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More summertime baking. Just saying it will make you smile- clafouti! I used this recipe, but with nectarines instead of plums. It was very easy and quite tasty, although I think next time I would tent it with foil and bake for another 10 minutes, as it was a bit runny inside. Mmmmm...

All of my crafting lately seems to be food related- I made a yummy pot roast using one of these. These things? A miracle. Seriously, go out and get yourself a box. You will be so happy next time you have to feed people and don't want to spend hours and hours tending and stirring things. Yes, the food comes out delicious just using the recipe in the box and no, Reynolds is not paying me a dime. My dad is the totally clued-in one who discovered these and started making amazing meals for the whole family with them.

On a literary note, I thought that the end essay of the New York Times Book Review today was genius. I have read about Benjamin Kunkel's novel, but not read it. After seeing how eloquently he expresses his thoughts about the state of the American memoir (which uncannily mirrors what I think and have thought about that subject for awhile now), I am inspired to read his book and also to take a look at this n+1 magazine mentioned in his bio.

And in case you don't get the Sunday NYT, I'll share a few choice quotes (hopefully the New York Times won't mind). Read them keeping in mind that he is speaking with a somewhat acerbic sarcasm(delish):

"In a society less egalitarian by the day, we pretend to a curious democracy of trauma. Indeed, if you must admit to the possession of certain advantages, it's best to demonstrate that you have squandered them."

and

"Therefore, some advice to would-be memoirists: By all means, talk about who abused you, and what you abused-- that doesn't embarrass anyone. Or describe the glory that was lost. But keep in mind that were you to discover how it might be possible, in this country, to live a life at once just, proud and happy, admitting it would only embarrass everyone."

Huzzah to living a life that is just, proud and happy, and writing about it. I'm tired of so much disfunction in contemporary nonfiction, and I think the only place I've seen anything resembling that ideal of memoir for our time is in blogs.

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