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- Number of Pages: 224
- ISBN: 1416551050
- WAPI (Tower ID): 111926204
- Release Date: March 3, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #31059 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "A Homemade Life" by Molly Wizenberg and Camilla Engman to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "A Homemade Life"Browse more products related to "Molly Wizenberg and Camilla Engman"Review"Wizenberg's recipes...[are] both a natural extension of her autobiography and an expression of her aesthetic, grounding this luminous memoir in the everyday and relatable....[She ends] the book with the recipe for the simple chocolate wedding cake she baked for herself. Few memoirs or chocolate cakes are more satisfying." " Wizenberg's directions are laced with a charming voice that strikes a neat balance with the reflective passages. Her strong personality stands out among her generation's culinary voices. " Publisher's noteA creator of the award-winning Orangette blog presents a memoir about the life lessons she learned in the kitchens of her youth, in a recipe-complemented account that describes experiences of loss and love while enjoying her father's French toast, her husband's pickles, and her chocolate wedding cakes. 40,000 first printing. When Molly Wizenberg's father died of cancer, everyone told her to go easy on herself, to hold off on making any major decisions for a while. But when she tried going back to her apartment in Seattle and returning to graduate school, she knew it wasn't possible to resume life as though nothing had happened. So she went to Paris, a city that held vivid memories of a childhood trip with her father, of early morning walks on the cobbled streets of the Latin Quarter and the taste of her first pain au chocolat. She was supposed to be doing research for her dissertation, but more often, she found herself peering through the windows of chocolate shops, trekking across town to try a new patisserie, or tasting cheeses at outdoor markets, until one evening when she sat in the Luxembourg Gardens reading cookbooks until it was too dark to see, she realized that her heart was not in her studies but in the kitchen. At first, it wasn't clear where this epiphany might lead. Like her long letters home describing the details of every meal and market, Molly's blog Orangette started out merely as a pleasant pastime. But it wasn't long before her writing and recipes developed an international following. Every week, devoted readers logged on to find out what Molly was cooking, eating, reading, and thinking, and it seemed she had finally found her passion. But the story wasn't over: one reader in particular, a curly-haired, food-loving composer from New York, found himself enchanted by the redhead in Seattle, and their email correspondence blossomed into a long-distance romance. In "A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table," Molly Wizenberg recounts a life with the kitchen at its center.From her mother's pound cake, a staple of summer picnics during her childhood in Oklahoma, to the eggs she cooked for her father during the weeks before his death, food and memories are intimately entwined. You won't be able to decide whether to curl up and sink into the story or to head straight to the market to fill your basket with ingredients for Cider-Glazed Salmon and Pistachio Cake with Honeyed Apricots. AnnotationMolly Wizenberg's deeply compelling story is an infinitely readable memoir about how her father's death changed the direction of her life--from academia to the kitchen. With pieces from her internationally popular blog, Orangette, Wizenberg writes about cooking, creating recipes, food fantasies, and how she met the love of her life through what started out as a quiet place to gather her thoughts about food. Sprinkled liberally with recipes, including Little Corncakes with Tomato, Avocado and Bacon; Caramelized Cauliflower with Salsa Verde; Fennel Salad with Asian Pear and Parmesan; Pistachio Cake with Honeyed Apricots; and Blueberry-Raspberry Pound Cake. If You Enjoy "A Homemade Life (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "A Homemade Life (Hardcover)" by Molly Wizenberg (Author) and C...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! General Bestsellers
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