Frances Mayes opens the door to a wondrous new world when she buys and restores an abandoned villa in the spectacular Tuscan countryside.
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Book Club 2012
Milk: The Surprising Story of Milk Through the Ages
Part culinary history, part cookbook—with more than 120 enticing recipes,—part inquiry into the evolution of an industry, Milk is a one-of-a-kind book that will forever change the way we think about dairy products.
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Pomegranate Soup, A Novel
In part this novel is about the clash of cultures and inherent suspicion about what is different. It is equally about the power of hope and the unifying role of food and the role of the senses in life.
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Wild Fermentation
This book takes readers on a whirlwind trip through the wide world of fermentation, providing readers with basic and delicious recipes – some familiar, others exotic – that are easy to make at home.
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Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection
The book follows the thirteen lunar cycles of an agrarian year, from the midwinter Hunger Moon and the springtime sweetness of the Sap Moon to the bounty of the Moon When Salmon Return to Earth in autumn.
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More Home Cooking
In her collection of essays on cooking and eating, Laurie Colwin shares not only her skills and knowledge in the kitchen, but her wisdom about how food is a reflection of our lives.
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The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food, and Love
The Dirty Life is a wonderfully told tale of one of the most interesting farms in the country.
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Plenty: Eating Locally on the 100-mile Diet
The remarkable, amusing and inspiring adventures of a Canadian couple who make a year-long attempt to eat foods grown and produced within a 100-mile radius of their apartment.
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