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Title:A Thousand Years Over A Hot Stove Author: Laura Schenone Format: Trade Paperbound |
I found I like cookbooks with personality. A Thousand Years Over A Hot Stove read more like a novel then a cookbook. The author starts with her own life and why she wrote the book. After that, she dives into the history of cooking, going back to before America was colonized, up to and through the depression and to modern day. And through her telling of history that reads much more like an old fairy tale then a history book, she generously dollops recipes and pictures. I really like how she has found this unique topic and given it a very unique voice. I also love the fact that she put in more then just American staple recipes, something outside of apple pie and hamburgers. I found everything from Pine Nut Soup, to Frittata of Zucchini. This book also won the James Beard Foundation/Kitchenaid Book Award, and did so rightly. I would suggest this title to anyone who has a love of history, especially women’s history, and cookbooks.
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