Recipe link A while back, I bought a popover pan which I have yet to use…until now. Yorkshire pudding was first recorded in the […]
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A Man Called Ove and Swedish Omelette… An “Ode” to Big D
Recipe link You know what I love about trying new recipes? Learning that many recipes from around the world are really the same thing with […]
Read moreVictoria and Lime Curd Filled Scones
I know what some of you are thinking…scones again? I can’t seem to get away from scones. I love them! I was considering Victorian […]
Read moreLabyrinth by Kate Mosse and French omelette
What can I say? I tried. I really, really tried to read this book. At first, I thought maybe it was the time of […]
Read moreThe Silent Patient and English Style Scones
Recipe link I racked my brain what English recipe I could cook, on a Thursday after work, that would not be a scone recipe. […]
Read moreWe Must Be Brave (Frances Liardet) and a duck omelet
There is no recipe for this dish. I chose a duck omelet because it was mentioned in the book: “Thank you for the eggs. […]
Read moreLeopard at the Door (by Jennifer McVeigh) and ugali (traditional Kenyan cornmeal)
Recipe link Ugali…grits…polenta…lots of variations of what many of us eat across the world. I think it is fascinating to see how many of […]
Read moreUpstairs at the White House and Coconut Macaroons
Recipe link (scroll down) Finding a recipe for this book was a little tricky since the book detailed a thirty year time frame- from FDR […]
Read moreRoad to Paradise and Colcannon (mashed potato-type recipe)
Recipe This is the last book in the Road to Perdition trilogy. Michael O’Sullivan (main character in the book) is Irish. Therefore, I decided […]
Read moreMrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker and False Cabbage Rolls
Recipe Considering we just had tons of junk food for Christmas, I did not want to make the most sensible recipe that would go […]
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