encore, accompany recipes with names that are gastronomic poetry in themselves: Red Flannel Hash, Hedgehogs, Mutton Dressed Like Venison, and Kiss Me Cake.

Recipes & Rhyme: Comfort Food from the Northeast Kingdom

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Adams, Annie

Cooking Education & Reference

Woodley & Watts

Two fighting florists. One dead body. Can she catch the real killer before she’s planted in jail?
Quincy McKay is ready for a fresh start. Finally free of her good-for-nothing ex, she can’t wait to grow her aunt’s struggling small-town floral boutique. But her hopes wither and die when her biggest competitor is found dead and she’s accused of murder.
Teaming up with her blunt-speaking elderly friend, and a dreamy cop, Quincy desperately digs for clues to prove she didn’t do it. But her mother’s gossip network and the return of her crazy ex threaten to blight her investigation.
Can Quincy unearth the culprit, or will she be buried along with her business?
The Final Arrangement is the first book in the charming Flower Shop cozy mystery series. If you like quirky characters, bizarre cases, and a light sprinkling of romance, then you’ll love Annie Adams’ freshly picked tale.
Buy The Final Arrangement to weed out a murderer today!

The Final Arrangement: A Cozy Flower Shop Mystery (The Flower Shop Mystery Series)

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

All florist Quincy McKay wants is success in business, a happy family and the perfect romance with Alex Cooper, the hottest cop in the state. Not necessarily in that order, of course. Is that so much to ask? The trouble is, between Alex’s job and planning weddings, it’s getting harder and harder for Quincy and Alex to find any time to themselves. Every time the flames of passion ignite between them, someone or something shows up to fizzle the fire, including her meddling mother, her formerly absent father and even Elma, the handsiest waitress in the West. Wedded bliss is contagious in small town Hillside. Should be great news for Quincy, except that one groom is missing and another is the prime suspect. Hard for a florist to make a living that way, and even harder for her to stay out of the investigation, especially when the suspect is her sidekick, K.C.’s fiancé. Just when she thinks nothing else could go wrong, a ghost from Alex’s past comes back to haunt them both, which could keep them apart forever, if someone doesn’t kill Quincy first. She’s stumbled into the clues to solve the case of the missing groom and finds a corpse as well, proving that planning a wedding can literally be murder.

Deadly Arrangements: Book Two in The Flower Shop Mystery Series

Literature & Fiction

United States

It's Christmastime in Hillside, but there's a lack of holiday spirit for flower shop owner Quincy McKay. She's in charge of the town festival and her shop's open house, but her Santa's a no-show and her flower cooler is on the fritz. To make matters worse, she's learned her ex-husband isn't as ex as she'd thought. Just when she thought things couldn't get any worse, her boyfriend, hot cop Alex Cooper announces his parents are coming to town. Alex Cooper is the perfect man in Quincy's book, but unfortunately his mother thinks so too. And no woman is perfect enough for her perfect son, but especially not the weird flower shop girl who works too much, can't cook and who she catches kissing another man in the department store. And what's this she hears about Quincy being married? Eleanor Cooper must help her son dodge a bullet (and not the kind from his job) during the romantic holiday season to prevent him from being ensnared in a regrettable relationship. Quincy's dignity (of which lately she's in short supply), her reputation, and every business in town are riding upon the success of the city's Christmas celebration. If she can figure out a way to make it work despite failing equipment, helpers dropping out of the picture as fast as snowflakes in a blizzard, a troubling and inappropriate Secret Santa, and the possibility of arrest, she might win the respect of everyone in the town, but more importantly, Alex's parents. If Alex can survive his loving but meddling mother until Christmas, and keep Quincy safe from her crazy ex-husband, with a little help from the MLM (Mormon Ladies Mafia), and K.C. the she-Santa, he'll arrange for the perfect holiday for himself and the woman who has captured his heart.

A Christmas Arrangement: A Short Romance Novel (The Flower Shop Mystery Series Book 3)

<h2>When she said she'd rather die than be a bridesmaid, she didn't mean it literally...</h2> Reluctant bridesmaid Quincy McKay hopes this island wedding breezes by in a hurry. But when the couple announces a murder mystery game, the amateur sleuth is willing to take her time to earn the prize money. She thinks the cash is as good as hers until one evening's sinister turn makes it impossible to tell the difference between entertainment and cold-blooded murder... With few friends among the wedding party, Quincy can't help but label everyone a suspect. As the bridesmaids disappear one-by-one, it's only a matter of time until the ruthless game calls her number. Will Quincy unravel the plot before she perishes in paradise? So Then There Were None: A Tale of Ten Little Bridesmaids is a thrilling standalone in The Flower Shop Mystery Series of cozy mysteries. If you like lots of laughs, hair-raising plots, and twists that keep you guessing, then you'll love Annie Adams' delightful homage to an Agatha Christie classic. <h2>Buy So Then There Were None to solve a wedding riddle today!</h2>

So Then There Were None: a Tale of Ten Little Bridesmaids (The Flower Shop Mystery Series)

Independently published