Book Bites
Book Bites: Mexican Hot Chocolate
Mexican Hot Chocolate--the featured recipe for this month's Book Bites selection. The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister "In this remarkable debut, Bauermeister creates a captivating world where the pleasures and particulars of sophisticated food...
Book Bites: Cucumber Tea Sandwiches
This recipe for Cucumber Tea Sandwiches did not come from this book--I had found it in Better Homes & Gardens Magazine last year and wanted to try it. However, there is a Tea Shop in Mitford... Shepherds Abiding by Jan Karon "This Mitford story presented...
Book Bites: Dungeon Bars
Dungeon Bars--the featured recipe for this month's Book Bites selection. Catering to Nobody by Diane Mott Davidson "Diane Mott Davidson’s winning recipe of first-class suspense and five-star fare has won her and caterer Goldy critical raves and a regular place on...
Book Bites: Orange Marmalade Filled Oatmeal Muffins
Raspberry Danish Murder: A Hannah Swensen Mystery by Joanne Fluke Clearly this is NOT a recipe for Raspberry Danish, which is the featured food in this murder mystery. You see, we have consumed quite a few calories this week from 3 different quick breads that I...
Book Bites: Blue Ribbon Apple Pie
The City Baker's Guide to Country Living: A Novel by Louise Miller "When Olivia Rawlings—pastry chef extraordinaire for an exclusive Boston dinner club—sets not just her flambéed dessert but the entire building alight, she escapes to the most comforting place she can...
Book Bites: Everyday Flatbread
I recently read this Linda Eyre book entitled Grandmothering: The Secrets to Making A Difference While Having the Time of Your Life. Such a great book and totally appropriate to this time in my life. Here are a couple of quotes from her book that were particularly...
Book Bites: Peach Blueberry Slab Pie
If you enjoy books that have food woven through a cool story, then you need to read The Recipe Box by Viola Shipman. Richard Paul Evans nailed what this book is about in the following comment: "Filled with cherished memories and treasured recipes, The Recipe Box is a...
Book Bites: Coconut Cake
The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert "In downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Chef Lou Johnson works tirelessly to build her beloved yet struggling restaurant, Luella's, into a success. She cheerfully balances business, friends, and fiance....until fate...