Food glorious food in my novels

It strikes me that in both ‘The Purple Rose’ and in the as yet unpublished ‘Not in our Hands’ a lot of food is prepared and eaten. I belive it’s always in a logical place and I didn’t strain the narrative to incorporate it, rather the opposite – it fell in naturally. Since The Purple Rose’s food is traditional Jewish fare and in Not in our Hands it’s traditional Italian, I will, over time post some of the dishes eaten.The traditional Italian is mainly fresh and barely cooked at all but I promise these will be posted before long. Do remember that I am a writer not a professional cook but whatever I am, I aim to whet your appetite.