Tag: Cook the Books

  • Crying in H Mart for Cook the Books

    Crying in H Mart for Cook the Books

    Read on for a short rib recipe inspired by the author’s mother.

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  • Movies & Munchies Plus Cook the Books: The Secret Life of Bees

    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…

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  • The Secret Life of Bees. One recipe, two events.

    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…

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  • Cook the Books and Movies & Munchies crossover event!

    Cook the Books and Movies & Munchies crossover event!

    It’s been along time since Cook the Books has had a crossover event. I’m pleased to announce The Secret Life of Bees is both the CTB August/September novel and the Movies & Munchies feature film for September. Plan on joining both groups. Read the 2001 novel by Sue Monk Kidd and bake up a sweet treat. Just…

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  • White Wine Mac ‘n Cheese with Cherry Tomatoes and Herbs

    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.

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  • The Mastering the Art of French Murder and a Crisis of Mayonnaise

    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…

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  • Relish: My Live in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley for Cook the Books

    Relish: My Live in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley for Cook the Books

    This round of Cook the Books finds us reading Relish: My Life in the Kitchen  by Lucy Knisley. This was a first (as far as I know) for our culinary book club—Relish  is a graphic novel. Simona is hosting and you can read the announcement post here. About the Book: Lucy Knisley loves food. The daughter…

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  • Not Undercooked Risotto

    Not Undercooked Risotto

    I’m hosting the Dec/Jan round for Cook the Books.   Cook the Books is a group of like minded culinary readers who obsess with foodie fiction and non-fiction alike.  Well, maybe it’s not an obsession for all of us but I certainly could find a bit to relate to in Dan Adhoot’s Undercooked: How I Let Food…

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  • A Harvest Salad for The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

    A Harvest Salad for The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

    Mixed Greens Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Goat Cheese, Apples and Maple Vinaigrette. That’s a mouthful so I just went with the Harvest Salad from the book. The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living is the Oct/Nov selection for Cook the Books.

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  • A weird sherbet for Food Americana and Cook the Books

    A weird sherbet for Food Americana and Cook the Books

    Today I feature a review of Food Americana by David Page and a retro Avocado Sherbet recipe.

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