Category: Recipes
the moon won’t be dared and a recipe in the ashes
Today’s book review (another TLC Book Tour Stopover) is a work of poetry by Anne Leigh Parrish. I paired a recipe literally cooked in the ashes to accompany the theme of fire and destruction on Parrish’s works.
Spicy White Pumpkin Soup for a Friendsgiving
Welcome to the Food ‘n Flix’ November film, Friendsgiving. Heather (the founder of Food ‘n Flix) is hosting this month. It’s good to have her back! Friendsgiving is not a film I would have sought out. I think the movie poster is a bit misleading.It’s misleading because Wanda Sykes is front and center at the top. (She…
Apple-Walnut Bread Pudding
Apples, bread pudding, a bit of brandy, walnuts and warming cinnamon…. What better way to celebrate the flavors of fall?
Glazed Pumpkin-Chocolate Chunk Cookies
The first pumpkin post of the official Fall season.
Roman Pasta and Only You
The October Food ‘n Flix feature is Only You with a VERY young Marissa Tomei and Robert Downey, Jr. Seriously, they look like they’re twelve. 🙂 As part of the film is set in Rome, I found an “authentic” pasta to prepare.
Focaccia with Roasted Grapes, Walnuts, Rosemary and Honey
The Great British Bake Off inspired me to create a new recipe. Weird combination but it works.
Zucchini Frittata from The Blackbird Café
Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe is the current selection for Cook the Books. There’s a lot of delicious food (and pie) in the novel. I would like to make it all but settled on this frittata to celebrate the book.
Pasta Gratin with Mushrooms, Tomatoes and Herbs
Words on Bathroom Walls is this month’s Food ‘n Flix feature. It’s a teenage-coming-of-age-while-dealing-with-schizophrenia drama with LOTS of food inspiration. Here’s a pasta dish inspired from a couple of Adam’s recipes featured in the film.
September 2021 “In My Kitchen”
Welcome to the September edition of “In My Kitchen,” hosted by Sherry’s Pickings. I almost didn’t even write a post for this month but when I started looking through my photos, I decided I did have a few things to say. I found out this summer that I was a finalist in the Taste of…
Caraway Cookies and a review of Mrs. Rochester’s Ghost for TLC
A TLC Book Tour review for “a modern and twisty retelling of Jane Eyre.” I loved this book and decided to pair my review with Caraway-Lemon Shortbreads, a cookie of remembrance. Read on to find out more about this novel (and the cookies!).