A Well-Read Tart

A Food and Book Lover’s Blog

Soupe au Pistou (Recipe Inspired by THE MEMORY OF LAVENDER AND SAGE)

I’m clearly in my Soup Era. Soupe au Pistou is my third soup recipe on the blog this year! Je ne regrette nien.    Why is Soupe au Pistou the book-inspired recipe for The Memory of Lavender and Sage? There are many, many wonderful-sounding recipes in The Memory of Lavender and Sage. As my British friend often says, I was spoiled for choice. And, of course, I thought I had wanted to make something with lavender or sage. Or both! But when...

THE PERFECT NANNY Book Review

The Perfect Nanny would not exist if Myriam and Paul Massé had just bought themselves some nanny cams from the French Home Depot. I'm serious, though I didn't have this realization until I was more than halfway done with the book. I So much trauma could have been prevented in this psychological thriller if these parents had been a little more invested in their children’s safety, But, that's part of the problem in The Perfect Nanny, The...