HalfaMoon Day 4 - Books! & Day 8: Food and Drink

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Stories about women and food

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

Tita is a Mexican woman who is forbidden by her mother from marrying her beloved, Pedro because of the family tradition: the youngest daughter must stay single to take care of her mother until she dies.

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the Oxtail Soup recipe from Like Water for Chocolate

Chocolat by Joanne Harris

Vianne Rocher arrives with her daughter Anouk in a small French town to open a chocolate shop It infuritates the priest because of the contrast between delicacies and the focus of self denial during the Lent. With her compassion, courage and subtle magic, she changes a lot of people's lives.

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Chocolat: Flourless Chocolate Almond Cake Recipe

Lamb to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl

Mary Maloney is a pregnant housewife waiting for her husband, Patrick, to return home from his job as a police detective.

Then Patrick breaks the news that he will get a divorce.

Shocked, Mary takes out a large frozen leg of lamb and prepares dinner. The rest will be spoiler

It's a witty short story with black comedy elements. It's best experienced by reading it.

Easy roast leg of lamb recipe