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Slow-Cooker Curried Fish & Butternut Squash Stew

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. We’ve had one of our trademark beautiful falls in New England this year, but the last few days, a nor’easter has been lashing at us. That’s put me in mind of this delicious recipe that my husband … Continue reading →

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Weekend Update: September 27-28, 2014

Posted on September 27, 2014 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers there will be posts by Susan Vaughan (Monday), Dorothy Cannell (Tuesday), John Clark (Wednesday), Sarah Graves (Thursday), and Kate Flora (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog regularly at … Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Updates | Tagged Barbara Ross, cadaver dogs, Death Dealer, Dorothy Cannell, Fiona Quinn, Ho Ho Homicide, John Clark, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kate Flora, Kensington, Liss MacCrimmon Scottish-American Heritage Mysteries, maine clambake mysteries, Maine Clambake Mystery series, Maine Crime Writers news, Newport Cultural Center, Newport Maine, review, Sarah Graves, Susan Vaughan, Thrill Writing | 2 Comments

Lobster Deviled Eggs

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. Boiled Over, the second book in the Maine Clambake Mystery series takes place in August, so I thought I’d share one of the recipes in the book–Lobster Deviled Eggs. The eggs didn’t start out with lobster in … Continue reading →

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When I Finish My Book I’m Going To…

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. Yesterday, I sent the manuscript of Musseled Out, the third Maine Clambake Mystery, to my editor. Prior to that, I spent close to three months in Book Jail. Book jail is the place bad writers go when … Continue reading →

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Gone Lobstering

Posted on June 20, 2014 by Barbara Ross

Hi all. Barb here. I’ve written in the past about how I went to the Cabbage Island Clambake to research Clammed Up, and how I traveled to the Machias Blueberry Festival to research Boiled Over. The third book in my … Continue reading →

Posted in Barb's Posts | Tagged Clive Farrin, Lobster boat tour, maine clambake mysteries, Musseled Out | 4 Comments

A History for My Maine Town

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Barbara Ross

Hi, Barb here. Back in the fall of 2011 when I first wrote the proposal for the Maine Clambake Mystery series, I named the fictional town where my stories took place “Busman’s Harbor.” At the time, I was committed to … Continue reading →

Posted in Barb's Posts | Tagged Barbara Ross, Boiled Over, Busman's Harbor, clammed up, Colin Woodard, Harold B Clifford, Harry Gratwick, Hidden History of Maine, maine clambake mysteries, maine history, Rebels, Rusticators and the Struggle for a Forgotten Frontier, The Boothbay Region 1906-1960, The Lobster Coast | 8 Comments

Sunday Update: October 20, 2013

Posted on October 20, 2013 by kaitlynkathy

Next week at Maine Crime Writers we’ll be featuring posts from Barb Ross (Monday), Gerry Boyle (Tuesday), Kaitlyn Dunnett (Wednesday), Vicki Doudera (Thursday), and Lea Wait (Friday). In the news department, here’s what’s happening with some of us who blog … Continue reading →

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From Away II

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. Recently, Kaitlyn Dunnett wrote about whether you can write a Maine cozy mystery without ever visiting Maine. The answer is, apparently you can, but… On the Maine Crime Writers blog, we’ve all come to Maine in different … Continue reading →

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Now It Can Be Told, Part Deux, (Redux) by Barbara Ross

Posted on September 2, 2013 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. Kate has kindly invited us to take an extra long Labor Day by rerunning a favorite post. How appropriate that I, on the eve of the publication of Clammed Up, the first book in my Maine Clambake … Continue reading →

Posted in Barb's Posts | Tagged Barbara Ross, Boiled Over, clambake, clammed up, John Talbot, Kensington, Lea Wait, Maine, maine clambake mysteries, Sarah Graves, Sheila Connolly, Sisters in Crime New England | 29 Comments

Windjammer Days

Posted on July 2, 2013 by Barbara Ross

Hi. Barb here. It’s been a foggy, rainy, cold season on the Maine coast so far. But that hasn’t stopped some of our traditional celebrations. This year was the 51st celebration of Windjammer days in Boothbay Harbor and there were … Continue reading →