Taste: My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci

October 19, 2021

Last Thursday, when Katherine mentioned she had listened to Stanley Tucci read Taste on the audiobook, I didn’t realize what a miracle it is that he was able to read it. He had surgery to remove an enormous cancerous tumor from the base of his tongue, and he...

The Food & Books of Scotland

December 19, 2020

Many of us talk with Rosemary Kaye every week here on the blog, but I didn’t have a good introduction to post last time she wrote for us. Today, she’s written a fascinating piece about the food and related books of Scotland. So, I wanted to share the...

Breakfast, and Food Memories

September 16, 2020

Yesterday, Rosemary mentioned I could even post pictures of breakfast. Ta-da! This was breakfast last Friday when I was home visiting my mother. My sisters were there, too, so Mom made Swedish rosettes. I understand there’s a device for them that looks like a...

The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living by Louise Miller

August 29, 2016

Is there anything better than a debut novel that’s even better than you expected? Louise Miller’s The City Baker’s Guide to Country Living, looked interesting. But, Miller managed to bring her characters, Vermont, and music to life in this...

Margherita’s Notebook by Flumeri & Giacometti

July 23, 2016

I’m usually not a fan of translations. Quite often, I feel as if something was lost, and the book doesn’t resonate with me. But Margherita’s Notebook by Elisabetta Flumeri and Gabriella Giacometti is translated from the Italian, and it’s...