Category: Book Reviews – Fiction

We 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. […]

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Leopard 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 […]

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Road 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 […]

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Mrs. 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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The Sound of Butterflies and Brazilian Brigadeiro

  Recipe link  I first came across this recipe through a friend of my daughter whose mom is from Brazil.  I remember her bringing them […]

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The Phoenix of Florence and Creamy Spaghetti Squash Florentine

  Recipe link I am not sure how many people have a spaghetti squash lying around but it seems I am buying one each week.  […]

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Once Upon a River (by Diane Setterfield) and Victorian Lavender Cookies

  Recipe link I was conflicted which recipe to make for this book.  There were not many recipes that coincided with the setting (that I […]

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The Thirteenth Tale and Apple Cheddar Scones

Recipe link: click here Setting: Somerset (recipe…”A Taste of Somerset in a Scone”) I wonder how many different scone recipes I can try?!?!  I believe, […]

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In a Dark, Dark Wood and Singin Hinny

  In a Dark, Dark Wood and Singin Hinny Recipe: link The setting of the book takes place in Northumberland (England).  I came across this […]

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