Why, yes. That is a roasted banana on top of my Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread.
Thank you for noticing!
Get ready for the most decadent of banana breads, Tartlets. I'm excited to share this one with you today.
Why is Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread the book-inspired recipe for Haunted Ever After? Banana Bread is main character Cassie’s favorite treat to get from Nick’s coffee shop in Haunted Ever After. Nick woos her by sending her pieces and...
This Bacon Honey Cornbread is my new favorite breakfast food.
Why is Bacon Honey Cornbread the book-inspired recipe for James?
James begins with the plantation owner’s wife telling Jim that she baked cornbread using his wife Sadie’s special recipe -- with a few “alterations.” Of course, the result is a disappointingly lackluster cornbread. Now, why this woman felt the need to mess with Sadie’s recipe is beyond me. (Though,...
Hi, my name is CJ, and I’m a Raisin Rugelach addict. And I’m so happy about it.
How have I gone 41 years of my life -- while living in North Jersey – without experiencing good rugelach before?? I may have tried some supermarket rugelach here and there, but obviously none of it was very memorable. Now I know why – I never had homemade rugelach before.
My eyes have been opened.
Why is Raisin Rugelach the book-inspired recipe for...
Welcome, Tartlets, to my last recipe post of 2024!
I can’t think of a better way to end the year than with a batch of these deliciously decadent Easy Overnight Chocolate Spice Cinnamon Rolls.
Why are Easy Overnight Chocolate Spice Cinnamon Rolls the book-inspired recipe for Alaska for Christmas?
In Alaska for Christmas, main characters Isla and Aaron live in a small wintry town that lives and breathes Christmas. It's filled with holiday...
This Sheet Pan S’mores post isn't so much of a recipe as a guide. A guide to making a whole heap o’ perfectly messy s’mores that can feed a hungry crowd.
When there are so few ingredients and such little work involved, can you even call something like this a recipe?
Why are Sheet Pan S’mores the book-inspired recipe for Wilderness Reform?
Wilderness Reform is all about the outdoor camping, and what’s outdoor camping without...
Get ready for a ray of summer sunshine with these Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins!
Why are Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins the book-inspired recipe for An Escape Goat?
In An Escape Goat, Aunt Ellen is always whipping up something in her kitchen for her niece, Callie, and eventually for the goat yoga retreat guests stranded at her farm. Everything that Aunt Ellen makes sounds delicious, from her home-cooked, country style dinners to her hearty desserts....
A new door into the World of Desserts has opened for me, thanks to Chocolate Orange Truffles. Say it with me: "Homemade chocolate." Sounds daunting, right? Like, sure, maybe you could do it, but only if you had way more time on your hands. Or, if you were a character in a Hallmark movie fleeing to Europe after a bad breakup. WRONG. Get ready to be amazed, Tartlets. Making Chocolate Orange Truffles is way easier than I ever thought...
Making Raspberry Rose Profiteroles is back-breaking work. Wait, no, I’m totally kidding! These profiteroles are my first book-inspired recipe since my back surgery, so let’s just say that easing back into food blogger life is…interesting. I actually picked Raspberry Rose Profiteroles to launch my comeback because they are so super easy to make. My long-standing love for profiteroles There was a time I made profiteroles on the...
It’s time to talk about one of my favorite desserts: Powdered Sugar Donut Holes.
Why are Powdered Sugar Donut Holes the book-inspired recipe for Daisy Jones & The Six? Yeah, so…there’s a lot of drug use in Daisy Jones & The Six. Like, A LOT. Not exactly what book-inspired recipe dreams are made of. As a nod to the mountains of cocaine snorted up by every wannabe and actual rock star from the 1970s, I’m making...
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 24/7 with those you love...with, um, rather limited resources. My grandmother always kept a well-stocked pantry and freezer in her basement. Whenever I would visit her, we would go downstairs and...
