Hi cuties! I'm so excited, because today I made a new recipe that I read about in a book. A couple months ago I read The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden, and in the book the main character describes a type of bread, and it just sounded so good I knew I had to try it. I baked it today, and not to toot my own horn 😗📯 but it turned out soooo good. I used the King Arthur Baking Company Recipe for Russian black bread, and it was so unique and interesting. Another book that had me baking recently was Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree, and I think a lot of other readers have been drooling over the descriptions of coffee and cinnamon rolls in that one!

All this to say, I'm a person who is heavily influenced when reading about food in books. I love when authors really describe food and drinks, I feel like it adds so much to the environment in a story. I think sometimes it can be the thing I most remember about a book!

So friends, have any of you been inspired to cook after reading, and if yes, what have you made? If not, what books have you read that have left you salivating after vivid food descriptions?

Side note: the "Love, but Also Food" quest pairs nicely with this post ☺️