Hello, friends. Last weekend I mentioned our days of late afternoon/early evening rain, and after yet another weather-related cancellation, we gave up altogether on cocktails on the beach with the neighbors and enjoyed some time on our lanai instead!
The rest of the week turned out to be fairly quiet and it feels like the "season" is beginning to wind down. We were able to make a dinner reservation for tonight (more below) and I also managed to get in some reading time every afternoon. I didn't finish anything, but am pretty happy with the current stack.
Current reading//
The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny by Kiran Desai
This is a stunning novel! Between reading and listening, I am completely immersed in this world. It's a very long book, but I'm on page 593 (88%) and plan to finish in the next day or two. I'll have more to say next week.
War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
This is my chapter-a-day slow read with Foootnotes & Tangents. We read the 100th installment two days ago - quite a milestone! It's a read/listen combo for me , and I'm enjoying Edoardo Ballerini's narration. (33%)
Snow in April by Rosamunde Pilcher
With two serious chunksters, I really needed something 'easier' to read at the end of the day and took it as a sign when this slim novel showed up as a kindle daily deal. It's set in London and Scotland and I'm very happy to be back in Rosamunde Pilcher's world! (54%)
In the kitchen//
The restaurants here have been busy since President's Week in mid-February, then kicked up another notch for "peak season" - spring break through Easter. I've been cooking a lot the past two months and look forward to being able to make a dinner reservation again... starting tonight!
One of our recent dinner successes is this Hot Honey Chicken from the New York Times. Chicken cutlets are breaded with a spicy cornflake mixture, baked, and drizzled with homemade hot honey. (I'm pretty sure I figured out how to make that a gift link.🤞)
I also made this Lemony Orzo Chicken Soup from Gimme Some Oven. The lemony flavor is perfect for spring and rotisserie chicken makes it easy. My only suggestion would be to use more orzo. I might try one cup next time.
How was your week? What have you been reading?
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