Gift Fruit Box:We received this lovely box of winter fruit in the mail. What a great New Year's surprise!
The Pearl That Broke Its Shell by Nadia Hashimi: I'm trying to keep my reading up this year and this book was a great addition to my list.
From Amazon-"In Kabul, 2007, with a drug-addicted father and no brothers, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school, and can rarely leave the house. Their only hope lies in the ancient custom of bacha posh, which allows young Rahima to dress and be treated as a boy until she is of marriageable age. As a son, she can attend school, go to the market, and chaperone her older sisters.
But Rahima is not the first in her family to adopt this unusual custom. A century earlier, her great-great grandmother, Shekiba, left orphaned by an epidemic, saved herself and built a new life the same way.
Crisscrossing in time, The Pearl the Broke Its Shell interweaves the tales of these two women separated by a century who share similar destinies. But what will happen once Rahima is of marriageable age? Will Shekiba always live as a man? And if Rahima cannot adapt to life as a bride, how will she survive?"
My Recipe Index: I've been revisiting some of my old faves in my newly organized Recipe Index in an attempt to get out of my cooking rut.
I made a pot of this Slow Cooker Taco Soup last week and enjoyed it the whole week.
The Homemade Vegan Pantry by Miyoka Schinner: I picked up this book at the library and there are so many things I want to try and make from scratch-like vegan yogurt, butter, bacon and cheese.
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