Tag: culinary

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! →

A Golden English & Irish Mashup.

Book Review for “Golden Girls on the Run” by Judy Leigh. Summary: "When octogenarian sisters-in-law Sadie and Bronagh find themselves at the centre of a scandalous (and slightly explosive) bake-off fiasco, there’s only one thing to do – steal Sadie’s grandson’s gleaming red Ferrari and make a run for it. Sadie is the practical one, … Continue reading A Golden English & Irish Mashup. →

Welcome Tastes from the Past.

Book Review for “Menu of Happiness” (Kamogawa Food Detectives #3) by Hisashi Kashiwai, Jesse Kirkwood (Translator). Summary: "Tucked away down a Kyoto backstreet lies the extraordinary Kamogawa Diner, run by Chef Nagare and his daughter, Koishi. The father-daughter duo have reinvented themselves as “food detectives,” offering a service that goes beyond cooking mouthwatering meals. Through their … Continue reading Welcome Tastes from the Past. →

TCL’s Can’t-Wait Wednesday & #WoW – Waiting on Wednesday #5 – Oh, My Grace!

Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the fabulous Jill at Breaking the Spine. Waiting on Wednesday is a weekly event … Continue reading TCL’s Can’t-Wait Wednesday & #WoW – Waiting on Wednesday #5 – Oh, My Grace! →