Category: book review
You’re In Good Company, a TLC Book Review
This is a book of essays, lessons, recipes and friendship.
What I’ve been reading…
When I wasn’t posting very much in January about food, cooking or cookbooks, I started a monthly post featuring what I’ve been reading. Since then, I’ve stepped it up a bit with cookbook reviews but here are the books I haven’t blogged about (yet). Finding Freedom: A Cook’s Story; Remaking a Life from Scratch by…
Cookies for Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen
Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen by Annabel Abbs is the current selection for Cook the Books. Amy’s Cooking Adventures is serving as the guest host for this round. Thanks for joining us, Amy! About the book: INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Good Housekeeping Book Club Pick * A Country Living Best Book of Fall * A Washington Post Best Feel-Good Book of the Year…
The Coffee Purist: A Book Review
Humor me. There’s a couple of PSAs in this post. It’s long. But, if you’re a coffee drinker, please seek out this book (from your independent bookstore)
What I’ve been reading…
I started this monthly post in January, basically because I was doing a lot more reading than posting. I decided to keep it up. The Guest List by Lucy Foley I’m not a big thriller reader but I did enjoy this audio book. I thought the different POVs really helped the plot along. The tale…
What I’ve been reading…
I haven’t posted much since the holidays but it is snowing and the outlook is that we will be snowed in for at least three days (if not more). We’ve both been baking. Me: apple butter donuts and sourdough crackers. The Hubs: sourdough bread and sourdough cinnamon rolls. Soups and stews are on the menu,…
Cook the Books: Maame by Jessica George
This round for Cook the Books features Maame by Jessica George. I’ve also featured a Ghanaian salad for my inspired by recipe.
Two books by Nadiya Hussain: Cook Once, Eat Twice and Finding My Voice
Cook Once, Eat Twice: Time-Saving Recipes to Help you Get Ahead in the Kitchen by Nadiya Hussain is the next book I’m reviewing on Epicurious’ list of the best cookbooks of Spring 2025. Hussain didn’t make the top sixteen but her book is on the “More Spring Books That We’re Excited About” list. I’m also…
Get Lit: Cocktails That Bring Your Favorite Books to Life by Elizabeth Sagan (w/recipes by Sother Teague). Not exactly what I expected…
A book of inventive cocktails. Check out my high-octane version of one of the mocktails.
Coming to My Senses: The Making of a Counter Culture Cook by Alice Waters
Cook the Books read Coming to My Senses by Alice Waters. I delved into one of her cookbooks and Grilled Chicken au Poivre.