A Blithe PALATE

Invitation to the Edible Word

The lovely hosts of Cook the Books, Stephanie at Dispensing Happiness and I are co-hosting a new edition of The Edible Word, a foodie book club on September 5 and I'm wondering if one of you would like to join us?

What's involved? Well, a little reading (it IS a book club), a lot of inspiration followed by some cooking or baking, and hopefully, a lot of fun.

We're reading “Confections of a Closet Master Baker” by Gesine Bullock-Prado, a former Hollywood executive who flees La La Land to become a baker in Vermont.  The book traces her baking journey as it sustains her through various life trials — the Hollywood machine; her mother’s illness; the wonky life in a sweet, odd small town.

Event rules?  Simple: 

• Pick a dish that she mentions in the book or an ingredient that she talks about.
• Find a recipe or create a recipe for that dish, pastry or ingredient, and make it! (or if you like, make one of the yummy recipes she's included in the book)
  
• Post an entry with a picture to your blog and share with us what compelled you to pick that particular dish, and any history about the recipe you created or are using to make that dish.

I have an extra book to share, so if you would like to join this food blogging event, please send me an email at ablithepalate (AT) gmail (DOT) com with your snail mail address by noon EST on Wednesday, August 5 and I’ll have Hoss randomly select one person to join us.  If you don’t have a food blog but would like to participate, I’ll be happy to post your blog entry here.  

Look for the event on September 5 and the round up on September 7!

We interrupt our regular programming.

Bear with me.

I'm demoralized.  About a month ago I was organizing my flickr account.  I was so proud of myself when I finished.  Then I realized I had lost all the links from this blog to pictures of food in said account.

I haven't recovered from the trauma.

I haven't mustered up enough strength, time or courage to rebuild.

But I will.

A lot of cool food things have happened recently and and are coming up.

I may just chuck the last few years and focus on the present.

But I am ready to write about what I've been eating, cooking and baking lately.

Food must go on...