TLC Book Tour « Eliot's Eats

House of Eve and an antique pound cake recipe

By Eliot, on March 1st, 2023%

The House of Eve is the Reese Witherspoon February Book Club pick! This may be one of the best books I’ve read this year. Here’s a review along with a retro pound cake recipe. . . . → Read More: House of Eve and an antique pound cake recipe

Book review: Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff

By Eliot, on February 21st, 2023%

Code Name Sapphire is set in 1942 Brussels and features some strong heroines. Ultimately, it’s a book that will have you questioning “What would you do to save the ones you love?” . . . → Read More: Book review: Code Name Sapphire by Pam Jenoff

A Matter of Happiness (and a classic bourbon cocktail)

By Eliot, on November 22nd, 2022%

A Matter of Happiness tells alternating tales of a 1920s trailblazer in Detroit with her modern day descendant in Kentucky bourbon country. It’s a story of determination for both. Of course, since it is set in Kentucky, there’s lots of bourbon. . . . → Read More: A Matter of Happiness (and a classic bourbon cocktail)

Cookies for the Road (and for The Book of Maps)

By Eliot, on November 9th, 2022%

A road trip is the central plot of The Book of Maps so I included a great road trip staple, cookies. Read on for a book review and a recipe. . . . → Read More: Cookies for the Road (and for The Book of Maps)

Sweet Potato Pie from Never Meant to Meet You

By Eliot, on October 14th, 2022%

This stopover on the TLC Book Tour found me reading (and enjoying) Never Meant to Meet You by Alli Frank and Asha Youmans. From the authors of Tiny Imperfections comes a riotously funny, emotionally real look at race and religion, love and heartache, and the realities of parenting through it all. . . . → Read More: Sweet Potato Pie from Never Meant to Meet You

A travel guide review—Camino de Santiago: Sacred Sites, Historic Villages, Local Food & Wine

By Eliot, on September 12th, 2022%

The TLC Book Tour had me really touring for this review stop…all the way from France to Spain along the Camino de Santiago.

About the book: CAMINO DE SANTIAGO: SACRED SITES, HISTORIC VILLAGES, LOCAL FOOD & WINE (TRAVEL GUIDE)

Publisher: Moon Travel; 2nd edition (May 24, 2022)

Paperback: 568 Pages

Over 1,200 years old, 500 . . . → Read More: A travel guide review—Camino de Santiago: Sacred Sites, Historic Villages, Local Food & Wine

Cobbler Recipes and Where Wild Peaches Grow

By Eliot, on August 31st, 2022%

A review of a new novel about family, heritage, traditions and history. The book is set in Natchez, Mississippi and it’s a history we should all learn about. Keep reading for the review and a couple of cobbler recipes from the archives. . . . → Read More: Cobbler Recipes and Where Wild Peaches Grow

Maple-Oatmeal Bread for The Vanishing Type

By Eliot, on June 30th, 2022%

Here’s the latest TLC Book Tour stop for The Vanishing Type by Ellery Adams.

You can see all my TLC reviews here.

About the book:

Publisher: Kensington Cozies (April 26, 2022)

Hardcover: 304 pages

Entertainment Weekly hails the Secret, Book, and Scone Society series by New York Times bestselling author Ellery Adams as “a love . . . → Read More: Maple-Oatmeal Bread for The Vanishing Type

Limoncello Sparkler

By Eliot, on June 13th, 2022%

Today’s cocktail is brought to you by It Takes a Villa by Kilby Blades, the latest TLC Book Tour read. It’s a steamy little book set in Italy with a strong American protagonist and a hunky Italian. 🙂 . . . → Read More: Limoncello Sparkler

Rabbit Food with Chicken Nuggets (and a book review of The Damage Done

By Eliot, on March 10th, 2022%

In a world where it seems like we are living out a dystopian plot, it’s nice to read something that appears to depict utopia. The Damage Done by Michael Landweber might be just what we need.

About the novel: For fans of Ben Winters and Sarah Pinsker, this mind-bending and thought-provoking novel pushes the . . . → Read More: Rabbit Food with Chicken Nuggets (and a book review of The Damage Done

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