Eating My Words

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Summary: Best Food Book I've Read This Year!!
Review: As soon as I opened this book and started reading the first chapter, an essay about Chocolate, I knew this was the book for at least half the people on my shopping list. Eve Johnson is readable, erudite, and Funny! As interesting as it is entertaining, this is a 'Must Read' for anyone who loves food or loves reading.

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Summary: Scrumptious Words
Review: Elegantly written and genuinely witty is how I would describe this book. Instant Canadian classic comes to mind too. "Eating My Words" displays an encyclopedic knowledge of the subject (food) but stays as light and refreshing, say, as a fine ripe mango. This author has published two excellent cookbooks I've had the pleasure of owning for a number of years but this new effort, although it has a few recipes, is more a cook's book about a lifelong love affair with food rather than just another cookbook. These fifty perfect short essays will reveal more than you ever imagined possible about subjects as varied as lemon meringue pie, ketchup and, of course, the relationship between artichokes and Marilyn Monroe. A feast!

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Summary: A fabulous book !!!!
Review: What a fabulous book ! It made me laugh (reminiscing about my own mother and grandmother's idiosyncratic cooking). Full of interesting facts, recipes and witty observations, it has inspired me to get back into cooking because Ms. Johnson makes it seem so earthy, so calming, so...sexy !! This book is a must for every cook or aspiring cook in your life.