by: Lena Gregory
Series: Coffee & Cream Cafe Mysteries
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Release Date: January 28, 2025
Publisher: Gemma Halliday Publishing
From author Lena Gregory comes a delightfully delicious cozy mystery…
With most of Eastern Long Island closed down for a blizzard, Danika Delaney and her friends are holed up in her old fashioned malt shop, the Coffee & Cream Café, with ice cream and hot chocolate. However, their plans to wait out the storm in cozy company are interrupted when a popular YouTuber and her two companions show up at the door—they’ve been trapped by the storm, and Dani generously offers to serve them breakfast. But her generosity isn’t rewarded in kind, as the reviewer then tries to extort money from Dani in exchange for a good review! When the storm finally clears, Dani is happy to have seen the last of them.
Or so she thought.
Dani and her friends decide to go sleigh riding the morning after the storm clears, but instead of a winter wonderland, they find the extorting YouTuber…dead! To make matters worse, Dani suddenly finds herself accused of the woman’s murder. Intent on restoring her reputation, Dani sets out to prove she didn’t do it. This is one storm she’s not sure she can weather…
Recipes from the Coffee & Cream Café
By Danika Delaney
As anyone who reads the Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries knows, I am not much of a cook—despite the fact that I returned home to Long Island to take over my Uncle Jimmie’s ice cream parlor after earning a marketing degree in NYC that I have no use for. I then turned the old-fashioned shop into a small café that serves coffees, teas, and breakfast (if you count frozen waffles, bagels with cream cheese, and buttered kaiser rolls) in addition to Uncle Jimmie’s homemade ice cream. Still, I occasionally enjoy a real homecooked breakfast, especially after a long day of stumbling over bodies and trying to solve murders (much to Detective Dreamy’s dismay). That’s when I head to Mom’s. Since today was one of those days, I figured I’d share two of my favorites. I hope you enjoy them!
Mom’s Vanilla French Toast
Ingredients:
3 eggs
½ cup 2% milk
1 tbsp pure vanilla extract
1 tbsp butter
6 slices Italian or French bread (each about 1 inch thick)
¼ cup powdered sugar
*optional – sliced strawberries, blueberries, raspberries
Directions:
Whisk eggs, milk and vanilla in a medium bowl.
Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat.
Dip slices of bread in egg mixture, make sure to dip both sides.
Brown each side of bread in skillet.
Sprinkle powdered sugar over top, add berries if desired, and serve.
Cinnamon French Toast
Ingredients:
4 eggs
2 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp butter
6 slices bread
Maple syrup
Directions:
Whisk eggs and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
Melt butter in skillet over medium heat.
Dip bread in egg mixture, be sure to dip both sides.
Brown each side in skillet.
Add butter (if desired) and syrup to taste and serve.
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Lena grew up in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, but she recently traded in cold, damp, gray winters for the warmth and sunshine of central Florida, where she now lives with her husband, three kids, son-in-law, and four dogs. Her hobbies include spending time with family, reading, and walking. Her love for writing developed when her youngest son was born and didn’t sleep through the night. She works full-time as a writer and a freelance editor and is a member of Sisters in Crime.
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Looks like a fun cozy mysyery, plus I love that she includes recipes, the vanila french toast sounds extra yummy
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, Kelly!
DeleteThank you so much for having me! And thank you for sharing the release of Soft Serve Sleighing!
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