Sometimes cookbooks are sent to me and I have no clue what kinds of recipes I’m going to find. Such was the case with Jillian Harris and Tori Wesszer‘s Fraiche Food, Full Hearts cookbook, which was sent my way back in September. I kind of knew who Harris Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Fraiche Food, Full Hearts”
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Book Club Tuesday: Vegan Goodness – Feasts
One of the most difficult aspects of becoming a vegetarian was how (I thought) meals and gatherings would change once I didn’t eat meat, as so many of the annual celebratory meals include it. A Christmas turkey, an Easter ham, or the Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Vegan Goodness – Feasts”
Book Club Friday Fun Edition: French Appetizers
Yesterday was glorious. As I stood at the end of my driveway chipping ice under the bluest, most cloudless sky in weeks I could finally feel it. Waking from winter hibernation, starting to feel social and glad for it. For me, I much prefer Continue reading “Book Club Friday Fun Edition: French Appetizers”
Book Club Tuesday: Suqar
Suqar means “sugar” in Arabic. And, while sugar certainly gets a bad rap from all the negative health consequences from consuming too much of it, I find the cover of this cookbook very telling. The gorgeous nectarines tell a much Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Suqar”
Book Club Tuesday: Holiday and Celebration Bread In 5 Minutes a Day
Is there any better smell than freshly baked bread? Truly? It is a smell that both warms and comforts — a smell that makes a house feel like a home. With the smell comes the task of making and baking the bread. The next question most people ask themselves: is there a task more daunting than baking bread? A skill that would seem to most people to have belonged to another generation, it has become Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Holiday and Celebration Bread In 5 Minutes a Day”
Book Club Tuesday: Let’s Stay In
“Let’s stay in” — three delightful words, when used in combination creates such emotion. What this phrase evokes is the feelings of comfort, kinship, and warmth. While going out is fun being able to stay home is an experience not to be missed. Even as I sit here Continue reading “Book Club Tuesday: Let’s Stay In”