Originally published 9/13/09 My first strong female literary character was Trixie Belden. She rocked. You have to be a woman, and probably a woman of a certain age, to be a hardcore Trixie fan. A friend’s sister gave me my first Trixie Belden book when I was in the hospital for surgery. By the end of … Continue reading Growing Up Trixie
This book takes place over the Thanksgiving holiday, so it is full of good food. My favorite recipe comes from Mr. Maypenny, an independent gent, who lives in the middle of the Wheeler game preserve. They think he’s a poacher and he ends up becoming their gamekeeper, but not until he shows off his cooking skills … Continue reading Growing Up Trixie: Venison Stew
Every time I read this book in the Trixie Belden series, when Mrs. Smith serves up any of her delicious food, it made me hungry. But when she serves the girls her chocolate cake and spiced grape juice, I thought it sounded like the best dessert ever. From Trixie Belden and the Red Trailer Mystery. … Continue reading Growing Up Trixie: Chocolate Cake and Spiced Grape Juice
JeffreyW does beef stew but let’s pretend it’s venison. I’m travelling this week, so this is going to be a quick post. But I had this inspiration when John Cole was looking for Hot Chocolate recipes and all I could think of was the movie, Chocolat. I love food in movies and books. Especially when … Continue reading Friday Recipe Exchange: Food In Fiction
I learned to cook at a very early age. My godmother gave me a children’s cookbook for my 9th birthday and I think I tried every recipe in it before my 10th. It was about the same age that I began to notice that some of my favorite books contained intriguing ideas for recipes and … Continue reading A Novel Idea
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