Cook the Books « Eliot's Eats

A Bakery in Paris for June/July Cook the Books

By Eliot, on June 28th, 2025%

We are very pleased that Wendy from A Day in the Life on a Farm is our very special guest host for Cook the Books. It was wonderful that Wendy was able to step in and host for the June/July edition. She chose A Bakery in Paris by Aimee Runyan for this round. It . . . → Read More: A Bakery in Paris for June/July Cook the Books

April/May Cook the Books: The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson

By Eliot, on May 23rd, 2025%

Read on for a review of the book and my take on Tilly’s Famous Bacon and Onion Sandwiches using onion jam. YUM! . . . → Read More: April/May Cook the Books: The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson

Ina and the BEST brownies

By Eliot, on March 29th, 2025%

Welcome to the February/March round for Cook the Book. I am hosting Be Ready When the Luck Happens by Ina Garten. You can read the announcement post here.

I’ve been posting a lot of Ina fan-girl posts lately but it’s taken me a while to get this one ready.

About the book:

Here, for the . . . → Read More: Ina and the BEST brownies

Green Juice Smoothie for Land of Milk and Honey

By Eliot, on January 7th, 2025%

It’s that time again for another Cook the Books post.

Cook the Books is a a bimonthly book club that focuses on a different foodie book each round. After reading, we cook something inspired by the book and post. You can find out more details about our group and how to participate here.

Crying in H Mart for Cook the Books

By Eliot, on November 27th, 2024%

Read on for a short rib recipe inspired by the author’s mother. . . . → Read More: Crying in H Mart for Cook the Books

Movies & Munchies Plus Cook the Books: The Secret Life of Bees

By Eliot, on October 5th, 2024%

Thanks to all that participated in this crossover event with Cook the Books and Movies & Munchies. While The Secret Life of Bees is bittersweet, the recipes were definitely on the sweet side this round.

Here’s what our creative crews posted:

Amy’s Cooking Adventure was first up with Honey Cookies. Amy rated the book four stars . . . → Read More: Movies & Munchies Plus Cook the Books: The Secret Life of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees. One recipe, two events.

By Eliot, on September 27th, 2024%

I’m hosting two events that wrap up this month:

For Cook the Books, I’m hosting Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd for the August/September round. For Movies & Munchies, I’m hosting the 2008 movie with Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, and Alicia Keyes, et al.

The deadline for both events is September . . . → Read More: The Secret Life of Bees. One recipe, two events.

Cook the Books and Movies & Munchies crossover event!

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!

White Wine Mac ‘n Cheese with Cherry Tomatoes and Herbs

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

The Mastering the Art of French Murder and a Crisis of Mayonnaise

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.