The Astute Macaron
Hello! This is the Astute Macaron Podcast, where I (finally) read the classics, and then bake about them. My name is Misty, and I have worked in bookstores and libraries for over a decade - I currently work at a very small, super cute library in the mountains. Somehow, even being surrounded by books and selling more classics than I can count, I have managed to avoid ever reading them, mostly because they are boring. I am not a professional baker, or even a particularly talented one, but I enjoy a challenge, and I can usually make something that tastes good and won't poison you, even if it looks inedible.In this podcast I am challenging myself to finally read the classics, to see what the heck everyone is talking about. I probably won't like them, to be honest, so be prepared for some Unpopular Opinions. Baking is my stress relief, so in order to get through this nonsense, I will be baking something themed after the book! Or, attempting to, anyway.I hope you enjoy it!
The Astute Macaron
03 - Mists of Avalon Part 1
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Join me as I read through this retelling of the Arthurian legends from Morgaine's perspective! This book is so long that I had to split up the episode... and it took me 40 minutes to get through 300 pages of it. Oh boy.
I also had my first successful bake! Rejoice! I modified this cake recipe.
Sorry about the random music during my second dramatic reading - I didn't know anyone else was home, much less watching TV in the other room. I would have rerecorded the segment, but my throat is swelling up in protest.
Recommendations:
- Once and Future by Amy Rose Capetta and Cori McCarthy
- Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
- Daughter of the Forest and Son of the Shadows by Juliet Marillier
Music: Midnight Tale by Kevin MacLeod