Orecchiette are typically served with a meat such as pork, capers and a crisp white wine. In China, a similar type of pasta is called 猫耳朵 ( māo ěr duǒ, literally, "cat's ears"). Strascinati and cencioni are typically larger than orecchiette. The typical dish of holidays is orecchiette with rabbit ragout.Ĭavatelli, strascinati ( strascinate, in the vernacular of Bari) and cencioni are made like orecchiette, without the final step of forming a concave shape. They are defined recchie d' privte - that is, "priest's ears". In Cisternino orecchiette are made with durum wheat they are larger and take on a different shape, with deep internal ribs, very similar to an ear. In the vernacular of Taranto they are called recchietedde, or chiancaredde. The shape is then inverted over the thumb. Each cube is pressed with a knife, dragging it on the board and making it curl (making a cavatello). In traditional Southern Italian home cooking, the dough is rolled, then cut into cubes. Like other kinds of pasta, orecchiette are made with durum wheat and water. Their name comes from their shape, which resembles a small ear.Īn orecchietta has the shape of a small dome, with its center thinner than its edge, and with a rough surface. Orecchiette ( pronounced singular orecchietta from Italian orecchia 'ear', and -etta 'small') are a pasta typical of Apulia, a region of Southern Italy.
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Months later, and Maggie’s hardly talked with anyone, or even left her home, other than simple exchanges to trade for her services as a killer. This arrangement works for years until Maggie does something so terrible that even her teacher rejects her, vanishing from her life. She became his pupil–almost his disciple. When a terrifying murder caused Maggie’s nascent powers to bloom, she was rescued from the horror by Neizghání, an immortal and Monster Slayer. Literally, as her powers come through her bloodline. Maggie’s ability to kill is in her blood. I guess you’ll just have to keep reading this review to find out? Yeah, that’s a lot.īut no matter how many awards a novel has, or hasn’t won, it doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the book for you. Actually, I think I’m a little late to the party, considering that TRAIL OF LIGHTNING was a finalist for and/or won Hugo/Nebula/World Fantasy/Locus awards. I’m not the only one who enjoyed Rebecca Roanhorse’s debut novel. And sign me up for anything with a hint of romance.Īll this is just a very long lead in to say that TRAIL OF LIGHTNING ( Amazon) checked A LOT of boxes for me. I love a good post-apocalyptic, monster-killing, magic wielding story. The ones where the setting simultaneously feels like a very possible future but also brings in the mythical and magical. I’m a sucker for the just slightly off-kilter world. With her anonymity on the line, is it all worth the fight? The former beauty queen labels Phoebe’s work an “assault on morality,” riling up her supporters and calling on Pom to reveal her identity. That is, until Pom goes viral, courtesy of mayoral candidate Lydia Brookhurst. As long as Phoebe stays undercover, she’s sure she’ll fly through junior year unnoticed. Her unconventional hobby is just a research obsession. But what no one knows is that Phoebe is also Pom-the anonymous teen who’s rewriting sex education on her blog and social media. 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A character's (unseen) father is said to have been a drinker and a gambler, having disgraced the family name.ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Drinking, Drugs & Smoking in your kid's entertainment guide. Covering history from the beginning through the first century A.D., Ussher relates both famous accounts and little known events in the lives of the famous and infamous including pharaohs, Caesars, kings, conquerors, thieves, pirates, and murderers. Almost completely inaccessible to the public for three centuries, this book is a virtual historical encyclopedia with information and footnotes to history that otherwise would have been lost forever. #2249 Considered not only a classic work of literature, but also esteemed for its preciseness and accuracy, The Annals of the World has not been published in the English language since the 17th century. This brings me, of course, to Hilary Mantel. 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I was curious about how Tiffany conceived the idea of the series–rewriting classic literature for young adults–so I decided to interview her! We spoke about why she wrote the series, her favorite characters in the book, and what to expect next from her. The first one A Date with Darcy is also sweet, but I related less to the main character. Tiffany Schmidt is the author of the Bookish Boyfriends series–a YA series that I adore! I’ve read the first and second books in the series and especially loved The Boy Next Story,the second book. Deputy Will Anders and I are roaring along on our snowmobiles, following a clear set of footprints in newly fallen snow. When the snow starts, you might curse at the suddenness of it, but you know it wasn’t sudden at all. At the very least, you sense a weight in the air. Except that’s not how it usually happens. We’ve been tracking Shawn Sutherland for almost two hours when the blizzard strikes. When the bodies of two other women turn up, Casey and her colleagues must find out if it’s an outsider behind the killings or if the answer is more complicated than that … before another victim goes missing. Taking shelter in a cave, they discover a former resident who’s been held captive for over a year. Now, in A Darkness Absolute, Casey and her fellow Rockton sheriff’s deputy Will chase a cabin-fevered resident into the woods, where they are stranded in a blizzard. What she didn’t expect is that Rockton comes with its own set of secrets and dangers. She knew living in Rockton meant living off-the-grid completely: no cell phones, no Internet, no mail, very little electricity, and no way of getting in or out without the town council’s approval. When experienced homicide detective Casey Duncan first moved to the secret town of Rockton, she expected a safe haven for people like her, people running from their past misdeeds and past lives. A Darkness Absolute by Kelley ArmstrongA Darkness Absolute by Kelley Armstrong is the 2nd book in the Casey Duncan series (available February 7, 2017). Formerly worked as a staff writer at Discover magazine and as a senior writer at U.S. New America Foundation, Washington, DC, senior fellow. Agent-Jay Mandel, William Morris Agency, 1325 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019. Office-New America Foundation, 1630 Connecticut Ave., N.W., 7th Fl., Washington, DC 20009. (as in the January 1967 issue of The Saint Magazine), or having died March 1.Īs Troy Conway, Rod Damon: The Coxeman novel series 1967-73, parodied Man from UNCLE. He is sometimes cited incorrectly as the creator of Man from U.N.C.L.E. In late 1960s novellas featured U.N.C.L.E.-like INTREX. Tie-ins included Man from U.N.C.L.E., Hawaii Five-0, Mannix, Friday the 13th Part III, Beneath the Planet of the Apes and even The Partridge Family. The final volume, "Since Noon Yesterday" is, as of 2005, unpublished. 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