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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Butterfinger Ice Cream
In the novel, Still Alice, there is a scene near the beginning where Alice cannot remember the White Chocolate Bread Pudding recipe that she makes every year. She creates quite […]
Chicken and Dumplings for Two
In the novel, The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop Fannie Flagg reminisces about Christmas Day dinners at the Whistle Stop Cafe. Each year Idgie and Ruth, along with Sipsey and […]
Chessmen Banana Pudding
The novel, Nothing To See Here, takes place in my home state of Tennessee. I can assure you that most Tennesseeans love a homestyle restaurant with a “Meat and Three” […]
Mango Lassi
The novel The Storyteller’s Secret takes place in a small village in India. Food is very important to this community, especially for religious festivals. I must admit my appreciation for […]
Salted Caramel Chocolate Cheesecake Cake
Not only did Clemence send me a guest review for Ruling Over The Earth: A Biblical View of Civil Government by Stephen McDowell, she also sent this fabulous Salted Caramel […]
Dirt Cake
The most apropos recipe I could think of to go with the novel, American Dirt, was Dirt Cake. I used to make this all the time when my kids were […]
Blueberry Pecan Rugelach
In the book Florence Adler Swims Forever, Florence’s parents, Esther and Joseph, owned a successful bakery in Atlantic City. There is a scene where Mr. and Mrs. Adler give their […]