A Well-Read Tart

A Food and Book Lover’s Blog

Easy Coq Au Vin (Recipe Inspired by GREENWICH PARK)

Move over, Julia Child. There's a new coq au vin recipe in the house. And it's way easier to make than you think.    Why is coq au vin the book-inspired recipe for Greenwich Park? There’s a lot of drinking in Greenwich Park, especially when it comes to main character Rachel. This pregnant woman is often found with a bottle in her hand, much to the alarm of those around her. Because, well, PREGNANT.  (The fact that Rachel's totally okay...

Man Catcher Cake (Inspired by THE SEVEN HUSBANDS OF EVELYN HUGO)

This book-inspired recipe was kind of a no-brainer. Evelyn Hugo has seven husbands. Clearly, this woman is a knock-out and needs no help catching a man -- or a woman, for that matter. So, I figured it was only fitting that I should pair my review of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo with the Man Catcher Cake. Full disclosure: This is by no means an original CJ recipe. I’ve been making this cake for years after first discovering it in All Cakes...

Key West Chicken, Avocado, and Corn Salad with Balsamic Lemon Vinaigrette

In my last post, I recommended some perfect books for summer reading. I'm now pairing that list with the perfect summer salad. Does anyone else barely cook on the stove during summer? Because that’s me. While I love firing up the oven or having a bubbling pot on the stove during the cooler months, I loath being cooped up in the kitchen during warm weather. For one thing, our Cottage kitchen is adorable but poorly ventilated, so even with the...