Strawberry Shortcake Murder Quotes

“If chocolate were a mandatory part of breakfast, people wouldn’t be so
grouchy in the morning.”
― Joanne Fluke, Strawberry Shortcake Murder

“There was something wonderful about a blank sheet of notepaper. The lines were there, just waiting to be filled, and the page could turn into anything from a grocery list to the opening of The Great American Novel. The possibilities were endless.”
― Joanne Fluke, Strawberry Shortcake Murder

“Hannah? Tell me you didn’t…” Delores paused to clear her throat, and when she spoke again, she sounded very tentative. “Did you?” “I’m afraid I did, Mother. I found Lucy last night.” “Hannah! You’ve simply got to stop doing things like this!” “It’s not like a scavenger hunt, Mother. I don’t go around looking for murder victims on purpose.” Hannah realized she sounded”
― Joanne Fluke, Strawberry Shortcake Murder

“A book is your friend, and you don’t break a friend’s back.”
― Joanne Fluke, Strawberry Shortcake Murder

“Oatmeal Raisin Crisps Preheat oven to 375° F.,
rack in the middle position. 1 cup melted butter (2 sticks—½ pound) 2 cups white sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla ½ teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking soda 2 large eggs, beaten (just whip them up with a fork) 2 ½ cups flour (no need to sift) 1 cup raisins (either regular or golden, you choose) 2 cups GROUND dry oatmeal (measure before grinding) Melt the butter in a large microwave-safe bowl. Add the sugar and mix. Then mix in the vanilla, salt, and the baking soda. When the mixture has cooled to room temperature, stir in the eggs. Add the flour and stir it all up. Then mix in the raisins. Prepare your oatmeal. (Use Quakers if you have it—the cardboard canister is useful for all sorts of things.) Measure out 2 cups and dump it in the food processor, chopping it with the steel blade until it’s the consistency of coarse sand. Dump it in your dough and mix it all up. (This dough will be fairly stiff.) Roll walnut-sized dough balls with your hands and place them on a greased cookie sheet, 12 to a standard sheet. (If it’s too sticky to roll, place the bowl in the refrigerator for 30 minutes and try again.) Squish the dough balls down with a fork in a crisscross pattern (like peanut butter cookies). Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool on the cookie sheet for 2 minutes, then remove the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Andrea likes these and she’s never liked raisins—go figure. Chapter Ten Andrea shivered as Hannah parked at the end of Vera Olsen’s alley.”
― Joanne Fluke, Strawberry Shortcake Murder

“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 Crème Fraiche.”
― Joanne Fluke, Strawberry Shortcake Murder

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― Joanne Fluke, Strawberry Shortcake Murder

“If chocolate were a mandatory part of breakfast, people wouldn’t be so grouchy in the morning.”
― Joanne Fluke, Strawberry Shortcake Murder

“Investigating is a process of elimination. You have to explore all the possibilities, and whatever’s left, no matter how implausible, has got to be it.”
― Joanne Fluke, Strawberry Shortcake Murder