Welcome to the What Did You Read This Month? Book Review Link-y, a monthly sharing link-up for books! Books of all kinds, romance, suspense, DIY, and my personal favorite, cookbooks! Personally I couldn't be happier that books are once again, back in fashion!
And a great way to keep them front and center is to share a review of what you have read, if and how you enjoyed it, and if you would recommend that book to a friend! Oh and a story or two of how you came to own or stumbled upon the book would also be fun...because the human connection to a book is just as important! Since books are for everyone, let's all enjoy them, once again!
The What Did You Read This Month? Book Review Link-y will start on the first Wednesday of each month!
Which means it will be a month long opportunity to be a part of the fun. It is hosted by yours truly at Scratch Made Food! & DIY Homemade Household along with Estelle at Homemade On A Weeknight, and Crystal at Sharing Life's Moments! After linking up your own review, do be sure to take a look at some of the other reviews that were shared. Because you just might find your next good read...plus it is a lot of fun to support other readers. Reading, like travel is the one area where you can (and will) spend money, only to be so much richer for doing so!
Why am I happy to be a part of this monthly event?
Let's see, reading has always been important t me. And something I have always enjoyed. First as a child visiting the library each week (hello Little House books!), then as a parent and later a grandparent (Good Night Moon!) and always as a cook in my own kitchen. Cookbooks in particular have played a large part in recipe development and as a means to widen my own somewhat limited food horizons! While I might not get to Spain or Germany on a vacation, through a recipe, I can cook the foods enjoyed there! Books have even helped me, teach myself to knit! Books are often my first resource for most things, such as how fix a leaking pipe, or even plant a garden.
Turns out, books have always been a part of my life's journey!
Welcome to the What Did You Read This Month Book Review Link-up for: September 2026
What am I sharing this month?
The NEW Carry-Out Cuisine by: Phyllis Meras
with: Linda Glick Conway
330 More recipes from America's foremost gourmet food shops!
Copyright 1986 by Phyllis Meras
Unfortunately, at this time I do not have the original book, that led to this second cookbook. But I do have one in my cart after a visit to my favorite on-line bookseller. I have a (very) soft spot for books that showcase regional food. As well as food that has had the job of speaking for the quality of the business, behind the food. And while I may not have been to many of these local shops, I can tell you one thing, the food is superb or they would not be able to stay in business.
This book moves along in the same lane as the Bed and Breakfast Books that were all the craze a few years ago. And yes, I loved those books just as much! Some of the Bed and Breakfast Establishments mentioned I knew about or had actually been to. Others no. But I knew one thing for certain, the food could hold it's own in any conversation...
That same thing is available from this cookbook of recipes from local food shops in your own town whether big or small. As well as the many, many cities across the U.S. And if there is one thing made clear from this collection of recipes, the size of the shop does not dictate how wonderful the food is. And just like all home cooking, it is the love for cooking held in the heart that insures such delicious food!
The NEW Carry-Out Cuisine contains four parts, as follows:
Part 1 Starters and Lunches
Part 2 Entrees and Accompaniments
Part 3 Salads
Part 4 Breads and Desserts
There is also a small write up about the shop the recipe comes from, making this the perfect way to revisit your favorite city, right in your own kitchen.
There are no recipes from this book, on the blog. But times, they just may be a changing!
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