Edizione speciale: Novel Food #16

Special Edition: Announcing Novel Food #16

What are you reading now? I am reading A Mind to Murder by P.D. James, the second of the Adam Dalgliesh novels. I read the first one Cover Her Face and liked it a lot, so now I am on to the second one. "In 1962 P.D. James' first novel, Cover Her Face, was published. In that novel she introduced the sensitive, taciturn, and hardworking Inspector Adam Dalgliesh" (source). Basically, I added Inspector Dalgliesh to the list of interesting mystery novel characters I am already fond of, starting, of course, with Inspector Salvo Montalbano. (As a side note, Montalbano fans may want to check out this post by Peter of Detective Beyond Borders.)

As you can imagine based on the logo on the left, today I am announcing a new edition of Novel Food, the culinary/literary event that Lisa of Champaign Taste and I started in the fall of 2007. I am now carrying the torch. I am a bookworm and this event is really close to my heart as it brings together two of my passions.

Every edition of Novel Food is a little voyage of literary discovery, as you learn about literary works new to you, and it is also a delightful banquet made up of the literary-inspired dishes contributed by the event's participants.

I hope you will join the party. I am looking forward to learning about a published literary work (a novel, novella, short story, memoir, bio, poem, etc.) that provided you with culinary inspiration.

Here are the simple rules for participating in Novel Food:

1. Prepare a dish of your choosing that has a connection to a published literary work (novel, novella, short story, memoir, bio, poem).
2. Publish a post about it on your blog by the end of Sunday July 1, 2012 (midnight, Pacific Time), referencing the Novel Food event. Include a link to this announcement. If you wish, you can use the Novel Food logo.
3. Send an e-mail to simosite AT mac DOT com and include your name, blog name and blog address, and a permanent link to your post. Please, include the words "Novel Food" in the email subject, so I can more easily retrieve the message in my inbox.
4. Non-English submissions are fine. If possible, include an introduction in English.

If you don't have a blog, send me an email telling us about the dish, the literary work that inspired it, and, if you have it, a picture of what you made: I will add it to the roundup as well.

Note #1: If you don't receive an answer to your email or a comment on your post within two days of sending me the email, please contact me again: sometimes email messages get lost in cyberspace.

Note #2: If you follow this link, you will be able to browse my portion of the roundup of all previous editions. In relevant posts, you will find a link to Lisa's portion of the roundup.

Comments

[Lori Lynn]

Wow, we've been blogging for 5 years! It continues to be a pleasure to read your blog Simona.
I had to comment because I'll be in Champaign this weekend for a reunion. It's been 35 years, can't wait to see how the town has changed...
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[ruhama]

Wheeeee! I actually started working on my entry today! Unfortunately, my camera decided to not behave...

I plan to have something ready by the end of the month!

[Ivy]

I am ashamed to admit that I've stopped reading ever since I started the blog. I don't find time any more, even for blogging. May be it's because I am getting old and feeling tired easily :)

[bellini]

I am loving the new look over here Briciole.

[Peter]

Thanks for the mention. Since talk has turned to P.D. James, you might be interested in this post as well.

What am I reading now? Death in Precinct Puerto Rico by Steven Torres. And my copy of Camilleri's The Age of Doubt arrived today. I'll be reading that before too long.
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[Simona Carini]

Hi Lori Lynn. I remember well that we started around the same time. Time flies, doesn't it? Enjoy your time in Champaign!

Wow, Ruhama, you are so well organized. Hope your camera woes are only transitory. Looking forward to reading what you'll come up with this time.

Ciao Ivy. It is certainly true that to set aside time for blogging, one has to give up something else. My reading time is the end of the day: no matter how late it is, I mush read for a bit, otherwise I can't sleep.

Thanks, Val!

Thanks Peter. I remember reading that post. She is pretty amazing at 92. Having only read 1.5 of her novels, I feel like I have a bit more to go before I can say something about her work, which at this point spans some 50 years. I like her style a lot and I am curious to see how it has evolved. Enjoy your new Camilleri!