Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Midsummer's Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca

Mimi is tired of being in the shadow of her older and talented siblings.  When she sees an opportunity to enter a baking contest in her hometown with the grand prize of meeting and baking with her favorite pastry chef, she plunges into the competition.
Ms. LaRoccca weaves in the story line from Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, which was so fun.  I found it delightful to read a book that mixes magic, realism, family, cultural food and Shakespeare. 
A couple of recipes are included at the end along with baking terms, herb/spice definitions and Indian food descriptions.
-Borrowed from the library.


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