Eliot's Eats

Seasonings for the Season

By Eliot, on December 18th, 2020

…or Tis the Season, or Spice it Up, or Seasons Greetings! Regardless, here’s some quick and easy and delicious spice mixes to whip up for last minute gifts. . . . → Read More: Seasonings for the Season

Cozy Cocktails

By Eliot, on December 14th, 2020

Here are four holiday-themed cocktails to help toast the end of 2020: Santa’s Little Helper, Holiday Lights, Very Berry & Bright Cocktail and an Apple Spice Old Fashion. . . . → Read More: Cozy Cocktails

Apple Cider Tea Cakes for Glimmer While You Can and a TLC Tour Stop

By Eliot, on December 10th, 2020

Let’s go back in time for this TLC Book tour stop, all the way back to 1962. I was please to get a advanced reader copy of Glimmer As You Can by Danielle Martin for an honest review. (And, there’s a great tea cake recipe.) . . . → Read More: Apple Cider Tea Cakes for Glimmer While You Can and a TLC Tour Stop

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

“In My Kitchen” December 2020

By Eliot, on December 4th, 2020

2020 is winding down. Thank goodness. Has anyone bought the 2020 plague T-shirts out there yet like this?

Or this?

Me neither. I would just rather forget.

I hope everyone stateside had a safe masked or distanced Thanksgiving. Let’s hope for large quantities of vaccine for December.

Now, on to more pleasant things…things . . . → Read More: “In My Kitchen” December 2020

Food ‘n Flix Announcement for December: The Holiday

By Eliot, on December 1st, 2020

Need some fun, light, feel-good viewing this month. Pop on over to Food ‘n Flix and join us with The Holiday. . . . → Read More: Food ‘n Flix Announcement for December: The Holiday

Olive Stuffed Eggs for A Frenzy of Sparks (a TLC Tour Stop)

By Eliot, on November 30th, 2020

A Frenzy of Sparks is set in the mid-1960s so I pulled out a retro 1964 cookbook for this recipe. Read on for a review of the novel by Kristen Fields as well as this vintage recipe. . . . → Read More: Olive Stuffed Eggs for A Frenzy of Sparks (a TLC Tour Stop)

Top Ten Tuesday: What I’m Thankful for…

By Eliot, on November 24th, 2020

Welcome to Thanksgiving week and Top Ten Tuesday. This week is a freebie (meaning it doesn’t have to be book related) and we’re focusing on thankfulness.

I am thankful for my husband who deals with my freak outs (and there’s been a lot of those lately). I am thankful for my family and I . . . → Read More: Top Ten Tuesday: What I’m Thankful for…

Pumpkin Donuts for Knives Out and Food ‘n Flix

By Eliot, on November 21st, 2020

Knives Out is the November film for Food ‘n Flix: “A case with a hole in the middle…a donut…A donut. One central piece and if it reveals itself, the fog would lift, the arc would resolve, the Slinky become unkinked.” . . . → Read More: Pumpkin Donuts for Knives Out and Food ‘n Flix

Characters I’d Name a Pet After for TTT (highly influenced by T.S. Eliot)

By Eliot, on November 17th, 2020

View my T.S. Eliot inspired list of pet names for this week’s Top Ten Tuesday. . . . → Read More: Characters I’d Name a Pet After for TTT (highly influenced by T.S. Eliot)