Category: Recipes
A Borrowed Life, TLC Book Tour, and BPT Sandwiches
Once again, we’re on a stop for a TLC Book Tour. Welcome aboard! If Questions of Perspective (my last book review) was irreverently spiritual, A Borrowed Life by Kerri Anne King shows a world of reverent hypocrisy, one that is rigid and stifling. About the Book: From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Whisper Me This comes an emotional and sharply witty…
Smoked Meatloaf and Recipe for a Perfect Wife for Cook the Books
Today’s offering: a retro meatloaf recipe and a review of Recipe for a Perfect Wife by Karma Brown for the August/September round of Cook the Books.
Blueberry-Blackberry Corn Muffins for Let the Willows Weep for TLC
Parnell’s first novel, Let the Willows Weep, is a triumph in the genre of sad Southern novels. Her characters are drawn deep and you will laugh and cry with her heroine, Birddog Harlin.
Chocolate Feast for Chocolat (and Food ‘n Flix 10th Anniversary)
Three chocolate inspired recipes today to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Food ‘n Flix and the film Chocolat: Eggplant Caponata, Chili-Cocoa Rubbed Steaks, and Chocolate Salami.
Adult Butterbeer Ice Cream for Food ‘n Flix
Whew! I hopefully have made the due date and cut-off for August’s Food ‘n Flix. Check out this totally decadent (and easy) ice cream!
Sourdough Chocolate Chip-Zucchini Muffins with Orange
Orange pairs so well with chocolate. You won’t believe how delicious these muffins are. You will think you’re eating dessert for breakfast (and basically you are)!
The Doctor of Aleppo and Eggplant and Tomato Stew with Pomegranate Molasses
The Doctor of Aleppo is a new offering by Dan Mayland and the current stop on the TLC Book Tour. This is a beautifully written tale of the Syrian civil war and those who found themselves in the middle of it, by birth and by circumstance. The novel inspired me to make this beautiful vegetarian…
Grilled Banh Mi Sandwiches with Pickled Veggies
Every so often, The Hubs will put out a special request, do all the shopping and pitch in with the cooking. Most of these requests involve grilling. The most recent suggestion for dinner was a Banh Mi sandwich, but as mentioned above, he wanted to grill it. I did some research and we came up…
Food ‘n Flix for July: Coyote Ugly and a Spicy Mule
This month’s Food ‘n Flix feature film is Coyote Ugly. Obviously, a beverage was called for. Enter the spicy mule.
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.