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Blueberry
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willaful Such a tear jerker... 2mo
Eggs Beautiful 🍎🥰🍏 2mo
JenniferEgnor I loved her writing in Gourmet Magazine. I miss it so much! That was the magazine that taught me how to cook. 2mo
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monalyisha
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Pickpick

This collection of personal essays by Geraldine DeRuiter, the James Beard award-winning writer of the Everywhereist blog, really grew on me! I knew next-to-nothing about the (audio)book or its author before starting it. At first, I felt that the composition was a little basic and on-the-nose, especially when it came to DeRuiter‘s expression of her intersectional, feminist ideology. But I didn‘t disagree with anything she said! 👇🏻

monalyisha 1/5: Ironically, I think the problem is that we‘d probably really get along & be friends (despite her having MUCH more money than I do; at least she‘s aware of her privilege). In general, her outlook is too similar to mine for her book to feel big enough or different enough to make a lasting impression. 2mo
monalyisha 2/5: Sometimes, I *also* worry that the public impression of me is, “Wow! She really likes her husband.” And, as Deruiter says when a(n uninterested) publisher accuses her of this, “…I…do?” Pair that with “Girl can eat!” and you‘ve got a baseline understanding of my personality. But there‘s more to me (us), okay?! 2mo
monalyisha 3/5: She emotes HARD when she narrates, something of which I am also guilty. Honestly, at times, this was *almost* too much for the medium. When I‘m leading Storytime, I can occasionally tell that there‘s a kiddo who agrees and that I probably need to tone it down, as well. 🙈 2mo
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monalyisha 4/5: She‘s the daughter of Italian immigrants and I am not. She enjoys cooking — and especially baking — and I do not. She‘s well-traveled whereas I can only dream of such a thing. But at our cores, it would seem there‘s a lot of overlap. Sometimes to an annoying degree. 😆 2mo
monalyisha 5/5: I enjoyed her anecdotes and reflections. I liked her as a person. Her writing is witty. She certainly knows more about pasta alle vongole than I do. And sure, my estranged father isn‘t an undercover spy (he‘s a Little Debbie salesman, which, come to think of it, would probably be the perfect cover…). But her relatable narrative didn‘t rock my world. 2mo
monalyisha To be fair, I shouldn‘t have followed “My Broken Language” up with another memoir. Hudes is a hard act to follow! 2mo
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DebinHawaii
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#AboutABook

For today‘s #YouGifted prompt, here are three books I like to gift to foodie friends. 💙🍽️💙

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome 👏🏻 2mo
Eggs Enchanting books!! 2mo
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merelybookish
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Pickpick

An idealistic Ruth Reichl becomes a food critic. The growth of her writing career parallels the emergence of modern American cuisine in CA. (I recognized many of the young chefs she writes about as Top Chef judges.) At the same time as she talks food, Reichl weaves in her personal life: her father's death, extramarital affairs, the demise of her 1st marriage, moves, a failed adoption.
Overall an easy and engaging listen.
#192025 @Librarybelle

Librarybelle I have her books on my to read list! 2mo
Leftcoastzen Love her books 2mo
willaful This was such a tearjerker! 2mo
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Jess_Read_This
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Mehso-so

I loved this book in the beginning but by the end I was disenchanted with the elitist/lecturing tone it took. In her older years, Jones seems to lose touch with the changing tastes of society and laments the loss of what she‘s as superior. Her recipes call for calves‘s brains, rabbit in a sour chocolate sauce, shad roe, duck gizzards, etc. none of which appeal to me. I will attempt a gluten free version of her Butterscotch Cookie recipe though!

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Jess_Read_This
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I totally read this in Julia Child‘s voice in my head.

(To clarify Julia wasn‘t talking about Italians, but referencing the low fat health craze that eliminated butter and sought alternative cooking oils)

Tamra 😆 Yes! 3mo
MemoirsForMe 😁😁😁 3mo
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Jess_Read_This
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From my brief Litsy scrolling, I see I‘m virtually joining a few other Littens for a Friday unwind with book/libation. Cheers!

With a bio coming out on Judith Jones, who I didn‘t know is a reason we were introduced to Julia Child, Marcella Hazan, Claudia Roden, Lidia Bastianich, to just name a few. I wanted to read her memoir as my introduction to this gastronaut I‘ve not been acquainted with before. It‘s riveting. Halfway thru & highly recommend

Tamra I envy your basil. 😊 3mo
Jess_Read_This @Tamra 🌱Thank you! I have an unreliable green thumb when it comes to my porch pots. For some reason the basil is doing amazing this year compared to last! I‘ve been making various versions of pesto with it and my other herbs. 3mo
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Leftcoastzen
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Happy Birthday Caesar Salad 🥗 One I had at the ballpark with chicken added on! https://www.npr.org/2024/07/03/nx-s1-4993520/caesar-salad-100-years

Bookwormjillk Huh, who knew? 4mo
vivastory Love a good Caesar Salad! 4mo
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JenniferEgnor
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Beautiful alliums from Oma and Opa‘s garden. The garlic scapes will go into a white wine sauce, thrown over some whole wheat or legume pasta.

TheBookHippie Yummmmmmmmmmm 4mo
Singout I just made a ton of garlic scape pesto! Hot stuff! (edited) 4mo
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