Alison's Wonderland Recipes

Mrs. Brill's Savory Scones: Bacon Cheddar Chive Scones - Alison's Wonderland Recipes These savory scones inspired by MARY POPPINS are packed with Cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and fresh chives.

For those who missed it, my blog post yesterday has details about changes to my blogging schedule in the upcoming year. You can find all the details here:

These savory scones inspired by MARY POPPINS are packed with Cheddar cheese, bacon bits, and fresh chives. https://wp.me/p4LX85-jRT 🍽️📚

Say hello to Maple Walnut Apple Pie. Her fancy crust is really easy to make (I used cookie stamps), and she tastes like autumn incarnate. You can find the recipe in my cookbook, A LITERARY HOLIDAY COOKBOOK: amzn.to/2zQlICe #AffiliateLink 🍽️

King Arthur’s mother
Had a significant Uther

My painting BICYCLE SHADOW.

This is a rare self portrait. I love to bike through all the seasons.

A roasted turkey on a white plate stuffed with orange slices, rosemary, and fresh cranberries. More oranges, rosemary, and cranberries are scattered around it on a black and white toile tablecloth.

The cover of the Literary Holiday Cookbook. The title is on a red background with a scalloped border surrounded by watercolors of pine branches, pine cones, and white frosted gingerbread cookies.

Want an easy, stress-free way to prep and cook your Thanksgiving turkey? Brown Sugar Glazed Turkey to the rescue! I keep things simple with a dry brine, aromatics, and brown sugar apple cider glaze. You can find the recipe in A LITERARY HOLIDAY COOKBOOK. amzn.to/2zQlICe #AffiliateLink 🍽️📚

This Aromatic Apricot Jam inspired by TALES OF THE SHIRE is packed with rich, sweet apricots. The perfect complement to some scones and tea! https://wp.me/p4LX85-k20 🍽️📚

A white mug designed to look like a skeleton Lego head with steam rising from the top.

New mug, who dis? Caught some wicked steam rising from my tea this morning. Who else is ready for Halloween? 💀🎃🦇👻

Hi, folks! I'll be discontinuing these three teas from my Adagio Teas custom blends at the end of October. You can find more details on my blog: https://wp.me/p4LX85-k3m

EMILY DICKINSON, JEDI KNIGHT

Not so clumsy, nor so random -
As a blaster - in its rage

More elegant - the weapon
More civilized - the age

I just bought this! Can't wait to start playing.

This recipe for Mrs. Cotton's Autumn Tart inspired by TALES OF THE SHIRE features delicate crust, pastry cream, blackberry jam, and fresh fruit. 🍽️📚 https://wp.me/p4LX85-k1m

My kids *listening to show tunes in the car*: Alfalfa is singing Dividing Gravity!

caught my vampire neighbor creeping through my front door. he claims my saying “for sure dude, we should definitely hang out sometime” the other night counts as an invitation, but I disagree. we’re on hold with the etiquette hotline

Everyone Else: I doodle on my homework.
Tolkien: Cute. I doodle on my own students' tests. *puts on sunglasses* And I go outside the margin.

Nosferatu be or Nosferatu not to be

This recipe for Gaffer Gamgee's Root Soup inspired by TALES OF THE SHIRE is packed with a medley of root vegetables. Including taters, of course! 🍽️📚 https://wp.me/p4LX85-k0K

Digital illustration of a black cat wrapped up in a quilted blanket with the text: my ultimate form

🍂 Behold!!! My ultimate form

A colour illustration of a sword where the blade and part of the hilt is a 4 part red leaf with the handle a lot lantern. Scrollwork intertwined the hilt.

#Swordtember day 29 - Autumn 🍂

Hey October not to be dramatic but if you’re not everything I’ve always wanted October to be this year that’s probably gonna be it for me

Looks like bread's back on the menu, boys.

This is so perfect!

Happy #HobbitDay! This year we've been beginning each school day with a readaloud from THE HOBBIT. The kids love it!

As we read, they're coloring along with this poster by Ruby Reads Books (not sponsored, I just think it's great).

How are you observing Hobbit Day this year? 📚

Tomorrow is Hobbit Day. So eat something that would make Bilbo and the Shire proud, even if it's just* potatoes.

In TALES OF THE SHIRE, the hobbits must come up with a village dish, something that sums up the "flavours and heart" of the village of Bywater. The Bywater Dish is a pot pie packed with creamy broth, fresh fish, mushrooms, and of course . . . taters! 📚🍽️ https://wp.me/p4LX85-k0A

Single-panel comic drawn in brown pencil. Godzilla and King Kong sit facing each other on mounds of rocks, taking tea, with an elegant tea set on the ground between them. Kong: 'What is all this agitation? Are the summer gloves come in?' Godzilla, waving an unfolded letter with a ribbon and sealing wax: 'Why, an invitation, to be sure! To Mothra's garden party!' Kong: *Gasp!*

A bit of silliness from 2021.

Kong's first line is taken directly from the 2007 BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's Cranford.

Happy birthday, Pope Leo! Best excuse ever to get pizza for lunch.

This Raised Cheese Bread inspired by #TalesOfTheShire is soft and fluffy . . . and packed full of Cheddar, onion, and chives! https://wp.me/p4LX85-jZt 🍽️🎮

It's the Raven Boys on Halloween!