Category: Book Reviews – Fiction

The Chestnut Man and chicken noodle soup (Hønsekødssuppe)

  Above: Walnut man (Mississippi version of a chestnut man)…a gift from bookclub 😀 Ok…so if you have been reading my blogs, you know that […]

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The Invited and Chicken Pot Pie

  The setting of this book takes place in Vermont.  Who would have ever thought there would have been a recipe that is called Vermont […]

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The Breakdown and Devilled Eggs (apparently spelled with two “l”s in British recipes)

 Recipe link Surely you do not need a recipe for deviled eggs but just in case you do, I have included one.  I actually like […]

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The “Good,” The “Gooder,” and the “Goodest”

  Ok. Apparently, I am keeping with my trend of being behind on my book posts.  Reading isn’t a problem in this busy time of life […]

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The Light at Luna Park and chicken enchiladas made with spaghetti squash

So I am totally “dropping the ball” on my recipes.  To be honest, I have not been in the cooking mood (for awhile), especially with […]

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The Storyteller’s Secret and Lentil Soup/Naan

  The recipe (photo below)…I am not sure what magazine I found this recipe in but it has been used for years.  We love this […]

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When We Believed in Mermaids and Egg/Bacon Pie

Recipe link So honestly, I didn’t really cook this recipe as written.  I did do the crust which is the best I have ever made.  […]

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and blueberry scones

  Recipe link I know y’all are truly “shocked” that I did another scones recipe but we love scones!  My youngest daughter told me to […]

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Mudbound and a tomato sandwich (just roll with it)

  I know what you are thinking…a tomato sandwich? Well, considering this book takes place in Mississippi and I am a Mississippian, there really wasn’t […]

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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (and Bellman and Black: A Novel) – Milk and Honey Bread

Recipe link Whoo!  That was a lot in the title.  I have gone from posting per book to doing a few at a time.  I […]

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