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Delicata Squash, Apple and Spinach Salad

By Eliot, on January 28th, 2022%

A truly delicious salad recipe with roasted squash, apples, spinach and pomegranate. I’ve also included a “based-on” dressing recipe by Ella Risbridger. . . . → Read More: Delicata Squash, Apple and Spinach Salad

Spicy White Pumpkin Soup for a Friendsgiving

By Eliot, on November 15th, 2021%

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 . . . → Read More: Spicy White Pumpkin Soup for a Friendsgiving

A Basque-New Orleans Hybrid Sandwich (and a review of North Face of the Heart for TLC)

By Eliot, on July 19th, 2021%

What a ride! North Face of the Heart is a crime thriller, a family dynamics drama, coupled with Basque legends and New Orleans voodoo set against the backdrop of Katrina. Intrigued? Read on for the review and recipes. . . . → Read More: A Basque-New Orleans Hybrid Sandwich (and a review of North Face of the Heart for TLC)

Spicy Lentil Soup

By Eliot, on February 25th, 2021%

Tired of snow, polar vortexes, COVID? This soup will make your day a whole lot brighter. You can seriously make this with what’s in your pantry and fridge. It’s nothing fancy but it can be a bright spot in your day (or week). . . . → Read More: Spicy Lentil Soup

#AllGirlsBlogParty and a Gourmet Breakfast Sandwich

By Eliot, on February 16th, 2021%

Welcome to the All Girls Blog Party! Today’s celebration is not an exclusive event. We welcome all, but we are celebrating the new book by Emily Layden: All Girls.

About the Book:

A keenly perceptive coming of age novel for fans of Sally Rooney, Curtis Sittenfeld, and J. Courtney Sullivan, All Girls follows nine young . . . → Read More: #AllGirlsBlogParty and a Gourmet Breakfast Sandwich

Alice Hoffman’s Potato Soup and a review of The Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook

By Eliot, on January 28th, 2021%

Today is Part II (sort of) of the Dec/Jan edition of Cook the Books. Yesterday I posted a recipe and review of Eat Joy. Today I’m posting a recipe and review for The Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook. Both are extremely well done and edited by Natalie Garrett.

Deb (Kahakai Kitchen) had chosen Eat Joy for . . . → Read More: Alice Hoffman’s Potato Soup and a review of The Artists’ and Writers’ Cookbook

Simply Irresistible Coq Au Vin and Fennel Salad for Food ‘n Flix

By Eliot, on January 17th, 2021%

Welcome to this month’s round for Food ‘n Flix. Wendy from A Day in the Life on a Farm is hosting Simply Irresistible. I had never heard of this movie but it was a FnF feature back in November 2011. That was before I had found this great virtual movie club. (You can read Wendy’s . . . → Read More: Simply Irresistible Coq Au Vin and Fennel Salad for Food ‘n Flix

White Pumpkin Soup with Southwestern Spice

By Eliot, on December 8th, 2020%

A couple of weeks ago, it was time to pull the fall decorations off the front porch before the pumpkins froze.

I didn’t go all out with decorating so I just had a small pie pumpkin stacked on top of a squatty white pumpkin. (I used the roasted pie pumpkin in these . . . → Read More: White Pumpkin Soup with Southwestern Spice

Thick and Hearty Minestrone with Roasted Piquillo-Mozzarella Paninis

By Eliot, on October 26th, 2020%

Welcome to the TLC Book Tour stop for Murder in the Piazza by Jen Collins Moore. This book inspired a truly comforting meal of soup and sandwiches. . . . → Read More: Thick and Hearty Minestrone with Roasted Piquillo-Mozzarella Paninis

A Borrowed Life, TLC Book Tour, and BPT Sandwiches

By Eliot, on October 14th, 2020%

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 . . . → Read More: A Borrowed Life, TLC Book Tour, and BPT Sandwiches

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