The Book Lover’s Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by Celebrated Works of Literature, and the Passages That Feature Them-Quality Guarantee

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Perfect for book lovers and foodies alike—a splendid cookbook featuring recipes inspired by classic works of literature and modern favorites

Wakeup to a perfect breakfast with Mrs. Dalby’s Buttermilk Scones, courtesy of JamesHerriot’s All Things Bright and Beautiful and Ichabod’s Slapjacks, as featured inWashington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. There’s homey comfort food likeConnie May’s Tomato Pie, created with and inspired by Connie May Fowler (RememberingBlue); Thanksgiving Spinach Casserole (Elizabeth Berg’s Open House); and Amish Chickenand Dumplings (Jodi Picoult’s Plain Truth) . . .

Sample salads, breads, and suchsoul-warming soups as Nearly-a-Meal Potato Soup (Terry Kay’s Shadow Song); Mr. Casaubon’s Chicken Noodle Soup (George Eliot’s Middlemarch); and Mrs. Leibowitz’s Lentil-VegetableSoup (Frank McCourt’s Angela’s Ashes) . . .

After relishing appetizers and entrees,there’s a dazzling array of desserts, including Carrot Pudding (Charles Dickens’sA Christmas Carol); Effie Belle’s Coconut Cake (Olive Ann Burns’s Cold Sassy Tree);and the kids will love C.S. Lewis’s Turkish Delight from The Lion, The Witch, andthe Wardrobe.

Sprinkled throughout with marvelous anecdotes about writers and writing,The Book Lover’s Cookbook is a culinary and literary delight, a browser’s cornucopiaof reading pleasure, and a true inspiration in the kitchen.

TASTY RECIPES AND THE BOOKS THAT INSPIRED THEM

Jo’s Best Omelette . . . Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
No Dieter’s Delight ChickenNeapolitan . . . Thinner by Stephen King
Extra-Special Rhubarb Pie . . . The PersianPickle Club by Sandra Dallas
Grand Feast Crab Meat Casserole . . . At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
Persian Cucumber and Yogurt . . . House of Sand and Fog by Andre DubusIII
Tamales . . . Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Bev’s No-Fuss Crab Cakes. . . Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell
Macaroni and Cheese . . . The AccidentalTourist by Anne Tyler
Veteran Split Pea Soup . . . The Red Badge of Courage by StephenCrane
Alternative Carrot-Raisin-Pineapple Salad . . . Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Summer’s Day Cucumber-Tomato Sandwiches . . . Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence
RefreshingBlack Cows . . . The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
Dump Punch . . . Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Not Violet, But Blueberry Pie . . . Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Innocent Sweet Bread . . . The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Daddy’sRich Chocolate Cake . . . Fatherhood by Bill Cosby

. . . and many other delectabledishes for the literary palate!