A Well-Read Tart

A Food and Book Lover’s Blog

Orange Rosemary Shortbread Cookies (Recipe Inspired by THE LOST APOTHECARY)

Tartlets, you have no idea what I went through to bring you today’s Orange Rosemary Shortbread Cookies. For reals. If you only knew how many trial batches of cookies were tossed in the bin…. *sigh* As soon as I finished reading The Lost Apothecary, I knew what my book-inspired recipe would be. Author Sarah Penner included a recipe for Rosemary Butter Biscuit Cookies at the end of the book, and since apothecary Nella knows everything about...

Millionaire Shortbread (Recipe Inspired by THE FLATSHARE)

I can’t think of a better way to tell someone you love them this Valentine’s Day than with Millionaire Shortbread. Because, let me tell you – love is the only force powerful enough to get you through this recipe! Am I talking you out of this yet? Please keep reading. I promise the payoff is good.   Why is Millionaire Shortbread the book-inspired recipe for The Flatshare? Millionaire Shortbread is the book-inspired recipe for The...

Pecan Snowball Cookies (Recipe Inspired by ONE DAY IN DECEMBER)

I'm so excited to be making Pecan Snowball Cookies as my book-inspired recipe for One Day in December. I mean, you can't get a better culinary concoction for a wintry romance than a snowball, right??   Why are Pecan Snowball Cookies the book-inspired recipe for One Day in December? When Laurie sees love interest Jack through a bus window on a wintry day in London, the frigid air is swirling with snowflakes. It's magical, it's...