Cozy Mystery Recipes

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Wisconsin Apple Crisp Recipe
Jennifer J. Chow's Auspicious Almond Cookies
Julie Mulhern's Chicken Salad
Tracy Gardner's Banana Split Cake Recipe
Three baked apples with golden caramel glaze and almond slices, placed in a wooden bowl with raisins and walnuts, surrounded by fallen autumn leaves, on a rustic wooden surface.
An autumn-themed pumpkin pie decorated with leaf-shaped and almond-shaped pie crust cutouts on top, placed on a rustic wooden table with scattered dried orange slices, fall leaves, a pumpkin, cinnamon sticks, and a tart server nearby.
Tea with scones, clotted cream, and jam on a white table.
Slice of quiche on a gray plate with herbs, quartered, with a whole quiche in a glass dish in the background. Also, eggs, raw meat, and green leafy vegetables are visible on a rustic wooden table.
Cover of Joanne Fluke's Lake Eden Cookbook with illustrations of baked goods and kitchen items, and a woman in a purple shirt and pink apron presenting a table with three cakes and a plate of animal-shaped cookies.
A plate of zucchini muffins with a zucchini in the background on a dark kitchen countertop.
A tabby cat peeking over a blue wooden table with only its head visible, near a white plate filled with decorated gingerbread cookies, including gingerbread men and snowflakes.
A white mug filled with black coffee next to a square brownie cake dusted with powdered sugar on a red and white floral patterned plate, all placed on a wooden table.
Mango Upside Down Cake
Fresh fruit pizza with strawberries, blueberries, kiwi, peaches, and raspberries on a round crust with a creamy spread, placed on a rustic wooden surface.
Vicki Delany Chocolate Chip Cookies

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A cat dressed as a baker with a chef's hat and apron in a kitchen, rolling out dough with a rolling pin on a flour-dusted countertop, with eggs in a carton and a ball of dough nearby.
A dog dressed as a chef with a chef's hat, white apron, and black bow tie, standing behind a variety of fresh vegetables and a cooking pot in a kitchen.