• Lifestyle

    Books & Cooks Letter F: Fenugreek

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    This year I’m going to be combining two of my passions – cooking and kid lit for Books & Cooks! I’ll be bringing you great recipes based on spices of the alphabet that pair perfectly with kid lit books! Next up? The letter F and maple-y fenugreek! Spice: Fenugreek If you’ve ever…

  • Lifestyle

    Books & Cooks Letter E: Everything Bagel

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    This year I’m going to be combining two of my passions – cooking and kid lit for Books & Cooks! I’ll be bringing you great recipes based on spices of the alphabet that pair perfectly with kid lit books! Next up? The letter E and Everything Bagel Seasoning! Spice: Everything Bagel Seasoning…

  • Lifestyle

    Books & Cooks Letter D: Dill

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    This year I’m going to be combining two of my passions – cooking and kid lit for Books & Cooks! I’ll be bringing you great recipes based on spices of the alphabet that pair perfectly with kid lit books! Next up? The letter D and fresh Dill! Spice: Dill I love pickles!…

  • Lifestyle

    Books & Cooks Letter C: Cardamom

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    This year I’m going to be combining two of my passions – cooking and kid lit for Books & Cooks! I’ll be bringing you great recipes based on spices of the alphabet that pair perfectly with kid lit books! Next up? The letter C and warm Cardamom! Spice: Cardamom I would expect…

  • Lifestyle

    Books & Cooks Letter B: Basil

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    This year I’m going to be combining two of my passions – cooking and kid lit for Books & Cooks! I’ll be bringing you great recipes based on spices of the alphabet that pair perfectly with kid lit books! Next up? The letter B and delicious Basil! Spice: Basil There’s something about…

  • Lifestyle

    Books & Cooks Letter A: Adobo

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    Today’s April 1st! And I’m rolling from one blogging challenge right into another one. This month I’m participating in my fifth annual Blogging from A to Z April Challenge. Take a look at my previous years’ posts – 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019! This year I’m going to be combining two of my…

  • Activities

    Books & Cooks – Update

    So I posted earlier this week about providing a Books & Cooks Program for my middle school students and let me tell you – it was a smashing success!  I had 12 kids registered for the program, which would have been perfect – but I ended up with 18 kids! …

  • Activities

    Books & Cooks Program

    I am continually surprised when people I know say that they are not very adept in the kitchen.  I love to bake and cook and I even think that I’m pretty good at it!  To me, cooking is usually pretty easy – there are few things in life that give…

  • Lists

    9 Children’s Books All About South Asian Cuisine

    Indian Sweets

    I love a few things in this world and two of my big loves are books and food! We celebrated Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights this week at our library with a storytime, craft, vendors, dancers, and singers – it was a beautiful celebration. And, I must admit, my…