Hi errbody!
I’ll be honest and say that I’ve been a lazy blogger and have not been cooking as much as I should. Instead, I’ve been sitting on my butt, reading on the couch. Lucky for you, I thought I’d share specifically about the ones that made me hungry. I just finished two books (not on Kindle – good ‘ol paperback): Angelina’s Bachelors and Julie & Julia.

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Angelina’s Bachelors is the story of a woman who loses her husband unexpectedly, but ends up finding herself again by cooking for a bunch of guys in her hometown, who end up becoming her closest friends. This book, at first, was a bit too Oprah’s book club for me, but it was a fast and hungry read, complete with Italian recipes that made me drool. I was not totally wrong about it being a book club book because there were questions in the end for you to discuss with your “group.”

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The second book I read was Julie & Julia. Many are surprised to find that I haven’t seen the movie (not sure if really want to, to be honest). It was inspiring for me to read about all the techniques Julie learned, while going through Master The Art of French Cooking. Throughout the book, I was amazed at the volume of butter used in the recipes. French cooking is not easy, and I think I’ll have to wait a while before throwing myself into something so complicated.
Since I’m not used to reading about recipes in such great detail, I really enjoyed these books because it gave me a better understanding of the actual recipe. Not only that, but it confirmed that food is, and will always be more meaningful if you share it with people you love.
Next week, I shall return with some recipes to share. For now, I’d like to know – have you read any books this year that you’d like to recommend?