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Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

  • The Book of Essie + Cuban Sandwiches
    Meghan MacLean Weir’s debut novel The Book of Essie is about seventeen-year-old Esther Hicks, also known as Essie. Her father is an evangelical preacher and ...
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  • The Cast + Summer Picnic Food
    Amy Blumenfeld’s The Cast centers around a group of friends — Becca, Jordana, Seth, Holly and Lex — who are bonded and forever touched by ...
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  • Mother, Mother + Lemon Blueberry Scones
    I read Koren Zailckas’ memoir Smashed about her “drunken girlhood” over a decade ago, and I absolutely loved it. It was a sober (and sobering) ...
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  • We Were the Mulvaneys + Shrimp and Sausage Casserole
    Joyce Carol Oates’ novel We Were the Mulvaneys has been on my shelf forever. I picked it up at a used book sale years ago ...
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  • Then We Came to the End + Bagels
    When I’m not reading, cooking or writing about it, I’m often at work. And, for those of you who don’t know, I work at an ...
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  • Castle of Water + Banana Fritters
    I have never before had to request that my library purchase I book I wanted to read, but for Dane Huckelbridge’s Castle of Water, I’m ...
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  • Artful Eating + Sauteed Scallops with Peas
    For anyone who knows about my recent journey to transform my eating and lifestyle to one that’s healthier yet still fulfilling from a food perspective ...
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  • Bird Box + Tuna and White Bean Pasta Salad
    I don’t always read “happy” books, but I typically do avoid scary ones. My imagination is too active for me to be able to read ...
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  • The Power of Habit + Turkey Taco Zucchini Boats
    In May, the task for The Literary Feast Reading Challenge was to read a book you’ve seen someone reading in public. Now, this may be ...
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  • Crazy Rich Asians + Chicken Satay
    Kevin Kwan’s novel Crazy Rich Asians has been buzzed about since its debut five years ago, and that buzz has only continued to grow now ...
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  • The Female Persuasion + Faith Frank's Feminist Steak
    I don’t remember where I first heard about Meg Wolitzer’s new novel The Female Persuasion, but I remember getting immediately excited and adding to my ...
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  • The Astonishing Color of After + Matcha Belgian Waffles
    When Leigh Chen Sanders finally kisses her longtime best friend Axel, she knows that her life is about to change. By the time Leigh arrives ...
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  • Life of Pi + Dhal Soup
    I rarely re-read books, primarily because there are so many new ones I want to read. My TBR list never stops growing – and it’s ...
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  • Rainbirds + Japanese Curry Rice
    I love being a part of the Book of the Month Club for many reasons, including that I love getting mail and I love when ...
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  • The Mothers + Fish Taco Bowls
    Every reader has something they look for in a book, something that makes it worth it for them. I enjoy a well-crafted plot, and I ...
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  • Tell the Wolves I'm Home + Tuscan Bean and Prosciutto Stew
    Carol Rifka Brunt’s debut novel Tell the Wolves I’m Home tells a story about life and death, forbidden relationships, and how family is always more ...
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  • Snow Falling on Cedars + Salmon with Strawberry Salsa
    Do you ever choose a book based on your location or season? I’m not generally one to choose a book based on the time of ...
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  • Britt-Marie Was Here + Swedish Tacos
    Fredrick Backman has been a favorite of mine since I first read A Man Called Ove two years ago. Shortly after that, I picked up ...
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  • Red Clocks + Green-Chile Scrambled Eggs
    If you visit The Hungry Bookworm often, Leni Zumas’ Red Clocks should be somewhat familiar to you. Despite my disappointment in a similar book late ...
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  • Friendship Bread + Cherry Chocolate Chip Amish Friendship Bread
    Today’s blog post actually started three weeks ago when I read an NPR article called “The Friendship Bread Project: Can Baking Promote Unity In A ...
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