A Well-Read Tart

A Food and Book Lover’s Blog

Orange Rosemary Shortbread Cookies (Recipe Inspired by THE LOST APOTHECARY)

Tartlets, you have no idea what I went through to bring you today’s Orange Rosemary Shortbread Cookies. For reals. If you only knew how many trial batches of cookies were tossed in the bin…. *sigh* As soon as I finished reading The Lost Apothecary, I knew what my book-inspired recipe would be. Author Sarah Penner included a recipe for Rosemary Butter Biscuit Cookies at the end of the book, and since apothecary Nella knows everything about...

Millionaire Shortbread (Recipe Inspired by THE FLATSHARE)

I can’t think of a better way to tell someone you love them this Valentine’s Day than with Millionaire Shortbread. Because, let me tell you – love is the only force powerful enough to get you through this recipe! Am I talking you out of this yet? Please keep reading. I promise the payoff is good. Millionaire Shortbread is the book-inspired recipe for The Flatshare. One of the first ways that lovebirds Tiffy and Leon connect, apart from...

Pecan Snowball Cookies (Recipe Inspired by ONE DAY IN DECEMBER)

I'm so excited to be making Pecan Snowball Cookies as my book-inspired recipe for One Day in December. I mean, you can't get a better culinary concoction for a wintry romance than a snowball, right?? When Laurie sees love interest Jack through a bus window on a wintry day in London, the frigid air is swirling with snowflakes. It's magical, it's inspired, and although Laurie and Jack don't actually meet in that moment, they do have some other...