There was no greater gift than making someone laugh. People who laughed were happy.
Then she went into the living room to turn the thermostat down to an energy-saving sixty-five degrees, flicked on the television to keep Moishe company,
The butter should be at room temperature unless you live in an igloo.
Strawberry Shortcake Swensen Serves 12 (or 6 if they ask for second helpings) To make this dessert, you will need: Pound Plus Cake*, three boxes of ripe strawberries, and a bowl of Hannah’s Whipped Cr...
Spinach Rollups This recipe is from my friend Susan Zilber. Susan moved away to New York, but I bet she still makes these. 5 to 8 flour tortillas (the large burrito size) 16-ounce package frozen cho...
P.S. If it's not a secret, will you tell me how you got my dollhouse inside our living room last Christmas? I know its too big to fit down the chimney. I measured.
Mystery Cookies Preheat oven to 350 degrees F., with rack in middle position. ½ cup melted butter (1 stick) 3½ cups white sugar 2 beaten eggs (just whip them up with a fork) 1 can condensed tomato sou...
Mike gave her a warm smile. Since you found the body, you don’t need copies of the crime scene photos, do you? Hannah’s mouth dropped open. What was Mike talking about? I can call you with the highlig...
LAZY POTATO PANCAKES 3½ cups frozen hash brown potatoes 2 eggs (2 extra large or 3 small) ¼ cup grated onion (or ½ teaspoon onion powder) 1 teaspoon season salt ½ teaspoon black pepper 2 Tablespoons c...
JAMBOREE MUFFINS Preheat oven to 400 degrees F., rack in the middle position. 1 large egg, beaten ¾ cup whole milk ½ cup vegetable oil cup white (granulated) sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour (pack it...
If you really need a loan, you won’t qualify. And if you don’t need a loan, all the lenders will line up to give you money.
ELEANOR OLSON’S OATMEAL COOKIES Preheat oven to 350 degrees F., rack in the middle position. 1 cup (2 sticks, 8 ounces, ½ pound) salted butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar (pack it down in the cup when...
Bud Allen and Taffy Comstock? I want you two to be Leslie’s special friends today. Let’s show her how nice and friendly we are at Cold Spring Elementary
Naturally, the air conditioner wasn’t working. It seemed the only time it worked was in the winter when she didn’t need it. Ditto for the heater, which seemed to work best in the summer.
It seemed that people could walk through life without causing a ripple, leading ordinary and uneventful lives. It was only after they’d been murdered that people took notice of them.
IT was the time of day when Lake Eden residents decided it was too late for a breakfast cookie and too early for a lunch cookie.
Crooks could buy guns immediately through illegal means, but honest citizens had to wait and hope that they’d still be alive at the end of the waiting period.
How many books does she have?I asked her that and she said she had enough to make two brawny movers weep.
Good Friends are like sunshine. A day is gloomy without them.
GUAC AD HOC Hannah’s 1st Note: This is Howie Levine’s guacamole recipe. He’s Lake Eden’s most popular lawyer. 2 ounces cream cheese 4 ripe avocados (I used Haas avocados) 2 Tablespoons lemon juice (...