23 - A Book With a Recipe In It

[Roberta]

Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson is a collection of 12 stories, each followed by a recipe. There is also an introductory bit about the origins of Christmas customs.

[K.L.]

Alex wrote: "I feel like A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking should have at least one recipe in it?? Either way I'm planning to read it so I guess I'll find out, haha."

This was one of my favorite reads from this year. I highly recommend it!

[Word Worthy]

I guess it kind of depends on how much of the recipe is needed to qualify.
I feel that Honeybee by Craig Silvey would meet this prompt (as well as a few others). there's often talk of food and details descriptions of ingredients and even narrative sourounding the booking/baking process. That said, you'd not be able to recreate what they're making based on what's in the book.

[Brandon]

I just read A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking for my book club. It's a decent enough story, but it has absolutely zero recipes in it.

[Ketutar]

Jennifer W wrote: "I'm currently reading The Lost Apothecary which has recipes in the back for poisons (also real food, if you're not in need of poison!)."
It just says recipe. Doesn't matter if it's a recipe for food, poison, cosmetics, cleaning supplies, or disaster. ;-)

[Eira]

Jane wrote: "Can't have this prompt without at least mentioning Like Water for Chocolate, though I've already read it for a challenge a few years ago!"

This can also work for A book by a Latinx author, so if you want to hit two birds with one stone this is an excelent option!

[Melinda]

Evelynn wrote: "Can anyone who has read Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain confirm if there are any recipes in it?"

Thumbed through my copy and don't see any recipes. Unless they are just embedded in the text, there aren't any in a traditional format.

[Dana]

Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well by Meik Wiking

[Kristen]

Most cozy mysteries have recipes at the end

[Nadine in NY]

Brandon wrote: "I just read A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking for my book club. It's a decent enough story, but it has absolutely zero recipes in it."


Awww that's disappointing.

[Kelly]

The Kitchen Front is the story of a WWII British cooking contest and the book is full of recipes

[Amanda]

The Marriage Test by Betina Krahn. Has recipes in the story as well as some in the back.

It is listed 3rd in the series but can be read as a stand alone. I remember hearing it years back and finding it fascinating cause it focused on recipes from medieval times.

[El]

Tomatoes for Neela by Padma Lakshmi and Juana Martinez-Neal is a picture book which has recipes for tomato sauce and tomato chutney.

[JoDee]

A Dream of a Woman

Recipe for perogy within the text.

[Harmke]

I'm reading My Fathers' Ghost Is Climbing in the Rain and there's a recipe in it! You can also use this one for a Latinx author; Patricio Pron is from Argentina.

[Lauren]

The Henna Artist has several recipes at the end. Excellent novel! I highly recommend.

[Kira]

I read Feeding the Soul (Because It's My Business): Finding Our Way to Joy, Love, and Freedom Book by Tabitha Brown

I must admit that I read the entire book in her voice.

This is one that could probably be read on one seating.

[Dedra ~ A Book Wanderer]

I just finished reading This Time Next Year by Sophie Cousens and was happy to find a few recipes in the back of the book. I was reading it for the 'set during a party' prompt since much of the book revolves around New Years, but it could fit in several prompts: favorite season (winter); quote with a favorite author on the cover (Mhairi McFarlane); constellation on the cover (might be a stretch but there are stars in patterns); two POVs; and sister city (London)

[Kristina]

Hey! Not sure if anyone’s already mentioned this but if any of you have ‘Small Pleasures’ in your TBR list, there’s a recipe in there.
It also has little tips and tricks on what to do with certain ingredients or how to clean this or that.
Really enjoyed it and recommend 100%, regardless of the prompt!

[El]

Children's Picture Books With Recipes Listopia

[Carly]

If anyone is from the best state in the US, Being Texan: Essays, Recipes, and Advice for the Lone Star Way of Life is a great, fun read with several recipes. I switched back and forth between the audio and kindle version and really enjoyed it.

[Tania]

In This Mountain by Jan Karon has a few recipes - they aren't listed the way recipes would normally appear, they are just in the text of the book, but one of the characters likes to share recipes as a part of his conversations.

[Tania]

A book I read last year that had a recipe at the end of each chapter was Red Sparrow by Jason Matthews. Why there were recipes felt a little random, but I thought the book was great.

[Diana]

The Books-A-Million exclusive version of Kingdom of the Cursed has the author's family cannoli recipe in the back of it.

[Heather L]

Have read two cozy mysteries back-to-back that contain recipes, both first in series books:

* On What Grounds by Cleo Coyle
* Kernel of Truth by Kristi Abbott

[Jaimi]

I accidentally filled this prompt with To All the Boys I've Loved Before -- at least the edition I read had some cookie recipes in the back. (I may even try baking a couple of them.)

[Siobhan]

Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life has a few recipes in it (literally 3, but still counts).

[Jamie]

Aya by Marguerite Abouet has some recipes at the end.

[Milena]

I am reading Murder with Fried Chicken and Waffles. It's a cozy mystery with 2 recipes so far.

[Jessica]

I read “Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder” by Joanna Fluke

[Marlis]

Does anyone know if Miss Eliza's English Kitchen has recipes in it?

[Beth]

I'm reading Halloween Party Murder by Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis and Barbara Ross. It's a collection of three stories. There are a few recipes.

[Skumaskot]

Does The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien count? There are continuous references to food and cooking, and in one part trolls are discussing the best way to cook dwarves and exchanging "recipes". Could be useful if you ever wanted to cook a dwarf...

[Megan]

Book of Enchantments is a collection of short stories by Patricia C. Wrede, and it contains the recipe for Quick After Battle Triple Chocolate Cake, as I recall. My favorite instruction recommends mixing the batter in someone else's helmet.

[Heather L]

I seem to be reading a lot of books lately that fit this topic, and a couple were unexpected recipes.

* Letters to Juliet: Celebrating Shakespeare's Greatest Heroine, the Magical City of Verona, and the Power of Love (Nonfiction)

* Murder, She Knit by Peggy Ehrhart (first in series)

* Buffalo West Wing by Julie Hyzy (fourth in series)

[Kim]

Denise Cameron wrote: "Cinnamon and Gunpowder sounds good."

That sounds great, Denise! And it's got a knitting giant in it? I've GOT to read it now!

[Brittany]

I picked Samantha Irby’s Wow, No Thank You! She has a recipe for “fancy” hamburger helper in one chapter. I listened to the book and am not a cook, but it was pretty clear how to make it! Also, it was a total surprise to me.

Also Nora Ephron’s Heartburn has a recipe (can’t remember for what but I used it for a challenge in 2020).

The other book that came to mind (embarrassingly) is “It’s Called a Breakup Because It’s Broken”.” I think it had a few, but it has an easy and good soufflé recipe (I just looked it up on Google - it’s called the “Really Great” Egg Soufflé). I read this probably 15 years ago, and haven’t made the soufflé in a long time, but it was a go-to and came to mind.

[Leona]

Carly wrote: "If anyone is from the best state in the US, Being Texan: Essays, Recipes, and Advice for the Lone Star Way of Life is a great, fun read with several recipes. I switched back and for..."

I was raised in West Texas, Monahans, and still love anything about Texas. Finished Texas Born by Diana Palmer. I bought the book because it had Texas in the title, and it was by Diana Palmer

[poshpenny]

Black Cowboys of the Old West: True, Sensational, and Little-Known Stories from History has Jim Perry's stew recipe

[Célia]

Winterwood - Walkers' Potion Recipes

[Christina]

Sci-fi psychological thriller We Have Always Been Here turns out to have a recipe in it!

[Rachel]

Any chance Five Quarters of the Orange has any recipes in it?

[poshpenny]

The Spare Man will begin each chapter with a cocktail recipe

[Erica]

This An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed has a couple at the end.

[Melissa]

Lauren wrote: "The Henna Artist has several recipes at the end. Excellent novel! I highly recommend."

Perfect, this has been on my list for a while!

[JessicaMHR]

Just finished Crab: 50 Recipes with the Fresh Taste of the Sea from the Pacific, Atlantic, & Gulf Coasts for a different reason and realized it fits here.

[Claire]

I just finished Wahala by Nikki May - the 3 main characters are all Nigerian / English. Several Nigerian recipes feature in the story and the full recipes are given in the back.

[Milena]

I listened to Stanley Tucci's book Taste: My Life through Food and there were recipes for both food and cocktails.

[Brandy]

I read Delicious and Suspicious which was cute but not the best cozy I have read lately. It's set where I live though, which was cool!

[Dea]

The Sweet Potato Queens' Book of Love by Jill Conner Browne has at least two recipes in it, including "Chocolate Stuff."

Side note: I need to make some chocolate stuff. I'm craving it. It's very easy to adapt to gluten free, if you use an all-purpose gluten free flour blend.