Category: book review
Potluck Desserts: Joyful Recipes to Share with Pride, a review
I’m continuing on with my Best of 2025 cookbooks. For my most recent reviews, I’ve pulled from Epicurious’ list, “The Best Cookbooks of Summer 2025.” Potluck Desserts is the first book on the summer list. Today’s review is all about the sweet. If you need a book that yields large quantities of retro (yet modern)…
Fireproof, For Grace, and Chef Curtis Duffy
I’m using one post to highlight two events: Fireproof is the Lit Happens book for August. For Grace is the August feature for Movies & Munchies. Both feature Chef Curtis Duffy. Read more for a quinoa salad recipe.
A Parsi-inspired salad for The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth, a TLC Book Review
I have really enjoyed Barbara O’Neal‘s other novels so when Lisa from the TLC Book Tour emailed me about The Last Letter of Rachel Ellsworth I immediately responded, “Yes, I would love to read it!” I received a free review copy of this book from the author for this stopover. I was not paid for this…
A Bakery in Paris for June/July Cook the Books
We are very pleased that Wendy from A Day in the Life on a Farm is our very special guest host for Cook the Books. It was wonderful that Wendy was able to step in and host for the June/July edition. She chose A Bakery in Paris by Aimee Runyan for this round. It was…
Raspberry-Cornbread Muffins and a new Civil War novel: Measure of Devotion by Nell Joslin
Measure of Devotion is an intriguing and well-written Civil War drama about a mother’s devotion.
A Review: Hardcore Vegetarianism by Laura Lee Flanagan
I’m back in to the TLC Book Tours. It’s been a while. I was pleased to get a copy of Hardcore Vegetarianism to review. It’s good to be back! I received a free review copy of this book from the publisher for this stopover. I was not paid for this review and all opinions, thoughts…
April/May Cook the Books: The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson
Read on for a review of the book and my take on Tilly’s Famous Bacon and Onion Sandwiches using onion jam. YUM!
Blueberry-Lemon Cobbler with Thyme
…and a review of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, a novel by Kim Michele Richardson.
The Hidden Table by Shannon Smith
This is another local girl made good. About the book: Taken from Smith’s website: Embark on a culinary adventure as I share stories and recipes from my many travels around the globe based around different locales and their people, food, and history. I’ve always thought of the dining table as a powerful communal space that…
Ina and the BEST brownies
Welcome to the February/March round for Cook the Book. I am hosting Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten. You can read the announcement post here. I’ve been posting a lot of Ina fan-girl posts lately but it’s taken me a while to get this one ready. About the book: Here, for the first time, Ina…