I Am Watching You: Book Review with a Slice of Budapest
Greetings from Budapest! My husband and I are thrilled to be here for two whole weeks on holiday. Let me tell you– Budapest is…
Literary Meals
Meals pulled straight from the pages of a book and recreated in a real family kitchen.
Mi Abuelita’s Spanish Rice
At the Texas Book Festival, I had the privilege of interviewing TV new anchor turned author Olga Campos Benz about her debut novel It’s…
Sourdough Book Review and Hog Island Grilled Cheese
Hi, I’m Megan, stopping by from my own literary-food blog, The Hungry Bookworm, to share a post with you today. I was so excited…
I Hate Everyone, Except You and your Chicken Cutlets
I met Clinton Kelly! My favorite indie bookstore in Austin, BookPeople, has great author Q&As and book signing events. I don’t go as often…
Mr. Penumbra and the Magic Risotto
Isn’t it just thrilling when two worlds collide? Well, sometimes. It’s fun on Facebook to see that you have mutual friends who you can’t…
The Rosie Project: One Year In
Today marks the one-year anniversary of my blog, A Literary Feast with a Side of TV Dinner. I’m so excited about this that I’m staying…
Defending Jacob’s Isolation Meal
I may never have found this book on my own. That is the beauty of book clubs. Defending Jacob by William Landay was the book…
For the Love of Food in The Bell Jar
Inspired by a comment by a fellow Gilmore-loving podcast Under the Floorboards, I picked up The Bell Jar when I saw it on one of…
Jack Reacher’s Diner Food
Today, I cooked pot roast. It was supposed to be a “roast,” for this week’s Friday Night Dinner. However, I realized that I don’t…
Graduates in (a) Wonderland (of food)
The book Graduates in Wonderland by Jessica Pan and Rachel Kapelke-Dale was recommended to me by an article on Gilmore News that I came across somewhere…
The African Queen of Tinned Meals
Growing up, we were a movie-watching family. I have fond memories of many of them: The Princess Bride, Aladdin, Back to the Future, and, of course,…
The Persian Pickle Club — Hospitality in Hard Times
Title aside, there are sadly no pickle recipes in this book. I love pickles. It’s hard to find them without Yellow dye #5, though.…