Annuncio / Announcement: Novel Food #21

I am hereby announcing a new edition of Novel Food, a culinary/literary event with a long history, going back to the fall of 2007. I am a bookworm and therefore this event is close to my heart as it brings together two of my passions.

Every edition of Novel Food is a little voyage of literary discovery and 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) you've read.
2. Publish a post about it on your blog between now and the end of Monday June 23, 2014 (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. Link your post by using the linky tool at the bottom OR 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 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.

Note #3: I am also a co-host of Cook the Books Club. While the rules for participating in the Club (see here) are different from the rules for Novel Food, entries for the Club can be submitted also to Novel Food.

Comments

[Lucia]

grazie Simona, mi piacerebbe partecipare ancora, speriamo in un'ispirazione! Un abbraccio

[Simona Carini]

Faccio il tifo per l'ispirazione allora, Lucia.

[Helen]

Ooh, what a fabulous idea! I'm currently reading The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver, and almost every page references some delicious Mexican food or other. Yum!
(Just remembered that I did make cinnamon buns inspired by the "boozls" in my DD's Goldilocks book - http://family-friends-food.com/cinnamon-buns-raisins-maple-syrup-glaze/

[Elizabeth]

I've linked up a recipe I created for another novel food event not so long ago - mediaeval horsebread inspired by Ken Follett's Pillars of the Earth - I hope you like it :)

[Simona Carini]

Hi Helen and thanks for stopping by. It sounds like you have already identified your literary inspiration. I hope you will join the event.

I have seen a few scenes of the movie based on that novel, Elizabeth: a fascinating story.

Important: Thanks to both Helen's and Elizabeth's comment, I clarified that the post should be published within the time frame of the event.

[Deb in Hawaii]

And here I am ducking in just under the deadline as usual! ;-)
Some jam inspired by Elizabeth is Missing, a debut novel by Emma Healey. Thanks for hosting Simona!

[Simona Carini]

Thank you so much, Deb!

[Rachel]

Aw nuts - missed the deadline! Totally my bad but I'll try to do (much) better next time!! Thinking of you, my friend...

[sandra]

Simona!!!!
perchè io non lo sapevo?
avrei partecipato troppo volentieri! e invece corri qua e corri là questo mi è sfuggito!
e il prossimo quando sarà?
tu mi devi avvisare, devi fare come se tu fossi il mio promemoria!!!
mi dispiace, mi dispiace mi dispiace!
un abbraccio grosso tesoro!
Sandra

[Simona Carini]

Dear Rachel, do not be hard on yourself. I missed you but I understand life is not always amenable to our best laid plans. There is always the next edition. Have a great summer.

Cara Sandra. Non sono molto brava in area marketing :( Comunque, non ti crucciare: Sono molto affezionata a questo evento e conto di continuare ad ospitarlo. La prossima edizione sara' a Settembre e ti avvertiro' per email cosi' siamo sicure.