T his has been a TRULY Roman season for me.  First there was Feast of Sorrows , for our Cook the Books Club, then I read Pompeii ...

I must say, Cooking for Picasso , by Camille Aubray, was a particularly enjoyable novel.  As Margaret Atwood says, "A tasty blend o...

S ous Vide   - the device and a book -  my Christmas present to myself.  Cheers!! Fun with a new appliance.  At least it takes up very l...

We at Cook the Books Club have been reading Feast of Sorrow , by Crystal King.  This, our current bimonthly selection is being hosted ...

J ust finished This Must Be the Place , a novel by Maggie O'Farrell.  She certainly knows how to spin an intriguing story or two.  O...

I'm doing something new today - First Chapter ~ First Paragraph Tuesday Intros , which is hosted by Diane at  Bibliophile by the Sea , ...

 I have enjoyed all of the books by Martin Walker, in his series featuring Bruno, Chief of Police.  The Patriarch , is our current selec...

  Blood at the Root , by Peter Robinson, is the 9th in his Inspector Banks mystery series.  I don't like to admit it really, but a ...

 Don't you love discovering new authors and new foods?   Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe Mysteries have just done it.  He's been ...