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"In a unique take on the cumulative classic "This Is the House That Jack Built," a family gathers with friends and neighbors to share a meal around a table that brims with associations: napkins sewn by Mom, glasses from Mom and Dad's wedding, silverware gifted to Dad by his grandma long ago. Not to mention the squash from the garden, the bread baked by Gran, and the pies made by the young narrator (with a little help). Serving up a diverse array of...
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An innovative approach to vegetarian cooking, allowing you to use what you already have on hand to make great meals. Starts with just a few ingredients--sweet potatoes, tortillas, eggs, cabbage, hearty greens, beans, winter squash, mushrooms, tofu, summer squash, and cauliflower, which Volger advises readers to stock up on. Home chefs can throw in their own variations and favorite flavors--mixing, matching, and adding ingredients to customize their...
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"From beloved writer and cook Amy Thielen comes a year of inventive recipes and twenty menus for the "let's do it at my house" set-and those who aspire to it. In her much-anticipated follow-up to The New Midwestern Table, Amy writes, "no one will ever care about the food as much as you and I do." Company will have you rethinking the way you entertain, throwing dinner parties that are less formal, more frequent, and as fun for the cook as for the guests....
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"A dazzling contemporary novel that vividly portrays the glamorous White Dinners that occur annually in Paris, and the ups and downs of three interconnected couples for whom the dinners have become a tradition. The White Dinner is a love poem to friendship, joy, elegance, and the monuments of Paris. And each year it is an unforgettable summer night, especially for Jean-Philippe Dumas, a longtime participant, and the three couples he's carefully selected...
9) Food whore
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Full of wit and mouth-watering cuisines, Jessica Tom’s debut novel offers a clever insider take on the rarefied world of New York City’s dining scene in the tradition of The Devil Wears Prada meets Kitchen Confidential.
Food whore (n.) A person who will do anythingfor food.
When Tia Monroe moves to New York City, she plans to put herself on the culinary map in no time. But after a coveted
...10) Zak's lunch
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Rather than eat his boring old ham and cheese sandwich, Zak conjures up Lou, a waitress who serves him a delectable feast for the imagination.
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The Cohens are wildly impractical intellectuals--academics, activists, and artists. The Barlows are Wall Street Journal -reading lawyers steeped in trusts and copyrights, golf and tennis. The two families are reserved with and wary of each other, but tonight, the evening before the wedding that is supposed to unite them in marriage, they will attempt to set aside their differences over dinner in the garden. As Celia Cohen, the eminent literary critic,...
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The acclaimed author of Big Book of Casseroles delivers another kitchen classic with this volume of two hundred all-purpose, can't-miss dinner recipes.
Trust Maryana Vollstedt to come up with simple, honest food that real people want to eat for dinner. This indispensable cookbook is filled with everyday dishes that are perfect for busy cooks who expect great results with a minimum of time and effort.
Easy to follow and healthy,...
Trust Maryana Vollstedt to come up with simple, honest food that real people want to eat for dinner. This indispensable cookbook is filled with everyday dishes that are perfect for busy cooks who expect great results with a minimum of time and effort.
Easy to follow and healthy,...
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"Everyone knows that the little kids table is the place to be for any holiday or family gathering. This silly, rhyming story follows a group of rambuctious cousins from table setting to dessert. A universal theme, The Little Kids Table will have kids--and parents!--howling with laughter"--Provided by the publisher.
17) Twenty dinners
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"When he's on tour with his band Grizzly Bear, the thing Chris Taylor misses most about home is the kitchen and the company. With his friend Ithai Schori, the two are constantly cooking dinner parties for four to forty, using skills Chris learned from his mom and techniques Ithai picked up in high-end restaurants. Their food is full of smart techniques that make everything taste just a little better than you thought possible--like toasting nuts by...
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Provides etiquette instructions for tricky dining situations including how to eat a crawfish, how to eat an artichoke, which fork to use and when, how much to tip the server, how to eat something messy, and how to send food back when there is something wrong with it.