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Featured Authors and Their Recipes
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Welcome to our archive of recipes from authors featured in the Book Club Buzz. You'll find some delicious recipes - along with notes and insights from these authors about how the recipes connect with their books. Reading group guides are also provided.

We do not feature books on our website simply because they have a culinary tie-in: the goal of our site is to connect readers with the best fiction and non-fiction titles for book clubs. Enjoy!

ALL WE EVER WANTED WAS EVERYTHING
by Janelle Brown
Janice's Chocolate-Lavender Pots de Creme
BEACH TRIP
by Cathy Holton
Miss Emmy Lou’s Chicken & Rice Salad
Frosted Bellinis
BECAUSE I SAID SO
by Dawn Meehan
Gingerbread Cookies with Royal Icing
CHRISTMAS CAKE
by Lynne Hinton
Lemon Lavender Pound Cake

THE CHRISTMAS CLOCK
by Kat Martin
Pecan-Raisin Christmas Stuffing



COMFORT FOOD
by Kate Jacobs
Nanny Buns
THE DIARY
by Eileen Goudge

Blue Ribbon Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Satin Frosting



DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
by Eileen Goudge

Strawberry-Mascarpone Tart
EAST HOPE
by Katharine Davis

Sister Mary’s Fish Chowder
Cornbread with Cheese and Chiles


THE ENGLISH AMERICAN
by Alison Larkin

Dad's Orange Marmalade

Perfect Pot of Tea
FACE TIME
by Hank Phillippi Ryan
Charlotte McNally's "On-a-Deadline" Appetizers




FREE FOOD FOR MILLIONAIRES
by Min Jin Lee
Ella's Cherry Scones
THE HELP
by Kathryn Stockett
Demetrie's Chocolate Pie
I SEE YOU EVERYWHERE
by Julia Glass
Spiced Tea Soufflé
KNIT TWO
by Kate Jacobs
Maple Apple Muffins
MEXICAN HIGH
by Liza Monroy
Green Chile Quesadillas



MISS AMERICAN PIE: A DIARY OF LOVE, SECRETS, AND GROWING UP IN THE 1970S
by Margaret Sartor
Spiced Tea
Strawberry 7Up Pie

MY LIFE IN FRANCE
by Julia Child with Alex Prud'homme
Boeuf Bourguignon


NO TIME TO WAVE GOODBYE
by Jacquelyn Mitchard
Next Day Rice Pudding

NOW & THEN
by Jacqueline Sheehan
Green Chile Enchilada Casserole


OLIVE KITTERIDGE
by Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge's Grandmother's Doughnuts


ON BORROWED WINGS
by Chandra Prasad
Mrs. DeRisio’s Famous Sausage and Peppers

 

ONCE IN A BLUE MOON
by Eileen Goudge
Ollie's Birthday Torte



THE PASSION OF TASHA DARSKY
by Yael Goldstein Love
Armenian Kofta with Mashed Potato, Pine Nuts, and Raisins



PEONY IN LOVE
by Lisa See
Won Tons


POPE JOAN
by Donna Woolfolk Cross
Fried Almonds

 

THE PROMISED WORLD
by Lisa Tucker
Vegetable Pie
THE SCHOOL OF ESSENTIAL INGREDIENTS
by Erica Bauermeister
Tom's Pasta Sauce

 


THE SECRET BETWEEN US
by Barbara Delinsky

SoMa Stickies (Sticky Buns)



SECRETS OF A SHOE ADDICT
by Beth Harbison
Pineapple-Shrimp Teriyaki Kabobs
SERENDIPITY
by Louise Shaffer
Lucia Piccolo's
Applesauce Cake with
Lemon Buttercream Frosting
THE SHARPER YOUR KNIFE, THE LESS YOU CRY
by Kathleen Flinn
Poulet à la Moutarde (Chicken with Mustard Sauce)
SONATA FOR MIRIAM
by Linda Olsson
Iris Cake (Iris tårta)





THE TENTH MUSE: MY LIFE IN FOOD
by Judith Jones
Spaghetti and Cheese
TRESPASSERS WILL BE BAPTIZED
by Elizabeth Emerson Hancock

Mama's "Course I Remembered You Were Coming" Emergency Pie
TWO YEARS, NO RAIN
by Shawn Klomparens

Grilled Polenta Wedges



A VINTAGE MURDER
by Michele Scott

Spicy Lamb Burgers & Wine Pairing

WHILE MY SISTER SLEEPS
by Barbara Delinsky
Lentil Soup
Hot Mulled Cider

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? A MEMOIR
by Alyse Myers
Sour Cream Coffee Cake

THE WONDER SINGER
by George Rabasa
Catalan Tomato Bread

 

 


YELLOW MOON
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Shrimp and Ham Jambalaya
Hurricane Cocktail


 

Author Index

Bauermeister, Erica
Brown, Janelle
Child, Julia
Cross, Donna Woolfolk
Davis, Katharine
Delinsky, Barbara
Flinn, Kathleen
Glass, Julia
Goudge, Eileen
Hancock, Elizabeth Emerson
Harbison, Beth
Hinton, Lynne
Holton, Cathy
Jacobs, Kate
Jones, Judith
Klomparens, Shawn
Larkin, Alison
Lee, Min Jin
Love, Yael Goldstein
Martin, Kat
Meehan, Dawn
Mitchard, Jacquelyn
Monroy, Liza
Myers, Alyse
Olsson, Linda
Prasad, Chandra
Prud'homme, Alex
Rabasa, George
Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Ryan, Hank Phillippi
Sartor, Margaret
See, Lisa
Scott, Michele
Shaffer, Louise
Sheehan, Jacqueline
Stockett, Kathryn
Strout, Elizabeth
Tucker, Lisa

 

 

 

 

 

Recipe Index

Appetizers and Soups
Almonds, Fried
Armenian Kofta with Mashed Potato, Pine Nuts, and Raisins
Built-In BLTs
Fish Chowder, Sister Mary’s
Green Chile Quesadillas
Lentil Soup
Polenta Wedges, Grilled
Quick Caprese
Quicktime Taste of Tuscany
Won Tons
Breads
Cherry Scones, Ella's
Cornbread with Cheese and Chiles
Maple Apple Muffins
Nanny Buns
SoMa Stickies (Sticky Buns)
Tomato Bread, Catalan
Desserts

Applesauce Cake with
Lemon Buttercream Frosting, Lucia Piccolo's

Chocolate Cake, Blue Ribbon
Chocolate Pie, Demetrie's
Doughnuts, Olive Kitteridge's Grandmother's
Gingerbread Cookies
Iris Cake (Iris tårta)
Lemon Lavender Pound Cake
Pie, Mama's "Course I Remembered You Were Coming" Emergency
Pots de Creme, Janice's Chocolate-Lavender
Rice Pudding, Next Day
Sour Cream Coffee Cake
Spiced Tea Soufflé
Strawberry-Mascarpone Tart
Strawberry 7Up Pie
Torte, Ollie's Birthday
Drinks
Frosted Bellinis
Hurricane Cocktail
Mulled Cider, Hot
Perfect Pot of Tea
Spiced Tea
Entrees
Boeuf Bourguignon
Chicken & Rice Salad, Miss Emmy Lou’s
Pasta Sauce, Tom's
Green Chile Enchilada Casserole
Pineapple-Shrimp Teriyaki Kabobs
Poulet à la Moutarde (Chicken with Mustard Sauce)
Sausage and Peppers, Mrs. DeRisio's Famous
Shrimp and Ham Jambalaya
Spaghetti and Cheese
Spicy Lamb Burgers
Side Dishes
Pecan-Raisin Christmas Stuffing
Vegetable Pie
Spreads
Orange Marmalade, Dad's