I sometimes find myself thinking fondly of this journal-meets-cookbook, My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life, by Ruth Reichl. I wrote this review 10 years ago, yet it (and the book) have stayed with me. "My kitchen year started in a time of trouble, but it taught me a great deal. When I went back to cooking I rediscovered simple pleasures, and as I began to appreciate the world around me, I learned that the secret to life is finding joy in ordinary things." https://amzn.to/3L7lXtM