Category: book review

Apple Fritters and The Amish Baker’s Rival (Guest Blogger!!!)
Join me in welcoming a guest blogger today, my mom! Here’s her review of The Amish Baker’s Rival by Marie Bast along with homemade apple fritters!

Confessions in B-Flat: A Book Review and Recipe Links
Please check out my review for Confessions in B-Flat by Donna Hill (along with a links to food from the novel).

Books I Hope Santa Brings for TTT
It has been awhile since I posted a Top Ten Tuesday list. Since Christmas is nigh, I wanted to alert all friends and family of my Christmas list. 🙂 Here are the “Books I Hope Santa Brings.” 1. Rodney Scott’s World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day by Rodney Scott and Lolis Eric Elie Santa delivering…

Apple Cider Tea Cakes for Glimmer While You Can and a TLC Tour Stop
Let’s go back in time for this TLC Book tour stop, all the way back to 1962. I was please to get a advanced reader copy of Glimmer As You Can by Danielle Martin for an honest review. (And, there’s a great tea cake recipe.)

Olive Stuffed Eggs for A Frenzy of Sparks (a TLC Tour Stop)
A Frenzy of Sparks is set in the mid-1960s so I pulled out a retro 1964 cookbook for this recipe. Read on for a review of the novel by Kristen Fields as well as this vintage recipe.

“Secret” Meyer Lemon Scones for The Secret, Book & Scone Society
The Secret, Book & Scone Society is the current Cook the Books read. Here’s my review of this quaint little mystery along with a “secret” scone recipe. (The secret may be in the glaze…you will see…)

Top Ten Tuesdays: The Last Ten Books I Read
Today was a freebie at TTT. I decided to highlight the last ten books I read. All were enjoyable on some level but a few were spectacular.

Thick and Hearty Minestrone with Roasted Piquillo-Mozzarella Paninis
Welcome to the TLC Book Tour stop for Murder in the Piazza by Jen Collins Moore. This book inspired a truly comforting meal of soup and sandwiches.

A Borrowed Life, TLC Book Tour, and BPT Sandwiches
Once again, we’re on a stop for a TLC Book Tour. Welcome aboard! If Questions of Perspective (my last book review) was irreverently spiritual, A Borrowed Life by Kerri Anne King shows a world of reverent hypocrisy, one that is rigid and stifling. About the Book: From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Whisper Me This comes an emotional and sharply witty…

Homemade Cat Treats and Questions of Perspective for TLC
Questions of Perspective is a quirky little book but will have one asking lots of philosophical questions. I paired cat treats for today’s recipe to pair with the novel. Intrigued? Read on.