Welcome to this week's edition of Top Ten Tuesday which is hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl. This week the theme is Genre Freebie (Pick a genre and build a list around it. You could do historical fiction featuring strong female leads, contemporary romance set in foreign countries, mysteries starring unreliable narrators, lyrical fiction books in verse, historical romance featuring pirates, Gothic novels with birds on the cover, etc. There are so many options!)
Recently I was honoured to be asked to co-host one of the Cook the Books selections later in the year. Cook the Books is an online book club where you read the chosen selection, but you also cook something inspired by the book. When I was looking through the books that have been chosen over the last few years I was surprised to see that I have been doing this for a while now so today I am sharing the last ten books I read for Cook the Books, as well as what I was inspired to make!
Before that, you might be curious about what book I chose? I couldn't see many Japanese books on the list, so I have chosen The Kamogawa Food Detectives by Hisashi Kashiwai. My selection will be up in October/November. You can see all the upcoming selections in this post
Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. - I made Hummingbird cakes with cream cheese frosting.
Maame by Jessica George - I made Jollof Chicken and Rice
A Bakery in Paris by Aimie K Runyan - I made Raspberry Clafoutis
The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club by Helen Simonson - I made Chocolate Eclairs
Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang - I made Japanese Strawberry Shortcake (which I enjoyed much more than I enjoyed the book!)
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner - I made Midnight Kimchi Fried Rice
Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd - I made Honey Sponge Roll
Family Tree by Susan Wiggs - I made Maple Butter Date Loaf
Mastering the Art of French Murder by Colleen Cambridge - I made Boeuf Bouguignon
Relish: My Life in the Kitchen by Lucy Knisley - I shared lots of biscuits/cookies I have made over the years.
When I saw Maame on the list, I was curious as to what you made. Jollof chicken and rice seems like the perfect dish.
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I love books that feature food. What a lovely challenge to be a part of! My cooking skills are non existent 😂
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Emily @ Budget Tales Book Blog
My post:
https://budgettalesblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/top-ten-tuesday-historical-fiction-and/
Thanks for making me hungry once again, although I just gotten lunch LOL!
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What fun book club idea. Thanks for sharing your #TTT
ReplyDeleteOh, this sounds so fun!
ReplyDeleteThat's an awesome idea for a book club. I've made recipes inspired by books before. None of them turned out well because I hate cooking.
ReplyDeletewhat a fun thing to do! My TTT
ReplyDeleteNice picks!Thanks for sharing your TTT. Have a great day. Here is my TTT. https://dmhoisington.wordpress.com/2026/03/03/top-ten-tuesday-21/
ReplyDeleteCook the Books sounds fun!! Nice selections here--I've only read Kamagowa Food Detectives, Maame and Bakery in Paris. I'll have a deeper look at a few of the others.
ReplyDeleteWhat a neat way to combine two wonderful thins: reading and cooking/baking! Looks like you've read some great books and made a bunch of yummy treats. Thanks for sharing.
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What a fun idea! Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!
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