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My favorite cooking memoirs!
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A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen TableA Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg
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A heart-wrenching, cleanly written memoir. Beautiful writing and truly wonderful recipes (including the best flourless cake EVER).
Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the TableTender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table by Ruth Reichl
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I love Reichl's writing. She makes you taste the food with her descriptions and makes you laugh with her vivid characters.
Paula Deen: It Ain't All About the Cookin'Paula Deen: It Ain't All About the Cookin' by Paula Deen
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Deen is down to earth and frank in describing her climb to fame. The recipes are (cleverly) tied into each chapter. Easy to read and fun to cook with.
Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home RemediesLike Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies by Laura Esquivel
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While I probably won't be making these historic recipes, I loved this fictional fairytale about romance and food. No, its not a memoir. But it's so true to human emotion that it feels like one!
The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking SchoolThe Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry: Love, Laughter, and Tears at the World's Most Famous Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn
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For anyone who ever wanted to go to cooking school, this memoir is great. The recipes are wonderful and the stories are incredibly vivid.