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Lahmajoun Turkish Pizza (Recipe Inspired by A BOTANIST’S GUIDE TO TRADITION AND TREACHERY)

You guys. I’d forgotten how delicious Lahmajoun is. It’s been over fifteen years since I enjoyed me some “Turkish pizza”. One bite, though, and I was transported right back to the best kind of “fast food”: delicious, healthy, and easy to make at home.     Why is Lahmajoun the book-inspired recipe for A Botanist’s Guide to Tradition and Treachery? A Botanist’s Guide to Tradition and Treachery takes place in Turkey. The...

Heirloom Tomato Galette (Recipe Inspired by I LOVE YOU)

Shake up pizza night with this rustically elegant Heirloom Tomato Galette.   Why is Heirloom Tomato Galette the book-inspired recipe for I Love You: Recipes from the Heart? There were so many good-looking recipes in I Love You: Recipes from the Heart that I wanted to use for this post. But since it’s the height of summer in New Jersey, farm stands and gardens are overflowing with homegrown tomatoes right now. The Heirloom Tomato Galette...

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 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...

Veggie Pizza (Recipe Inspired by SMOKE GETS IN YOUR EYES)

What recipe does one pair with a book set in a crematory? I admit, this book-inspired recipe was a real stumper. I wanted something that relates to Smoke Gets In Your Eyes as closely as possible. And, yes, some recipes did come immediately to mind. However, I had to nix them pretty early on because, silly me, I also wanted something that wouldn’t completely gross out my readers when they finally realized the inspiration for the recipe. I'm all...