Lessons in Cooking
Step into a realm where literature meets the culinary arts, and stories unfold on your plate. Lessons in cooking invite you to explore the enchanting fusion of words and flavors. Journey through the pages of iconic novels and savor the tastes inspired by timeless tales.
Please only sign up for one date, we will be doing the same recipe for all.
Lessons in Cooking
Lesson 6: Mimosa cupcakes
This week we will be baking Mimosa cupcakes from Prohibition Bakery by Leslie Feinberg and Brooke Siem with icing from Delish: Insane Sweets by Joanna Saltz.
Looking for some literary Mimosa cupcakes? We recommend Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler and The Nest by Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney.
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Lesson 5: Irish Soda Bread
kissed with Irish whiskey butter or herbed butter
We will be baking Irish soda bread from Celebrate with Babs by Barbara Costello, with fresh herbed butter or Irish whiskey butter from The Brothers Grimm Cookbook by Robert Tuesley Anderson.
Looking for some literary soda bread? We recommend Brooklyn by Colm Toibin and A Pot o’ Gold: A Treasury of Irish Stories, Poetry, Folklore, and (of course) Blarney selected and adapted by Kathleen Krull.
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Lesson 4: Raspberry Chocolate Sheet Cake (2nd set added due to demand)
This week we will be baking a raspberry chocolate sheet cake from The Secret Ingredient Cookbook by Kelly Senyei. Please note this recipe includes red wine in both the cake and the icing.
Looking for some literary chocolate? We recommend Dying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson and If Looks Could Kill by Kate White.
Please only sign up for either Wednesday or Thursday, we will be doing the same recipe for both.
Lessons in Cooking
Lesson 4: Raspberry Chocolate Sheet Cake
This week we will be baking a raspberry chocolate sheet cake from The Secret Ingredient Cookbook by Kelly Senyei. Please note this recipe includes red wine in both the cake and the icing.
Looking for some literary chocolate? We recommend Dying for Chocolate by Diane Mott Davidson and If Looks Could Kill by Kate White.
Please only sign up for either Monday or Tuesday, we will be doing the same recipe for both.
Lessons in Cooking
Lesson 3: Lemon Curd & Scones with Clotted Cream
This week we will be cooking classic scones from The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook by Annie Gray with a lemon curd from Start Here : Instructions for becomming a better cook by Sohla El-Waylly and mock clotted cream from The Official Downton Abbey Afternoon Tea Cookbook.
Looking for some literary scones? We recommend The unlikely pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce and The bookshop on the corner by Jenny Colgan.
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Lesson 2: Chicken Pot Pie
This week we will be cooking Ree Drummond’s chicken pot pie with a puff pastry top crust from Start Here : Instructions for becomming a better cook by Sohla El-Waylly.
Looking for some literary pot pies? We recommend The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency by Alexander McCall Smith and The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls.
Lessons in Cooking
Lesson 1: Gingerbread Cake
This week we will be cooking a gingerbread cake recipe from Buttermilk & Bourbon by Jason Santos.
Looking for some literary gingerbread? We recommend Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi and Gingerbread cookie murder by Joanne Fluke.