This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of author Nicola Harris and publisher St. Martin's Press. I received a complimentary book for the purpose of review, but all opinions are honest and they are my own. No additional compensation for this post was provided; this page may contain affiliate links.
This week I am thrilled to be taking part in a virtual book release party for The Show Girl by Nicola Harrison* hosted by The Book Club Cookbook. I received an advance copy to enjoy and be inspired into the kitchen to create a dish.
You can see the party page! You may also search for the hashtag #TheShowGirlParty on social media to find the posts. But to make it easy, I'm also linking to my fellow bloggers; I will add their direct posts once everyone is live. Please take a look...
On the Page
It's the Roaring Twenties and Olive McCormick has moved from the Mid-West to New York City to star in the Ziegfeld Follies, a stage revue inspired by the Folies Bergères of Paris and run by showman Florenz Ziegfeld. Harrison paints a vivid portrait of the life of a show girl.
"That night the ribbon act went off without a hitch. The adrenaline that ran through me leading up to that final moment of being lifted off stage made me sing even better than I had before, with more passion and seduction and determination. When the fans turned on behind me, the ribbons flwe forward and I was dazzled by the floating colors. I don't know how it must've looked from the audience's perspective, but from where I stood, it was as if I were in a storm of rainbow confetti. I stood, arms in the air, smiling, catching my breath, not even able to see the audience out front for the mass of dancing ribbons blurring my view. I felt a slight tug on my waist from the harness, and I began to lift off the stage. It wasn't until that moment that I began to feel a pang of trepidation" (pg. 104).
This isn't a world that I would normally want to inhabit, but it was a pleasant diversion and look at the epoch.
Anchovy Canapés
Ancholivade Canapés
But the passage that inspired me was a meal when Olive meets her mother at the Palm Court tearoom. "The waiter approached our table. 'We'll have anchovy canapés and the stuffed celery to start,' I said. 'Oh, and Mother, you must try the cassoulet of lobster" (pg. 205).
A canapé (French: [kanape]) is an hors d'oeuvre most often a small piece of
bread, puff pastry, or a cracker topped with
some kind of savory. It's a finger food that is often consumed in a single bite. Upon researching and reading, there are a couple of ways that anchovies can be used in canapés - as a paste spread on the bread or cracker or sliced into strips and used as a garnish. This isn't a recipe...just a nibble that I hope will inspire you.
In this case, I used anchovies as a garnish on a smear of garlic aioli and a black olive tapenade. Both also had a mini heirloom tomato slice and a sprinkling of fresh herbs.
Many Thanks...
To the Publisher, St. Martin's Press, on Twitter
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I have also added this to #FoodieReads.
How did I miss this? You have been on an anchovy kick lately. Fun little canapes.
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