Category: Clubs and Blog Hops
Movies & Munchies Plus Cook the Books: The Secret Life of Bees
Thanks to all that participated in this crossover event with Cook the Books and Movies & Munchies. While The Secret Life of Bees is bittersweet, the recipes were definitely on the sweet side this round. Here’s what our creative crews posted: Amy’s Cooking Adventure was first up with Honey Cookies. Amy rated the book four stars and thought, “The…
The Secret Life of Bees. One recipe, two events.
I’m hosting two events that wrap up this month: For Cook the Books, I’m hosting Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd for the August/September round. For Movies & Munchies, I’m hosting the 2008 movie with Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, and Alicia Keyes, et al. The deadline for both events is September 30 so…
Find Me Falling and Pastitsio
Movies & Munchies has us falling this month, falling into a Harry Connick, Jr. Netflix film.
Honey-Orange Cake and Memories of the Lost by Barbara O’Neal
There is a lot of food in O’Neal’s newest novel. As a lot of the characters are vegetarians or aging “hippies”, it’s a lot of healthy fair, including this cake made with honey, eggs, flour and citrus zest.
“In My Kitchen” August 2024 (and July)
I missed my July post for “In My Kitchen” so I’m combining two months in one today. This photo string is in somewhat chronological order from June and July. You can read about my mint blackberry mint pepper jam here. I didn’t pick quite as many blueberries but I had enough for two batches of jam…
A League of Their Own Roundup for Movies and Munchies
Of course there’s a hot dog and a Cracker Jack inspired recipes but wait until you see the baseball stadium cake our team whipped up for this movie.
White Wine Mac ‘n Cheese with Cherry Tomatoes and Herbs
Here’s my Cook the Books post. It’s late July but I had this book completely read in June. Glad I’m finally getting it posted today! There was a lot of great food mentioned in the novel and it was hard to narrow down just one recipe. See what I landed on.
A League of Their Own and an inspired-by recipe
Here’s an inspired-by cola infused double chocolate cookie for Movies & Munchies.
Wonka and Chocolate Blueberry Banana Bread
I was brought up on the original Willy Wonka (Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory–1971) with Gene Wilder. I could not tell you how many times I have seen that movie. Amy’s Cooking Adventures is hosting Movies & Munchies for June and it’s the newest tale of Wonka, the prequel (2023). I was eager to watch Wonka, especially…
The Mastering the Art of French Murder and a Crisis of Mayonnaise
Welcome to this round of Cook the Books, the round I almost missed. Deb from Kahakai Kitchen is hosting this month and chose Mastering the Art of French Murder by Coleen Cambridge. About the book: Fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Marie Benedict, Nita Prose, and of course, Julia Child, will adore this magnifique new mystery set in Paris…