Recipe for Joy: A Stepmom's Story of Finding Faith, Following Love, and Feeding a Family

by Robin Davis

There were three things food writer Robin Davis promised she would never she would never move back to Ohio, she would never get married, and she would never join an organized religion. Never say never—today, Davis is a recent transplant to the Midwest wife and stepmother, and converted Catholic. In Recipe for Joy, she shares her stories of food, faith, and family life, and discovers that “food” is the language she can speak when stepping into unfamiliar territory. Recipe for Joy tells Davis’s story of recognizing God’s plan, doubting it, and then discovering why God’s plan is her newfound path. The stories in Recipe for Joy are grouped by themes based on the courses of a meal, and each chapter ends with a recipe inspired by the theme. Recipe for Joy reveals that food and faith can go hand in hand and that God uses people (and some really good meals) to bring us into a closer relationship with God.

174 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 5, 2013

About the author

Robin seeks inspiration in crowded places like commuter trains, shopping centers, bars and sporting events, but also takes a notebook into places far from the beaten path, like deserts and swamps, not minding the company of snakes and spiders, and generally prefering them to weasels in suits and snobs in fashionable dresses.

Robin thinks fiction is a great route to understanding what is true and important. But, why not make it fun by creating stories of people who break the rules and seldom ask for
permission? Robin hopes to entertain readers with intriguing plots along with insightful explorations of the thoughts and feelings of intelligent,interesting characters.

Robin has short stories and a novel published in the erotic romance subgenre, and is currently working on a collection of short stories and a new, non-erotic contemporary novel .

Reviews

[Linda B.]

Love how Robin writes.