 Welcome to my Kitchen and my Bookshelf! I am so excited to start this new journey of pairing wonderful reads with delicious recipes. In this space, I will be sharing with you some fun (and sometimes fancy) recipes and books that I think go hand in hand. I will sprinkle in some adult reading material at times, but my expertise lies in the field of picture books.
DID YOU KNOW that there are many diverse picture books out there with recipes INCLUDED? Well, stick with me! I will also share those books with you! (and try out the recipe so you can see how it turns out ;-)) I am have set up my Bookshop.org page so that when I recommend a book, you will have the option to click on the link and purchase a copy for yourself. Yes, I will hopefully receive a tiny commission from this affiliation. A girl has to start somewhere in earning an income after retirement!! Please sign up for the newsletter (form in the sidebar/or at the very bottom of this newsletter) so that you can receive the newsletter BlossomBagelBookBites straight to your email. My intentions are to send the newsletter on Wednesday so you can plan to try the recipe over the weekend. As a school librarian, I will be very careful to only provide access to recipes that are publicly available or I have created myself. So...if I make a recipe from a cookbook or children's book, I will not be able to give you the exact information....but hey! You can buy the book from Bookshop.org! I also would like to be completely upfront with this. I am just starting out, I can't even seem to get the comments working, and I may make some mistakes along the way. I may even switch platforms to Substack at some point. I NEED YOUR HELP! You can help by adding your email to subscribe to the newsletter AND when I send out a feedback survey, I really do want to hear from you! (AND, if you live in MD...shameless plug,...you could order some bagels) More about me? I'm glad you asked! I am a collector of recipes, cookbooks, picture books, fiction/nonfiction, spices, and art supplies. I have just retired from teaching as an elementary school librarian. I have two wonderful daughters, and a wonderful husband who has given me unconditional support for this venture. Prior to teaching, I worked in the hospitality industry...hotels, hotel management, meeting planning, and running a B&B. I have a degree in art and a graduate degree in Library Science. My heart has always been in cooking, creating art, and reading. Ta Da! Stick with me, kiddos! We are going to have fun sampling food and books together! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! |