I've Got Your Number-Sophie Kinsella

Before I do my book review, I just want to share that I finally took the leap and got all of the supplies that I need to start canning. I am now the proud owner of a brand new stock pot, thermometer and jelly bag so that I can safely pickle vegetables and make some rad jellies. I am so excited. My dad happened to can some pickles shortly before he passed away, and Aaron and I would crack open a jar every time I came home. Unfortunately, those jars of pickles have since disappeared. So, I am ready to take a crack at it and see if I can replicate it. If not only as a form of nostalgia, because I do fondly remember the afternoons canning with my dad. (I also bought a nice jar lifter because I clearly remember my dad burning himself constantly trying to pick the jars up with tongs). I have decided that my first canning endeavor is going to be...sauerkraut. Yes, I know it is random but it is something I eat fairly regularly and the ingredients are few.

I loved the book that I just finished today, I've Got Your Number by Sophie Kinsella. However, I had no doubts that I would love the book. Sophie, as an author, creates hilarious chick-literature, novels. They really don't take any thought to read, and they are so amazingly cliche. I could see the ending from page 10. However, the situations that she cooks up in the middle of the book make the story...awesome. So while I can call the main gist of the story (who falls in love with who, the grand, romantic gesture at the end, etc), the small twists and turns of the protagonist's movements are in my opinion, hilarious. I read this book in 3 or so days and cannot wait for Sophie Kinsella to write a new one. I am now moving on to read a contemporary classic, The House of Spirits by Isabella Allende. This book is a little longer, so it may take a while for me to update. Especially with the upcoming work week being incredibly busy.

I also got the Sourdough Starter mix in the mail today (You CANNOT find Sourdough Starter in North Seattle. I went to 4 grocery stores!) So, I hope to start that project this weekend as well. Sourdough takes DAYS to make, so it will be a long term project-but perhaps a soothing/calming one after work?

Until next time,

Rachel