Bananas Foster Bread Pudding
The plantation home in The Book of Lost Friends is located in Louisiana. Two of my favorite Louisiana desserts are Bananas Foster and Bread Pudding. This recipe from The New […]
Frosted Cheerwine Brownies
In the novella, Another Big Bust by Diane Kelly, North Carolina native Shae Sharpe loves to drink the cherry-flavored soda Cheerwine. According to the Cheerwine website, L.D. Peeler created Cheerwine […]
Philadephia Water Ice
After reading Long Bright River, which takes place in Philadelphia, I decided to see what foods the city is known for besides cheesesteak. According to VisitPhilly.com, Water Ice is one […]
Breakfast Burritos
In the novel Have You Seen Luis Velez? Raymond takes Mrs. G. out for brunch. Mrs. G. is thrilled because it had been over a decade since she had eaten […]
Peach Almond Cookie Cobbler
In Diane Kelly’s cozy mystery, Dead In The Doorway, the former owner of a flip house had won many blue ribbons for her peach pies, peach crisps, and cobblers. They […]
The Ultimate Grilled Pimiento Cheese Topped with Bacon and Tomato
The book Big Lies In A Small Town takes place in Edenton, North Carolina, which is a real southern coastal town in the Carolina Inner Banks region. Pimiento cheese is […]
Homestyle Beef Casserole
After reading Nothing More Dangerous, I tried to think of a dish a 15-year-old boy would love. I remembered this Homestyle Beef Casserole recipe from Southern Living Magazine. With four […]
Somewhere Over the Rainbow Bundt Cake
Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland by Gerald Clarke is my book club’s February 2020 selection. The hostess has decided to have a Wizard of Oz theme for our […]
Ben & Jerry's Cherry Garcia Ice Cream
While I gave up reading the novel Truly Devious, I did not give up on making a Vermont themed recipe. And what is the best thing to ever come out […]
Peanut Butter Cookies
There is a scene in Daisy Jones & The Six where the band chows down on some “special” cookies. Later, when Daisy offers Billy’s daughter, Julia, a peanut butter cookie, […]