Welcome to Litsy!

This is a sweet story about a middle-aged woman who befriends 93-year-old Edward after the death of his beloved wife. They bond over delicious food & their friendship changes her life. Listening to this made me very hungry! Thanks for the recommendation @DebinHawaii ! 4⭐️

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Time spent reading yesterday: 3 hours = 30 points x‘s 5 for 4 readathons = 150 points.

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Thanks for the #Two4Tuesday tag @TheSpineView 🤗

1️⃣ This is tough so my top 3 are mango 🥭 watermelon 🍉 & sweet/crisp juicy apples 🍎 (so Honeycrisp of course), but I love most all fruit & could keep going!

2️⃣ Tagged! One of my favorite novels of food & friendship, it‘s all about sharing a weekly meals. 🍽️ Highly recommended.

I heard about the promise Edward made to his dying wife long before I met him.
#firstlineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

#HumbleHarvest

Two favorite books where food meets #Friendship from my shelves. 🤍🍽️

#Movie2BookRecs @Klou
Prompt: Amy Adams

Fittingly I prepped Easter dinner this morning with Isabel and Edward.

If you like foodie memoirs, check it out. It‘s an affirming testament to friendship at and between any age.

#3books #ivereadinaday

I‘m not one to read a book in a days time but I did with these three.

Loved this story! Great audiobook but I will soon buy a copy of this so I can see recipes and take notes/ underline great quotes about living life together and the relationships we have in our life. HIGHLY recommend to all.

I absolutely adored this book. Isabel was going through a painful divorce and 90 year old Edward was grieving over the loss of his beloved wife Paula. Edward is a wonderful cook and makes gourmet meals that they share while building a beautiful friendship that helps them both heal. Isabel Vincent is a journalist and has written a lovely memoir that struck the right chord without being overly sentimental.

Getting back to it this morning with some coffee and Pan Dulce, Mexican sweet bread. I'm pleased with last nights reading time, let's see what I can do today!! #24in48

Anyone else participating in #24in48 next weekend? Here is my tentative stack along with some graphic novels on my iPad. My stack still may undergo some tweaking but so far this is what I plan on reading.

“ Give of yourself, not yourself.”
#suchagreatread. #lifelessons

This is the sweetest book! We all need an Edward in our lives!

Who doesn‘t love a towel with a hood and a good book!
#BeachTowelAndBook
#GrandbabiesNewSummerTowel
#ReadingResolutions

#Aprella #DinnerForTwo 🍽Isabel & Edward's dinners sometimes included others but often it was just the two of them in this foodie memoir by a journalist who as a favor, starts having weekly dinners with a friend's father that turn into a lasting friendship. Chapters start with a menu of what Edward cooked. I made my take on his Shrimp & Corn Chowder when we read it for virtual foodie book club. I'm craving it now-so it's good there's 🍤for dinner.

Hello, has anyone here read this? I‘m curious to hear what you think/thought. I‘m only on Chapter 5. So far, it‘s only ok to me.

#heartsandhardcovers #dinnerdate

I've been wanting to read the tagged title, looks good. I had a very late lunch out today so for now it's just ice cream for dinner, these sweet faces and the sunset.

A rainy day at the cottage meant we fled the island for Petoskey and McLean and Eakin Booksellers. Look at the adorable bag a whole bunch of Michigan independent book stores have banded together to do. Buying it meant I got 10% off my purchase. If I use it at the other participating stores, they'll give me 10% off too!

This book resonated with me for very personal reasons. I had an Edward, and reading Vincent's account of her friendship with her Edward was bittersweet. It's also a lovely memoir.

The photo is a late instar of the Eastern Black Swallowtail. The Housemate and I raised about a dozen last year and gave them all French names for some reason. This one is Jean-Paul, first to leave us. The little horns showing mean he's annoyed with me.

Really needed a palate refresher.

Forgotten? Laginappe? Spontaneous generation? A magnetic bookmark found nestled in this used book.

Is there a word for the quote at the beginning of a book?

A charming foodie memoir about the friendship between a journalist & the elderly father of a good friend. It starts as a favor to a friend but the weekly dinners cooked by Edward slowly develop into a strong friendship that teaches & helps Isabel & Edward when they both need it. With Creamy Shrimp & Corn Chowder & baguette inspired by the book for my online blogging foodie bookclub & today's lunch & #soupersundays Recipe link👇🏼🍲📚💙#litsycooks

Yep, it's your Aloha Friday gratuitous spicy garlic avocado toast picture.😋I couldn't wait and took a bite and a few sips of the honey-cinnamon soy latte before the picture.😊Starting this book for my online foodie bookclub, due at the end of the month. Just a couple chapters before work but so far it is a charming, food-filled memoir. #booksandfood 📚🍴💜

#seasonsreadings2016 I had a Nook years ago but once my hubby bought me an iPad I've never looked back. All my Ebooks and ARC's are read completely on my IPad but there is still nothing that beats a paper bound book in your hands😍📚I'm grateful for the ease and convince of my #Ereader but this reader is totally old school in my preference 💗Below is part of my current #TBR, I also have a stack on my Kindle app, Bluefire app and OverDrive app🙄

Cozied up on the couch with my napping baby to finish this delightful little book of musings on life, love, and friendship shared over delicious meals. What a quiet and lovely read. Life is good.
PS- I only wish I could cook and appreciate food like these two did!

Really looking forward to this book 📚. Love books about food and relationships.

I often like to read short books in between long projects to keep my reading momentum. I'm reading this before tackling The Secret History for the FIRST time. (Barring any library holds suddenly arriving.)

Just finished this delightful book, but there's still 20 minutes left on the dryer and I have no other book!🙁

Sweet, short book that'll make you hungry while reaffirming faith in humanity.

Although placed weeks apart, these two library holds came in two days apart. Coincidence?

A delightful memoir of a friendship between a middle-aged woman in a failing marriage and a ninety-something widower trying to find meaning after the death of his beloved wife. Edward is also a gourmet cook. Each chapter begins with a dinner menus and, naturally, includes Edward's tips and secrets. But this is as much about life, love, and sharing as it is about food. A perfect read for my recent flight from Denver to NY. 3 1/2 stars

Being an unadulterated foodie and having suffered loss of family and loved ones within the last 10 years had me relating to this sweet and endearing story on so many levels. A wonderful, quick read that will remain inside your gut and heart for a long time. Now if I could replicate Edwards Apple Gellete and shrimp & corn chowder! 🍎🍤🌽😳

I love to support indie bookstores when traveling. Off the Beaten Path in Steamboat Springs, CO is a small, but extremely well-curated shop...and they have coffee! Love this quiet reading spot at the hotel.

I love to support indie bookstores when traveling. Off the Beaten Path in Steamboat Springs, CO is a small, but extremely well-curated shop...and they have coffee! Love this quiet reading spot at the hotel.

Why, yes. I think I will! Getting ready to feed my body and brain. 🍴 🤔 📚

Boring, that's all😴😴

Edward would approve of home-grown sage. I think I would have liked this infinitely better in print. Sad to say that the mediocre performance on the audiobook affected my connection w/ story. Fab foodie scenes & who wouldn't want their own Edward. (Read by Elise Arsenault; more in AudioFile mag)

Book haul from The Booksellers at Laurelwood in Memphis. I want to read them all NOW.

I really enjoyed this book. When I first received it I had thought it was a novel. But somehow knowing Edward is real made him even more special. This book is Tuesday's with Morrie meets Julie and Julia with just enough New York thrown in for dramatic flare and grounding. It is quick, but honest.

Finished this little beauty today. Wonderful. Just wonderful. The review will have to wait until the story is done percolating, but rest assured it will be positive.

🍓☕️Breakfast with Edward.

Started this today... Not sure just yet.

Dinner with Edward is a brief visit with a kindred spirit; a refresher course in the code of life - dedication, patience, passion. I didn't want this morsel to end...

Picked up this gem from the library...

This was a sweet story about a friendship between a middle-aged reporter and her 93 year-old neighbor. The relationship between them was nice and all, but I was in it for the food. Each meal was an elaborate multi-course affair and it inspired me to plan some culinary adventures of my own. 🍝🍷🍨

These chapter title menus are making me hungry. French words just make food sound better, don't they? "Bordelaise" "Gruyere" "Galette" yummmm??

I've been on a bit of a memoir kick recently so I thought I'd cap off my three day weekend with one more - Dinner with Edward - a story about food and friendship. This is another "All The Books" pick, so shoutout to @bookriot for the punk rock author coasters. ?