Reading and Eating
I read a great book last week, and had a cooking extravaganza while my son was home! Let’s start with the book. Alex Pavesi’s The Eighth Detective is “a love letter to classic detective stories with a modern twist, where nothing is as it seems, and proof that the best mysteries break all the rules.” An editor meets with an author to discuss his book, a collection of seven short mysteries. As they read through and discuss each one, the editor notices strange inconsistencies, and begins to suspect that there’s a real-life mystery behind it all. I really enjoyed this, even though I was pretty sure I knew what the big “twist” was… and then guess what- I was WRONG. The story took an unexpected turn at the end, which made it extra fun. On to the eats. I revisited some old favorites that my son hadn’t tried yet- the Buffalo Mac and Cheese from Nora Cooks (that was a huge hit), Gochujang Bowls with tofu- also a hit- and The Best Vegan Cheesecake, again from Nora. For Easter brunch, I made a Just Egg quiche based on a recipe from… you guessed it… Nora! I’m starting to wonder what we would do without her- would we starve? I left out the mushrooms (ew) and used broccoli instead. We decided a green dinner would be very spring-like, so my son made pasta with pesto, and I made roasted asparagus, a salad and garlic bread. Now the holiday is over, my son is back in school, the leftovers have been eaten, and it seems that I still have to cook. Can’t someone else take over for a while? I seriously can’t think of any more dinners for this week. SIGH! Did you make a special dinner for Easter? What are you reading now?