With three little boys less than two years apart and a packed schedule as an online creator, Caroline Chambers often doesn’t feel like cooking. Inspired by her wildly popular Substack newsletter of the same name, this book is brimming with efficient recipes that take the guesswork out of dinner-in fact, each one is a complete meal: protein, veg, starch, done! The recipes are organized by the amount of time they take to cook, so whether you have 15 minutes to throw together something or a little bit more time on your hands, dinnertime is totally doable. On top of that, Caro gives you more ways to choose, so you can search by protein (Chicken thighs waiting in the fridge? Make White Chicken Chili. Nothing but beans in the pantry? Cannellini Caprese with Burrata is it!) or mood (Tomato Farrotto is perfect for a cozy craving, and Crunchy Honey Harissa Fish Tacos are an excellent way to show off). Most importantly, these recipes include Caro’s famously extensive swaps, riffs, tips, shortcuts, and more to be sure they work best for you, helping you save money, improvise, and even learn a thing or two.
The Proof Is in the Dough examines how rural white and African American women in Alabama and Florida used the Cooperative Extension Service’s home demonstration programming between 1914 and 1929 as a means to earn extra income. Kathryn L. Beasley explores an area of rural women’s history that has not been closely examined-that is, how rural American women involved with home demonstration used the skills they learned as a way to better themselves economically. Furthermore, Beasley traces how this extra income allowed these women to shape their own producing and consuming habits.
Social media star Lola Fine has it all until a thoughtless comment on Instagram Live brings it all down.
Trying to save face, she takes on an interview with one of NYC’s top cultural critics, Aly Ray Carter. Instead of helping, her audience turns on her, her brand deals drop like flies and to top it off, her dreamboat boyfriend says he wants to take a break.
Lola escapes to the Hamptons but gets a shocking surprise in the form of the Aly Ray Carter staying next door. But there’s something about the woman who ruined her life she can’t seem to avoid. Is it hatred, or something far sexier?
“No one writes female friendship like the luminous Marie Bostwick. When a group of friends decide to read Betty Friedan’s blockbuster, The Feminine Mystique, the words on the page serve as a rally cry to action for Margaret, Viv, Bitsy, and Charlotte. Long before women were recognized for their contributions and talents, Bostwick carves an unforgettable path for her characters in The Book Club for Troublesome Women. At its heart, this is a novel about ambitious women and the mentors that inspired them to excellence. This story is a time capsule of what was, which shows us who we are today.” Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of The Good Left Undone
“Here, for the first time, Ina Garten presents an intimate, entertaining and inspiring account of her remarkable journey. Ina’ gift is to make everything look easy, yet all of her accomplishments have been the result of hard work, audacious choices, and exquisite attention to detail. In her unmistakable voice (no one tells a story like Ina), she brings her past and her process to life in a high-spirited and no-holds-barred memoir that chronicles decades of personal challenges, adventures (and misadventures) and unexpected career twists, all delivered with her signature combination of playfulness and purpose.” Penguin Random House
We’ll close out our Polar Bear Plunge with a discussion of one of Bear’s favorite short stories, “The Awakening.”