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Naomi Sequeira

**Naomi Sequeira** (born December 29, 1994) is an Australian actress, singer and songwriter. She was the co-host of Disney Channel Australia with Adam Roberts and was nominated for a 2015 Astra Award for most outstanding presenter for the Disney Channel's Hangtime.

In 2016, she began in the lead role of Tara Crossley in the Disney Channel drama series *The Evermoor Chronicles*, filmed in England and aired in 160 countries. Sequeira's debut single, *Blank Paper*, was released on March 1, 2016, and her first EP will be released later this year. She currently resides in Sydney, Australia.

As of 2016 she plays Kayla Santiago-Lynch, the adoptive daughter of Ally and Ross Lynch

## Facts

* She earnt her fame from starring on Disney Channel's You're A Natural.
* She said that being on You're A Natural was one of the best moments of her life.
* Her favourite Disney character is Kim Possible.
* She is a triple threat, meaning that she can act, sing and dance.
* She likes to eat dessert before dinner.
* She feels natural in front of the camera
* Her backgrounds are Portuguese, Spanish, Filipino and Chinese.
* She plays the keyboard.
* She writes her own songs and DJs on the side.
* She scored an acting gig in a few episodes of Rake.
* She also had a lead role in the shorts *A Blunder* and *Shoe Box*.
* She has spoken in a Canadian, UK English and USA California accent.
* She can bellydance, breakdance, contemporary, dance to disco, jazz, Latin American, Rock & Roll and tap dance.
* She wouldn't want to join a band.
* Her favourite genres of music are Pop, Rock, Electric, Hip-Hop and Jazz.
* Her musical influences are Shakira, Queen, Bon Jovi, Jessie J, Led Zeppilon, Havana Brown and David Guetta.
* According to Twitter, her fan's name is called "Naominators".
* On June 2, 2014, Naomi spent the day working out at the beach.
* She stars in the Disney Channel series Evermoor.
* In Evermoor, she puts on an American accent for her character.
* She has her driver's liscence and her car is called Toby.
Heavenly Tea Cookies

Sugar Cookie Murder

DO NOT preheat oven—this dough must chill before baking.

* 1 1/2 cups dried mixed fruit chopped with 2 Tablespoons flour *(measure fruit after chopping)*
* 3 cups flour

### Directions

* DO NOT preheat oven—this dough must chill before baking.
* Melt the butter in a microwave-safe bowl on HIGH for 2 1/2 minutes. Add the brown sugar and mix it up. Let it cool for several minutes. When the mixture is warm to the touch, but not hot, add the beaten eggs, baking powder, and vanilla.
* Chop the dried mixed fruit. This is easy with a food processor and the steel blade. Just drop in the fruit *(I used peaches, apples, pears, and apricots)* and sprinkle the 2 Tablespoons of flour on top. Pulse until the fruit is finely chopped, adding a bit more flour if it starts to "gum" up. Measure out a cup and a half of chopped fruit.
* Add the fruit to your mixing bowl and stir it in. Then add the flour, one cup at a time, stirring after each addition.
* Place the dough in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to firm up. Then divide into 4 parts. Using waxed paper, roll each part into a log approximately 2 inches in diameter. *(If the dough is too sticky, return it to the refrigerator and let it chill for another ten minutes.)* Wrap the logs in fresh sheets of waxed paper, stick them in a plastic bag, and store them in your refrigerator for at least 4 hours. *(Overnight is fine, too—Heavenly Tea Cookie dough will keep up to a week in your refrigerator.)*
* When you're ready to bake, preheat the oven to 375°F, rack in the center position.
* Take out a roll of dough, *(just one—its' easier to work with when it's chilled)* unwrap it, and roll it on the counter again if the bottom has flattened in the refrigerator. Cut quarter-inch thick slices with a sharp knife and place them on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard-sized sheet. Return the unused dough to the refrigerator. Bake the cookies at 375°F for 10 minutes or until nicely browned.
* Cool one or two minutes on the sheet and then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Yield: 6 to 7 dozen cookies.

*Note: These cookies are not very sweet—if you prefer a sweeter cookie, dust the tops with powdered sugar before serving.*

## Conversion Charts

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Minnesota Peach Cobbler

Peach Cobbler Murder

**Note**: Do Not thaw the peaches before you make this—leave, them frozen.
Preheat oven to 350°F, rack in the middle position.

#### Cobbler

* 10 cups frozen sliced peaches *(approximately 2½ pounds, sliced)* Do Not Thaw.
* 1/8 cup lemon juice *(2 Tablespoons)*
* 1-1/2 cups white sugar *(granulated)*
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 cup flour *(no need to sift)*
* 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1/3 cup melted butter *(1 stick, ¼ pound)*

#### Top Crust

* 1 cup flour *(no need to sift)*
* 1 cup white sugar *(granulated)*
* 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 stick softened butter *(¼ cup, ⅛ pound)*
* 2 beaten eggs *(just stir them up in a glass with a fork)*

### Directions

#### Cobbler

* Preheat oven to 350°F, rack in the middle position.
* Measure the peaches and put them in a large mixing bowl. Let them sit on the counter and thaw for 10 minutes. Then sprinkle them with lemon juice and toss.
* In another smaller bowl combine white sugar, salt, flour, and cinnamon. Mix them together with a fork until they're evenly combined.
* Pour the dry mixture over the peaches and toss them. *(This works best if you use your impeccably clean hands.)* Once most of the dry mixture is clinging to the peaches, dump them into the cake pan you've prepared. Sprinkle any dry mixture left in the bowl on top of the peaches in the pan.
* Melt the butter. Drizzle it over the peaches. Then cover the cake pan tightly with foil.
* Bake the peach mixture at 350°F for 40 minutes. Take it out of the oven and set it on a heat-proof surface, but DON'T TURN OFF THE OVEN!

#### Top Crust

* Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in the smaller bowl you used earlier. Cut in the softened butter with a couple of forks until the mixture looks like coarse cornmeal. Add the beaten eggs and mix them in with a fork. For those of you who remember your school library with fondness, the result will resemble library paste but it'll smell a whole lot better! *(If you have a food processor, you can also make the crust using the steel blade and chilled butter cut into 4 chunks.)*
* Remove the foil cover from the peaches and drop on spoonfuls of the topping. Because the topping is thick, you'll have to do thin in little dibs and dabs scraped from the spoon with another spoon, a rubber spatula, or with your freshly washed finger. Dab on the topping until the whole pan is polka-dotted. "(Don't worry if some spots aren't covered very well—the batter will spread out and fill in as it bakes and result in a crunchy crust.)
* Bake at 350°F, uncovered, for an additional 50 minutes.

**Hannah's Note:** *Minnesota Peach Cobbler can be eaten hot, warm, room temperature, or chilled. It can be served by itself in a bowl, or topped with cream or ice cream.*

## Conversion Charts

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Lovely Lemon Bar Cookies

## Book Reference

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder

**Lovely Lemon Bar Cookies** is the seventh recipe featured in *[Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder*.

## Ingredients

* 2 cups flour *(no need to sift)*
* 1 cup cold butter *(2 sticks, 1/2 pound)*
* 1/2 cup powdered *(confectioners')* sugar, *(no need to sift, unless it's got big lumps)*
* 4 beaten eggs *(just whip them up with a fork)*
* 2 cups white *(granulated)* sugar
* 8 tablespoons lemon juice *(1/2 cup)*
* 1 teaspoon or so of zest *(optional) (zest is finely grated lemon peel)*
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon baking powder
* 4 tablespoons flour *(that's 1/4 cup--don't bother to sift)*

## Directions

* Preheat oven to 350°F, rack in the middle position.
* Cut each stick of butter into eight pieces. Zoop it up with the flour and the powdered sugar in a food processor until it looks like coarse cornmeal *(just like the first step in making a piecrust).* Spread it out in a greased 9 x 13 inch pan *(that's a standard sheet cake pan)* and pat it down with your hands.
* Bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes, or until golden around the edges. Remove from oven. *(Don't turn off oven!)*
* Mix eggs with white sugar. Add lemon juice *(and zest, if you want to use it).* Add salt and baking powder and mix. Then add flour and mix thoroughly. *(This will be runny--it's supposed to be).*
* Pour this mixture on top of the pan you just baked and stick it back in the oven. Bake at 350°F for another 30 to 35 minutes. Then remove from the oven and sprinkle on additional powdered sugar.
* Let cool thoroughly and cut into brownie-sized bars.

## Trivia

***Brought these to the pizza party following Mike Kingston’s move, the day after Bill solved the double-homicide case and got his promotion. (I’m a good sister-in-law. I gave him every speck of the credit.)***

## Conversion Charts

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Jamie Grant

## Relations

**Daughter**: Suzie

**Mother**: Nettie Grant**Father**: Sheriff Grant

## Books

mentioned only Fudge Cupcake Murder

**Jamie Grant** is a character in the Fudge Cupcake Murder*.* He is the deceased son of Sheriff Grant and Nettie Grant, and dated Luanne Hanks, being the unknown father of Suzie Hanks.

## Bio

He is the son of Sheriff Grant and Nettie. Soon after he returned to college after meeting Luanne Hanks he was in a car accident where he died. the Sheriff never really got over it and kept his bedroom exactly the way it was when he went off to collage. The Sheriff used it for his office without any changes.

## History

After returning home from college during summer Jamie met Luanne while she was helping her mom clean the Sheriff's station. They fell in love and would go to date in private, usually by seeing a movie or parking somewhere to enjoy the scenery. However, once Jamie returned to school, Luanne found out she was pregnant. She sent him a letter, but before he could get it he was killed in a car crash.

## Chronology

### Fudge Cupcake Murder

Jamie is brought up several times by various characters, bringing up how hard his death affected Nettie and Sheriff Grant, and how it took them a long time to cope with it.

## Trivia

* He is one of the first characters to play a victim's role who was not murdered within the book, but is mentioned and referred to after his death.
Main Characters/Other

**Hannah Swensen**

One main charachter is Hannah Swensen. She is the a baker, who solves the crimes. She has a crush on Norman and Mike, who all have a crush on her. They both propose to her in the same book but she declines them, saying she needs more time. She ends up marrying Ross Barton, her college crush. But he goes back to his town, to his wife, leaving Hannah behind devastated
Easy Lemon Pie

Wedding Cake Murder

**Note from Grandma Knudson:** I got this recipe from my friend, Lois Brown, who lives in Phoenix, AZ. She has a lemon tree in her backyard so she always has lemons to make this pie.

**Hannah's 1st Note: You can make this recipe in a food processor or a blender. We use a food processor down at The Cookie Jar.**

## Ingredients

* 1 frozen 9-inch piecrust ***(or one you've made yourself)***
* 1 whole medium-size lemon
* 1/2 cup butter ***(1 stick, 4 ounces, 1/4 pound)***
* 1 cup white ***(granulated)*** sugar
* 4 large eggs
* Sweetened whipped cream to put on top of your pie before serving

## Directions

* Preheat oven to 350°F, rack in the middle position.
* If you used a frozen pie crust, take it out of the package and set it on a cookie sheet with sides while you make the filling for the pie.
* If you made your own piecrust, roll it out, put it in a 9-inch pie pan, cut it to fit the pie pan, and crimp the edges so it looks nice. Then set it on a cookie sheet with sides to wait for its filling.
* Cut the tough ends off your lemon. Cut it in half and then cut each half into 4 slices. ***(The slices should be round, like wagon wheels.)***
* Cut the other half-lemon into 4 similar slices to make 8 slices in all.
* Examine the slices and pick out any seeds. Throw the seeds away.
* Place all 8 seedless slices in a blender ***(or a food processor).***
* Turn on the blender or food processor and process the lemon slices until they are mush. ***(This is not a regular cooking term, but I bet you know what I mean!)***
* Melt the half-cup of butter in the microwave or on the stovetop. ***(If you'd rather do it in the microwave, this should take about 50 seconds on HIGH.)***
* Pour the melted butter over the lemon mush in the blender.
* Add the cup of white sugar.
* Crack open the 4 eggs and add them one by one.
* Turn on the blender or food processor and blend everything until it is a homogeneous mush. ***(Another nonregulation cooking term.)***
* Pour the lemon mixture into the crust.
* Bake your Easy Lemon Pie at 350°F for 40 minutes or until the mixture turns solid and the top is brown.
* Take your pie out of the oven and cool it on a cold stove burner or a wire rack. Once it is cool, cover it with foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate it until you're ready to serve.

**Hannah's 2nd Note: I like to use my Creme Fraiche on this pie. Here's the recipe just in case you don't have it handy**
Emmy's Vanilla Custard

Cream Puff Murder

## Ingredients

* ½ cup white ***(granulated)*** sugar
* ⅛ teaspoon salt
* ¼ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
* ⅓ cup flour ***(not sifted)***
* 1 cup whole milk
* 1 cup heavy cream
* 2 beaten eggs
* 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 1 ounce ***(¼ stick)*** butter

## Directions

* Combine sugar, salt, nutmeg, and flour in saucepan off the heat. Stir well.
* Gradually stir in the milk and cream. Blend everything together off the heat.
* Turn the burner on medium high heat and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. ***(This takes about 10 minutes on my stove.)***
* Remove the saucepan from the heat, but LEAVE THE BURNER ON.
* Break the eggs into a small bowl and quickly beat them with a whisk until they're well mixed.
* Stir several Tablespoons of the hot mixture into the bowl with the eggs. Whisk until it's incorporated.
* Slowly pour the eggs into the saucepan with the hot mixture, whisking it all the while.
* Return the saucepan to the heat and stir for 2 to 3 minutes, until the mixture is very thick.
* Remove the saucepan from the heat ***(you can turn off the burner this time).*** Add the vanilla, stirring it in quickly. Add the ounce of butter and stir it in until it’s melted.
* Let the mixture cool and use it to fill your cream puffs, or pour it into bowls while it’s hot, chill in the refrigerator, and serve it with a little sweetened whipped cream for a lovely dessert.

Yield: 4 servings of pudding, or filling for 6 to 8 cream puffs.
Forgotten Cookies

Chocolate Cream Pie Murder

***(Make these cookies right before bedtime and they'll be ready to eat in the morning. They must be in the oven at least 4 hours and overnight is fine, too.)***

**Hannah's 1st Note: This recipe is from Aunt Nancy's friend, Judy Baer.**

## Ingredients

* 2 egg whites ***(save the yolks in a covered container in the refrigerator and add them to scrambled eggs in the morning)***
* ¾ cup white ***(granulated)*** sugar
* pinch of salt ***(a pinch is the amount of salt you can pick up from a salt cellar and hold between your thumb and your forefinger)***
* 6-ounce ***(by weight)*** package ***(about 1 cup)*** mini chocolate chips
* 1 cup finely chopped pecans

## Directions

* Preheat oven to 400°F, rack in the middle position.
* Prepare your cookie sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
* Place the egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat them until they are foamy.
* Continue to beat while adding the white sugar by Tablespoons, sprinkling in the sugar over the very foamy egg whites.
* Add the pinch of salt and beat until the egg whites are very stiff. ***(You are making a meringue.)***
* Once the egg whites are stiff enough to hold a peak when you shut off the mixer and test them, shut off the mixer and take out the bowl.

**Hannah's 2nd Note: Test for stiff peaks by shutting off the mixer, dipping the rounded back of a spoon into the beaten egg whites and pulling it up. If the peak that forms is stiff, you are done beating.**

* Sprinkle in the chocolate chips and gently fold them in with a rubber spatula, being careful not to lose any air.

**Hannah's 3rd Note: "Folding" is done by inserting the blade of the rubber spatula into the center of the bowl, turning it to the flat side and "shoveling" the stuff egg whites up to cover part of the chips. Turn the bowl and repeat this action until you have pulled up all the egg whites from the bottom and have covered all of the chips.**

* Add the finely chopped pecans to the top of the bowl and fold them in by the same method you used with the chocolate chips.
* Give the mixing bowl one more very gentle stir with the spatula.
* Place your prepared cookie sheet next to your cookie bowl and transfer the dough by heaping teaspoons to the parchment paper.

**Hannah's 4th Note: One standard-size cookie sheet will hold all the Forgotten Cookies if you place them about an inch apart.**

* If your oven has reached the proper temperature, quickly open the door, slip in the cookies, and close it again.
* TURN OFF THE OVEN, and DO NOT OPEN the door again until you get up in the morning.

Yield: 1 to 2 dozen melt-in-your-mouth cookies, depending on cookie size.
Mary Jo Hart

## Books

Raspberry Danish Murder

**Pinky** named after the character she played in her Junior year HS play.

## Bio

Her parents were killed in a car accident when she was a teenager. She has one older brother, Gary(?) who supported her after their parents were killed.

She worked for Dr. Benson (Veterinarian) as a receptionist/secretary.
She started dating PK when they were in high school, eventually becoming engaged. PK bought her a jeep and had it pained pink, she had always wanted a pink jeep. She had vanity license plates “Pinky”

## Chronology by Novel

### Raspberry Danish Murder

PK bought the jeep from Cyril Murphy. He also proposed to Pinky in Cyril’s garage when he presented the jeep to her.
She publicly picked a fight with PK at the Lake Eden Inn and threw her ring at him. About a month before PK died she committed suicide.
Grandma Elsa

**Grandma Elsa** is Hannah's maternal great-grandmother. Delores can always share a beloved and resourceful reverie of her throughout the mystery series. In Blueberry Muffing Murder, Delores explains to Hannah that every Christmas Elsa's friend baked anise flavored German cookies using a *Springerle* rolling pin (Chapter Three). Grandma Elsa's favorite flower was the pink hydrangea; Hannah's explained that those plants and the red cabbage were Nature's litmus strips.
Lake Eden Combined Charities

## Description

In an effort to raise much needed funds for multiple community charities.

## Overview

**Lake Eden Combined Charities Drive** in Apple Turnover Murder presents an exceptional gala event for three days in the Tri-County Area that will held at Lake Eden's Jordan High *auditorium and* *all the grounds including the football field and the baseball stadium and the entire parking lot*, to accommodate over 500 invitees but at least 1,000 are expected to attend. The theme title of the event is *Turn Over A New Leaf.* Stephanie Bascomb agreed to chair the event this year and has gone all out to make it happen and has asked not only for a The Cookie Jar donation but also twelve-hundred cookies at the last minute.

Guest Speaker: Samantha Summerfield TV sitcom star

Theme: *Turn Over a New Leaf*

### Charities

The Drive is to be for charities that are badly in need of funding:

* Children's Home - needs a new roof
* Jordan High - update their computer equipment
* The Senior Center - needs increased funding as theirs is below par
* The Piggy Bank - *a fund that provided clothing and school supplies for underprivileged children, had completely run out of money*.
* The Library - needs reference works and a microfiche reader
* Kiddie Korner - needs a small kitchen

### Events

Wednesday

* Opening Luncheon with over a 1000 guests, set up in tents on the football field and decorated with live plants and flowers from the Lake Eden Nursery
* Evening the talent show on Wednesday night, with Bradford Ramsey as MC and Perry and Sherri Connors exhibition dancing right after the intermission.

Thursday

* Thursday night is Casino Night, with a little bistro in a corner, to sell coffee and Turnovers at. Set up in the School’s auditorium.

Friday

* Donkey baseball on Friday afternoon, with the teams except the pitcher and batter, on donkeys. Once the batter hits the ball, they have to mount up on their donkey to round the bases.
Great-Grandma's Chocolate Pudding

Cream Puff Murder

### Directions

* Separate 9 eggs into whites and yolks. If you plan to make Angel Kisses cookies or Angel Pillows cookies with the whites, save them in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator. ***(Each recipe calls for 3 egg whites so you can make a triple batch of either one.)*** Beat the yolks and set them aside.
* Combine the milk, cream, and sugar in a heavy saucepan off the heat. Unwrap 4 squares of unsweetened chocolate, break them into two parts at the indentation, and add them to your saucepan. ***(Breaking them up causes them to melt faster.)***
* Heat the mixture over medium high heat on the stove, stirring constantly until little whiffs of steam start to escape and you think it's about to boil.
* Pull the saucepan from the heat, but don't turn off the burner. This next step will take only a moment or two.
* Give the beaten egg yolks a final stir, and add approximately 2 Tablespoons of the chocolate mixture to the egg yolks, stirring it in quickly. ***(This is called tempering, and it's important—without it you could have pudding with scrambled eggs inside.)***
* Off the heat, slowly pour the egg mixture into the chocolate mixture in the saucepan, stirring all the while. When it's incorporated, put the saucepan back on the heat.
* Cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a full boil. ***(This took about 3 minutes for me on my stove.)*** Pull the saucepan off the heat, and this time you can turn off the burner.
* Quickly stir in the vanilla. Then stir in the butter and continue to stir until the butter is melted.
* Let the pudding cool and use it to fill cream puffs, or…
* Pour the pudding into 8 bowls and cool in the refrigerator. Top with sweetened whipped cream and serve it for a delicious dessert, or…
* Pour the pudding into a cookie crumb, shortbread crumb, or graham cracker crumb pie shell. ***(You can buy them already prepared at the store if you don't want to make your own.)*** Chill and top with sweetened whipped cream for dessert.

### Yield

* Enough filling for 12 to 18 cream puffs, 8 servings of dessert pudding, or a chocolate pie.

## Conversion Charts

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Jenny Bergstrom

**Jenny Bergstrom** is a side character in Candy Cane Murder. She married her high school sweetheart Wayne Bergstrom and he divorced her to marry a gal named Melinda. Penny never wanted the divorce, and left town hurriedly afterward to keep a secret from everyone in Lake Eden.

After she left Lake Eden she went back to using her maiden name, Perkins.

She had a daughter, "Anna Perkins" that she didn't want Wayne to know about.
Granny's Attic

## Book Reference

Frequently mentioned in the Novels

**Granny's Attic** is owned by Delores Swensen and Carrie Rhodes, it is an Antique Store in Lake Eden.

It was created from the Ezekiel Jordan House display set up in Blueberry Muffin Murder and in Lemon Meringue Pie Murder the store was open for business.

Luanne Hanks immediately started to work for them as a buyer. Since getting her degree in accounting she has taken over more of the work.
Gus York

**Sons**: Reggie, the rest unnamed

## Books

Mentioned only in various books:* Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
* Blueberry Muffin Murder
* Lemon Meringue Pie Murder

## Bio

***Gus York**, who had taken over his father’s barbershop and added “New” to the name. The summer tourists who came in for haircuts assumed that Gus had been a barber in New York City, and they flocked to fill the row of chairs that lined the wall*.

Wife: Irma
Oldest son: Reggie (mentioned in Lemon Meringue Pie Murder

*Hannah knew Reggie was Gus and Irma York’s oldest son and they were very proud that he’d landed a job as a pilot for Worldways Airline*.

## References

1. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Blueberry Muffin Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 3) (p. 24). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Lemon Meringue Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 4) (p. 164). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
Lake Eden Quilting Society

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“The Lake Eden Quilting Society, dear. They meet every other Thursday in the back room at Trudi’s Fabrics.”

Delores Swensen was made an honorary member, even thought she doesn't sew at all.
*I managed to find them two quilting frames at an auction last month and they awarded me an honorary membership. I just go to be sociable*.”

1. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 1) (p. 237). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 1) (p. 238). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
Doug Greerson

## Books

* Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder
* Lemon Meringue Pie Murder
* Raspberry Danish Murder
* Chocolate Cream Pie Murder

**Doug Greerson** is the president of the Lake Eden First Mercantile Bank.

## Bio

Married to "Diana Greerson".
Doug recently discovered gourmet coffees and loved to experiment with them.

## Chronology by Novel

### Lemon Meringue Pie Murder

Hannah takes a suspicious looking New ten-dollar-bill, issued 1974 to Doug to see if it was counterfeited.
Lisa thinks the bill came from Michelle. When Hannah takes the bill to Doug, he checks the serial number and discovers that it
“...*was part of the cash that was stolen from the Redwing City Bank in June of nineteen seventy-four*.”

### Raspberry Danish Murder

Doug is very helpful to Hannah as she tries to figure out where all of the money Ross has came from. The more she learns from Doug, the deeper the mystery becomes.

### Chocolate Cream Pie Murder

When Ross threatens Hannah Doug is very helpful with working with Hannah and Mike to trap Ross.

## Trivia

* in Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder & Candy Cane Murder, he is "Doug Green". In the rest he is "Doug Greerson".
* Diana has always been a "Greerson", even in the same books that Doug is a "Green".

*Mrs. Diana Greerson, wife of the local bank president*

## References

1. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Lemon Meringue Pie Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 4) (p. 197). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 1) (p. 125). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
Grilled Cream Cheese Sandwiches

## Book Reference

Blueberry Muffin Murder

**Grilled Cream Cheese Sandwiches** is the fifth recipe included in Blueberry Muffin Murder.

## Ingredients

* 2 slices of bread *(white, egg, wheat--take your pick)*
* 1 package of chilled block cream cheese *(not softened or whipped)*
* softened butter

## Directions

* Butter two sliced of bread. Place one slice buttered side down on a piece of waxed paper. Cut slices of cream cheese approximately 1/2-inch thick to cover the surface of the bread. Put the other slice of bread on top, buttered side up.
* Preheat a frying pan on the stove. Using a spatula, place your sandwich in the pan. Fry it uncovered until the bottom turns golden brown. *(You can test it by lifting it up just a bit with the spatula.)* Flip the sandwich over and fry the other side until it's golden brown. Remove the sandwich from the frying pan, cut into four pieces with a sharp knife, arrange it on a plate, and serve it immediately.

This sandwich goes well with piping-hot mugs of tomato soup.

## Hannah's Note

*You can turn this into a dessert sandwich by using slices of banana or date-nut bread and sprinkling the sandwich with a little powdered sugar. If you really want to go whole hog, top it with a scoop of ice cream. It's delicious that way.*

## Trivia

Hannah made *Grilled Cream Cheese Sandwiches* for Janie while she was staying at her condo. Hannah has stated this was her very best mistake when she made it for Andrea and Janie in their High School years.

## Conversion Charts

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How Now, Brown Cow

## Book Reference

Pink Lemonade Cake Murder

(This is usually served in a margarita glass or any other glass which not only looks nice, but holds a lot.)

**Hannah’s 1st Note:** *There is a non-alcoholic version of this cocktail called How Now, Brown Bessie. That recipe will follow this one.*

### Ingredients

* 4 ounces of Brandy
* 4 ounces of Crème de Cacao
* 2 ounces Kahlua
* 4 Tablespoons Chocolate Malted Milk Powder (I used Carnation)
* 2 Tablespoons Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup
* 2 scoops Chocolate Ice Cream
* 2 cups of Heavy Whipping Cream
* Reddi-Wip topping in a can

### Directions

1. Place the Brandy, Crème de Cacao, Kahlúa, Malted Milk powder, and Hershey’s Syrup in a blender.
2. Put the lid on the blender, and turn it on LOW until combined. Shut off your blender, remove the lid, and add the 2 scoops of Chocolate Ice Cream and the Heavy Whipping cream in (NOT the Reddi-Wip, the Heavy Whipping Cream).
3. Blend it all on whatever the medium setting on the blender is until combined.
4. Serve in large glasses, like margarita or dessert glasses, replenishing ingredients as needed to keep yourself and your guests happy. Top with a spritz of Reddi-Wip, and perhaps a maraschino cherry or two.

**Hannah’s 2nd Note:** *If the resulting drink is not thick enough for you, the blender may be filled up all the way to the ¾ full mark on the blender’s glass body (either with crushed ice, or with more chocolate ice cream) and then re-blend the beverage until it matches your icy-headache tolerance level.*

**Hannah’s 3rd Note:** *I like it so frosty and thick that a plastic straw will stand up on its own if left unattended in the glass . . . but then again, I AM a Minnesota girl!*

*However, just a heads-up . . . Although this drink tastes like the world’s best malted milkshake, the alcohol in it may sneak up on you! Please do NOT drink and drive, okay? If you do not want to drink alcohol at all, or desire a non-alcoholic version of this drink, here it is—see below!*

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Martin Dubinski

**Sons:** 2 unnamed

**Mother:** Babs Dubinski

**ex-wife:** Shirley Dubinski

## Bio

**Martin Dubinski** is a Tax accountant and newly divorced, until he goes on a vacation to Las Vegas and within five hours, marries a "Show girl" that he brings back to Lake Eden. Everyone is a bit stunned when they see Martin's new wife, Brandi Wyen, especially since she is wearing a $22K fur coat.

He is the son of Babs Dubinski who is sitting with Martin's ex-wife Shirley Dubinski. They have 2 kids.

## Chronology by Novel

### Sugar Cookie Murder

Martin realizes that he made a big mistake and when his new wife showed up murdered he becomes a suspect.

But he and Shirley's alibi for the time of death is each other, they were discussing if it was possible to work out their differences and get back together.
Mocha Icing

Cream Puff Murder

## Ingredients

* ½ cup softened butter ***(1 stick, ¼ pound)***
* 1 cup semi-sweet ***(regular)*** chocolate chips
* 4 to 6 teaspoons very strongly brewed coffee
* 3 to 3½ cups powdered ***(confectioners)*** sugar

## Directions

* Melt the chocolate chips with 4 teaspoons of the coffee in a microwave-safe bowl for 1 minute on HIGH. Stir, and if the mixture is still lumpy, remove the spoon and microwave it again for an additional 20 seconds. If the mixture is still lumpy, repeat again, stirring after each 20-second interval. When you are able to stir the mixture smooth, set the bowl on the counter to cool to room temperature.
* Once the mixture has cooled to room temperature, stir in the softened butter until smooth.
* Whisk in the powdered sugar, and stir until the mixture is of spreading consistency. If it's too thick, add the remaining 2 teaspoons of coffee. If it's too thin, stir in the little more powdered sugar.
* Frost the cookies and sprinkle on shredded coconut before the frosting has fully set, if you desire.

**Hannah's 4th Note: Lisa just confessed that if she's too tired to frost these cookies, she just dusts them with powdered sugar, plunks half of a maraschino cherry on top, and serves them that way.**
Irish Roast Beast

Sugar Cookie Murder

*This recipe is from Barbara Donnelly, who got it from her mother.*

Can be made in either oven or slow-cooker

* boneless chuck or rump roast, four to five pounds in weight *(or any similar cut of boneless beef)*
* .88 ounce packet beef gravy mix

### Directions

* Grease or spray inside of 4-quart slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray OR Preheat oven to 325°F, rack in the middle position.
* Mix all ingredients except the meat and the gravy mix in a bowl. Put a half-cup of the mixture in the bottom of the slow cooker. Set in the meat and pour the rest of the sauce over the top.
* Turn the slow cooker to LOW and cook for 8 to 10 hours. *(If you're late putting this up in the slow cooker, you can cook it at HIGH for the entire time. Using this method, it should take only six to seven hours.)*
* When the meat is easily pierced by a fork, *(Barbara likes hers practically falling apart,)* remove it from the sauce, cut it in chunks, and put it on a platter. Cover the platter with foil so it will stay warm.
* Turn the slow cooker to HIGH and sprinkle in the packet of beef gravy mix. Stir until the sauce has thickened. To serve, drizzle some of the sauce over the meat on the platter. Put the rest in a gravy boat or small pitcher for the table.
* If you choose to do this in the oven: Grease or spray the inside of a roasting pan with non-stick cooking spray. Follow the directions above and once your Irish Roast Beast is in the pan, cover it tightly with heavy-duty foil.
* Bake at 325°F for five to six hours, or until it's easily pierced by a fork. Then take off the foil and let it brown in the oven for another 45 minutes. When it's time to make the gravy, transfer the meat to a platter and pour the liquid into a saucepan over medium heat. Sprinkle the gravy packet over the sauce and stir until it thickens.

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Lake Eden Combined School Complex

## Book Reference

Frequently mentioned in the Novels * Featured in:
	+ Strawberry Shortcake Murder
	+ Apple Turnover Murder

Jordan High and Washington Elementary were two separate buildings that were connected by a carpeted corridor with double-paned windows that overlooked the school grounds. The two schools shared a common auditorium and cafeteria to cut down on costs, and there was only one principal.

The shared principal is Ken Purvis

## Center

The center or shared area contains the Auditorium, Pool and Food services.

### Auditorium

Shared by both upper and lower schools and often used for community events.

The auditorium served dual purposes. It was a gymnasium for physical education classes and a basketball court during basketball season. When a theater setting was required, it was a simple matter to pull the velvet curtains partially closed and lower the wall-like curtains that were stored near the ceiling to form a stage at the front center of the court.

### Pool

*The Lake Eden school district had a mandatory water safety program for all of its students. They’d built one of the very first indoor pools, and swimming instruction started in grade school and continued right up until senior lifesaving*.

### Food Services

Food Services includes the kitchens and lunch room. The head cook is Edna Ferguson.

## Washington Elementary

*Since the grade school and the high school were connected, older brothers and sisters were always available to drive a younger sibling home in the event of illness, or to calm a frightened kindergartner who missed Mom and Dad*.

## Jordan High School

*The seniors who planned to become teachers were encouraged to volunteer as classroom aides during their free period. The early on-the-job training had produced several college graduates who’d returned to Lake Eden to accept teaching positions at the school*.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fluke, Joanne. Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 1) (p. 38). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Christmas Caramel Murder (A Hannah Swensen Mystery Book 20) . Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
3. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Carrot Cake Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 10) (p. 269). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
Joe Dietz

## Books

Apple Turnover MurderCaramel Pecan Roll Murder

## Bio

*Since he retired, he goes fishing practically every day in the summer*.

He has won medals as a sharpshooter and was a bomb technician before retiring. Bill Todd had tried to recruit him for the Sheriff's department but Joe just wanted to enjoy retirement. He did tell Bill that if he every really needed him he would consider helping him out.

## Chronology by Novel

**Joe Dietz & Pete Nunke** cut in simultaneously on Doc to dance with Delores after she danced with Bud at Carrie's wedding reception in Apple Turnover Murder.

Joe along with his son-in-law, Mark were in the Walleye Fishing Tournament in Caramel Pecan Roll Murder. Mark had gone to college with Sonny Bowman and Joe's daughter, Darla. When they were in college, Darla was engaged to Sonny until she caught him in bed with someone else. She quite college, joined the Air Force and was sent to Germany. Mark joined the Air Force too and was eventually sent to the same base, where he and Darla fell in love and married.

## References

1. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Caramel Pecan Roll Murder: A Delicious Culinary Cozy Mystery (A Hannah Swensen Mystery Book 25) (p. 203). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
Mock Apple Pie

## Ingredients

* Use your favorite pie crust recipe to make enough pastry for an eight-inch double crust pie.\*\*\*
	+ \*\*\*If you're in a hurry, you can use two frozen pie shells—just thaw them and use one for the bottom and one for the top.

**Assemble the following ingredients**

* 20 salted soda crackers
* ¼ to ½ cup softened butter
* 1½ cups cold water
* 1½ cups white ***(granulated)*** sugar
* 3 Tablespoons lemon juice ***(freshly squeezed is best)***
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* ½ teaspoon nutmeg
* 1½ teaspoons cream of tartar

## Directions

* Preheat oven to 450°F, rack in the center position. ***Yes, that's four hundred and fifty degrees F and not a misprint.***
* Butter the soda crackers. ***(I ended up using just a bit over a quarter-cup of butter to do this),*** put the buttered crackers in the saucepan, and break them up into fairly large pieces with a wooden spoon.
* Add the water, sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cream of tartar. Give everything a good stir with spoon and bring the mixture to a boil over medium to high heat on the stovetop.
* Once the boil has been reached, turn down the heat and simmer for exactly two minutes.
* Set the saucepan aside on a cold burner.
* Divide your piecrust dough in half and roll out the bottom crust large enough to line an 8-inch pie plate.
* Pour the soda cracker mixture into the lined pie plate and cover it with the top crust. Crimp the edges together. Cut a couple of slits in the top crust to let out the steam while the pie bakes.
* Bake the pie at 450°F for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the top crust is nicely browned.
* Cool and serve.

## Notes

*Jo's Note: This pie has fooled everyone every single time I've served it!*

*Lisa says she likes this pie best with vanilla ice cream. Herb prefers it with cinnamon ice cream. Lisa's dad likes to accompany it with a slice of sharp cheddar. Herb's mom likes hers with sweetened whipped cream.*

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E-Z Lasagna

## Book Reference

Sugar Cookie Murder

*Mother says to tell you she has to give credit where credit is due. She got this years ago from her friend Lois Meister.*

### Ingredients

* 8-ounce package lasagna noodles *(NOT cooked!)*
* 32-ounce jar plain spaghetti sauce *(approx. 3 1/2 cups) (Mother uses Ragu)*
* 1 cup milk
* 1 pound ground beef
* 2 Tablespoons dried chopped onion *(or one small onion, finely chopped)*
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 teaspoon pepper
* 6 ounces sliced mozzarella cheese
* 2 cups cottage cheese
* 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
* 2 beaten eggs *(just mix them up with a fork)*
* 1 teaspoon garlic powder
* 2 teaspoons freshly ground rosemary *(or oregano if you can't get rosemary)*

### Directions

* Fry the ground beef until it's brown and drain it. *(If you're using the small chopped onion instead of the dried onion, you can fly that in the same pan and drain it with the ground beef.)*
* Dump the drained ground beef into a large bowl. Add the onions, spaghetti sauce, milk, salt and pepper. Mix it all together.
* Grease *(or spray with non-stick cooking spray)* a 9-inch by 13-inch rectangular cake pan. Layer half of the dry, uncooked noodles in the bottom of the pan. Cover with one-half of the sauce mixture. Top that with the mozzarella.
* In a separate bowl, mix together the cottage cheese, grated Parmesan, eggs, garlic powder, and rosemary. Fresh herbs are best, but if you can't get fresh rosemary in your area, you can use dried.
* Spread the cottage cheese mixture in the pan next, put the rest of the dry noodles on top of that, cover with the remainder of the sauce mixture, and spread out the rest of the cheese slices on top.
* Bake, uncovered, at 350°F for one hour.

### Hannah's Notes

*Mother sometimes puts this together in advance. She covers it and refrigerates it for six to eight hours before baking. If it's chilled, allow an extra 20 to 30 minutes baking time.*

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Bradford Ramsey

## Bio

A visiting professor of Poetry, at the Lake Eden Community College in [[[Plum Pudding Murder]].
In the four years since Hannah had seen him, he has married and divorced twice.

### History

He has a history with Hannah. When she was a grad student and he was a teaching assistant, she thought she was in love with him and that the poems he recited to her where originals. He declared that he loved her and that they would always be together. But she found the hand-bound book, written by Nathaniel Woodman, dated eighteen-ninety. Hannah also discovered that he was engaged to be married, then gotten married while they were having an affair.

## Personality

*Bradford was neither a nice man nor a great guy, and she knew that for a fact. He was a skunk, a snake, and a lying, cheating, totally unredeemable jerk*.

## Appearance

...*dark blue eyes she’d once described as marvelous and soul-searching*

*There was no way she could mistake his lean, well-muscled body, his glossy brown hair worn slightly longer in front, and his remarkable brown eyes with sprinkles of gold in their depths. It was Bradford Ramsey and he’d clearly impressed Lake Eden’s first couple with his handsome, talented, sensitive and caring professor act.*

### Plum Pudding Murder

Delores and Hannah run into him in the halls of the community college when they are heading to a small business class. Actually, he is rushing through the halls and runs into Hannah, causing her to drop everything she is carrying. While Hannah is picking up her stuff and waiting for Brad to realize who she was to him, Delores carries on polite conversation and asks him about himself:
*Poetry, but I’m part of a team that’s here from Macalester. We’re putting together an intercollegiate event called the Christmas Follies.*

### Apple Turnover Murder

After finally recognizing Hannah he attempts to blackmail her into returning to his bed or he would persuade Michelle too. But Hannah threatens him in return, then he is murdered.
It comes out that he had seduced Sherri Connors and Sherri was pregnant, ruining the twin’s chance for national stardom, and Brad rejected Sherri. Perry Connors stabs him, multiple times.

## References

1. ↑ Apple Turnover Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 13) (p. 130). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ Apple Turnover Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 13) (p. 39). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
3. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Plum Pudding Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 12) (p. 20). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
4. ↑ Apple Turnover Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 13) (p. 35). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
5. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Plum Pudding Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 12) (p. 19). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.
Larry Jaeger

## Books

Plum Pudding Murder

**Larry Jaeger** owns *Larry Jaeger's Crazy Elf Christmas Tree Lot* in Plum Pudding Murder

## Bio

Larry Jaeger owns the Crazy Elf Christmas Tree Lot in Plum Pudding Murder. All of his business’ are under an umbrella “L. J. Enterprises”.

## Appearance

*If she had to describe him in one word, that word would be “average.” Everything about him was average, from his hair, a color midway between light and dark, his medium build, and his standard height. He was dressed in a pair of jeans, a plaid shirt, and a pair of pull-on deerskin boots.*

## Personality

He’s very open and friendly, but a schemer and con artist.

## Chronology by Novel

### Plum Pudding Murder

Larry returned to his home town of Lake Eden and enlisted some of the promote business men such as the Mayor to invest in his Crazy Elf Christmas Tree Lot where he was skimming money off of it and reporting to his investors that he was loosing money. The mayor discovered what he was probably doing when Lisa mentioned that he always paid the Cookie Jar’s bill with cash and had her sign a receipt that wasn’t filled all of the way out.

His fiancée, Courtney, owned 50% of the business when she invested her late husbands money in the scheme but she thought it was honestly run.

His wife, Nancy Schmidt a college professor at the community college had seen or heard from him in 15 years, after he had disappeared on her, taking all of their possessions except her clothes and books while she was away at work.
Before returning to Lake Eden he ran a business scam in Madison, Wi, selling home theaters,” Hollywood Home Theater”. He went bankrupt after 5 Months. One of the locals that invested his life savings, Salvatore Bianco, committed suicide.

Salvatore Bianco's daughter is out for revenge and shoots Larry, just before Hannah and Norman arrive to pick up her check for the cookies.

## References

1. ↑ Fluke, Joanne. Plum Pudding Murder (Hannah Swensen series Book 12) (pp. 60-61). Kensington Books. Kindle Edition.