From Cleo Coyle: Spring always brings changes to our landscape and this year it's ushering in changes here at Mystery Lovers' Kitchen. This past week we said sad goodbyes to two of our beloved mystery writing cooks, Maya and Korina, but we'll soon be welcoming two new ones...
As you can see from our temporary new header (at the top of our blog and pasted above), the mystery of our new bloggers' identities will soon be solved. Keep in touch for their exciting first posts, coming soon!
In the meantime, how are things growing in your part of the world? Here in New York City, the flowers and trees have started to bloom and the streets look much prettier dressed in their new greenery and colorful blossoms...
Spring has also sprung in our Queens backyard, where the wild violets have returned to cheer up our little plot of New York ground...
In the meantime, how are things growing in your part of the world? Here in New York City, the flowers and trees have started to bloom and the streets look much prettier dressed in their new greenery and colorful blossoms...
My "Bottomless Cup," created in the cozy
backyard of our Queens, NYC, rowhouse.
backyard of our Queens, NYC, rowhouse.
📚 Marc and I are under two writing deadlines this summer, which is why I'm sharing a simple recipe that I like to make when I'm pressed for time but still want good protein to fuel my afternoon. Other than tuna and celery, you need only two key ingredients...
The first ingredient is mayonnaise.
And the second is...
Sriracha Chili Sauce!
"OH NO," YOU MAY SAY.
"THAT'S TOO HOT FOR ME!
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Cleo Coyle writes two bestselling mystery series with her husband. To learn more, click here. |
I thought so, too, until I controlled the heat in recipes like this one. Use a small amount of the chili sauce for a wonderful smoky flavor. Increase the chili sauce for more heat.
By blending it with mayonnaise (or sour cream or yogurt or cream cheese or a combo of these things), you can also create the most delightful dipping sauces for boiled or fried shrimp, French fries, and raw veggies like cauliflower, carrots, and celery sticks. And that's it! Well, almost.
You can mix this pretty pink mayo
with other ingredients to make...
Easy Spicy Chicken Salad
Easy Spicy Shrimp Salad
Easy Spicy Egg Salad
Easy Spicy Shrimp Salad
Easy Spicy Egg Salad
Easy Spicy Potato Salad
Easy Spicy Coleslaw....
Easy Spicy Coleslaw....
Or you can create something like my
Easy Spicy Tuna lunch below...
☕
To download this recipe in
a free PDF that you can print,
save, or share, click here.
a free PDF that you can print,
save, or share, click here.
Cleo's Easy Spicy Tuna Salad
2 Tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon sriracha chili sauce
1 can of tuna, drained (5 oz.)
1 stalk of celery, finely chopped
1 Tablespoon dill relish (optional)
Directions: Mix mayo and sriracha sauce to create the spicy mayo. Combine with remaining ingredients to create the spicy tuna salad. I eat it on rice crackers or rye bread, but you may prefer it wrapped in a tortilla or pita...
However you serve it, may you...
Eat with joy!
~ Cleo
CLEO COYLE is a pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. Both are New York Times bestselling authors of the long-running Coffeehouse Mysteries, now celebrating more than twenty years in print. With more than 1 million books sold, they have gained an enthusiastic following. Cleo's "relentlessly entertaining" (Criminal Element) novels have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Czech; earned starred reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus; received Best of Year selection honors from multiple reviewers; and have been recommended by Booklist as among the best culinary mysteries for core library mystery collections. Alice and Marc are also bestselling media tie-in writers who have penned properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Fox, Disney, Imagine, Toho, and MGM. They live in New York City, where they write independently and together, including the nationally bestselling Haunted Bookshop Mysteries.
CLEO COYLE is a pseudonym for Alice Alfonsi, writing in collaboration with her husband, Marc Cerasini. Both are New York Times bestselling authors of the long-running Coffeehouse Mysteries, now celebrating more than twenty years in print. With more than 1 million books sold, they have gained an enthusiastic following. Cleo's "relentlessly entertaining" (Criminal Element) novels have been translated into Spanish, Japanese, and Czech; earned starred reviews from Library Journal and Kirkus; received Best of Year selection honors from multiple reviewers; and have been recommended by Booklist as among the best culinary mysteries for core library mystery collections. Alice and Marc are also bestselling media tie-in writers who have penned properties for Lucasfilm, NBC, Fox, Disney, Imagine, Toho, and MGM. They live in New York City, where they write independently and together, including the nationally bestselling Haunted Bookshop Mysteries.
National Mystery Bestseller
(Triple) #1 Amazon Category Bestseller
Fresh Fiction Readers' Selection
To Buy:
"EASILY ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS THAT I HAVE READ THIS YEAR...10 STARS!" —Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book
"A KNOCKOUT STORY....one of the best books in this endearing series...a TERRIFIC READ..." —Dru Ann Love, Raven Award-winning reviewer, Dru's Book Musings
No Roast for the Weary is also a culinary mystery with a killer menu of delicious recipes. Click here or on the image below to see the free illustrated guide to our book's recipe section...
Click here or the image above for
Cleo's Free Illustrated Guide to
the recipes you'll find published in
No Roast for the Weary.
National Mystery Bestseller
(Triple) #1 Amazon Category Bestseller
Fresh Fiction Readers' Selection
To Buy:
"EASILY ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS THAT I HAVE READ THIS YEAR...10 STARS!" —Escape with Dollycas into a Good Book
"A KNOCKOUT STORY....one of the best books in this endearing series...a TERRIFIC READ..." —Dru Ann Love, Raven Award-winning reviewer, Dru's Book Musings
Cleo's Free Illustrated Guide to
the recipes you'll find published in
No Roast for the Weary.
Get a free Title Checklist of
Cleo Coyle's Books in Order
Click here or on the image below.
Get a free Title Checklist of
Cleo Coyle's Books in Order
Click here or on the image below.
Cleo Coyle's Books in Order
Click here or on the image below.
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