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My Mother's Recipe Cards: Unveiling the Heart of American Cuisine
Decoding one woman’s history, friendships, hopes, and challenges through the cards in her recipe box.
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My Mother’s Recipe Cards: Unveiling the Heart of American Cuisine is a captivating 70,000-word cookbook memoir that includes over 75 photos of her recipe cards.
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My Mother’s Recipe Cards: Unveiling the Heart of American Cuisine is a captivating non-fiction book that weaves together the history of 20th-century American cuisine and food culture, the evolving role of women in America since World War II, and a poignant personal memoir of an eating disorder, centered around a mother's signature recipes
My Mother’s Recipe Cards: Unveiling the Heart of American Cuisine is a captivating non-fiction book that weaves together the history of 20th-century American cuisine and food culture, the evolving role of women in America since World War II, and a poignant personal memoir of an eating disorder, centered around a mother's signature recipes from her recipe box. Through the lens (and actual photos) of her cherished recipe cards, this book aims to explore the profound connection between food, culture, and personal experiences, highlighting the transformative power of food in shaping our lives.
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Lessons in Chemistry meets Kitchen Confidential.
- Comparable Titles:
- "The Taste of America" by John L. Hess, Karen Hess
- “Street Food Around the World” by Colleen Taylor Sen
- "Baking Yesteryear" by B. Dylan Hollis
- "The United States of Arugula" by David Kamp
- "The Cooking Gene" by Michael W. Twitty
- "The Body Keeps Score” by Sean Pratt et al
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Lessons in Chemistry meets Kitchen Confidential.
- Comparable Titles:
- "The Taste of America" by John L. Hess, Karen Hess
- “Street Food Around the World” by Colleen Taylor Sen
- "Baking Yesteryear" by B. Dylan Hollis
- "The United States of Arugula" by David Kamp
- "The Cooking Gene" by Michael W. Twitty
- "The Body Keeps Score” by Sean Pratt et al
- “Kitchen Confidential” by Anthony Bourdain
- “Plenty: A Memoir of Food and Family” by Hannah Howard
- “Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals that Brought Me Home” by Jessica Fechtor
- “Taste: My Life Through Food” by Stanley Tucci