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A squirrel gumbo can be insanely good. A squirrel tastes as good as the animal is athletic and smart. If they were not as athletic and smart as they are, they would not require extermination for the problems they cause, such as penetrating the attic and making alterations to the electrical scheme that are not up to code. So sometimes you find yourself with a supply of them for accent meat in gumbo.
-Padgett Powell, The Lunacy of Gumbo

When my family is out for the night, I cook 'eggs in camicia', toast an English muffin, pour a glass of red wine and tuck into a cookbook. Tonight's selection was less cookbook, more amusing anecdotes on food and memory. It also confirms my observation that people involved in highly creative endeavors generally don't have much interest in cooking. The only recipe that tempted me was contributed by the editor.

Apparently Ruth Ozeki really did produce a Japanese television series designed to introduce beef to Japanese housewives. The work inspired her first novel My Year of Meats, which I just finished. I loved the original concept, without ever imagining it was based on real life events.

A gorgeous book of essays and recipes from the kitchen of celebrated authors and writers with beautiful illustrations.💕