This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. It’s a given that you’re going to learn a lot about fibre and how to incorporate it in your diet so you lead a long and healthy life in Mairlyn Smith’s latest book, Peace, Love & Fibre, […]
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A Vineyard for Two
This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s pick, A Vineyard for Two, by Laura Bradbury, is a perfect summer read: a little bit of armchair travel, a romance, a few plot twists and did I mention it’s set in Burgundian vineyards? About […]
Ruth Reichl’s Save me the Plums
This is part of my Summer Reads series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. For the first in my Summer Reads series this year, I’m starting with one of this spring’s most anticipated releases, Ruth Reichl‘s latest, Save me the Plums, My Gourmet Memoir. For many, Ruth probably doesn’t need much […]
Coins in the Fountain
This is part of my Summer Reads 2018 series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s book is for anyone who’s ever wanted to start over in a new country (even at a later age). Judith Works’ Coins in the Fountain is actually many stories in one and is a […]
Peter Mayle’s My Twenty Five Years in Provence
This is part of my Summer Reads 2018 series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. This week’s Summer Read is for Francophiles who dream of up and moving to France à la Peter Mayle. This is Mayle’s final work, published after his death in January 2018 is the and is pretty […]
Eating my Way through Italy
This is part of my Summer Reads 2018 series where I’ll be reviewing a series of “not just cookbooks”. When you think “Italian food” what comes to mind? Probably pizza, pasta, gelato, truffles, olive oil, cannoli – the list goes on and on. But do you know the origins of all these foods and dishes […]
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