In this series, I share five random things I enjoyed throughout the month.
FaceTime: I never used FaceTime before social distancing started and now I’m on FaceTime all the time! It’s much more fun than a phone call!
Little Fires Everywhere: I read the book Little Fires Everywhere and loved the Hulu adaptation with Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon. It was so nice to have something to look forward to watching every Wednesday night. The Richardson family appears to have a perfect life, but now their house has burned down and it was arson. The book goes back to the past so we see what happens leading up to the fire. Elena Richardson, a journalist, and her husband rent out a house in the idyllic Shaker Heights neighborhood in Ohio, which is where my dad grew up. They rent the house to an artist and single mother Mia Warren and their daughter Pearl. Pearl quickly becomes best friends with the Richardson kids and spends most of her time at their house and eventually, Mia starts cleaning at the Richardsons and becomes close with one of their daughters. A family friend of the Richardsons adopt a baby, but the biological mother decides she wants the baby back and there is a custody battle with Elena and Mia on opposing sides. Elena starts to investigate Mia’s past and uncovers her secrets just as her daughter is getting much closer with Mia and the families are getting more enmeshed.
Peanut Sauce: I picked up this Peanut Sauce from Whole Foods and I like using it to make Peanut Tofu Bowls, Peanut Vegetable Stir Fry, and Peanut Sesame Noodles.
Soy Vay: I grew up always having the Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki in the fridge and I’ve been making Tofu Teriyaki Stir Fry, Shiitake Mushroom Stir Fry, or Trader Joe’s Stir-Fry Vegetables with this!
American Royals: American Royals is about the Washington family, the American royal family. After the Revolution, George Washington became king and his descendants make up the royal family that has ruled America for 250 years. Now King George IV is king and the book is about the friendships and love lives of his children
