The Bee Sting by Paul Murray -- Book Review 
      
        
          
            Hours of amazing entertainment here! Characters you’ll never forget.
            
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      My Favorite Ottolenghi Jerusalem Cookbook Recipes 2022 
      
        
          
            For anyone who wants to try Ottolenghi recipes, go ahead and dive in! There is no reason to live without him because you don’t have the book yet.
            
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      Nancy Pearl Recommends Books for 2022 
      
        
          
            Nancy Pearl hits the road after the pandemic lifts. After too much zoom, Nancy Pearl spoke at the Womens University Club in Seattle. 
            
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        book review , good reading , Writers , Womens University Club , Nancy Pearl , book clubs Karen Tripson April 20, 2022 The Christie Affair , Nina de Gramont , Shadow Intelligence , Oliver Harris , John LeCarre , Agatha Christie , Marianne Cronin , Laird Hunt , Gish Jen , Candice Millard , Maud Newton , Maggie Shipstead , Emma Straub , Dawn Turner , Dawnie Walton , Blaine Harden , Archie McPhee , Book Lust  
       
      
     
  
    
      
        
      
      My Favorite Ottolenghi Jerusalem Cookbook Recipes 
      
        
          
            For anyone who wants to try Ottolenghi recipes, go ahead and dive in! There is no reason to live without him at your table...
            
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      Pok Pok: The Cookbook Experience 
      
        
          
            Once you have visited the Pok Pok shrine in Portland, you must have the cookbook and all the accessories.
            
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        Cookbooks , good reading , restaurants , rotisserie cooking , Writers Karen Tripson July 7, 2014 chicken , Pok Pok , Kai Yaang , Ike's Vietnamese Fish Sauce Wings , Magnolia's Bookstore , Andy Ricker , Mike Vrobel , Laap Pet Issan , minced duck salad  
       
      
     
  
    
      
        
      
      My Paris Kitchen: Lunch with David Lebovitz 
      
        
          
            I feel like I saw him at his last small club appearance and the next time he comes to town it will be a stadium show.
            
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        appetizer , Cookbooks , Event , Seattle WA , Writers Karen Tripson April 30, 2014 David Lebovitz , boat street cafe , Queen Anne Books , Renee Erickson , My Paris Kitchen , Grand Aioli , Duck Terrine , Bay Leaf Pound Cake , Tariquet Cotes du Gascogne Blanc  
       
      
     
  
    
      
        
      
      Lark Style Savoy Cocktail Party 
      
        
          
            The longest running reading, tasting or cooking group I have ever participated in is loosely titled "Savoy". Originally named after Harry Craddock's book  of prohibition era cocktail recipes served at the Savoy Hotel in London, we've since moved through that and on to The PDT Cocktail Book  or...
            
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        Cookbooks , Distillery , Seattle WA , Writers Karen Tripson December 11, 2013 The Savoy Cocktail Book , The PDT Cocktail Book , Lark cooking against the grain , David Lebovitz , Le Mary Celeste , Paris , Woodinville Distillery , Sun Liquor Co , Rachel's Ginger Beer , Gin Buck , Toronto , geoduck ceviche , guanciale wrapped dates with cheese , pork pave with treviso and cherry garnish , farro with mascarpone and arugula , wild mushroom soup , delicata squash glazed with fresh apple cider , horse drawn farms , Brooklyn Lager , Brooklyn IPA , Brooklyn Brown ale  
       
      
     
  
    
      
        
      
      Cookbooks with Malaysian Recipes 
      
        
          
            If you want to learn more about cooking Malaysian food here are a few titles I enjoyed reading that will provide you with the recipes, information about ingredients and more about the wonderful people who live there and make the cuisine what it is.
            
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      My Favorite Blogger About Asian Food and Culture--Robyn Eckhardt 
      
        
          
            Robyn Eckhardt has added to her resume with a beautiful book about living and cooking in Turkey.
            
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