Seven Deadly Samovars (28 page)

A bonus for our loyal readers:

Flossie’s Fabulous Noodle Kugel

8oz. pkg. of Wide Egg Noodles

¼ lb Butter (melted) (margarine substitute optional)

1 cup Golden Raisins

3 Eggs (beaten)—(4 eggs optional)

4 heaping tablespoons Sour Cream

4 oz. Cream Cheese (softened and rolled into tiny balls)

½ cup Sugar (to taste) mix with a small amount of

cinnamon for taste and color

1 cup Milk (a little more if you like it more moist)

Mix all ingredients with cooked noodles that have been rinsed in cool water. Put in 6x10 (or similar size) Pyrex pan that has been greased with a little butter or margarine. Top with packaged cornflake crumbs (optional) and bake in preheated 350º  oven for about an hour. Cool and cut into squares for serving.  (You can double the recipe and freeze some, too.)

—Based on a recipe from the authors’ mother, Rosetta.

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Sisters MORGAN ST. JAMES and PHYLLICE BRADNER team up to write the Silver Sisters Mystery series, featuring identical twins based upon their own personalities with a cast of characters inspired by zany family members and friends.  Each book in this series stands on its own.  The audio version of the debut book in the series, “A Corpse in the Soup” was named Best Mystery Audio Book-2007 by USA Book News.

MORGAN, a former interior designer, splits time between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, belongs to Henderson Writer’s Group and Sisters in Crime. She also writes her own novels and short stories in addition to the Silver Sisters series.  Morgan frequently appears on author’s panels and is an entertaining speaker.  Published short stories include contributions to two Chicken Soup for the Soul books, The World Outside the Window, Writers Bloc II, and Amazon Shorts and as well as magazine articles on diverse subjects.

 After living in Alaska for many years, PHYLLICE, an award-winning graphic designer, published writer, and former antique shop owner moved to a quaint 100 year old house in McMinnville, Oregon. She has been a political print consultant for campaigns including four gubernatorial races and five candidates for U.S. Senate. Over the years Phyllice has won four Alaska Press Club awards and two National awards for newsletter publications. She is the co-author of an Alaskan cookbook and Touring Juneau.  Phyllice owns Katz and Dawgs Boutique in McMinnville.

Both sisters have marketing backgrounds and are vigorous self-promoters.  They have become best friends through writing the Silver Sisters Mysteries series.