Sunday, August 14, 2011

Joanne Fluke's Lake Eden Cookbook: Hannah Swensen’s Recipes from the Cookie Jar- Joanne Fluke-

Joanne Fluke's Lake Eden Cookbook: Hannah Swensen’s Recipes from the Cookie Jar
Joanne Fluke
Kensington, Oct 1 2011, $18.95
ISBN: 9780758234971

Fans of the Hannah Swensen culinary whodunits will enjoy the sweet tooth recipes from nine of the fourteen tales and more (some new ones not in the novels). Hannah, her partner Lisa Beeseman and Grandma Knudsen offer baking tips like the size of eggs in a recipe and the definition of butter. If you live in Lake Eden, Minnesota waking up in winter means room temperature is a bit cooler than the average and baking heats the kitchen. Hannah and Lisa cater Swenson’s mom Delores’ cookie exchange with Razzle Dazzle Baked Brie and Peanut Butter and Jelly Pie. There is much more like Herb’s Wedding Cookie Cake and Boggles (the mind) with many more recipes. With commentary and pearls of wisdom (hide candy to be used in a recipe inside the vegetable crisper as kids never go there) throughout enhancing the fun, readers who bake will enjoy the best of The Cookie Jar.

Harriet Klausner

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