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More Home Cooking: A Writer Returns to the Kitchen

by Laurie Colwin

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ISBN13: 9780060955311
ISBN10: 0060955317
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Publisher Comments:

< P> < I> More Home Cooking, < /I> like its predecessor, < I> Home Cooking, < /I> is an expression of Laurie Colwin's lifelong passion for cuisine. In this delightful mix of recipes, advice, and anecdotes, she writes about often overlooked food items such as beets, pears, black beans, and chutney. With down-to-earth charm and wit, Colwin also discusses the many pleasures and problems of cooking at home in essays such as & #34; Desserts That Quiver, & #34; & #34; Turkey Angst, & #34; and & #34; Catering on One Dollar a Head.& #34; As informative as it is entertaining, < I> More Home Cooking< /I> is a delicious treat for anyone who loves to spend time in the kitchen.< /P>

Review:

"We all need a best friend when we are at home cooking; this is the next best thing." (--Seattle Weekly)

Synopsis:

More Home Cooking, like its predecessor, Home Cooking, is an expression of Laurie Colwin's lifelong passion for cuisine. In this delightful mix of recipes, advice, and anecdotes, she writes about often overlooked food items such as beets, pears, black beans, and chutney. With down-to-earth charm and wit, Colwin also discusses the many pleasures and problems of cooking at home in essays such as "Desserts That Quiver," "Turkey Angst," and "Catering on One Dollar a Head." As informative as it is entertaining, More Home Cooking is a delicious treat for anyone who loves to spend time in the kitchen.

About the Author

Laurie Colwin is the author of five novels:Happy All the Time, Family Happiness, Goodbye Without Leaving, Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object, and A Big Storm Knocked It Over; three collections of short stories:Passion and Affect, Another Marvelous Thing, and The Lone Pilgrim; and two collections of essays:Home Cooking and More Home CookingShe died in 1992.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780060955311
Subtitle:
A Writer Returns to the Kitchen
Author:
Colwin, Laurie
Author:
by Laurie Colwin
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Location:
New York, N.Y.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Entertaining
Subject:
Cookery
Subject:
Essays
Edition Number:
Rev. ed.
Edition Description:
Rev
Series Volume:
2000-1
Publication Date:
June 2000
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
240
Dimensions:
7.98x5.36x.60 in. .40 lbs.

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