Neil Gaiman, American Gods
“Okay,” said Shadow. “I tasted it. What was it?”“Mead,” said Wednesday. “Honey wine. The drink of heroes. The drink of the gods.”Shadow took another tentative sip. Yes, he could taste the honey, he decided. That was one of the tastes. “Tastes kinda like pickle juice,” he said. “Sweet pickle juice wine.” Traditional Homemade Mead Traditional homemade mead is a fermented honey beverage that can...
Neil Gaiman, American Gods
“Breakfast for me,” said Shadow. “What’s good?”“Everything’s good,” said Mabel. “I make it. But this is the furthest south and east of the yoopie you can get pasties, and they are particularly good. Warming and filling too. My specialty.”Shadow had no idea what a pasty was, but he said that would be fine, and in a few moments Mabel returned with a plate with what looked like a folded-over pie on...
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
I snipped the bread crusts, I ironed his T-shirts, I baked a blueberry pie from his mom’s recipe. ‘I don’t need to be babied, really, Amy,’ he said as he stared at the loaf of skinned breads. ‘I let my mom do it because it made her happy, but I know you don’t like that nurturing stuff.’ Blueberry Pie Treat yourself to a slice of homemade blueberry pie with this easy and foolproof recipe. You only need a...
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
When Amy and I moved in, our only neighbors descended on us: one middle-aged single mom of three, bearing a casserole; a young father of triplets with a six-pack of beer (his wife left at home with the triplets); an older Christian couple who lived a few houses down; and of course, Carl from across the street. We sat out on our back deck and watched the river, and they all talked ruefully about ARMs, and zero percent...
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
It is our one-year anniversary, and Nick is leaving work at lunchtime; my treasure hunt awaits him. The clues are all about us, about the past year together:Whenever my sweet hubby gets a coldIt is this dish that will soon be sold.Answer: the tom yum soup from Thai Town on President Street. The manager will be there this afternoon with a taster bowl and the next clue. Tom Yum Soup Tom yum soup is a spicy and sour Thai...
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
‘Do they still make pimento loaf?’ she said by way of greeting, not looking up, just knowing it was me, and I felt the relief I usually felt when I saw her: Things might not be great, but things would be okay.My twin, Go. I’ve said this phrase so many times, it has become a reassuring mantra instead of actual words: Mytwingo. We were born in the ’70s, back when twins were rare, a bit magical: cousins of the...
Ira Levin, Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary took a loose brown velvet hostess gown to the cleaner, made an appointment to have her hair done, and ordered wine and liquor and ice cubes and the ingredients of a Chilean seafood casserole called chupe.On the Thursday morning before the party, Minnie came with the drink while Rosemary was picking apart crabmeat and lobster tails. “That looks interesting,” Minnie said, glancing into the kitchen. What is...
Ira Levin, Rosemary’s Baby
Each morning at eleven Minnie brought over what looked like a watery pistachio milkshake. It was cold and sour.“What’s in it?” Rosemary asked.“Snips and snails and puppydogs’ tails,” Minnie said, smiling. Rosemary laughed.“That’s fine,” she said, “but what if we want a girl?”“Do you?”“Well of course we’ll take what we get, but it would be nice if the first one were a boy.”“Well...
Ira Levin, Rosemary’s Baby
She made Guy chicken Marengo and vitello tonnato, baked a mocha layer cake and a jarful of butter cookies. Mocha Layer Cake Savor the rich and delicious flavors of this Easy Mocha Layer Cake. With its moist coffee-infused cake and creamy mocha frosting, it's a perfect treat for coffee and chocolate enthusiasts. This recipe serves 10-12 people and can be prepared in just 45-50 minutes. For the Mocha Cake:1 and...
Ira Levin, Rosemary’s Baby
She made Guy chicken Marengo and vitello tonnato, baked a mocha layer cake and a jarful of butter cookies. Vitello Tonnato Vitello Tonnato is a classic Italian dish made with slow-cooked veal and a flavorful tuna sauce. To make this dish, veal is baked in a mixture of water, onion, garlic, bay leaf, thyme, salt, and pepper until tender and juicy. The sauce is made by blending canned tuna, mayonnaise, heavy cream,...
