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  Knead almond marzipan on a work surface. Shape into a log. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate. It will keep for a month in the fridge or up to six months in the freezer.

  Marzipan can be dipped in chocolate. If you’re artistic, you can shape marzipan into fruits, vegetables, figurines, or anything you’d like.

  Recipe 2: Classic Margarita on the Rocks

  Ingredients:

  • 2 ounces tequila

  • 1 ounce Cointreau

  • 1 ounce fresh lime juice

  • Salt for garnish

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  Combine tequila, Cointreau, and lime juice in a cocktail shaker with ice. Moisten the rim of a cocktail glass with lime juice or water. Hold the glass upside down and dip into salt. Strain drink into glass and serve.

  Recipe 3: Frozen Strawberry Margarita

  Ingredients:

  • 3 ½ cups strawberries

  • 2 ½ cups crushed ice

  • ½ cup tequila

  • ½ cup fresh lime juice

  • ¼ cup sugar

  • 3 tablespoons Cointreau

  • Lime wedges (optional)

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  Combine strawberries, ice, tequila, lime juice, sugar, and Cointreau in a blender. Process until smooth. Pour margaritas into four large glasses. Garnish margaritas with a lime wedge, if desired.

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  The Cape Bay Cafe Mysteries

  Cappuccinos, Cupcakes and a Corpse: Book 1

  Tea, Tiramisu, and Tough Guys: Book 2

  Margaritas, Marzipan, and Murder: Book 3

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  Madeleine Murder: Book 7

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  About the Author

  Harper Lin is the USA TODAY bestselling author of The Patisserie Mysteries, The Emma Wild Holiday Mysteries, The Wonder Cats Mysteries, and The Cape Bay Cafe Mysteries.

  When she's not reading or writing mysteries, she loves going to yoga classes, hiking, and hanging out with her family and friends.

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  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

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