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I’m female, from the United States. I’ve been a DailyLit member since May 06, 2009. My reading interests include Fiction, Travel, and Children.
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Our Towns - Thoughtful essays on towns' personalities and idiosyncracies
A wonderful collection that sketches the characters of various towns across the U.S. and around the world; each is a great vignette of what helped shape a given town, and what makes it worth remembering in 2010.
Bound to make you nostalgic for the towns in your past--as well as curious about how towns will grapple with the demands of the 21st century. Well worth a read.
The Ghost in the Pantry - Questions regarding the recipes
Hi, LadyBright. :) Hope you're enjoying the book! Thanks for pointing out that this recipe was missing a few steps; they have been included below.
Best wishes,
Erin
Polévka Šumavské kyselo
Serves 4
4 cups water
2-3 tbsp. vinegar
small pinch of salt
4 small potatoes
handful of dried mushrooms
caraway
1 tbsp. butter
1 tbsp. flour
½ cup heavy cream
salt
pinch of sugar
4 hard-boiled eggs, sliced
To a small stockpot, add the water, vinegar, salt and bring to a boil.
Add crushed handful of mushrooms, peeled and chopped potatoes, caraway, and simmer until everything is tender.
In a saucepan, over low heat, make a light roux from the butter and flour. Slowly pour in the cream, and add the salt and sugar. Simmer on low just until combined.
Add the cream sauce to the mushroom broth, and whisk together to combine. Ladle the soup into bowls, and top with slices of hard-boiled egg.
Authors in the Kitchen - Boring.
I don't think you need to be interested in each author; it's a great glimpse into food memories across cultures. In many cases, the interviews reveal plenty about the writers' pasts and motivations--and how food nostalgia influences their writing. A keeper, in my book.
The Ghost in the Pantry - Fabulous!
Thanks so much, MamaLisa. :) Glad you're enjoying it!
Question of the Week - Question of the Week #35: Literary Friends
Roald Dahl's Big Friendly Giant certainly proved himself to be a true friend...but Elinor and Marianne (Sense and Sensibility) would also be rewarding friends, I think.
Worst: the entire Reed Family, from Jane Eyre.
Etc. - Question of the Week #16: Favorite Female Writers
Virginia Woolf and Emily Dickinson are two writers I appreciate more, the older I get. From a closer century, Anne Tyler and Lee Smith are at the top of my list!
Etc. - Question of the Week #19: Favorite Poems
I can't commit to one poem, but this is definitely tops in my all-time favorites: "Cargoes," by John Masefield. The language and the rhythm seem brand-new and amazing, each time I come back to it.
Quinquireme of Nineveh from distant Ophir,
Rowing home to haven in sunny Palestine,
With a cargo of ivory,
And apes and peacocks,
Sandalwood, cedarwood, and sweet white wine.
Stately Spanish galleon coming from the Isthmus,
Dipping through the Tropics by the palm-green shores,
With a cargo of diamonds,
Emeralds, amethysts,
Topazes, and cinnamon, and gold moidores.
Dirty British coaster with a salt-caked smoke stack,
Butting through the Channel in the mad March days,
With a cargo of Tyne coal,
Road-rails, pig-lead,
Firewood, iron-ware, and cheap tin trays.