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Books for Foodies
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Women Who Eat: A New Generation on the Glory of Food (Live Girls Series)Women Who Eat: A New Generation on the Glory of Food (Live Girls Series)
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A great collection of personal essays and short stories.
Miriam's Kitchen: A MemoirMiriam's Kitchen: A Memoir by Elizabeth Ehrlich
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $0.95
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award, the recipes are divine!
The Language of Baklava: A MemoirThe Language of Baklava: A Memoir by Diana Abu-Jaber
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Memoir of a Jordanian American woman.
A Little Too Much Is Enough (Norton paperback fiction)A Little Too Much Is Enough (Norton paperback fiction) by Kathleen Tyau
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $0.79
Historical novel about a Hawaii family and full of great food!
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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Magical realism and a fabulous insight into women's lives.
Consuming Passions: A Food-Obsessed LifeConsuming Passions: A Food-Obsessed Life by Michael Lee West
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A memoir that will have you in tears over West's eccentric and food-loving family.
Best Food Writing 2005 (Best Food Writing)Best Food Writing 2005 (Best Food Writing)
Buy new: $14.35 / Used from: $0.37
A collection of newspaper and magazine articles.
Farmer Boy CD (Little House)Farmer Boy CD (Little House) by Laura Ingalls Wilder
Buy new: $17.13 / Used from: $15.87
Who can forget the breakfasts that Almanzo gets to eat? Pie for breakfast!
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? American Women and the Kitchen in the Twentieth CenturyCan She Bake a Cherry Pie? American Women and the Kitchen in the Twentieth Century by Mary Drake McFeely
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A scholarly examination of women in the kitchen.
Recipes for Reading: Community Cookbooks, Stories, HistoriesRecipes for Reading: Community Cookbooks, Stories, Histories
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A scholarly collection of essays about cookbooks.
Candy and Me: A Girl's Tale of Life, Love, and SugarCandy and Me: A Girl's Tale of Life, Love, and Sugar by Hilary Liftin
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A memoir of a candy-obsessed life.
Monsoon Diary: A Memoir with RecipesMonsoon Diary: A Memoir with Recipes by Shoba Narayan
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $1.78
Great memoir of an Indian American women.
The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic StoriesThe Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories by Barbara M. Walker
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A fun cookbook for fans of the novels.
Hallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with RecipesHallelujah! The Welcome Table: A Lifetime of Memories with Recipes by Maya Angelou
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $3.01
A collection of stories from her other works, the recipes are delightful and there are beautiful photos.
Through the Kitchen Window: Women Writers Explore the Intimate Meanings of Food and CookingThrough the Kitchen Window: Women Writers Explore the Intimate Meanings of Food and Cooking
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A great collection of personal essays and recipes.
Bread Alone: A NovelBread Alone: A Novel by Judith R. Hendricks
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A women's quest for healing and identity in a Seattle bakery.
Tradewinds and Coconuts: A Reminiscence and Recipes from the Pacific IslandsTradewinds and Coconuts: A Reminiscence and Recipes from the Pacific Islands by Jennifer Brennan
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A bit pompous, but interesting.
In My Mother's Kitchen: 25 Writers on Love, Cooking, and FamilyIn My Mother's Kitchen: 25 Writers on Love, Cooking, and Family by Various
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A great collection essays.
Mostly True: A Memoir of Family, Food, and BaseballMostly True: A Memoir of Family, Food, and Baseball by Molly O'Neill
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I've only just started it, but it is good so far.
Fast Food NationFast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $2.99
This non fiction work will make you never want to eat fast food again.
I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = BakingI'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking by Alton Brown
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $12.89
Alton Brown rocks! Catch him on the Food Channel.
The Fannie Farmer Cookbook: AnniversaryThe Fannie Farmer Cookbook: Anniversary by Marion Cunningham
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $8.00
The ultimate cookbook.
Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader: Recipes from Mitford Cooks, Favorite Tales from Mitford Books (Mitford)Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader: Recipes from Mitford Cooks, Favorite Tales from Mitford Books (Mitford) by Jan Karon
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $2.97
If you love the Mitford books, you will love this cookbook. Orange marmalade cake included.
Bella Tuscany & Under the Tuscan Sun (2 Book Set)Bella Tuscany & Under the Tuscan Sun (2 Book Set) by Frances Mayes
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Great recipes in these memoirs.
Catering to Nobody (Goldy, Book 1)Catering to Nobody (Goldy, Book 1) by Diane Mott Davidson
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If you love mysteries and food, this is a fun read.