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New Dinner Ideas to Explore
New Dinner Ideas to Explore
Looking for new recipes to liven up your dinner table? We’ve got five you should give a try!Figuring out what to make for dinner can be the hardest decision of the day sometimes. So, to help make the daily shuffle a little easier, we’re exploring a few new dinner ideas to add in to your weekly rotation. Italian Chicken Gnocchi SoupAs we begin the slow transition from winter to spring, there’s nothing better for dinner than a hearty bowl of soup. This recipe from Tieghan Gerard at Halfbaked Harve
Valentine’s Day Recipes for Every Meal
Valentine’s Day Recipes for Every Meal
From breakfast to dessert, we’ve got your Valentine’s Day menu covered!Whether you’re celebrating with your significant other, your family or your friends, Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to celebrate the ones you love! And, here at The Bookery, food is the centerpiece of most of our celebrations. So, as you prep for the big day, we’ve gathered a few recipes you have to try to make your day extra special.BreakfastLooking for a breakfast spread you can serve up with love? Whether you’re prepp
Bookery Book Club | The Bookery
Bookery Book Club | The Bookery
The Bookery's reading challenge/book club focused on the novels of Jane Austen.
Podcast | The Bookery
Podcast | The Bookery
Easy Fruit Salad Recipe
Easy Fruit Salad Recipe
Our Favorite Pies
Our Favorite Pies
We’re highlighting a few of our favorite pie recipes Pies are definitely worth celebrating, so today, we’re highlighting a few of our favorite pie recipes. So, if you’re looking for a new recipe or a tried-and-true favorite, we’ve got a few suggestions for you! Chocolate Chip PieThis pie is like a warm chocolate chip cookie in a crust. What’s not to like? It’s also super simple to make, especially if you use a store-bought pie shell. You simple mix together the ingredients, pour them in the shel
Cookbook Chronicles: Sherried Tomato Soup
Cookbook Chronicles: Sherried Tomato Soup
Cookbook Chronicles is an on-going series at The Bookery. Over the course of the next year, we’re exploring The Pioneer Woman’s (Ree Drummond) latest cookbook, The Essential Recipes, cooking one recipe a month and sharing our thoughts. Ree Drummond released her latest cookbook late last year, so it seemed like a no-brainer for our 2026 Cookbook Chronicles pick. In The Essential Recipes, Ree goes back to many of the tried-and-true recipes she’s shared over the years, offering updated, perfected v
Five Ways to Refresh Your Home This Winter
Five Ways to Refresh Your Home This Winter
Don’t add a million projects to your list this winter! Instead, focus on small, simple steps you can take to refresh your home and your heart.New year, fresh start. The idea of a new beginning is synonymous with a new year, but The Bookery’s Winter 2025 theme, refresh, is less about improving ourselves and more about remembering what’s most important.Every time a new year rolls around, I get the urge to straighten and freshen my house and find new systems that help me keep my home clean and invi
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Exploring Hope in Scripture
Exploring Hope in Scripture
Hope in Scripture is based in God’s character rather than our circumstancesMore often than I’d like to admit, I discover that I’ve put my hope in something can’t sustain it. A few years ago, I was looking for a new job, and, during my search, a job that seemed tailor-made for me popped to the top of my LinkedIn search. I was excited and quickly pulled together a customized cover letter and resume that highlighted my most pertinent experience and applied. In a couple of weeks time, I’d moved alon
Remembering God’s Goodness
Remembering God’s Goodness
Practical tips to help you remember God’s goodness, notice his provision and celebrate the blessings he’s bestowed on youYears ago, in a season of sadness, I was reading Psalm 42. It’s a great psalm to turn to in seasons of sorrow or depression, as the psalmist asks again and again, “Oh soul, why are you downcast.” But in the midst of that season, I read Psalm 42:6: “I am deeply depressed; therefore I remember you from the land of Jordan and the peaks of Hermon, from Mount Mizar.” In other words
He Restores My Soul: Finding Rest in Psalm 23
He Restores My Soul: Finding Rest in Psalm 23
Refreshing Your Heart
Refreshing Your Heart
5 Reasons to Memorize Scripture
5 Reasons to Memorize Scripture
What’s the point of memorizing Scripture? We have a few reasons we think it’s beneficial! Let’s be honest here: I’m really, really bad at memorizing Scripture. I used to push it off a little, saying things like, “Oh, I’m just not good at that” or “My memory is terrible.” But as I’ve gotten older, I’ve recognized those statements for what they are: excuses. Memorizing Scripture may not come to me naturally, so it’s something I have to work to accomplish. And truth be told, the older I get, having
Baking
Sunday Slow Bake: Charlie Bird Farro Salad
Sunday Slow Bake: Charlie Bird Farro Salad
Lessons learned while making Ina Garten’s recipe for this hearty salad featuring arugula and farro A few months ago, I discovered Ina Garten had a podcast. As I looked over the episodes, I chose one that featured Ann Patchett, a novelist who owns the most perfect local bookstore here in Nashville, Parnassus Books. Ina made a cherry clafoutis (a French dessert I had to look up) and then they made a grain salad featuring farro, and—as weird as this sounds—I couldn’t stop thinking about it. So, I m
Recipe: Gooey Butter Cake
Recipe: Gooey Butter Cake
I'm originally from Missouri, and we're very proud of our delicacies. Toasted ravioli? You're welcome. The waffle cone? Yep, that was us too. Gooey butter cake? Thank you, St. Louis. Now, Southern cooks are going to look at this recipe and say, "Those are chess squares." And, well, they kind of are. Some bakers say Gooey Butter Cake uses more butter; others say the original recipe didn't include cream cheese. But instead of dwelling on the details, let's unite on one front: this dessert is delic
Preserving Family History through Recipes
Preserving Family History through Recipes
Back-to-School Dinner Ideas
Back-to-School Dinner Ideas
5 simple ideas for easy, quick home cooked meals as you and your family transition to school-year schedulesIt’s back-to-school season, which means new routines, car pick-up lines and even busier schedules. So how do you manage quick, easy, nutritional dinners without resorting to drive-thrus and fast food? Well, we’ve got a few ideas! From prep-ahead-and-bake-later dishes to crock pot recipes and air fryer ideas, here are some recipes to make the transition a little easier. Baked Ravioli Cassero
Books
Book Review: The Correspondent
Book Review: The Correspondent
A 2025 bestseller that’s worth the hypeAt the end of 2025, Virginia Evans’ debut novel, The Correspondent, seemed to be everywhere. I saw it at the bookstore while Christmas shopping and found it listed among must-reads and best-seller lists as I started planning my 2026 reading list. So, in preparation for my four-hour drive to visit family at Christmas, I cashed in an Audible credit on the audiobook version. It was one of my better life decisions. The Correspondent isn’t like most novels you p
5 Classics You Should Give a Second Chance
5 Classics You Should Give a Second Chance
Little-Known Books by Well-Known Authors
Little-Known Books by Well-Known Authors
Take a Chance: Explore books outside your usual genre!
Take a Chance: Explore books outside your usual genre!
The Bookery Book Club Reads Rebecca
The Bookery Book Club Reads Rebecca
Remember Reading List
Remember Reading List
Creating a Reading Nook
Creating a Reading Nook
Behind the Story: The Life Impossible
Behind the Story: The Life Impossible
Revisiting the Classics
Revisiting the Classics
5 Types of Books to Savor
5 Types of Books to Savor
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Editor’s Note: Remember
Editor’s Note: Remember
The Bookery’s final seasonal theme of 2025 is “Remember,” a call to active remembrance that shapes our daily lives.My brother and one of my good friends from high school seem to have photographic memories of our shared past — but mine are a little more hazy. Truth be told, I sometimes worry a little about my memory. I don’t remember stats (obscure or otherwise) for my favorite baseball team. Last year, I reread an entire book and was three-fourths of the way through before I realized I’d read it
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Refreshing Your Pantry
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