THE SECRET INGREDIENT

Dish created by Stewart Lewis

Serves: hungry readers everywhere
Prep time: 0 minutes
Total time: 1-2 sittings

Recommended equipment: quiet, a cozy spot to curl up in, tasty snacks

INGREDIENTS
1 dash girl, Olivia, sixteen
2 dollops loving dads, Bell and Enrique
3 fistfuls guitar-playing older brother, Jeremy
1 pint-size British best friend, Lola
5 gallons family trouble
1/2 smidgen warning, from a psychic on an elevator
4 pounds vintage cookbook, with notes from the past
1 search, kneaded, for a mother never known
2 hints hope (a key and a name)
3/4 pinch romance, with a cute boy named Theo

DIRECTIONS
Pit life as you know it.
Marinate in summertime.
Add the secret ingredient.
Serve with love in Silverlake, Los Angeles.