In Lisa Wingate’s the Summer Kitchen, an unexpected partnership between forty-eight-year-old SandraKaye Darden and twelve-year-old Cass Blue forms. SandraKaye certainly never expects to find hope in the little pink house left behind by her uncle Poppy on Blue Sky Hill. With her adopted son, Jake, missing thousands of miles away, Poppy’s murder, and her family life disintegrating in the comfortable suburban home that once was welcoming, Sandra feels as if her world is falling apart. Meanwhile, runaway Cass Blue and her brother, Rusty, have enough trouble keeping a roof over their heads and food on the table since they escaped foster care. When Rusty brings back a woman and her daughter from Glitters, the nearby stripper joint, to live with them, Cass struggles to find a way to feed both her family and the unwanted guests. As Sandra’s relationship with her family grows more strained, she begins to leave the house more often, one day stumbling upon an apartment
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The modern concept of sandwiches had been traced back to 18th century Europe. However, the use of bread to scoop up and enclose or wrap some other type of food, long predates the 18th century, and is found in numerous cultures worldwide. “Sandwiches are very diverse, you can customize them to your liking,” says my brother, Ryan. Sandwiches play a very important role in the Summer Kitchen for it was the food that brought together Sandra and Cass. Prior to their lunch together, Cass considered Sandra to be a ‘suspicious woman’ and Sandra had thought of Cass as nothing more than a ‘rebellious teen’: “The suspicious lady has been watching me for a while, and it’s very uncomfortable,” says Cass (83). Cass had piqued the interest of Sandra, the latter noting that the young girl had a very mature aura despite her young appearance. However, Cass does appreciate the sudden attention that she has been subject to and refers to Sandra as a strange
The modern concept of sandwiches had been traced back to 18th century Europe. However, the use of bread to scoop up and enclose or wrap some other type of food, long predates the 18th century, and is found in numerous cultures worldwide. “Sandwiches are very diverse, you can customize them to your liking,” says my brother, Ryan. Sandwiches play a very important role in the Summer Kitchen for it was the food that brought together Sandra and Cass. Prior to their lunch together, Cass considered Sandra to be a ‘suspicious woman’ and Sandra had thought of Cass as nothing more than a ‘rebellious teen’: “The suspicious lady has been watching me for a while, and it’s very uncomfortable,” says Cass (83). Cass had piqued the interest of Sandra, the latter noting that the young girl had a very mature aura despite her young appearance. However, Cass does appreciate the sudden attention that she has been subject to and refers to Sandra as a strange