So I should first say that after immediately reading this book, I met Jen Lancaster in person. She was all that I expected of her--hilarious, spunky, and engaging. AND I learned that there was a third book to read before Pretty in Plaid. So now I have two more Lancaster reads! Yay! Me.
Really this book is about Jen's beginning attempts at writing while working temp jobs. As she said when she did her reading at Barnes and Noble, the footnotes grow on you. I like them now. During the first book, I hated them.
So let's see, what were my favorite stories? Can I just say that I love Rachel Ray. Jen, however, hates her and Fletch, her husband, really attempts her recipes. Now, see, that is the sweet part. I like watching her (not because of her tight shirts and headlights, as Jen suggests) but I never try to cook her meals. I know things can't be made in 30 minutes becuase, unlike Rachel, I can't dice, chop, and sautee at the speed of light. I spend 10 minutes on one onion and half of that time is stepping away from the onion in order to stop crying! Fletch, poor soul, actually attempts many of her meals but with little success. Jen's take on all of that is extremely funny.
I also thoroughly enjoyed her Christmas story when she and Fletch actually had some money for the first time in a few years. The whole "reach around" discussion, or lack thereof, was priceless. It is hard to believe that a woman who cusses like a sailor is a modest as she seems to be.
I love Jennifer Lancaster and I love her books and I can't wait to delve into the third one.
Really this book is about Jen's beginning attempts at writing while working temp jobs. As she said when she did her reading at Barnes and Noble, the footnotes grow on you. I like them now. During the first book, I hated them.
So let's see, what were my favorite stories? Can I just say that I love Rachel Ray. Jen, however, hates her and Fletch, her husband, really attempts her recipes. Now, see, that is the sweet part. I like watching her (not because of her tight shirts and headlights, as Jen suggests) but I never try to cook her meals. I know things can't be made in 30 minutes becuase, unlike Rachel, I can't dice, chop, and sautee at the speed of light. I spend 10 minutes on one onion and half of that time is stepping away from the onion in order to stop crying! Fletch, poor soul, actually attempts many of her meals but with little success. Jen's take on all of that is extremely funny.
I also thoroughly enjoyed her Christmas story when she and Fletch actually had some money for the first time in a few years. The whole "reach around" discussion, or lack thereof, was priceless. It is hard to believe that a woman who cusses like a sailor is a modest as she seems to be.
I love Jennifer Lancaster and I love her books and I can't wait to delve into the third one.
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