Recipe link
I racked my brain what English recipe I could cook, on a Thursday after work, that would not be a scone recipe. I came close to doing a big-fry breakfast. However, I may save that for a morning since it is basically a very large Southern breakfast (with baked beans). So…I succumbed to another scone recipe, one that would hopefully not be too sweet and go with the soup we are having tonight.
This was an easy, great recipe. However, I thought I would take a “short cut” and heat up the butter and hand cut into the flour (I didn’t want to wash my food processor). Well, between that and using a duck egg, I had a somewhat runny mess. Anyone who makes breads enough know that a little all-purpose flour is always a solution to a runny bread mess. Except my mess called for about a cup or two of extra flour. You would think that would make the scones dry but it didn’t. These came out beautiful and delicious!
The book…
This book has been on my wish list for a while and finally bought it to read.
Here is a synopsis:
Alicia Berenson’s life is seemingly perfect. A famous painter married to an in-demand fashion photographer, she lives in a grand house with big windows overlooking a park in one of London’s most desirable areas. One evening her husband Gabriel returns home late from a fashion shoot, and Alicia shoots him five times in the face, and then never speaks another word.
Alicia’s refusal to talk, or give any kind of explanation, turns a domestic tragedy into something far grander, a mystery that captures the public imagination and casts Alicia into notoriety. The price of her art skyrockets, and she, the silent patient, is hidden away from the tabloids and spotlight at the Grove, a secure forensic unit in North London.
Theo Faber is a criminal psychotherapist who has waited a long time for the opportunity to work with Alicia. His determination to get her to talk and unravel the mystery of why she shot her husband takes him down a twisting path into his own motivations―a search for the truth that threatens to consume him….
This book has a 4.5 star rating out of nearly 57,000 reviews. What more do I need to say?!?! And actually, I can’t say much because anything I say may give away the book and this is one you will want to read.
First, I loved it! Loved as in “Hey, husband, are you listening to me because I have got to tell you about this book” type of love. I am not saying the story is unique but the writing style will blow you away (well, I guess story is somewhat unique). I am usually pretty good at figuring out mysteries. Um. Not this time. Not until page 304! Yes. You read that correctly. Out of 323 pages, it wasn’t until page 304 until you knew the story. I was completely blown away with this book.
Second, for whatever reason, I have been a little obsessed with trying to understand why people do what they do – what drives them. Maybe this is a normal question for a teacher when thinking about students’ or parents’ actions (rather experienced or read in the news). Theo is a psychotherapist. Mingled in with this book is a little about human behavior and how childhood experiences can shape adulthood.
So…sorry I can’t say much about the book but anything I say will ruin it for you. All I can say is buy it…
