Rainey - O.M.G. Her new book is fantastic! I loved the first one, too, but I think I like this one even better. It’s structured somewhat chronologically around the places where she’s lived/worked over the years (even better for me, the geography of her life has been very similar to my own and I often associate my recipes with a certain place, too). I think it’s more personal and creative, but also super-informative. And I don’t know why her books are rather under-publicized, either… esp with the juggernaut Puck association.

My idea of dessert is Ben and Jerry’s - no cup, just spoon. A gourmet dinner is adding salt and pepper to a frozen Trader Joe’s dish. Breakfast is cereal. I have no idea how you have the patience and sustain the interest in food long enough to choose one strawberry over another and make things from different cookbooks.

No, I don’t think you’re nuts. I think you’re crraaazy!

But on another note, everything looks delicious. You should open a small restaurant by yourself sometime in the future. Are you interested in working as a chef somewhere or getting a partnership to a restaurant? Have you ever thought of this route as a career??