"The baker had a fight with the chef soon after we left port, and the barber took over all the pastry making..."Mary Frances had the perfect recipe for blending food writing and autobiography. Inimitable, and such a product of her era. Of all her books, this is the one most suitable for non-foodies....
Really great book. The first few chapters and the last few, especially, were absolutely wonderful. Which is not to say that it drug in the middle—it really didn't. If it had all been as good as those chapters on either end, it would have been a nearly perfect book. Still, I loved it as it was.The bo...
Interesting and excellent recipes that are epicurian but not too difficult. My volume unfortunately has no picutres, which is one of my favorite things about cookbooks, but it doesn't matter. Still 5 stars worth. Oh, and these are vegetarian recipes, not that that should discourage carnivores.
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