close up of Maple-Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Mary Dodd’s Maple-Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies from Baking with Dorie

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Baking with Dorie. Mary Dodd’s Maple-Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookies have a lot going on! These cookies are fairly easy to whip up – you need to have cooked bacon and also bacon fat – I cooked my bacon strips and used the fat that rendered from there … Read more

Book cover: 'Meet Me in Paris' by Kristin Harmel, teal background with gold floral borders and a Paris street doorway image.

Summer Reads: Meet Me in Paris

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Reads pick is from Kristin Harmel, whose book The Paris Daughter was one of my faves that I read in 2023. I’ve since enjoyed The Winemaker’s Wife, The Book of Lost … Read more

Golden brown cake in a round cast-iron skillet with a bright blue silicone handle, resting on a dark wooden surface.

Tuesdays with Dorie: Corn Toasties (Cornbread) from Dorie’s Anytime Cakes

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe comes from Dorie’s latest book, Dorie’s Anytime Cakes. Corn Toasties are “giant” muffin-sized cornbreads. Since I don’t have giant muffin pans, I took one of Dorie’s “Playing Around” suggestions and made half the recipe into a small family-sized cornbread instead. It’s a simple recipe that comes together quickly with … Read more

Book cover for 'The Chambermaid's Key' by Genevieve Graham with ornate gold vines, teal background, and a silhouette woman at a keyhole.

Summer Reads: The Chambermaid’s Key

This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be sharing book recommendations –  a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Reads pick is from Canadian author, Genevieve Graham, an author I discovered a few years ago and whose books On Isabella Street and  The Secret Keeper made the 2025 and 2024 … Read more