Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden & Recipe by Samantha Smith

Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden & Recipe by Samantha Smith

Lee Majhen-Todd

Memoirs of a Geisha is the book Foodie Book Club members are reading in September, and they're cooking Samantha Smiths recipe for gluten free Mini Apple Pies.

Find the full recipe for these delicious mini bites of apple surrounded by fabulous gluten free pastry right here. You can also find out more about Samantha and why she's an advocate for type one diabetics everywhere.

Read about the only book Arthur Golden every wrote and his book, Memoirs of a Geisha.

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson recipe by John Godwin

Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson recipe by John Godwin

Lee Majhen-Todd

June read for Foodie Book Cub is Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson - Charimaine Wilkerson, known as a Caribbean-American writer who’s now based in Italy.

Find the book review , bio and recipe by John Godwin for Tropical Buns

Spending time living in Jamaica, Charmaine now does a lot of her writing in Italy where she has lived, along with her family, on and off for 20 years.

Death and Croissants by Ian Moore & Recipe by Ian Moore

Death and Croissants by Ian Moore & Recipe by Ian Moore

Lee Majhen-Todd

Death and Croissants by Ian Moore & Recipe by Ian Moore - May 2024 read for Foodie Book Club. A comic who dunnit by a comedian who writes ‘funny’ with ease .

Find the review and bio for Ian and Death & Croissants (first in the comic crime series, set in rural France) along with his recipe for Boiled Ham with Fizz, a sticky ham straight from Ian Moores kitchen.

Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce with Recipe by Lee Majhen-Todd

Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce with Recipe by Lee Majhen-Todd

Lee Majhen-Todd

The Foodie Book Club read for April 2024 is Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce. A book about Alison, the central character, who is flawed, unreliable and vulnerable in a very human way. With affairs with a colleague, suicide, and a marriage that she’s trying to keep together, Alison starts to see the parallels in her marriage and the client she is defending for murder.

The recipe, Orange and Lemon Custard Tart, is the perfect dish for this book. Put your feet up , get the kettle on and eat some tart while you read the book.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett Recipe by Chef Kasae Fraser

The Help by Kathryn Stockett Recipe by Chef Kasae Fraser

Lee Majhen-Todd

The Help by Kathryn Stockett Recipe by Chef Kasae Fraser

Foodie Book Club January 2024 read is The Help by Kathryn Stockett with a Recipe by Chef Kasae Fraser of MasterChef the Professionals fame.

Chef Kasae has gifted a recipe for her Sauce Charcutiére with Pork Chops, a recipe that she loves.

As well as this amazing recipe, find how Kasae started her career, what’s next for her and how it felt to be on MasterChef the Professionals

Find book review for Kathryn Stockett first book, The Help which was made into a successful movie and find out how Kathryns personal history helped with her writing career.

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Recipe by Kayma Vasquez

Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen Recipe by Kayma Vasquez

Lee Majhen-Todd

November 2023 Foodie Book Read is Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen with a recipe by MasterChef Australian Kayma Vasquez. With an egg rating of 4 out of 5, this book os well worth reading. Find out what it’s all about, book review and lots about the author Sarah Addison Allen.

Kayma Vasquez, MasterChef Australian MasterChef, has gifted us a recipe of Bolos de Arroz Portuguese rice cakes, a favourite recipe which she loves. Find the full recipe and lots about Kayma and what she’s up to after MasterChef.

A Decadent Way to Die by G. A. McKevett (Sonja Massie) with Recipe by Kate, the Newcastle Foodie

A Decadent Way to Die by G. A. McKevett (Sonja Massie) with Recipe by Kate, the Newcastle Foodie

Lee Majhen-Todd

Foodie Book Club October read is A Decadent Way To Die by G. S. McKevett with a recipe for smooth and creamy Burnt Basque Cheesecake from Kate who is Newcastle Foodie and Become Social Ltd.

With a review of 3 1/2 eggs, this book is worth a read, after all, who can resist a crime solving, feisty Southern private detective who loves her grandmother. With lots of cooking references as the plot develops, our detective Savannah Reid, gets to delves into the mystery of who is trying to kill the person who made the Helene doll.

Kate from Newcastle Foodie and Become Social Ltd, has gifted us one of her loved recipes, and what a recipe it is too. Soft and creamy with a berries to give it a tart contrast, find the full recipe on my pages.

Ghosts by Dolly Alderton Recipe by Gabriella Margiotta

Ghosts by Dolly Alderton Recipe by Gabriella Margiotta

Lee Majhen-Todd

May read for Foodie Book Club is Ghosts by Dolly Alderton with a recipe for fig cake by MasterChef Professional competitor Gabriella Margiotta.

interviews with Gabriella Margoitta and an interview with Dolly Alderton (taken from other sources), tell lots of inside stuff about the people, books and the chef who has gifted us the recipe for May.

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