Writer Beth Macy?

Believe me, I know.

Gift bag lady does not give me Catholic vibes, truly. Would not trust her “holy water.”

Same damn face!

Ooh, my favorite fellow out of that was the one who complained about his foster care license getting yanked and his unpaid ranch labor being removed from his home because you know, just because you’re against government doesn’t mean you can’t suck on its teat.

Co-signing this as if you like banter, baby this book is for you.

Wait, they made a film version of A Ring of Endless Light?!

That’s my jam.

And then the story twists and turns on my favorite mystery thing, Real Basic Shit. Keep your ever more warped serial killers, your childhood trauma, your random killings. Give me murders that revolve around money, “I really fucking hate you,” fear of prison, corruption

Her dad wants her to marry this young lawyer he works with, the lawyer wants to marry her mostly to join her family, but business professor? She wants HIM. And this is despite a shady, scandalous family. They wed, but on their wedding night he gets a call, and vanishes.

Okay, so the daughter of a prominent lawyer has a meet cute with an academic in the new field of business management(!). He’s a little shy and awkward, but nice, and she has a slightly broken heart because her crush married one of her best friends.

Aw, you make me remember my Aunt Mary Jane who at the end of her life would quiz waiters about the garlic and could they leave it out. In New Jersey. In Italian restaurants.

You are not the only one, hence my citing humorless scold Christopher Kimball. I am glad I caught the no onion thing because 1) this is my main dish for the workweek and 2) I wanted a sub for the 1 Ottolenghi dish that can be made from pantry staples.

I saw a recipe online where you use onion plus bell pepper and carrots. That looks better. Will amend.

The flavoring is garlic, ginger, cilantro, turmeric, cumin seeds and red pepper flakes. That is not going to be enough to make it past the coconut milk.

Can cover the overdraft at least

Exactly! I’m a medical librarian with a free book cart with donations and I took out a lot of magazine subs last fall for the purpose of having them on my cart and spreading my values.