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Peach Ice Cream (Recipe Inspired by THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB’S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES)
Peach Ice Cream is one of my favorite ice cream flavors, so I was super-excited to make it as the book-inspired recipe for The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. Until I remembered I had to photograph it. *facepalm* If you're a food...
Book Review of THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB’S GUIDE TO SLAYING VAMPIRES
A blogger friend recommended The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires to me during one of my reading slumps, and I jumped on it since I’m a big fan of author Grady Hendrix’s previous novel, Horrorstor. Also, as Buffy the Vampire...
Book Review of THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP
Grady Hendrix is so fucking brilliant. The Final Girl Support Group blew me away with its originality, its wit, and its non-stop, heart-pounding, guess-again action.
What’s a “final girl”?
“Final Girl” is the term coined for the last...
Book Review of MY MAGNOLIA SUMMER (DNF review)
Unpopular opinion alert: I didn’t like My Magnolia Summer. I hate to break it to you, but this is another DNF book review.
This Southern fiction novel by Victoria Benton Frank has been sweeping through the #bookstagram and BookTok feeds recently....
Amazing Carrot Cake (Recipe Inspired by LOVE LIKE THAT)
I swore that I'd never make a carrot cake for the blog.
But I've broken that promise to bring you the book-inspired recipe for Love Like That. Because just look at this book cover. How could I not bake a carrot cake for this post?? For years, I've...
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...
Chilled Seafood Salad (Recipe Inspired by WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING)
My herby, tangy, and refreshing Chilled Seafood Salad is the perfect dish for a light summer meal. I don't know about you, but once June rolls around, all I can think about is having an icy glass of lemonade, reading lots of books instead of...
Book Review of WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING
It took me a long time to read Where the Crawdads Sing. Please don't make the same mistake I did. There has been So. Much. Hype. around this 2018 novel by Delia Owens. It was picked up by both Oprah's Book Club and Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine...
Destination Vacation: Charleston (South Carolina, Part 1)
See this photo below? This is me, hugging a palm tree in Charleston, South Carolina. Why? Because I love palm trees, and I love being by the water. And Charleston, bless its lil' Southern heart, gave me both of those things in abundance during my...