I never appreciated a good beer until I was in my mid-twenties. I remember watching The Shawshank Redemption when Andy Dufresne trades tax advice for a few "bottles of suds" and thinking, what a waste of a cold drink. My first true revelation came with the pairing of fried chicken to ...
Ross Geller’s Moist Maker Sandwich from Friends
Sometimes I feel limited, keeping my fictional creations strictly literary. Then I remembered that I can do whatever I want, so behold! Film & television inspiration is now admissible on Eating Books. With all of these Thanksgiving leftovers, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to craft the ...
Sweet Potato & Apple Galette Inspired by The Hobbit
Guest post by Ruth Emmie Lang, author of Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance “[Bilbo] had a horrible thought that the cakes might run short, and then he—as the host…might have to go without.” —J.R.R. Tolkien If there’s one thing I know from twenty years of Tolkien nerdom, ...
Tomato Soup Inspired by Wild
Guest post by Ruth Emmie Lang, author of Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance "I ate with my spoon in one hand and a book in the other." —Cheryl Strayed Okay, I’ll be the first to admit that Cheryl Strayed’s Wild is a strange choice for a literary food post, mostly because Cheryl ...
Hocking Hills Comfort Food Cruise (Ohio’s Scenic Food Tour Guide)
For someone who's lived in Ohio for most of her life and didn't go to Hocking Hills until this year, I sure do like going to Hocking Hills. I ventured back again for a bloggers' retreat to experience Hocking Hills Comfort Food Cruise, a weekend excursion where an $18 ticket—$5 of which ...
The Ohio State Reformatory (The Shawshank Redemption Filming Locations in Mansfield, Ohio)
"I have to remind myself that some birds aren't meant to be caged. Their feathers are just too bright. And when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice. But still, the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone." —Stephen ...
Checking In: Cabins by the Caves in Hocking HIlls, Ohio
After hiking in Hocking Hills State Park, my boyfriend and I planned to spend Halloween in a secluded cabin in the woods watching scary movies (but not Evil Dead or Blair Witch or Friday the 13th or Cabin in the Woods or...you get it.) Cabins by the Caves were ...