Reading and Eating
Let’s have some book talk! A couple weeks ago I took this short quiz to see what book I should read next. Here’s the book I got: I think part of the reason I got this one is, one of the questions was something like “Are you ready for spring to come, or do you want to hold onto winter a little longer?” Well, since I live in Florida and winter is our most beautiful time of year, I gave the winter answer. I’m not sure I’m up for a book that takes place during the Christmas holidays right now, but I did put it on my November-December TBR, along with Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret. I”ll have lots of books to read during the Christmas season! I finished my Agatha Christie… … and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I knew it wasn’t going to be a great literary adventure, or impart any deep truths, but as I crawled into bed, knowing I would finish it that night and find out who murdered the rich father, I reflected that some books are just pure FUN. On that note, my husband got me a book for my birthday! I probably wouldn’t have chosen this for myself. I like mysteries, but not necessarily thrillers (sometimes thrillers make me too anxious). But so far it’s been another fun book to read. It’s easy to get into and the storyline is compelling. It’s no Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, but then, few books are. Sigh. Eating! I finally made pancakes that didn’t suck. To be clear, all my pancake failures are my own fault. I’m always trying to use weird flours, or make them healthier by adding flaxseeds or something else unusual. But, I found this recipe for protein pancakes from Chocolate Covered Katie. I used gluten-free all purpose flour for the flour, and a vanilla protein powder. Last time I posted a photo of my pancakes, complaining that they were all dry and lumpy, someone- and I’m sorry but I can’t remember who!- said it looked like there wasn’t enough liquid. I took this to heart, and when I made this batter it looked way too thick so I added more liquid. It definitely made a big difference. In other news, last time I was at Trader Joe’s I got this: If you have a jar of enchilada sauce, a pan of enchiladas is just a small step away (it’s the extra step of making the sauce that puts me over the edge). I used this recipe, because it has beans and tempeh in the filling, and my daughter is all about protein right now. But it seemed a little vegetable-light, so I added some cauliflower as well. I forgot to take a photo on the first night, and when we reheated them for leftovers they looked kind of charred and unappetizing, so I’ll leave it to your imagination. They looked like enchiladas, and tasted delicious. What are you reading now? Have you tried this enchilada sauce? – It was spicy and delicious! Top photo by Gil Ndjouwou on Unsplash