A Well-Read Tart

A Food and Book Lover’s Blog

Chai Latte Bars (Recipe Inspired by THE EVER AFTER)

The recipe inspired by The Ever After has to be based around a latte. It has to. After all, that’s what started the story. Josie was waiting for her husband to bring her a latte when she discovered the incriminating texts on his phone. If it...

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...

Pantry Staples Recipes: A Coronavirus Meal Planning Survival Guide

Hello, Tartlets! We interrupt our regularly scheduled book review and book-inspired recipe posts to bring you this specially curated list of Pantry Staples Recipes, designed to help you figure out what the heck to cook each day while you're spending...

Book Review of THE EVER AFTER

I immediately loved this book. Spoken like Ron Burgundy when he says “I immediately regret this decision,” except there’s no regret here whatsoever. After a false start with another book, which shall remain nameless, I picked up The Ever After...

Pfeffernusse Sugar Cookies with Easy Marbled Icing (Recipe Inspired by DECODING THE STARS)

It’s the most fattening -- er, wonderful time of the year, Tartlets! It's COOKIE SEASON! And, Pfeffernusse Sugar Cookies with Easy Marbled Icing are sure to impress all your guests this holiday season.   Why are Pfeffernusse Sugar Cookies with...

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...

Coconut Iced Caramel Macchiato (Recipe Inspired by I OWE YOU ONE)

It may be September, but I’m hanging on to summer like whoa with this creamy, dreamy Coconut Iced Caramel Macchiato. About a year ago I found myself with some time to kill before an appointment, so I ducked into a nearby Starbucks. I spied a...