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Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen by Annabel Abbs is the current selection for Cook the Books. Amy’s Cooking Adventures is serving as the guest host for this round. Thanks for joining us, Amy! About the book: INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Good Housekeeping Book Club Pick * A Country Living Best Book of Fall * A Washington . . . → Read More: Cookies for Miss Eliza’s English Kitchen 
I reviewed another Twitty book many years ago for Cook the Books. As Recipes from The American South was on many “best of 2025” lists, I added it to my long library wait list. It finally arrived. About the book: A home cook’s guide to one of America’s most diverse – and delicious . . . → Read More: Recipes from the American South by Michael W. Twitty (and fried apples) 
Humor me. There’s a couple of PSAs in this post. It’s long. But, if you’re a coffee drinker, please seek out this book (from your independent bookstore) . . . → Read More: The Coffee Purist: A Book Review 
Lots of ragus, pasta dishes and pasta salads to choose from. I mad his Sausage & Tomatoes with orecchiette. I also whipped up one of the salad dressings in the book. . . . → Read More: Six Seasons of Pasta by Joshua McFadden and Sausage and Tomatoes 
In my last cookbook review of Boustany by Sami Tamimi, I wrote that the work just did not speak to me. Today’s review of Third Culture Cooking by Zaynab Issa definitely does. About the book: Third Culture Cooking is American Cooking: Delicious everyday multicultural recipes, borrowing from our parents and their parents’ homes, melding . . . → Read More: Third Culture Cooking: Classic Recipes for a New Generation by Zaynab Issa 
I’m taking a break today from the “best of“ lists to highlight a cute little book. I got Gatsby’s Speakeasy for a gift at Christmas and I laughed out loud because it reminded me of a children’s board book. It’s been on display on my kitchen shelf since then. It’s a cute little book . . . → Read More: Gatsby’s Speakeasy: a little adult board book 
I’m still reviewing books that made “best of“ cookbook lists in 2025. Today I’m reviewing Boustany: A celebration of vegetables from my Palestine by Sami Tamimi. About the book: A homage to Palestinian food and culture, Boustany, is the first solo cookbook from Sami, a champion of Palestinian food and culture. Boustany translates . . . → Read More: A Spinach Dip to celebrate Boustany by Sami Tamimi 
Wendy from A Day in the Life on a Farm is hosting this month’s Movies & Munchies feature. It’s February. The love month. Tempted by Love was the perfect movie for that. It’s a Terry McMillian “presents” movie so I had high hopes because I have enjoyed her books and adapted-from films like How . . . → Read More: Tempted by Love: Movies & Munchies February Film 
Here is my third foray with the writing exercise prompts from Bite by Bite and Aimee Nezhukumatathil. Spice is nice: What is your favorite spice? Coriander? Cardamom? Cumin? Look up the healing properties and/or folklore of that spice and create a scene where a character uses that spice to heal someone. Well, this is . . . → Read More: Prompt 3 
I started this monthly post in January, basically because I was doing a lot more reading than posting. I decided to keep it up. The Guest List by Lucy Foley I’m not a big thriller reader but I did enjoy this audio book. I thought the different POVs really helped the plot along. . . . → Read More: What I’ve been reading… |
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