Book Notes

Carrie recommends:

• The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa; translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder
• Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors; translated from the Dutch by Misha Hoekstra

Adam recommends:

• Lone Wolf and Cub Vol. 1: The Assassin's Road by Kazuo Koike; illustrated by Goseki Kojima, Frank Miller
• Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga, Vol. 1 by Jiro Kuwata

Michael recommends:

• Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi ; translated from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright
• Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt ; translated from the Dutch by Nancy Forest-Flier.

Bite Notes

• Pair The Housekeeper and the Professor with a Japanese Hamburg Steak, or hambagu, a popular home-cooked, Western-style dish which, like the American hamburger and Salisbury steak, has its roots in Germany. 
•  Bake a Danish Dream Cake to enjoy with Mirror, Shoulder, Signal.
• As Hadi recounts his tale of the Whatitsname in Frankenstein in Baghdad, grill up a plate of Iraqi Kabobs with a recipe that can be found on yummly.com.
• Enjoy the Dutch roots of Black Spring, New York, by making Broodje Rookworst, a Dutch sausage and sauerkraut sandwich, from a recipe found on thespruceeats.com.
• Pair Batman's fusion of Western-Japanese culture with omelet rice, a popular breakfast for families in Japan. The recipe can be found in Japanese Cooking Made Simple, available on Hoopla.
• The pop culture-influencing read Lone Wolf and Cub goes well with Fluffy Cheesecake, a Japanese take on our favorite Golden Girls accompaniment. The recipe can be found in Japanese Cooking Made Simple, available on Hoopla.