Rabbit Cake + Vanilla Pound Cake I got the opportunity to read Annie Harnett’s novel Rabbit Cake recently when it was selected for my office’s Diversity Book Club, ... Read more The Coincidence Makers + Fortune Cookies Yoav Blum’s latest novel The Coincidence Makers follows Guy, Emily and Eric, who all work for a secret organization as Coincidence Makers. ... Read more The Optimistic Decade + Honey-Lemon Popsicles I was drawn to my latest read both by the striking cover art and the following description:
You say you want a ... Read more 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 ... Read more 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 ... Read more Top Ten Tuesday – Book Palate Cleansers Happy Tuesday, everyone! It’s time for another edition of Top Ten Tuesday, a literary list with a new bookish topic every week. ... Read more Bel Canto + Tres Leches Cake with Dulce de Leche Glaze I read somewhere once that Bel Canto is the book you should start with if you want to give Ann Patchett a ... Read more 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 ... Read more Fandom Foodies Linkup: #MagicalRealFood Starting today and all April long, I’ll be hosting #MagicalRealFood, a link up through Fandom Foodies dedicated to food found in and ... Read more The Wedding Date + Cheese and Crackers If anyone recalls the early 2000s rom-com, The Wedding Date, starring Debra Messing and Dermot Mulroney, that is the first thing that ... Read more 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 ... Read more The Devil Wears Prada + Fashion Week Grilled Cheese In the Literary Feast Reading Challenge, March’s task was to read a book that was made into a movie I’d already seen. ... Read more 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 ... Read more The Book of Unknown Americans + Mexican Buñuelos In The Book of Unknown Americans, Cristina Henríquez gives a voice to the millions of immigrants in the United States – how ... Read more Annihilation + Mussels with White Wine and Pesto I first heard of Jeff VanderMeer’s Annihilation when it was featured in a list of books that would be becoming movies in ... Read more The Taster + German Apple Cake I first learned of V.S Alexander’s historical fiction novel The Taster on Facebook when my library included a picture of it as ... Read more 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 ... Read more 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 ... Read more Guest Post: Jane of Lantern Hill + Old-Fashioned Potato Salad Hello! My name’s Elsie, and I’m visiting from the Tea and Ink Society. The Society is where I share book lists and ... Read more Love & Gelato + Stracciatella Gelato Because of this blog, reading often leads me to delicious food. Most of the time, I go into a book without any ... Read more
