A couple of years ago I added Ayesha Curry’s digital book to my library. Bearing the charming title of The Seasoned Life, and published in 2016 by the Hachette Book Group’s Voracious/Little, Brown and Company, this collection of recipes is designed to “make the moment,” with good food. One day soon I am going to indulge in the Deep-Fried Oreos! As I prefer homemade dressings to store bought, I look forward to dipping some lettuce and carrots into some of her offerings in that chapter. And as I glance at the recipes listed, the Sweet Chili Shrimp Wraps are calling my name and my tummy!

Another recent delightful e-book purchase was Melissa Gilbert’s My Prairie Cookbook, published in 2014 by Stewart, Tabori & Chang, an imprint of ABRAMS. I have always loved reading about the Canadian and American pioneers and Melissa weaves memories of her time as Laura Ingalls on Little House on the Prairie with her own recipes and memories of growing up on set and at home. Food is definitely one of the things that tie us together and memories of meals remind us of our loved ones. In this book I look forward to trying Cornmeal-Fried Catfish, and enjoying some memories of a television show I have loved since I was a little girl. And if I wasn’t going to experiment with lasagne in my new Instant Pot, I would have to try her Real-Deal Lasagne if only to have a reason to belt out “Old Danielli Tuckeroni” while making it!

The last e-book I will visit in this list today is Amy Fazio’s Do You Know the Muffin Pan? I selected this book for my library because of its whimsical title and because my family loves to eat muffins. Muffins make a tasty snack and a delicious breakfast too.  As it turns out, this book is about the muffin pan and the many wonderful foods one can prepare within it. (As an added bonus to this list, try this recipe from a website I visit often:  https://www.recipetineats.com/cheesy-potato-gratin-stacks-muffin-tin/ ). Fazio’s book is published by Skyhorse Publishing and came out in 2014. This book will introduce you to the joys of portable food and will show you the muffin pan is one kitchen tool you should not be without. 

For a word from the word, I am journaling in Isaiah right now. Isaiah 1:18 has always been a favourite verse of mine because of the vivid word picture it paints. “Come now, and let us reason together,” says the LORD, “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool,” NKJV. In the winter time I can find a pristine snowbank and remind myself that I am washed clean of my sins because of what my Lord Jesus Christ did for me on Calvary. Why did He die for me? I will let Galatians 2:20 answer: “I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me [emphasis mine] and gave Himself for me,” NKJV. Beloved, He loves you too! He is waiting for you to call upon Him to save you from your sins and to be your personal Saviour.