HeartlandiaSoulful, heartland inspired food from Portlands popular The Country Cat Heartlandia is based on husband and wife team Adam and Jackie Sappingtons acclaimed Portland restaurant, The Country Cat Dinner House & Bar. Adam, Executive Chef and a self taught expert in whole animal butchery, and Jackie, the Executive Pastry Chef, make food that is the definition of soulful, heartwarming comfort food. Some of the mouthwatering dishes include Autumn Squash Soup

David is the answer to all their problems

and the vanishing art of letter writing—from the acclaimed novelist and New Yorker editor Ben Greenman

the maternal bond

especially as he's looking for the one thing she can't give

this is a masterful portrayal of troubled adolescence and its repercussions that raises vital questions about agency

but it isn’t just their father who is missing from their lives… as the secrets that have fractured the family rise to the surface

its characters and key message

she realizes it’s a mix-up—he’s not there to kill her—and Rachel finds herself with an unexpected protector in the form of a navy SEAL

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this allows readers to appreciate the clarity of the original tales

and allowing them to calm

and new beginnings will resonate with young readers on the cusp of new beginnings