Two friends eating and drinking their way through Glow –Book 4 of the Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy!

SPOILERS FOR BOOKS 1-5

Recipes for food and cocktails mentioned in this episode:

Lemony Lentil Soup

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 medium white onion, peeled and diced
• 2 medium carrots, diced
• 5 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
• 6 cups vegetable stock (or chicken stock)
• 1 1/2 cups red lentils, rinsed and picked over (I used yellow—still delicious!)
• 2/3 cup whole-kernel corn
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• (optional) pinch each of saffron and cayenne
• zest and juice of 1 small lemon
• salt and  black pepper

Directions:

1. Sauté the veggies. Heat oil in a large stockpot overmedium-high heat.  Add onion and carrots and sauté for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are soft and translucent.  Add garlic and sauté for 1 more minute, stirring occasionally, until fragrant.
2. Simmer. Stir in the vegetable stock, lentils, corn, cumin, curry powder (plus saffron and cayenne, if using) until combined.  Continue cooking until the soup reaches a simmer.  Then cover and cook for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are completely tender.
3. Blend (optional). Using either a hand blender or traditionalblender, puree the soup until it reaches your desired consistency.  (I skipped this step to keep the soup a chunky)
4. Season. Stir in the lemon zest and juice until combined.  Taste and season the soup with a generous pinch or two of fine sea salt and black pepper, as needed.
5. Serve. Serve warm, garnished with an extra fresh lemon slice if desired.

Wine/Cocktail Pairing: Halos de Jupiter Viognier

These chapters are Auren’s crash and rebirth. She hits rock bottom. She grieves the loss of her ribbons—her magic, her identity, her wings—and for the first time, lets herself feel it all. She goes from denial to sobbing to clarity. It's devastating and honest, and when she finally says she wants to be strong, not just pretend to be fine, it's like her soul’s tectonic plates have shifted.

Now, enter Viognier.

So yeah, this wine isn’t just pretty—it’s resonant. Golden on the outside, powerful in its core, and named for a planet that governs transformation, expansion, and throwing lightning bolts when shit needs to change.

So pour yourself a glass of Viognier. Swirl it. Sip it. And toast to the girl who’s done falling.
 She’s ready to fly.

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