Fireproof, For Grace, and Chef Curtis Duffy

By Eliot, on August 26th, 2025%

I’m using one post to highlight two events: Fireproof is the Lit Happens book for August. For Grace is the August feature for Movies & Munchies. Both feature Chef Curtis Duffy. Read more for a quinoa salad recipe. . . . → Read More: Fireproof, For Grace, and Chef Curtis Duffy

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Blueberry-Lemon Cobbler with Thyme

By Eliot, on April 22nd, 2025%

…and a review of The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, a novel by Kim Michele Richardson. . . . → Read More: Blueberry-Lemon Cobbler with Thyme

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The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple: A Review with Elevated Hot Dogs (or Ina, Part II)

By Eliot, on February 18th, 2025%

I wrote recently that I didn’t post a lot of book reviews for Lit Happens, a FB book club. I decided that I would indeed do another review for our February Selection The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple. Camilla from Culinary Cam is hosting.

About the Book:

The international . . . → Read More: The Five Wishes of Mr. Murray McBride by Joe Siple: A Review with Elevated Hot Dogs (or Ina, Part II)

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Table for Six and a pitcher of margaritas

By Eliot, on January 30th, 2025%

I usually don’t do EE posts for Lit Happens, a FB book club that I mostly participate in. I’ve only done three plus the very late one I recently revisited, The Farmer’s Wife (which was a Lit Happens feature a few years ago), so I decided to post about our current January read, Table . . . → Read More: Table for Six and a pitcher of margaritas

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The Farmer’s Wife by Helen Rebanks

By Eliot, on January 17th, 2025%

Another book review from the draft post archives!

Apologies to Helen Rebanks (the author) and to Camilla (who was gracious enough to mail out copies to us) regarding this late, late, post. Camilla featured the book, recipes, and comments in late November 2023! (I was able to send her a blurb and a photo of me . . . → Read More: The Farmer’s Wife by Helen Rebanks

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Relish Trays and Brandy Old Fashions

By Eliot, on October 21st, 2023%

Not familiar with the Midwestern supper club traditions? Read Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club by J. Ryan Stradal and you will be. . . . → Read More: Relish Trays and Brandy Old Fashions

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Tarragon Deviled Eggs

By Eliot, on July 24th, 2022%

This is a rare post for Lit Happens Book Club. Carnegie’s Maid inspired some delicious Tarragon Deviled Eggs. . . . → Read More: Tarragon Deviled Eggs

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What’s Good? This maple-whiskey cocktail and Peter Hoffman’s Book #LitHappens

By Eliot, on October 12th, 2021%

I was please to get an advanced copy of Peter Hoffman’s memoir, What’s Good? A Memoir in Fourteen Ingredients. Here’s my review along with Hoffman’s Back Forty cocktail. . . . → Read More: What’s Good? This maple-whiskey cocktail and Peter Hoffman’s Book #LitHappens

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