Talking with My Mouth Full: Crab Cakes, Bundt Cakes, and Other Kitchen Stories
Author: Bonny Wolf
“I found myself moved and fascinated by Talking with My Mouth Full, thinking again and again how close food is to the heart of culture and how much it defines places, ethnicities, and, most of all, families. For virtually all of us, the foods we eat reflect a heritage as distinctive as our DNA. And this book is a funny, incisive –and, in every sense—delicious—exploration of those themes.”
--from the foreword by Scott Turow
Publishers Weekly
In this charming, lighthearted collection of essays, Wolf, a commentator on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday, explores the foods we eat and the ways they bind us to one another. Much of the book is devoted to regional foods: a Minnesota native of Eastern European Jewish descent, Wolf has an abiding love of kugel as well as wild rice and state fair food on sticks. More than two decades living in the Washington, D.C., area has brought other edible joys, like products from the Eastern Market and a ritual shad roe dinner with friends. While not breaking any new journalistic ground, Wolf reports on popovers and pickled antipasto with enthusiasm, melding personal and culinary history, narrative and instruction. Her how-to pieces delve the difficulties that many home cooks struggle with, such as how to make the perfect roast chicken or rescue a dinner party disaster. Interspersed throughout these ruminations are the recipes she's collected from friends and family. It's clear that Wolf's sophisticated, well-traveled palate coexists peacefully with a predilection for the fuss-free, traditional foods that have never gone out of favor ice cream with chocolate sauce and meatloaf. Readers will find both her writing and the cooking refreshingly accessible. (Nov.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
Library Journal
This collection of essays about the foods that mark special occasions in the average American's home is as reassuring as a big bowl of buttery mashed potatoes. A food commentator for NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, Wolf explores the magic of why Maryland crab cakes are the best, why wild rice is a delicacy everywhere but Minnesota, and why birthday cake is an essential part of all birthday celebrations. Her essays include recipes, and the index will make locating them easy for readers dying to make Real Texas Chili or Queen of Sheba Cake. Home cooks will find themselves smiling, either with relief or commiseration, while reading the "Dinner Disasters" chapter, and comfort seekers will find solace from the familiar dishes present in "The Comforts of Food." Wolf's writing conjures up the magic of a day at the fair, with all the treats you can manage. Her belief in the power of food to bind families together and keep generations connected makes this collection of essays a delicious read. Shelley Brown, New Westminster P.L., B.C. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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Short and Sweet Dessert Deck: 50 Mouthwatering Recipes with 8 Ingredients or Less!
Author: Gale Gand
Award-winning pastry chef and Food Network star Gale Gand proves just how easy it is to turn eight ingredients (or less) into irresistible no-fuss desserts. This deck includes classic treats such as Chewy Chocolate Chip Espresso Cookies and Towering Apple Tarts, in addition to innovative creations like Banana Bisque and Chai-Spiced Cheesecake. The recipes are printed on convenient tabbed cards that you can bring to the grocery store or prop up on the kitchen counter.
From the book Short & Sweet and Chocolate & Vanilla by Gale Gand.
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