Tag: historical fiction

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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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 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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Irish Soda Bread and Orphan Train

    Irish Soda Bread and Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline Recipe: Irish Soda Bread  There were many choices to choose from when deciding […]

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Summer of ’69 and Portuguese Sweet Bread

Summer of ’69 by Elin Hilderbrand and Portuguese Sweet Bread Recipe: click here Go ahead…start singing Bryan Adams song Summer of ’69.  You know you […]

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The Summer I Met Jack and John Kennedy’s White House Fettuccine

The Summer I Met Jack by Michelle Gable and John Kennedy’s White House Fettuccine I am not sure if this was an actual recipe from […]

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Sold on a Monday and Bread/Butter Refrigerator Pickles

Sold on a Monday by Kristina McMorris and Bread/Butter Refrigerator Pickles   Right now, I am in the middle of reading for the AP Macroeconomics […]

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Beneath a Scarlet Sky and Focaccia

Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan and Focaccia  Focaccia… 😋Since this book takes place in Milan, Italy, I was going to make Milanese Risotto; […]

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