Chocolate Wacky Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
I can’t think of a more appropriate recipe for 2020 than Wacky Cake. This cake, which is also known as Crazy Cake or Depression Cake, is mixed right in the […]
White Bread
The novel One for the Blackbird One for the Crow takes place in the late 1800s. There are several references to the women baking bread. On several occasions bread with […]
Swedish Cinnamon Rolls
Apparently, cinnamon rolls are a realy big deal in Sweden, where the novel Anxious People takes place. Each year the Swedish celebrate Kanelbullens Dag (Cinnamon Rolls Day) on Ocotber 4th. […]
Croque Monsieur
The novel The Paris Library had many food references that made my mouth water: buttery almond flavored fananciers, chocolate dipped cigarettes russes cookies, the lovely French cream puffs called profiteroles, […]
Mini Rum Cakes
Many books have been banned on the basis that there are discussions of alcohol. Examples include Animal Farm , The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The Perks of […]
Apple and Rum Cake
Patrick Walsh, the single father in the novel Truths I Never Told You, loved to bake apple cakes. It was comfort food for the family. Do you have special desserts […]
Reata’s Apple Crisp
In Diane Kelly’s Paw Enforcement series, Officer Megan Cruz and her K-9 partner are employed by the Fort Worth, Texas police department. One of my very favorite restaurants is Reata, […]
Chicken and Dumplings for Two
In the novel, The Wonder Boy of Whistle Stop Fannie Flagg reminisces about Christmas Day dinners at the Whistle Stop Cafe. Each year Idgie and Ruth, along with Sipsey and […]
Black and White Cookies
When reading White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism I remembered yummy black and white cookies. These cookies are perfect for someone who doesn’t […]
Irish Soda Bread
I started craving Irish Soda Bread before I finished reading What The Wind Knows. It is a Quick Bread that doesn’t require yeast or proofing. You simply pat it, prick […]