When you’re at the bookstore, library, or browsing your personal collection it can be hard to pick a book. So, why choose? Get as many as you want (or can reasonably afford) and eventually you’ll read them all! Why choose is the type of romance trope featured in this episode’s book, The Never List. Featuring Con and Lauren of the incredible Between Pages and Friends podcast, pull up a chair for summaries, standouts, theories, and lists!

Spoilers from 24:32 - 38:30

Looking to buy The Never List? Order it from Jade Presley’s website, or look for it at your local bookstore or library!

Recipe: We have two this week. Why? Because we couldn’t choose just one.

Rachel’s Mom’s banana muffins: 1 cup of mashed ripe bananas, ½ cup sugar, ½ cup plain yogurt, ¼ cup of melted butter or margarine, 1 tsp vanilla, 2 eggs, 2 cups of flour, 1 tsp baking powder, ½ tsp baking soda, and a dash of salt. Preheat the oven to 400º F. Combine the banana, sugar, yogurt, butter, vanilla, and eggs in a large mixing bowl. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add flour mixture to banana mixture and stir. Spoon batter evenly into muffin pan. Bake for 18 minutes. Remove from the pan immediately and allow for cooling on a wire rack. 

Con’s protein pasta bake: a box of Banza chickpea pasta (or whatever brand you’d like), a pound of ground turkey, a medium onion, clove of garlic, two cups of marinara sauce, a cup of shredded mozzarella cheese, oregano, Italian seasoning, and some handfuls of spinach. Preheat the oven to 375ºF. Cook the pasta according to the instructions on the box. While the oven is heating and pasta is cooking, chop up the onion and garlic. Brown the turkey in a skillet over medium heat, about 5 minutes. Add the onion, garlic, and spinach to the skillet and saute for another 2 minutes. Put your turkey and veggies into a baking dish and add in the pasta, sauce, and Italian seasoning. Stir it up and top with the shredded cheese, Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes. Garnish with fresh basil if you’d like. Enjoy!

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Music: Clementi Sonatina No. 1 in G Major III

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