- What She Ate #5: Barbara Pym + Baked Macaroni Cheese
For those of you who don’t know—and I didn’t—Barbara Pym was an English novelist, popular in the 1950s for her social comedies. ...
Read more - What She Ate #4: Eva Braun + Champagne Cake
Welcome to the fourth feature focusing on the women within What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their ...
Read more - What She Ate #3: Eleanor Roosevelt + Baked Deviled Eggs with Tomato Sauce
Welcome to the third feature focusing on the women within What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their ...
Read more - What She Ate #2: Rosa Lewis + Southern-Style Grits Waffles
Welcome to the second feature focusing on the women within What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and the Food That Tells Their ...
Read more - What She Ate #1: Dorothy Wordsworth + Mini Pork Pies
As a lover of food memoirs, culinary news and food in general, Laura Shapiro’s nonfiction What She Ate: Six Remarkable Women and ...
Read more - Jell-O Girls + Layered Strawberry Jello Cups
When I went to the library recently, the brightly colored cover of Allie Rowbottom’s Jell-O Girls caught my eye. I took it ...
Read more - Top Ten Tuesday (Back-to-School Edition) – Non-Fiction I’ve Loved & Non-Fiction I Want to Read
Happy Tuesday! It’s time for another edition of Top Ten Tuesday, a literary list with a new bookish topic every week. In ...
Read more - 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 ...
Read more - 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, ...
Read more - Guest Post: 12 Memoirs for Nonfiction Newcomers
Today I’m sharing a post from fellow book blogger Ottavia over at Novels and Nonfiction, who was generous enough to let me ...
Read more - Educated + Peach Cobbler
As I mentioned in this month’s edition of Show Us Your Books, I read Tara Westover’s memoir Educated in a whirlwind over ...
Read more - Bread & Wine + Bacon-Wrapped Dates
It’s wonderful to have someone so enthusiastically recommend a book to you one day and then, because they know you’ll love it, ...
Read more - Talking As Fast As I Can + Luke’s Cheeseburgers
Two months ago, I pre-ordered Lauren Graham’s collection of personal essays. Last week, it arrived! I couldn’t wait to dive in and, ...
Read more - Blood, Bones and Butter + Lamb Chops
I don’t just enjoy cooking and eating (and writing) about food, I also enjoy reading about it – whether it be literature, ...
Read more - Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon + Pumpkin Pie
Last fall, my cousin Nora and I campaigned hard for Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon at our Good Reads ...
Read more - Reading Lolita in Tehran + Cream Puffs
It probably comes as no surprise that I usually adore books* about bookstores, book clubs, book nerds…you get the idea. I find ...
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