I took personal interest in the story about Ashley Jiron, a restaurant owner who noticed that someone had been going through her garbage. She posted a note on the dumpster for whoever had eaten out of her garbage to come into P B Jams and get a decent meal. I admire her empathy and her courage. She offered a meal to someone who many of us would consider scary, a possible addict or psychotic. But even addicts and psychotics need to eat in order to live, and if they can manage

Early in my novel The Second Crack Anne makes her sister Suz Mexican Coffee, impressing her twin with the mini fireworks display and rich flavor. You can use the recipe below to impress that someone special too. A word of caution, if you drink too many, just like in the novel, one of you may go missing.