Friday, May 10, 2013

Killer in Crinolines debut. Welcome Duffy Brown (and thanks for the giveaway!)

Killer in Crinolines      
by Duffy Brown, author of Iced Chiffon


When Reagan Summerside is asked to make an emergency bowtie delivery to Magnolia Plantation for a wedding, she finds the groom face-down in five-tiers of icing and fondant, a cake knife in his back and her good friend and local UPS driver accused of the murder. Can Reagan find the real killer without winding up in the local swamp as alligator meat? Will Walker Boone, pain-in-the ass attorney and once-upon-a-time gang member, help her out or feed her to the alligators himself? 


**Facedown in five-tiers of icing and fondant a dead groom leads to wedding chaos for the bride, the bff and the hotshot attorney. 
Duffy Brown
Berkley Prime Crime
Consignment: Murder series
-Iced Chiffon  Oct, '12
-Killer in Crinolines May '13

 




Thank you to Duffy for her fabulous giveaway of totebags to three lucky folks!


And here are some delightful words from the author herself....


                                       Southern Food





I love Savannah, visited there a lot of times and did a ton of research on the place when I wrote Iced Chiffon. Things like what streets are one way, how many squares are there, and is the Pirate House really haunted? 



     One of the things I love researching the most is the food! Eating my way across Savannah is a delicious, lip-smacking, calorie-overload adventure.  Is there anything more delicious than Southern cooking? 



    You can have your sushi and broiled skinless/boneless chicken breast but give me a good old pork something-or-other anytime. I read somewhere that there are two religions down South...Baptist and Barbecue.  This is where the pork comes in, a cookout over a hardwood fire. Pulled, shredded, chopped, diced or sliced, it’s all pure heaven.  


 
     Then there’re the pies. Lord have mercy, pies! My Kentucky mother-in-law taught me to make crust that crumbles if you look at it sideways. And the filling… I have a pecan pie recipe that makes grown men cry, a peach cobbler recipe bequeathed to my eldest daughter and a sweet potato pie recipe that Paula Deen’s broken into my house twice now trying to swipe.

    Some of my friends just don’t get it. North food, South food, what’s the difference? Lots! Here’s a list and you tell me if it’s on a Northern grocery list or a Southern one. First off there’s the grocery itself…just try and find a Winn Dixie or Piggly-Wiggly in New Jersey.





 

    Bagels or hush puppies, granola bars or bread pudding, soft pretzels or jambalaya, baguette or grits, penne or grits, 12-inch Italian sausage or grits.  You get the idea.

 

    So what about you? What is your favorite Southern dish? Is there one passed down in the family or one you found in an old Southern Living magazine in your doctor’s office? Share the good food! I’ll give away three Iced Chiffon totes from the answers. Yummmmm!
   


 Please leave your response AND e-mail address in the comments section.  Giveaway is for readers in the U.S. and Canada.  Names will be drawn on May 18, 2013.

18 comments:

  1. Wonderful being here at the Reading Addict. Love this site. Hope you all love Souther food as much as I do. Got a fab? I do love ribs on the grill and pecan pie! I have a great recipe if you want it.
    Hugs, Duffy

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  2. Yum, sounds delicious Duffy, we (well, the hubby) actually are cooking ribs today!

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    1. Hi, Elf, I'm coming for dinner, set out another plate. Yummmm.

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  3. I'm really big on biscuits, breads and anything sweet. I love pies and cakes. Hubby would rather have savory foods...ribs, fried chicken, ect.

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    1. Is it sad that I am drooling just thinking about all of these yummy things? (0:

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    2. Hi, Mary
      I love it all! They have terrific biscuits in Savannah. And cakes and pies. Wow.
      Hugs, Duffy

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  4. Aloha, Duffy! I've heard about your southern hospitality through Renee Bagby. She attends the annual Reader Author Get Together in Cincinnati! Too many favorite southern dishes to mention ....

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    1. Thanks for visiting Kim!

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    2. HI, Kim
      Hawaii! Lucky you! If you ever get up there to the reader/writer get-together we'll have a blast.

      I know what you mean about all those great Southern dishes. Bet thing is to just eat your way across Savannah.

      Hugs, Duffy

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  5. Thanks, Duffy, for your delightful (and yummy) post! Can't say that I have Southern recipes (yet), but I ENJOY eating Southern food... I love the spicy and sweet flavors that sneak up on you.
    -Rochelle
    Romo@iMagicWonders.com

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    1. Glad you visited, Rochelle! I can't say I am too fond of spicy foods but I certainly enjoy the sweet and crispy Southern foods!

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    2. I can't do spicy either but anything BBQ and I'm there. Pulled pork! BBQ ribs. Lordy, makes me hungry just thinking about it all.

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  6. oh my goodness all that tasty food. I just ate and now I'm hungry again :) I can't wait to read Killer in Crinolines! I am look forward to Duffy visiting my blog on my site on May 14th :)

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    1. I have the same reaction when I look at those pictures Crystal, and it doesn't help that Reagan and her Aunt Kiki seem to be always eating something yummy in the book! Thanks for visiting, I will make sure to look in on your blog next week!

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  7. like fried chicken

    bn100candg at hotmail dot com

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    1. Thanks for visiting bn, I love fried chicken as well!

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  8. I live up north, but I do know what hush puppies are. Love them. I love Duffy brown's book Iced Chiffon. I can't wait for the 2nd book. ---Rae

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    1. It was so much fun! I haven't had time to write up my review yet but I liked it even more than the first one...and not just because I was entertained by Reagan and her belly dancing!

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