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TLC Book Tour: All the News I Need and Nectarine Salad with Oil and Vinegar

By Eliot, on March 21st, 2017%

This TLC Book Tour finds me perusing through a copy of All the News I Need by Joan Frank (and making this delicious salad). . . . → Read More: TLC Book Tour: All the News I Need and Nectarine Salad with Oil and Vinegar

Book Review: This Too Shall Pass

By Eliot, on March 12th, 2017%

This Too Shall Pass is a tale of a forty-year-old woman mourning the loss of a loved one while trying to reevaluate her own existence. . . . → Read More: Book Review: This Too Shall Pass

Dinner With Edward and a Cocktail (of course)

By Eliot, on February 24th, 2017%

Join me for this round of Cook the Books and this month’s selection Dinner with Edward by Isabel Vincent. Of course, I have included a cocktail recipe. What’s a dinner party without a cocktail? . . . → Read More: Dinner With Edward and a Cocktail (of course)

TLC Book Tour: Unbound and Lentil Soup with Chorizo

By Eliot, on February 16th, 2017%

Join me as I ski into Unbound: A Story of Snow and Self-Discovery with a warming and hearty lentil soup. . . . → Read More: TLC Book Tour: Unbound and Lentil Soup with Chorizo

Wild Rice Salad with Dried Fruit and Arugula

By Eliot, on February 9th, 2017%

Here is a recipe from a truly beautiful book, Eat Beautiful, by Wendy Rowe. . . . → Read More: Wild Rice Salad with Dried Fruit and Arugula

Sesame Noodles with Broccoli

By Eliot, on January 28th, 2017%

Today’s recipe is based on one from Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals that Brought Me Home by Jessica Fechtor, the current Cook the Books selection. . . . → Read More: Sesame Noodles with Broccoli

Cooking for Picasso: A Book Review

By Eliot, on January 7th, 2017%

Follow three generations of French women and their connection with Picasso in this novel of intrigue, destiny, and of course food and art. . . . → Read More: Cooking for Picasso: A Book Review

Karma and Chai

By Eliot, on December 12th, 2016%

Here’s another book review of Karma and the Art of Butter Chicken by Monica Bhide. For the perfect gift, I’ve paired this book with a homemade chai spice. . . . → Read More: Karma and Chai

Spirits of Christmas

By Eliot, on December 4th, 2016%

Along with a book review of Amaro: The Spirited World of Bittersweet, Herbal Liqueurs, I am including a recipe for homemade limoncello. Either would make a great Christmas gift. Both would send the recipient over the moon! . . . → Read More: Spirits of Christmas

Pasta Arrabbiata for Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots (Cook the Books)

By Eliot, on November 28th, 2016%

Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots is a beautifully written book full of food. Here is my inspired-by dish for Cook the Books. . . . → Read More: Pasta Arrabbiata for Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots (Cook the Books)