Let me say this, if Agatha Christie is considered to be the Queen of the Whodunit, then Louise Penny truly is (IMHO) the undisputed Empress of the murder-mystery. There is no doubt in my mind that Penny is the master of her art, as we can see quite clearly in ALL THE DEVILS ARE HERE,… Continue reading
Murder Most Royal by SJ Bennett
In this SJ Bennett’s third outing for Her Majesty the Queen, Murder Most Royal, Lilibet is back doing what she does best, solving murders. Only this time, it’s Christmas and we in north Norfolk, at Sandringham, in a particularly brisk winter, where the Queen and family hope to have some much needed down time. But,… Continue reading
All The Queen’s Men by SJ Bennett
They’re back. The cast of characters that helped Her Majesty, QEII, solve a murder in SJ Bennett’s debut novel, THE WINDSOR KNOT, are back and on fine form once again. This time in ALL THE QUEEN’S MEN (A Three Dog Problem in the UK), Her Majesty is in residence at Buckingham Palace lamenting the lost… Continue reading
The 14th Colony by Steve Berry
14TH COLONY, THE Author: Steve Berry Publisher: Minotaur Books Format: Paperback, Genre: Thriller Back Cover Blurb Shot down over Siberia, ex-Justice Department agent Cotton Malone is forced into a fight for survival against Aleksandr Zorin, a man whose loyalty to the former Soviet Union has festered for decades into an intense hatred of the United States. Before escaping,… Continue reading
Tomato Soup
Ingredients: 6 plum tomatoes, quartered 1 large red pepper, deseeded & quartered 1 red onion, quartered 2 tbsp tomato paste 2 tbsp olive oil 3 cloves minced garlic 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar (or Worcestershire sauce) 2 bay leaves 1 tsp oregano 2 cups stock (veg or chicken) freshly ground black pepper Method: Pre heat oven… Continue reading
Basic Tomato Sauce
This basic tomato sauce is easy to make and easy to adapt for so many tomato-based dishes, including bolognese and chilli. Ingredients: I large onion, diced 1 28 oz chopped tinned tomatoes 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp tomato paste 2 tbsp tomato ketchup 1 tbsp brown sugar 2 bay leaves… Continue reading