Category: book review
TTT: Books with Colors in the Title
It’s Tuesday. Time for another Top Ten. Instead of doing a Google search for “Books with Colors in the Title” (this week’s Top Ten Tuesday challenge), I decided to mosey through my book shelves and see what colorful tomes I could find. Quite a Year for Plums (Bailey White). Plum is a color, no? Hilarious but sentimental…
Top Ten Tuesdays: Foodie Reads
Here’s ten more books to add to your reading list this summer, especially if you’re a foodie.
Zucchini-Apple Ginger Cake for The Lost Girls of Devon TLC Book Tour
Welcome to the TLC Book Tour for The Lost Girls of Devon by Barbara O’Neal. It’s set in the UK so it was a perfect time to whip up a cake for tea.
Chili-Infused Brownies with Mango-Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
Welcome to the latest round of Cook the Books. CTB is a virtual book club open to anyone that has a passion for books and food. Every two months, we all collectively read, become inspired and get into the kitchen. For more details on joining our merry band of epicurean readers, click here. Claudia from…
Top Ten Tuesday “Authors That Make Us Smile”
I don’t know how dedicated I will be at posting on Top Ten Tuesdays, but I am giving it a shot the past two weeks. Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. Each week a theme is presented and this week it is authors that make us smile. (We all need something to…
Top Ten Tuesdays: Authors I’ve Read Most
I am sure I am not alone in the fact that I have been reading more than ever recently (since March 16 and my job-imposed work at home order and the state’s safer at home order). There’s only so much TV that’s binge-worthy so reading is the better option. I am still working from home…
#TheJaneAustenSocietyParty, a new novel, and Miss Bate’s Baked Apples
The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner is one of the best books I’ve reviewed in a while. Join me and other bloggers as we celebrate #TheJaneAustenSocietyParty.
Roasted Broccoli Brown Rice Bowls and Hippie Food
Brown rice, tofu, whole wheat bread, organic vegetables, Whole Foods….these are all wonders brought to you by the counter-culture. Join me for a review of Hippie Food: How Back-to-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat.
Black Beans with Garlic and Chipotle on a TLC Book Tour for Resurrecting Rain
Resurrecting Rain by Patricia Averbach is partially set in Santa Fe. This novel gave me a great excuse to pull out my Santa Fe School of Cooking Cookbook and find an authentic recipe that could have been served up in the novel.
Maple-Banana Muffins and The Ingredients of You and Me for TLC
Nina Bocci’s latest novel includes some heirloom recipes for Cucidati (Italian Fig Cookies), Apfelkuchen (German Apple Cake), Hummingbird Cake, Italian Wedding Cookies (anise cookies), and Ciambelone (Italian tea cakes). Please join me for my TLC review.