Scrumptions Recipes and Fabled History from Toll House to Cookie Cake Pie by Carolyn Wyman | review by Casey Matthews When I found out that the August issue of BayouLife Magazine was going to be a “food” issue, I knew exactly which of my favorite foods I wanted to write about: the chocolate chip cook...
by Nelson George (William Morrow) | review by Casey Matthews So, there I was in the bookstore, buying a gift for someone when my eyes were magically drawn to one particular book. On the cover were two people, paused mid-dance, wearing matching yellow tops and high-waisted bell-bottom jeans. As if pul...
Four Masterpieces to Becoming a Well-Rounded Reader article by Michael DeVault Sitting at a dinner party, you hear two friends discussing characters and events that sound familiar, and you start to play closer attention. They’re talking about a book, a classic that maybe you were supposed to ha...
