In which I hunt for the perfect cooking narrative to satisfy a homey craving Title: Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen Author: Laurie Colwin What it’s about: Recently I wanted to read something about food. I enjoy food writing the way some people enjoy chic lit. It’s light, it’s easy, and for me personally […]
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20. Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen
Posted in Cookbook, Memoir, The List, tagged book review, books, comforting food, dinner parties, entertaining, food essays, food narrative, Home Cooking, Laurie Colwin on October 7, 2011| 2 Comments »
Judging Cook the Books!
Posted in Random, tagged contest, cook the books, food, Home Cooking, Kahakai Kitchen, Laurie Colwin, writing on September 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be judging this month’s Cook the Books entries thanks to the kind invitation of Deb at Kahakai Kitchen. This month’s selection is Laurie Colwin’s Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen, which I read and reviewed in October of last year. Colwin’s was a witty home cook and, […]
The List
Posted in on January 13, 2010|
Click on the links below to jump to any of my reviews! Some of my favorites are in bold. 2012 1. The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 2. The Distant Hours by Kate Morton 3. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green 4. Ghostwritten by David Mitchell 5. A Feast for Crows by George R. […]
2. In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite
Posted in Cookbook, tagged book review, books, borrowing recipes, cookbook, In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite, Melissa Clark, recipes, stealing recipes on January 24, 2011| 1 Comment »
In which I “read” a cookbook and ponder the ethics of “borrowing” recipes Title: In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite Author: Melissa Clark What it’s about: Recently, I was discussing what to make for dinner with my boyfriend. “Oh, I’m reading this cookbook…” I started. He interrupted. “Wait. You’re reading a cookbook?” “Well, yes,” […]
13. Like Water for Chocolate
Posted in Magical Realism, Romance, The List, tagged beach read, book review, books, Chocolat, forbidden love, Gabriel García Márquez, Laura Esquivel, Like Water for Chocolate, love, Magical Realism, Mexican recipes, Mexico, One Hundred Years of Solitude, quail in rose sauce, quail recipe, recipes, romance on May 20, 2010| 1 Comment »
In which I find recipes for love as well as quail in rose sauce Title: Like Water for Chocolate Author: Laura Esquivel What it’s about: A beautiful story about love, family, and food, Like Water for Chocolate mixes actual recipes with the story of a family in early twentieth-century Mexico. Tita is the youngest of […]
The Year of Magical Reading 