Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

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
The Nix + Norwegian Fish Stew With my ambitious yearly goal to read between 48 and 52 books (depending on the year), I don’t usually take the time ... 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
The Couple Next Door + Coffee-Glazed Banana Bread From serious memoir to childhood favorite to suspenseful thriller – my last three books have been a little sporadic. The Couple Next ... Read more
The Secret Garden + Baked Oatmeal I’ve watched the movie The Secret Garden countless times since I was a child (it came out when I was about 7), ... Read more
Land of Love and Drowning + Lobster Rolls The magical Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique is set in the newly transferred United States Virgin Islands. The sparsely ... Read more
The Joy Luck Club + Pork Dumplings Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club is about four Chinese-American mothers who immigrated from China to San Francisco and their daughters. Like ... Read more
The Nightingale + Summer Vegetable Galette Even though Kristin Hannah’s historical novel The Nightingale was one of last year’s bestsellers, I just now got around to reading it. ... Read more
Sleeping Giants + Mini Cinnamon Rolls Sleeping Giants was the first book I received as part of Book of the Month. I joined the club towards the end ... Read more
Bridge Daughter + Zucchini Pancakes Bridge Daughter came to my attention when a friend, who happens to know author Jim Nelson, recommended it. Based on the concept ... Read more
Once Upon a River + Cinnamon Bread Confession: I’m probably in too many book clubs. My last post was about a novel I read for my book club, and ... Read more