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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Bibimbap
In the novel, The Island of the Sea Women, the haeyno on Jeju were famous for their ability to catch abalone and octopus. Since I don’t care for either of […]
NASA’s Jamaican Rice and Beans with Coconut Milk
Did you know that astronauts are allowed to take “bonus foods” with them to the International Space Station as long as the foods meet the requirements for space travel? One […]
Chicken Kiev
Chicken Kiev, a traditional Russian dish, is a great recipe to go with the novel City of Thieves. Chicken Kiev is fried chicken stuffed with a Lemon Garlic Butter. What […]
Kielbasa with Potatoes and Spinach
A good part of the novel The Things We Cannot Say takes place in both World War II occupied Poland and in modern-day Poland. I love Kielbasa and wanted to […]
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 […]