- The Kitchen Counter Cooking School + Alfredo SauceKathleen Flinn’s The Kitchen Counter Cooking School is not what I expected. I bought it on a whim at a library used ...Read more
- Show Us Your Books Reading Recap — What I Read in OctoberMy reading month started off with a bang and then pretty abruptly crashed to a halt the week of Halloween. In that ...Read more
- Top Ten Tuesday: Book Covers with Fall VibesIt’s finally (already?) October! I’m sure I’m not alone in the feeling that 2020 has somehow been both the longest and shortest ...Read more
- What She Ate #5: Barbara Pym + Baked Macaroni CheeseFor 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 CakeWelcome 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 SauceWelcome 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 WafflesWelcome 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 PiesAs 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 CupsWhen 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 ReadHappy 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 PeasFor 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 BoatsIn 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 NewcomersToday 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 CobblerAs 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 DatesIt’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 CheeseburgersTwo 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 ChopsI 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 PieLast 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 PuffsIt probably comes as no surprise that I usually adore books* about bookstores, book clubs, book nerds…you get the idea. I find ...Read more
The Hungry Bookworm
reading + eating
