A Well-Read Tart

A Food and Book Lover’s Blog

Chicken Caesar Pasta Salad (Recipe Inspired by THE CLOISTERS)

This book-inspired recipe for The Cloisters is an amalgamation of all my lunchtime favorites. We're talking Chicken Caesar Wraps with hearty pieces of white meat chicken. We're talking Caesar Salads with creamy, dreamy dressing. We're talking cool...

Best Fried Green Tomato BLTs (Recipe Inspired By SURVIVING SAVANNAH)

I've had plenty of BLTs in my lifetime, but this is my first ever Fried Green Tomato BLT.  And lemme tell ya: I'm a convert.  This book-inspired recipe for Surviving Savannah is a Southern lunch staple. Although much of this novel is historical...

Miami Vice Cookies (Recipe Inspired by THE NEWCOMER)

Listen up, Tartlets! I'm bringing you summertime vibes in cookie form with Miami Vice Cookies. Before we go any further, let me clear one thing up: when I say "Miami Vice," I am not talking about the TV show. I'm talking about a DRINK. You all know...

Orange Blueberry Muffins (Recipe Inspired by ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE)

These homemade Orange Blueberry Muffins are WAY better than anything you’re going to find at a bakery. If I do say so myself. (And I do). You may remember my Instagram post when I declared I had found the BEST muffin recipe ever. Ever since...

Chickpea Burgers with Mint Tahini Carrot Slaw (Recipe Inspired by THE BOOK OF LONGINGS)

I never thought I could love a meatless burger so dang much, but these Chickpea Burgers with Mint Tahini Carrot Slaw have stolen my heart. But, in the words of Chandler Bing: Could the name of this dish BE any longer?!? Sheesh. This book-inspired...

Curry Chicken Salad Sandwiches (Recipe Inspired by THE FINISHING TOUCHES)

Pinkies up, Tartlets! I'm bringing you all the fancy, afternoon tea vibes with these Curry Chicken Salad Sandwiches. The entire time I was reading The Finishing Touches, which takes place in London (a.k.a., my favorite city), I could NOT stop...

Sock It To Me Cake (Recipe Inspired by AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE)

Sock It To Me Cake is main character Roy’s favorite cake in An American Marriage. His momma makes it for him when he goes to visit her, and the unusual, playful name of the dessert caught my eye as I was reading. However, when it tured out that...

Halal-Inspired Chicken and Rice (Recipe Inspired by LOCK EVERY DOOR)

Well, friends, Halal-Inspired Cart Chicken and Rice may not be one of my prettiest posts on the blog, but it sure is one of the tastiest. So, stay with me. Lock Every Door is set in New York City, one of the most expensive cities in the world....

Chickpea Shepherd’s Salad (Recipe Inspired by BEAUTIFUL BAD)

We only have a few more days until it's officially fall, so I'm squeezing in one last summery recipe with this Chickpea Shepherd's Salad. Although Beautiful Bad  was a DNF for me, it definitely delivered in one aspect: FOOD. Maddie and Joanna...

Orange Walnut Bundt Cake

I lied. I said I wasn’t going to post anything new until January. But it’s December 31, so I almost made it. I just had to post this cake recipe because it's the PERFECT dessert for New Year’s Day. Christmas week is drawing to an end, and,...