By Eliot, on August 1st, 2024%
It’s been along time since Cook the Books has had a crossover event. I’m pleased to announce The Secret Life of Bees is both the CTB August/September novel and the Movies & Munchies feature film for September.
Plan on joining both groups. Read the 2001 novel by Sue Monk Kidd and bake up a sweet . . . → Read More: Cook the Books and Movies & Munchies crossover event!
By Eliot, on July 30th, 2024%
Here’s my Cook the Books post. It’s late July but I had this book completely read in June. Glad I’m finally getting it posted today! There was a lot of great food mentioned in the novel and it was hard to narrow down just one recipe. See what I landed on. . . . → Read More: White Wine Mac ‘n Cheese with Cherry Tomatoes and Herbs
By Eliot, on May 31st, 2024%
Welcome to this round of Cook the Books, the round I almost missed.
Deb from Kahakai Kitchen is hosting this month and chose Mastering the Art of French Murder by Coleen Cambridge.
About the book:
Fans of Jacqueline Winspear, Marie Benedict, Nita Prose, and of course, Julia Child, will adore this magnifique new mystery . . . → Read More: The Mastering the Art of French Murder and a Crisis of Mayonnaise
By Eliot, on March 25th, 2024%
This round of Cook the Books finds us reading Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley. This was a first (as far as I know) for our culinary book club—Relish is a graphic novel. Simona is hosting and you can read the announcement post here.
About the Book:
Lucy Knisley loves food. The . . . → Read More: Relish: My Live in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley for Cook the Books
By Eliot, on January 31st, 2024%
I’m hosting the Dec/Jan round for Cook the Books. Cook the Books is a group of like minded culinary readers who obsess with foodie fiction and non-fiction alike. Well, maybe it’s not an obsession for all of us but I certainly could find a bit to relate to in Dan Adhoot’s Undercooked: How I Let . . . → Read More: Not Undercooked Risotto
By Eliot, on November 29th, 2023%
Mixed Greens Salad with Toasted Walnuts, Goat Cheese, Apples and Maple Vinaigrette. That’s a mouthful so I just went with the Harvest Salad from the book. The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living is the Oct/Nov selection for Cook the Books. . . . → Read More: A Harvest Salad for The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller
By Eliot, on July 28th, 2023%
Today I feature a review of Food Americana by David Page and a retro Avocado Sherbet recipe. . . . → Read More: A weird sherbet for Food Americana and Cook the Books
By Eliot, on May 27th, 2023%
Welcome to my post for the April/May edition of Cooks the Books.
I’m hosting and you can read the announcement post here.
About the book:
Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average . . . → Read More: Infused CH3COOH for Lessons in Chemistry
By Eliot, on March 24th, 2023%
Claudia is hosting the February/March selection for Cook the Books. You can read her announcement post here.
About the book:
Two years into World War II, Britain is feeling her losses: The Nazis have won battles, the Blitz has destroyed cities, and U-boats have cut off the supply of food. In an effort to . . . → Read More: The Kitchen Front and an Eggless Honey-Apple Cake Recipe
By Eliot, on January 19th, 2023%
This month’s Cook the Books selection is Miss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies. The alternate title for this recipe is “When there’s no protein in the house and you’re not going to the store yet you don’t want to make plain spaghetti with red sauce.” (You’ll get it if you’ve read the book.) . . . → Read More: Tomato Two-Times Easy Pasta w/Mushrooms for Miss Cecily’s Recipes for Exceptional Ladies
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