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

The Book Lover’s Cookbook: Recipes Inspired by Celebrated Works of Literature, and the Passages That Feature Them is a great gift for book lovers and cooks.  The literary excerpts with each recipe make it enjoyable to read in addition to using it for recipes.

Some of the recipes include:

• Jo’s Best Omelette . . . Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
• No Dieter’s Delight Chicken Neapolitan . . . Thinner by Stephen King
• Extra-Special Rhubarb Pie . . . The Persian Pickle 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 Dubus III
• Tamales . . . Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
• Bev’s No-Fuss Crab Cakes . . . Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell
• Macaroni and Cheese . . . The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
• Veteran Split Pea Soup . . . The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
• Alternative Carrot-Raisin-Pineapple Salad . . . Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
• Summer’s Day Cucumber-Tomato Sandwiches . . . Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence
• Refreshing Black 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