Tag: culinary

TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – Freebie: from Winter to Spring – April 28, 2026.

The topic for my Third #TTT for 2026 is: A Freebie! According to Jana's website: "Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and … Continue reading TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – Freebie: from Winter to Spring – April 28, 2026. →

A Very Irish Story.

Book Review for “Shibby Magee” by Carrie Kabak. Summary: "When their bold and brassy mother, Vera Coffey, disappears after declaring she was born into Ireland’s Traveller community, a traditionally nomadic ethnic minority, Shibby and her twin sister Dorah are left behind in a settled family already cracking at the seams. Under the iron rule of … Continue reading A Very Irish Story. →

TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – GREEN Book Covers! – March 17, 2026.

The topic for my second #TTT for 2026 is: Green Book Covers! Happy St. Patrick's Day According to Jana's website: "Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, … Continue reading TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – GREEN Book Covers! – March 17, 2026. →

TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – Freebie: Delicious! – March 3, 2026.

The topic for my first #TTT for 2026 is: Genre Freebie! According to Jana's website: "Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and … Continue reading TCL’s #TopTenTuesday – Freebie: Delicious! – March 3, 2026. →

TCL’s #RandomBookishThoughts #6 – Food for Thought… (and #LetsDiscuss2026 #3)

What are Random Bookish Thoughts? There are many different discussion memes in the book blogosphere, but most of them come up with topics that have some level of a universal appeal to most, if not all, book bloggers or readers. However, sometimes I think of things that I believe are unique to me and my … Continue reading TCL’s #RandomBookishThoughts #6 – Food for Thought… (and #LetsDiscuss2026 #3) →

A New Recipe for Death.

Book Review for “To Kill a Cook” by M.W Akers. Summary: "Nobody in Manhattan eats better than Bernice Black. It’s 1972, and she is the city’s busiest restaurant critic, juggling her fiance and his two young sons with demands of fine dining. Bernice talks fast, walks faster, has a razor-sharp wit and no patience for … Continue reading A New Recipe for Death. →

TCL’s #SomethingDifferent Saturday #27 – Pottery & Glass (and that Bread Book)!

Yes, I'm still baking my own bread, but I've had some fails lately! More about that below. Here are some updates on my Pottery and my Stained Glass classes. I decided to stop trying to master the potter's wheel.   Yes, I've basically given up on that dream. But I've gotten more into my "weaving" … Continue reading TCL’s #SomethingDifferent Saturday #27 – Pottery & Glass (and that Bread Book)! →

A Tartan Taste for Murder.

Book Review for “Mayhem on the Marzipan Express” (Claire Walker #2) by Rebecca Connolly. Summary: "Amateur baker and part-time sleuth Claire Walker is looking forward to a vacation with her boyfriend, Jonathan Ainsley. The happy couple boards the famed Scottish train, the Mallaig Steam Express—temporarily renamed “The Marzipan Express” in honor of chef Alan Gables, … Continue reading A Tartan Taste for Murder. →

Flavored For Deception.

Book Review for “May Contain Murder” (AKA "Murder Below Deck") by Orlando Murrin (Chef Paul Delamare Mystery #2). Summary: "Worse things happen at sea. Paul Delamare has been roped into accompanying his old friend on a luxury cruise aboard the magnificent superyacht Mal de Mer. It’s all plain sailing until his friend’s priceless necklace is … Continue reading Flavored For Deception. →

TCL’s #SomethingDifferent Sunday #26 – Pottery, Glass, and Bread!

Yes, I'm still taking a pottery classes, and still baking my own bread! So, here are some updates on both those fronts, and information about my new Stained Glass class. Remember I promised myself I'd do more work on the wheel? So, how's that going? Well, it has been a bit of a hit or … Continue reading TCL’s #SomethingDifferent Sunday #26 – Pottery, Glass, and Bread! →