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								By Eliot, on October 15th, 2018%                    Lifesaving for Beginners is today’s stop on the TLC Book Tour. It’s a dark and cathartic memoir so you might need a comforting apricot bar and a cup of tea before you sit down to read.  . . . → Read More: Lifesavers for Beginners, TLC Book Stop, and Apricot Brandy Bars 
								By Eliot, on October 3rd, 2018%                    Today is a TLC Book Tour stop. What does a typical Midwestern family look like? It might be the Baumgartners. Here’s a review of Evergreen Tidings from the Baumgartners by Gretchen Anthony along with a truly delicious tapenade recipe.   . . . → Read More: Olive Tapenade and Crostini 
								By Eliot, on September 22nd, 2018%                    My sourdough is still ALIVE! And, it makes a pretty killer pizza dough. Join me for this round of Cook the Books Club and Sourdough by Robin Sloan.  . . . → Read More: Sourdough Pizza Crust with Local Toppings 
								By Eliot, on August 8th, 2018%                    An American countess, a mysterious inheritance, a hot younger guy and an Indian beverage….Want to know how these are all connected?  . . . → Read More: Mango-Chai Lassi and The Art of Inheriting Secrets 
								By Eliot, on August 4th, 2018%                    I recently posted a terrific and marvelous and delicious and life-changing baked bean recipe that we made up for the Fourth of July. Today I am featuring another recipe that I made when family was visiting earlier in the month. Last summer we traveled to Iowa to spend the Fourth with my sister and her  . . . → Read More: Mango Cake with Coconut Topping 
								By Eliot, on July 15th, 2018%                    Ruth Reichl’s Garlic and Sapphires is the June/July selection for Cook the Books. Join me in my re-reading of Reichl’s reflections on being a disguised NYT’s food critic.  . . . → Read More: Garlic and Sapphires (and Strozzapreti with Tomatoes, Olives & Herbed Goat Cheese) 
								By Eliot, on June 25th, 2018%                    A truly remarkable novel for the TLC Book Tour inspired this simple and summery pasta salad.  . . . → Read More: Tortellini Salad with Cherry Tomatoes & Olives 
								By Eliot, on June 18th, 2018%                    Here’s an interesting twist on potato salad, a staple for upcoming holiday picnics and BBQs. I am using it today to accompany a review of The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers (And Their Muses) by Terri-Lynne DeFino for TLC Book Tour.  . . . → Read More: Potato Salad with Kombu 
								By Eliot, on June 1st, 2018%                    Hamburger Walter with Veggies….If it makes no sense, read the book.  . . . → Read More: #TheLostFamilySupperClub and Hamburger Walter 
								By Eliot, on May 24th, 2018%                    Sharkâs Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China by Fuschia Dunlop inspired this salad. “I’d really be just as happy with a bowl of noodles.”  . . . → Read More: Sichuan Cucumber and Noodle Salad for April/May Cook the Books |  |  |