Hi Canasta Lovers,
As summertime comes to Paradise we all look for different ways to occupy our time. We still play our favorite game, of course, but not quite as often and with seemingly less intensity. It is a mellow time of year. Those of us in town still get together once or twice a week for lunch and cards and, naturally, I look forward to that.
As usual in the hot, humid, lazy days of summer I do a lot of reading. I've just finished a book I'd like to share with you. It is titled Delicious, written by former New York Times food critic and Gourmet Magazine editor Ruth Reichl. Delicious is absolutely yummy! It is a great summer read, it has something for everyone. Food descriptions that you can absolutely taste, a tantalizing search for letters written during WWII, an ugly ducking to swan makeover, and naturally a love story. While Delicious is not great literature it is a delightful read for a summer afternoon.
At the end of the book is a secret recipe for Billie's Gingerbread Cake. It sounds delicious and might make a great dessert for your next canasta luncheon. Let me know if you are baking and I'll come over for a taste!!!
Keep in touch Canasta Goddesses and I will write again soon.
Love, Barbara
