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Tag: Recipe

Med: A Cookbook | Claudia Roden #cookbook

27 October 202127 October 2021 ~ Brona's Books ~ 34 Comments

When my three children left home all at the same time thirty-five years ago. I decided to leave too and travel around the Mediterranean. I went alone, a l'aventure - without plans or arrangements. I'm never quite sure how to review a cookbook. Obviously I'm not going to read every single word or cook every … Continue reading Med: A Cookbook | Claudia Roden #cookbook

Midnight Chicken | Ella Risbridger #GBRnonfiction

17 October 202131 October 2021 ~ Brona's Books ~ 18 Comments

There are lots of ways to start a story, but this begins with a chicken. One of the many strings to Risbridger's bow, is food writer. She has written a children's book, edited a poetry anthology as well as numerous other journalistic efforts, but food writing seems to be the things she keeps going back … Continue reading Midnight Chicken | Ella Risbridger #GBRnonfiction

A Little Paris in July in the Kitchen

4 August 2020 ~ Brona's Books ~ 4 Comments

To finish off another wonderful year of Paris in July with Tamara @Thyme For Tea, I'm going to tempt you with a few of the Parisian style means I enjoyed through July.My favourite local cafe is called Cafe d'Yvoire. They specialise in French cakes, desserts and meals. Mostly I just enjoy my morning coffee with … Continue reading A Little Paris in July in the Kitchen

The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

2 August 2019 ~ Brona's Books ~ 8 Comments

The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey is exactly the type of cosy crime I enjoy reading on a cold, rainy wintery weekend.Much like the UK series about Maisie Dobbs and the Australian series by Kerry Greenwood about Phryne Fisher, Massey has created the Indian version of these smart, pioneering 1920's women who have … Continue reading The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

Mirka & Georges: A Culinary Affair by Lesley Harding & Kendrah Morgan

30 July 2019 ~ Brona's Books ~ 4 Comments

Mirka & Georges: A Culinary Affair is a beautiful book and hard to define. Is it an art book? Is it a biography? Or is it a recipe book? I guess the subtitle that Harding & Morgan chose gives us a clue to their intentions - that food is the central idea around which the … Continue reading Mirka & Georges: A Culinary Affair by Lesley Harding & Kendrah Morgan

My Top Ten Foodie Books

17 October 2017 ~ Brona's Books ~ 16 Comments

The Broke and the Bookish host a weekly meme called Top Ten Tuesday.Each week they nominate a topic to encourage those of us who love a good list to get all listy.This week it's all about food.My Top Ten Foodie Books I've been on a healthy food journey for most of my life.Trying to find the balance … Continue reading My Top Ten Foodie Books

A Glass or Two of Negus

17 August 2013 ~ Brona's Books ~ 13 Comments

I finished rereading Mansfield Park for Austen in August just before dinner.I'm not ready to write my post yet, but ever since Wondrous Words Wednesday (see below), I've been tempted by the idea of negus.I felt that the fitting way to celebrate the end of MP was with a glass of negus!A google search revealed … Continue reading A Glass or Two of Negus

  • The Classics Club 10 Year Celebration Questionaire (a little late).
  • The Mabinogion: The Second Branch of the Mabinogi | Sioned Davies #Dewithon23
  • Classics Club Spin #33
  • Stories & Shout Outs #58
  • Marrying Damian | William Trevor #Begorrathon23
  • Spell the Month in Books | March
  • How To Be Remembered | Michael Thompson #AUSfiction
  • Infidelity and Other Affairs | Kate Legge #AWWmemoir
  • February 2023 | The Books
  • A Difficult Young Man | Martin Boyd #AUSfiction
  • A Year With William Trevor

  • Nordic FINDS (Jan)

  • The Japanese Literature Challenge 16 (Jan - Feb)

  • Eliot Readalong - Adam Bede (1 Jan – 24 Feb)

  • Australian Women Writer’s Gen 5 Week (15 -22 Jan)

  • Reading Wales Dewithon (March)

  • Reading Ireland Month (March)

  • Zoladdiction (April)

  • 1940 Club (10 - 16 April)

  • Eliot Readalong - Silas Marner (24 April - 14 May)

  • Paris in July

  • First Nations Literature Reading Week (2 - July)

  • Austen in August

  • AusReadingMonth (Oct)

  • Novellas in November

  • Dean Street December

  • A Literary Christmas

  • Rumer Godden Reading Week (3 -10 Dec)

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