“Reading and Refreshments” is a monthly event dedicated to encouraging families to read out loud together. Each month, we choose one of the books that we have read out loud to the family and spotlight it on this feature, along with a recipe for a treat inspired by the story. Through this, we hope to lead other families to embrace the wonderful tradition of reading out loud. You can read more about the start of “Reading and Refreshments” here.
The complete archive of “Reading and Refreshments” is listed below. If you are inspired to recreate one of the “Reading and Refreshments” with your own family, we would love to hear about it! Tell us how your family enjoyed the book and whether or not you made the treat to go with it. If you can, send us a photograph as well. You can contact us at thesiblingwritery@hotmail.com.
The “Reading and Refreshments” Archive:
Psmith in the City by P. G. Wodehouse Recipe featured: Ginger Nut Biscuits A Bear Called Paddington by Michael Bond Recipe featured: Marmalade “Paddington” Buns Down to the Bonny Glen by Melissa Wiley Recipe featured: Currant Cakes A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Recipe featured: Mince Tarts My Home Grows by Alexandra McDermott Recipe featured: Ping’s Almond Cookies An Old-Fashioned Girl by Louisa May Alcott Recipe featured: Molasses-Walnut Candy The Railway Children by E. Nesbit Recipe featured: Breakfast Apple Pie The Willoughby Captains by Talbot Baines Reed Recipe featured: English Plum Cake Bernadette: Princess Under Protest by Cate McDermott Recipe featured: Colin’s Almond-Spelt Pancakes The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C. S. Lewis Recipe featured: Strawberry-Honey Ice Cream (no machine required!) The Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene Recipe featured: 1929 Chocolate Brownie Cake (an eggless recipe)Paddington Goes to Town by Michael Bond
Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott
Recipe featured: Walnut-Gingerbread Muffins
The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
Recipe featured: Scottish Girdle Scones
Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers
Recipe featured: Cream-Filled Brandy Snaps
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