title: Scarpetta's Winter Table
author:  Patricia Cornwell 
description: Not intended for serious cooks, but ideal for fastidious fans of Ms. Cornwell, <i>Scarpetta's Winter Table</i> is perfect for the thrillerphile who has everything. This offbeat, 81-page novella takes you behind the scenes to Dr. Kay Scarpetta's kitchen, where you'll learn how to make her "Bad Mood Pasta Primavera," "Holiday Pizza," and "Childhood Key Lime Pie"--just to name a few. Along for the culinary festivities are the doctor's trusty cohorts, Pete Marino, captain of the Richmond police department, and Scarpetta's niece, Lucy. Both add their favorite concoctions, such as Marino's "Cause-of-Death Eggnog" and Lucy's "Friendly Grill." Those who have read Cornwell's <a href="/exec/obidos/ASIN/0399143947/${0}"><i>Point of Origin</i></a> will find a double delight in <i>Winter Table</i>, as it's amply stuffed with references from the bestselling thriller. However, recipe readers be warned: there are no measurements, exact lists of ingredients, or detailed cooking instructions. It reads like a short story, with vague descriptions of what each dish contains--the intent being that each person will make a slightly different version. This may be frustrating for a by-the-book cook, but flexible, freestyle chefs may find it's just what the doctor ordered.
zlib_text: **Scarpetta's Winter Table**
  
   **Patricia Cornwell**
  
   **Contents**
  
  1 Marino's Cause-Of-Death Eggnog
  
  2 Scarpetta's Holiday Pizza Scarpetta's Childhood Key Lime Pie Scarpetta's
  
  Holiday Pizza (Continued)
  
  3 Lucy's Bloody Marys Lucy's Friendly Grill Scarpetta's Wholesome Chicken
  
  Soup
  
  4 Scarpetta's Bad Mood Shopping Scarpetta's Bad Mood Pasta Primavera
  
  5 Marino's Last Minute
  
  6 Chili
  
  7 Lucy's Felonious Cookies
  
  8 Marino's Southern-Style New Jersey Omelet
  
  9 Scarpetta's Famous Stew
  
  10 The night after Christmas was cold and brittle,
  
  and in Dr. Kay Scarpetta's quiet Richmond neighborhood, trees were bare
  
  and groaning as they rocked in the wind. A candle burned in every window of
  
  her modern stone house, and a generous, fresh wreath of evergreen and holly
  
  was centered on the carved front door. Scarpetta had strung tiny white lights
  in
  
  shrubs on either side of the porch and tied big red bows on carriage lamps.
  She
  
  had been cooking since early afternoon, and by now her special peopl