So glad you posted the tart recipe here in comments as I really wanted that one :) Also thanks for thoughts on Yesteryear...someone mentioned it for our book club, and I was like I don't know about that lol...and happy early bday! Just had mine -- gotta love a spring bday when all is in bloom and delicious! Enjoy yours!
Speaking of joy, I am loving Kate Bowler's new book, called Joyful, Anyway. She makes an interesting distinction between joy and happiness that resonates with me.
Thank you – once again – for your excellent book (and dinner) suggestions!
I’m curious when you have encounters like the one described at the market do you immediately think “that’s going in the Substack”? Is it true that everything is copy? 😊Also eagerly awaiting the fat asparagus here in PA
I read Yesteryear a couple of weeks ago…such mixed reviews but I really liked it. Just put a hold on the Dublin stories at my library. Tonight I’m making the quinoa/eggs/ spinach dish you mentioned recently and tomorrow the sausage/broccoli/ pasta dish. I just bought Japanese sweet potatoes too.My doctor has ordered me to avoid pasta, white rice, potatoes etc as well as sugar (rheumatoid arthritis) and wow is it hard. I could easily go back to being a vegetarian but this makes it even harder! Edited to say I just realized those recipes are in Dinner: A Love Story.
Forgive me, I forgot the link to the Asparagus Tart shown in the first photo. It's part of this entertaining menu for paid subscribers: https://dinneralovestory.substack.com/p/a-100-make-ahead-party-menu?utm_source=publication-search
So glad you posted the tart recipe here in comments as I really wanted that one :) Also thanks for thoughts on Yesteryear...someone mentioned it for our book club, and I was like I don't know about that lol...and happy early bday! Just had mine -- gotta love a spring bday when all is in bloom and delicious! Enjoy yours!
What excellent recs! That asparagus is truly inspiring....... Going to bust out my Weekday Vegetarians for some recipe ideas!
Thank you for this fun read, and happy birthday to you! Gotta go find asparagus now.
happy birthday - and thank you for sharing the Happy Map - what an amazing, engrossing, rabbit hole!
Happy birthday Jenny. Wishing you a day full of joy!
Happy Early Birthday, Jenny!
Happy birthday Jenny! Looking forward to Yesteryear!
Happy birthday! As a fellow Taurus I feel this is absolutely the best time of year to be born.
Happy birthday week Jenny! Enjoy your cake and asparagus.
Reading this while extremely hungry and overwhelmed with pre-college jargon--asparagus tart and mapping happiness feels like a perfect prescription!!
Don’t you just love birthday week?
Speaking of joy, I am loving Kate Bowler's new book, called Joyful, Anyway. She makes an interesting distinction between joy and happiness that resonates with me.
Thank you – once again – for your excellent book (and dinner) suggestions!
Happy Birthday Jenny! I am on the library waitlist for Yesteryear. Can’t wait.
I also liked Lady Tremaine. Very clever to flip the Cinderella story. I didn’t always like the main character but it helped me understand her actions.
I’m curious when you have encounters like the one described at the market do you immediately think “that’s going in the Substack”? Is it true that everything is copy? 😊Also eagerly awaiting the fat asparagus here in PA
Definitely not true - for me at least. You can say a lot without saying *everything*
I read Yesteryear a couple of weeks ago…such mixed reviews but I really liked it. Just put a hold on the Dublin stories at my library. Tonight I’m making the quinoa/eggs/ spinach dish you mentioned recently and tomorrow the sausage/broccoli/ pasta dish. I just bought Japanese sweet potatoes too.My doctor has ordered me to avoid pasta, white rice, potatoes etc as well as sugar (rheumatoid arthritis) and wow is it hard. I could easily go back to being a vegetarian but this makes it even harder! Edited to say I just realized those recipes are in Dinner: A Love Story.
sending solidarity as a fellow DALS fan with rheumatoid arthritis <3