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The Perfect Blend is where Shelly and Candy get to do what they love best- drink tea and read and discuss books.

The Perfect Blend Candace Biecker and Shelly Haskell

    • Arts

The Perfect Blend is where Shelly and Candy get to do what they love best- drink tea and read and discuss books.

    Death of an Italian Chef

    Death of an Italian Chef

    Hayley Powell visits the newest restaurant in town to write an article for her food column in the local Island Times paper.

    Chef Romeo has just opened his new restaurant Romeo's, and as good as the food is, the drama is even better. A health scare send Chef Romeo to the hospital and his roommate is Hayley's brother Randy.

    It looks like it was a heart attack that killed Romeo, but Randy (under heavy sedation) swears that someone else pulled the plug. Hayley works to find out who.

    Shelly's tea: Bigelow Tea Blueberry Citrus Basil

    Candy's tea: Traditional Medicinals Dandelion Flower and Root Tea



    Lee Hollis Mysteries

    Book Riot Punny Quiz

    Trygve Larsen from Pixabay" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Marching Drums Drum Solo Trygve Larson

    • 22 min
    Tea for Two and a Book a Piece #5

    Tea for Two and a Book a Piece #5

    Shelly and Candy are wrapping up their May reads with two fantasy novels. Magic, mystery and possibly vampires????

    Shelly's book: A Court of Thorns and Roses

    by Sarah J. Maas

    Shelly's tea: Forever Yours from Tea Bloom



    Candy's book: Bless Your Heart by Lindy Ryan

    Candy's tea: Butterscotch Chai from DavidsTea

    (check back during the holidays/fall for this delicious tea!)



    Links:

    Original Tale of Beauty and the Beast

    The Scottish Tale of Tam Lin

    Strigoi

    Strigoi Mort

    • 28 min
    Tea for Two and a Book a Piece #4

    Tea for Two and a Book a Piece #4

    Shelly and Candy are still at it- this is episode four of two different books and the teas paired with them.

    Shelly's book: The Labrador Pact by Matt Haig

    Shelly's tea: The Climbers High Chai by The Teaspot

    Candy"s book: PIglet by Lottie Hazell

    Candy's tea: Silent Night by David's Tea

    (check their site this holiday season!)

    • 24 min
    Tea for Two and a Book a Piece #3

    Tea for Two and a Book a Piece #3

    May is the month for two books and teas a piece from Shelly and Candy!

    Shelly's book: Recursion by Blake Crouch

    Shelly's tea: Plum Deluxe Chamomile Bloom

    Candy's book: The Secret of Chimneys (Word Cloud book)

    Candy's tea: English Breakfast Black Tea (Adagio Tea)

    • 26 min
    Tea for Two and a Book a Piece #2

    Tea for Two and a Book a Piece #2

    Shelly and Candy are at it again! Through the month of May they will each be reading a different book and pairing it with a different cup of tea.

    Shelly's book: Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood

    Shelly's tea: Lemon Balm Kiwi The Republic of Tea

    Candy's book: A Deadly Endeavor by Jenny Adams

    Candy's tea: Goddess of War Valhalla Tea

    • 23 min
    Tea for Two and a Book a Piece

    Tea for Two and a Book a Piece

    Shelly and Candy decided to try something new this week. Both ladies picked a book from a thrift store and decided to share with each other and you.

    Shelly's Book: Here on Earth by ALice Hoffman

    Shelly's tea: Adagio Tea Courage Tea

    Candy's Book: My Italian Bulldozer by Alexander McCall Smith

    Candy's tea: Lipton

    * The TV Series Candy mentioned is NOT related to Alexander McCall Smith, but it is still a good show:

    Recipes for Murder



    Other books mentioned:

    Wuthering Heights

    The Great Gatsby

    One Italian Summer

    Cooking With Picasso

    Eat Pray Love

    Under the Tuscan Sun

    The Worst Restaurant in France

    • 24 min

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