by Deb Baker
BLACK WIDOW’S OATMEAL
There are a lot more widows in the U.P. than widowers, which suits the widowers just fine but is a major source of irritation to the widows. The competition for a man is fierce among the women, and Cora Mae is the best there is. She’s no stranger to men, having buried three of them in the local cemetery, and she’s resourceful. No man is safe when Cora Mae sets her sights on him. Oatmeal is healthy, filling, and gives her the energy she needs to go that extra mile. You’ll never catch Cora Mae dunking doughnuts. She watches her figure.
Serves 1
1/3 cup rolled oats
3/4 cup milk
1/4 cup apple, chopped
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
dash nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon chopped walnuts
Bring milk to boil. Add oats, apples, spices, and salt. Cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover, and let rest for 3 minutes. Heat syrup and walnuts. Serve oatmeal with walnut on top.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Deb Baker grew up in the Michigan Upper Peninsula with the Finns and Swedes portrayed in the Gertie Johnson mystery series. She makes her home in Wisconsin now, but visits her family “camp” as often as possible.
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Discover other books by Deb:
Gertie Johnson Murder Mysteries
Murder Passes the Buck- When her neighbor is shot and killed, Gertie investigates his death, even though it’s been ruled an accident by Gertie’s son, the sheriff.
Murder Grins and Bears It- a game warden is murdered right under Little Donny’s tree stand. Little Donny disappears into the backwoods, forcing sixty-six-year-old Gertie to use her “unique” investigative techniques to find her favorite grandson.
Murder Talks Turkey- Gertie Johnson, is standing in line at the bank when it gets robbed. The robber doesn’t make it out alive, but the money is missing.
Murder Bites the Bullet – Gertie and the Trouble Busters get caught in the crosshairs of a long standing family feud.
Cooking Can Be Murder – 100 tasty recipes from Gertie’s kitchen
Gretchen Birch Suspense Series
Dolled Up For Murder – - For Gretchen Birch, her mother Caroline, and her aunt Nina, doll restoration is a family affair. But they have never imagined a valuable doll could lead to murder.
Goodbye Dolly - Gretchen is at her first major doll show, praying she doesn’t botch any repair job. But glue-gun glitches turn out to be the least of her worries when a sleazy reporter is found dead with Gretchen’s craft knife stuck in his back.
Dolly Departed - Gretchen answers an invitation to a party at an unfamiliar dollhouse shop - and winds up in the thick of a murder mystery of miniature proportions.
Guise & Dolls - An anonymous donor...murder in a cemetery...a haunted house with hidden secrets. Someone's dream come true will soon prove more of a nightmare. Gretchen better solve the mystery, or it'll be her and her friends who are history.
Queen Bee Mysteries (as Hannah Reed)
Buzz Off - It's September - National Honey Month - in Moraine, Wisconsin and life seems pretty sweet for Story Fischer...until her bee mentor is found dead in his apiary. Now Story has to find her way out of a very sticky situation.
Mind Your Own Beeswax - Story Fischer has a successful local market, her Queen Bee Honey business, and a new boyfriend. Then she finds the dead body of local woman with a checkered past right near her hive and things get sticky.
Plan Bee – available January 2012
A Sticky Situation – December 2012
