Mary Corso

“Pantry Soup, which involved sautéing onions, garlic, and any other veggies kicking around before adding chicken broth, canned chickpeas, rosemary, a can of diced tomatoes, and slices of chicken sausage. Samantha had learned to keep packages of the sausages in the freezer in all different flavors. She defrosted Italian ones in the microwave and added them to the mixture she had on simmer. Before she served it she’d bring the soup to a boil and add a cup of ditalini pasta.”
― Katherine Hall Page, The Body in the Casket

“We head into the bar and order drinks. I’m looking around to see if I recognize any members of Congress. They’re sort of my heroic role models, in that they do even less work than I do.”
― David Rosenfelt, Leader of the Pack

“an old French recording of Ida Presti, possibly the greatest guitarist who ever lived,”
― Jonathan Kellerman, Breakdown

“a man in whom violence boiled below the surface in much the same way that fresh-poured polenta waited for the chance to burn the mouth of anyone who tried to eat it.”
― Donna Leon, A Venetian Reckoning