I think I want to start a Cookbook Club.
I had no idea what one was until I read The Cookbook Club by Beth Harbison, and now I’m obsessed with the idea. And that’s completely due to the fact that this women’s fiction-meets-foodie-fiction novel is a sheer delight.
The Cookbook Club is about three women whose lives intersect when they meet up together for this unique book club group: they pick a cookbook, cook/bake some recipes from it, and bring them to their book club meeting so everyone has a chance to try a bunch of recipes from the book without having to make them all yourself.
GENIUS.
If you’re a foodie, you’ll love this book. It name-drops some of the biggest cookbooks out there, and, of course, it’s filled with mouth-watering descriptions of pastas, cakes, pies, sandwiches, dips…you name it, and it’s in there.
If you’re craving it, it’s in there.
The Cookbook Club will leave you satisfied and hungry at the same time.
Mixed in with all this food talk is a little romance, both breaking up and getting together, and a delightful twist on my favorite “woman inherits a fixer-upper” trope. The writing is funny and the story has loveable and relatable characters.
I raced through The Cookbook Club in a day or two because I couldn’t put it down; I just wanted to be lost in a world full food, budding friendships, and a little romance. This kind of book is the perfect escape read, whether you’re lounging at the beach or snuggled into the sofa on a chilly day.
Naturally, there’s going to be a book-inspired recipe to go along with this review, so be sure to check back in for Strawberry Pie!
