Synopses & Reviews
Boldly confessing her prejudices and her passions,
M.F.K. Fisher has written a mouth-watering, soul-satisfying book composed of seventeen chapters with over 140 recipes. Whether recalling forbidden fruits from her childhood (like mashed potatoes with catsup) her mother's legendary mustard pickles, a Caribbean bride singing about peas and rice, each description is flavored with the eloquence, warmth and wit that has become her hallmark. Here are dishes for every course of every meal, from the simplest to the most esoteric: tidbits, appetizers, breads, pastries, fish, fowl, meats, soups, vegetables, desserts, and casseroles.
Review
"With Bold
Knife and Fork, like all of Fisher's work, is best read as you would a
novel: starting at the beginning and working your way to the end....The recipes are like punctuation, or perhaps
seasoning: vivid examples of the thoughts she's sharing, sometimes
insightful, sometimes touching, sometimes sharply irascible, often
opinionated, but always interesting." Linda Richards, January magazine
Synopsis
Now back in print, this classic cookbook has been treasured by all who love the good, considered life. Boldly confessing her prejudices and passions, Fisher provides a mouthwatering, soul-satisfying book composed of 17 chapters and more than 140 recipes for every course of every meal--from the simplest to the most esoteric.
About the Author
In a career that extended over seven decades until her death in 1992, Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher wrote twenty-six books with a prose style at once vivid, elegant, and a little bit wicked. Her books include The Gastronomical Me, How to Cook a Wolf , Consider the Oyster, and Serve It Forth.