Literary Recipes

Jane Austen Apple Puffs

A Historical Recipe for Apple Puffs from a Family Friend of Jane Austen, made with apples, marmalade and orange blossom water in puff pastry.

A recipe for chocolate Zodiac Cake from a little-known cookbook written by P.L. Travers – Mary Poppins in the Kitchen: A Cookbook with a Story.

While in Havana, Cuba Ernest Hemingway was a regular at El Floridita bar. Learn how to make one of his favorite daiquiris, The Hemingway Special.

Prohibition, bootlegging, and “The Great Gatsby.” Learn about the 1920’s and try a vintage cocktail recipe from the flapper period.

Easy southern fried green tomatoes from Fannie Flagg’s Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook with zesty dipping sauce.

Traditional Raspberry Cordial from the Anne of Green Gables book series by L.M. Montgomery.

Learn a traditional Southern recipe from the Oscar nominated movie The Help – Cucumber Rye Tea Sandwiches.

A delicious old-fashioned recipe for Molasses Cookies with coconut and oatmeal from Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the Little House book series.

Learn to make Emily Dickinson’s recipe for Coconut Cake from an antique recipe in Emily’s handwriting.