Sea Breeze
A Sea Breeze is typically a summer beach drink. So why I am posting one on Christmas Eve? Because June Riva, one of the characters in the novel Malibu Rising […]
Frogmore Stew (Low Country Boil)
Call Your Daughter Home takes place in the author’s hometown of Branchville, SC, which is Northwest of Charleston. The book talks a lot about a pudding made from hog intestines. […]
Chocolate Wacky Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
I can’t think of a more appropriate recipe for 2020 than Wacky Cake. This cake, which is also known as Crazy Cake or Depression Cake, is mixed right in the […]
Maque Choux with Sausage
The novel The Vanishing Half begins in a town called Mallard, Louisianna. I wanted to share one of my favorite Louisianna dishes. Maque Choux (pronounced “mock-shoe”) is a classic Creole […]
Caramelized French Toast Bake
In The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, there is a time-loop that causes the same day to repeat over and over. If I was to have the same breakfast, day […]
Mrs. Maisel’s Marvelous Brisket
The Lions of Fifth Avenue takes place in New York. My favorite New Yorker is Midge Maisel. The celebrity chef Babish has a fantastic brisket recipe that was inspired by […]
Eggs in Shamrocks
My daughter and son-in-law are now the proud owners of six chickens. I am really excited for them to come se me and bring Good Eggs with them! The novel […]
Garlic Pesto Chicken & Pasta
What better way to celebrate the novel My Brilliant Friend than by posting a recipe from one of my brilliant friends. Barbara, is the fearless leader of my PALS bookclub. […]
White Bread
The novel One for the Blackbird One for the Crow takes place in the late 1800s. There are several references to the women baking bread. On several occasions bread with […]
Chicken Saltimbocca
Now that I have given you my “12 + 4” Challenge list of books I want to read in 2021, I decided to share a recipe of a food that […]