There’s a little humor, a little romance, and a little jeopardy, but everything always turns out all right in the end.” Cozy mysteries are set in a kinder, gentler world-except for the murders, of course. She believes readers like the books because they “need a chance to get away from the everyday trials and tribulations of their lives. A word to the wise: Don’t put tomato soup in a tuna casserole.” We’ve eaten some great meals throughout the years and I’ve also had some colossal failures. Whenever I get a hankering for a particular dessert, main dish, or bread, I experiment and come up with something. “They encouraged me and I kept it up, all through high school and college. “I started baking when I was four years old by stirring the bowl for my mother and grandmother,” Fluke said. “When I started writing the series, I limited myself to cookie and bar-cookie recipes.” Then she branched out to desserts and on to main dishes and quick breads. “Hannah Swensen, owner of The Cookie Jar in Lake Eden, Minn., was born,” she said. Fluke said she started writing cozy mysteries at the suggestion of her editor at Kensington, who allowed her to include family cookie recipes in the books.
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