Smakebit på Søndag; Dough or Die av Winnie Archer

Det er på tide med en ny Smakebit på Søndag, som bokbloggene Betraktninger og Flukten fra virkeligheten har ansvaret for.

Boka jeg vil ta for meg i dag er en cosy mystery roman som heter Dough or Die, skrevet av Winnie Archer. Olaya driver bakeriet Yeast of Eden og har flere ansatte, blant annet Ivy. De skal bli med i et reality-program om bakeriet, men ting går mildt sagt litt galt. Først blir en kameramann påkjørt og så blir den ene programverten drept.

Smakebiten jeg vil dele omhandler derimot tankegangen bak bakeriet og bakekursene som bakeriet har hatt.

"The whole concept behind Bread for Life was to lift up and empower low income and immigrant women in the community and help them develop hirable skills, as well as to build self-confidence. Olaya was teaching them to bake. They shared recipes, especially for indigenous breads, and each class offered the participants a chance to connect with one another. It had ended up being far more than a series of baking classes. It was akin to group therapy. A quilting bee or knitting circle, but with bread dough instead of fabric or yarn."