Welcome to the Reader’s Table
Fiction often simmers with sensory details—flavors, aromas, and meals that linger long after the last page. This is a collection of recipes inspired by books I’ve read—some imagined from scenes, others borrowed from beloved characters or settings, and many created or adapted as I cooked alongside my reading. Each dish brings a story to life, one bite at a time.
Ingredients : 2 teaspoons bees wax1 teaspoon cocoa butter2 tablespoons coconut oil10-15 drops of essential oil of choice (optional) Mix all of the ingredients (except for the essential oil if your are using any) into a mason jar, then put…
If you wish to prepare an afternoon cream tea fit for a queen, get ready to test the easiest scones recipe out there. All you’ll need is some clotted cream (or mascarpone if you can’t find any), strawberry jam, and…
Ingredients : 2 red apples2 eggs100gr sour cream150gr brown sugar150gr almond powder1 puff pastry Peel and cut your apples into quarters.Line your pie mold with the pastry, then go in circles and lay the apples on top.On the side, mix…
Ingredients : 2 medium eggplants3 cloves of garlic150gr lightly toasted walnutssalt & pepperextravirgin olive oil I start by “stabbing” my eggplants with a sharp knife all aroung, so that they cook evenly in the oven. For the garlic cloves, I…
Ingredients : 400ml double cream2 tsp matcha powder50gr sugar3 gelatin sheets Start off by soaking your gelatin sheets in cold water.Mix your matcha powder with some hot water until a creamy paste forms. This will allow you to blend it…
Ingredients : 1 granny smith apple1 orange1 lemon500ml red wine500ml lemon lime sodaice Cut up your fruit into cubes and add them to a pitcher with ice. Fill up half way through with red wine, then add in the soda…
For this particular pie, I used ready made pastry, so I will give you the recipe of my lemon curd that you could also serve in small classes topped with some raspberries and whipped cream. Ingredients : 150ml lemon juicezest…
Ingredients : 3 limesice750ml water100ml condensed sweetened milk This is a lemonade like no other. I never would have imagined that limes and milk could make such a delicious drink.Cut your limes into cubes, and add them to your blender…
These Poor Man’s Potatoes from Andalucia will bring you instant joy ! In just over 20 minutes. Ingredients : 3 potatoes, peeled and sliced not too thin1 onion, sliced1 red pepper, sliced1 green pepper, sliced1 clove of garlicchopped parsleysalt and…
Ingredients : 250ml milk250ml water1 tsp black tea (Assam or English Breakfast)1/3 tsp cardamom seeds (not pods)1/2 tsp powder ginger1 cinnamon stick3 grains of black pepper2 whole clovesSugar Heat up the water, milk, sugar (if you wish) and spices.Let them…
