October 17, 2011 / Leslie

Mailbox Monday ~ October 17th

Mailbox Monday was created by The Printed Page. It is the gathering place for readers to share the books that came into their home last week.

Mailbox Monday is currently on tour, hosted by a different blog each month. The October host is Savvy Verse & Wit.

I received two books for review last week and I’m excited about both of them. The cookbook is a gorgeous finished copy with beautiful photos of classic Italian dishes. Italian cooking is my favorite so I’m going to enjoy trying these recipes. Watch for a review soon. MWF Seeking BFF is a memoir on how difficult and hilariously awkward it is to make new friends as an adult — how true — who had just moved to Chicago. This should be a fun read for me as Chicago is my hometown.

From St. Martin’s Press for review:

Ciao Italia Family Classics
by Mary Ann Esposito

Mary Ann returns to her family’s humble beginnings to bring us a treasure trove of more than 200 time-honored recipes. They represent traditional, everyday foods that she regards as culinary royalty—always admired, respected, and passed down through generations. Even better, they are easy to make and guaranteed to please.

From Ballantine for review:

MWF Seeking BFF
My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend
by Rachel Bertsche

When Rachel Bertsche first moves to Chicago, she’s thrilled to finally share a zip code, let alone an apartment, with her boyfriend. But shortly after getting married, Bertsche realizes that her new life is missing one thing: friends. Sure, she has plenty of BFFs—in New York and San Francisco and Boston and Washington, D.C. Still, in her adopted hometown, there’s no one to call at the last minute for girl talk over brunch or a reality-TV marathon over a bottle of wine. Taking matters into her own hands, Bertsche develops a plan: She’ll go on fifty-two friend-dates, one per week for a year, in hopes of meeting her new Best Friend Forever.

How was your week?