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[author chat + giveaway] Patricia Toht on Pick a Perfect Egg
We can’t think of a better way to celebrate the season of blossoms, bunnies, chicks and eggs than by talking to Patricia Toht about her brand new picture book, Pick a Perfect Egg (Candlewick, 2023)....
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[whiskery review + recipe] The World of Peter Rabbit: Peter’s Nature Walk
Chirp chirp, ribbet ribbet, whoo whoo! Have you heard the buzzzzzz? Just listen. This is the time of year when curious bunnies venture out of their burrows for a good look around. Since 2023 is the...
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[review + recipe] Chef Edna: Queen of Southern Cooking, Edna Lewis by Melvina...
“One of the greatest pleasures of my life has been that I have never stopped learning about good cooking and good food.” ~ Edna Lewis Picture this: A group of African American family members and...
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[review + recipes] A Charlotte Brontë Birthday
“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” ~ Charlotte Brontë (Jane Eyre, 1847). Today we’re celebrating Charlotte Brontë’s 207th birthday with a...
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[poem + recipe] a taste of Aunt Margaret’s Pudding by Alison Brackenbury
Recently, by lucky happenstance, I ran across Aunt Margaret’s Pudding as I was browsing the online shop of – *wait for it* – HappenStance Press, a small indie publisher based in Fife, Scotland. Truth...
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[poem and recipe] orange you glad it’s friday?
“Orange is the happiest color.” ~ Frank Sinatra Warm, cheerful and uplifting, the color orange combines the passion of red with the positivity of yellow. Ever vibrant, orange inspires creativity,...
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a scrumptious treat from the Blueberries for Sal cookbook
“Little Bear and his mother went home down one side of Blueberry Hill, eating blueberries all the way, and full of food stored up for next winter.“ ~ Robert McCloskey Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sounds...
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[poem + recipe] swoon and croon for macaroons
Fancy a macaroon? American Fireside Poet James Russell Lowell elevates a humble cookie to romantic delectability in his amusing recipe poem. I wish Eleanor would make some of her macaroons for my...
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