A Bite Off Mama's Plate: Mothers' and Daughters' Connections through Food Review

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(More customer reviews)A Bite off Mama's Plate is a trip through time and into every woman's heart. Each chapter will bring to mind analogous events in the reader's life. Perhaps readers will record spinoffs in the Foxfire tradition for their own families to treasure.
As we approach the holidays, it is vital to remember the words of one food writer: "Without food, plenty of it and lovingly prepared, we might kill one another."
And if you don't read it, you may never know what a "bosom biscuit" is, one of the most delicious symbols in the book.

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Miriam Meyers celebrates the positive role that food plays in the mother-daughter relationship. Despite their increasing freedom to pursue other roles in society, women still retain primary responsibility for food-related tasks in the home. With that responsibility comes considerable work, but it also affords women in families a special opportunity for companionship, communication, learning, and inspiration. To illuminate the ways women use this role to connect with their daughters, Meyers combines original research, encompassing focus groups, interviews, and a national survey, with a personal memoir and a wide range of other sources. She shows, in women's own voices, how food offers, more than just nourishment for the body, something for the mind, heart, and soul.

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Flavors of Hungary (101 Productions) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have gone through several copies of this book both through constant use and giving copies to friends who express an interest in Hungarian cooking. As a Hungarian and a cook, I find this collection of recipes both authentic and easy to follow. If you are to have only one Hungarian cookbook on your shelf, this is the one.

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Flavors of Hungary is not only an outstanding collection of authentic recipes but also a bittersweet memoir of the author's homeland as seen through its unique cuisine. Though she and her family were imprisoned by occupying forces, her riches-to-rags tale of survival is deeply flavored with a gentle yearning for her native land and its rich culinary history. She warmly recounts her days in the family vineyards, the bounty of harvest, the festive winters in Budapest, and the first vegetables -- the primeurs -- of spring. The notes accompanying the recipes fondly recall Hungarian culinary traditions that add a special meaning to the dishes. Three generations of authentic recipes handwritten in a battered family cookbook make up this irresistible "old country" collection.
Some traditional favorites included here are the native Hungarian stews, or goulashes, fragrant with paprika; the kaposzata, or stuffed cabbages; the sweet and savory noodles; the traditional potato pancakes; the warm, crusty brioches; and the delectably sweet strudels and tortes. Rich with flavor and style, yet surprisingly simple to prepare, these are only a few of the more than two-hundred stellar recipes found in this collection. For enthusiasts of ethnic cuisine or for those who simply enjoy hearty fare, Flavors of Hungary affords a nostalgic tour through a sophisticated old-world cuisine.

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Quick & Kosher - Recipes From The Bride Who Knew Nothing Review

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(More customer reviews)You aren't going to find any "OMG WOW" recipes in here. Maybe one or two. But what you will find are staple kosher dishes with really really easy and tastey ingredients.
Yes some of the recipes may seem like no brainers "duck sauce, ketchup & pepper flakes" over chicken. But I remember when I knew NOTHING in the kitchen and that would have been a help.
Teaching me how to make a loaf of gefilte fish..while for some people this may seem like a no-brainer..there was a time when I needed to be taught how.
This cookbook will teach you ALL those "kosher food basics" and even toss in a few more. (curried coconut couscous.. it was AMAZINGly delicious).
I am now an experienced cook, used to making complicated and interesting recipes that use 3 pieces of equipment and an array of pots and pans. I look forward to trying out more of these recipes which bring back the days of learning how to "boil water".
Don't be fooled though.. the recipes may be simple.. but from the looks of them.. they will be YUMMY!
If you are looking for more "original" and "inventive" recipes.. you might try to Susie Fishbein cookbooks. (Be prepared to pull out all your pots and pans..)

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The only cookbook that wants to get you out of the kitchen!This is the hilarious story of Jamie Geller, a spunky young TV exec who came into marriage and kosher cooking without knowing a spatula from a saucepan.Determined to master cooking, yet pressed for time, she was dismayed to find that most cookbooks consider an hour of preparation timequick,and presumed more culinary skill than many of us have.So Jamie set out to compile her own special collection of quick and easy recipes and Quick & Kosher is the result of her quest. This one-of-a-kind cookbook contains more than 160 recipes requiring no more than 15 minutes to prepare, 120 full-color photos, clear step-by-step instructions, reliable prep and cooking times, tips and techniques, and advice on pairing wines with various dishes. Recipes range from traditional to exotic, and are well indexed and cross-referenced. Several special sections such asSetting up Your Kitchen, Secrets of the 15-Minute ChefandShopping Like an Expertare the result of extensive insider interviews with food professionals who helped facilitate Jamie's path to culinary mastery. These sections offer practical answers to the questions you've always wanted to ask: how do I buy meat, fish, produce, groceries, and wine?Is this a cookbook?An autobiography?A kitchen handbook for brides?It is all of these and more, for Quick & Kosher will amuse, inspire and teach even skilled cooks a thing or two. I wrote Quick & Koshersays Jamie Geller,because you and I are in the same boat. We want to serve up something tantalizing for dinner, but between kids, careers, and carpools, we have no time to patchka!

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