Innkeeper Magdalena Yoder takes on the task of investigating the murder of the pastor of Beechy Grove Mennonite Church after he dies face down in his bowl at the annual chili supper cook-off.
Mennonite innkeeper Magdalena Yoder sets out to clear her name and save her reputation when Clarence Webber, a prisoner at the local jail, dies after eating a bowl of gruel provided by Magdalena's establishment, the PennDutch Inn.