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 […]
Butterfinger Ice Cream
In the novel, Still Alice, there is a scene near the beginning where Alice cannot remember the White Chocolate Bread Pudding recipe that she makes every year. She creates quite […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mango Lassi
The novel The Storyteller’s Secret takes place in a small village in India. Food is very important to this community, especially for religious festivals. I must admit my appreciation for […]
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 […]
Sweet Potato Biscuits
The novel Yellow Crocus takes place on an antebellum Virginia Plantation. When I think of food from Virginia, I immediately think of the movie, The American President starring Michael Douglas […]