“Jane stood beside silver platters of cucumber sandwiches and smoked salmon sandwiches and savory-sweet ham sandwiches and open-faced sandwiches with thickly spread butter and fresh mint.” FoodSpreadMintButterSandwichSmoked SalmonCucumberOpen FacedSavory Sweet Ham Author:Jessica Lawson
“The meal was delectable, with courses of consomme and leeks, cold poached salmon with bergamot mousseline sauce and cucumbers, curried game meats, mutton joint with savory stuffering, roasted duckling and pheasant and squab with herbed root vegetables, and so on. Tabitha, whose finest meals had consisted largely of tinned meats and powered custard, nearly wept at the smells and textures and tastes flooding her senses.” FoodMeal Author:Jessica Lawson
“Agnes walked in with a tray of gorgeous raspberry tortes, fruit sorbet, and pistachio ice.” FoodFruitIceRaspberrySorbetPistachioTortes Author:Jessica Lawson
“The front desk man is a spy for a famous French chef, hoping to stealing the pastry recipes of the shop down the street. And the lovely shop girl who just delivered a box of-- what is most certainly-- pastries is his secret accomplice. The note she passed him while blushing has a recipe for the perfect croissant.” GirlManSpyPastriesRecipeShopFront DeskCroissantFrench ChefBox Of Author:Jessica Lawson
“A person's family, Tabitha realized, was the thing that held them up, so that life could still be illuminated in the darkest of times. A family member could be a mouse. A family member could be an Inspector that nobody would ever meet outside the pages of a novel. Depending on the circumstance, a family member might even be discovered in a person you just met.” Middle Grade Fantasy Book:Nooks & Crannies Source: Nooks & Crannies