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Voracious: A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books
Voracious A Hungry Reader Cooks Her Way through Great Books Author:Cara Nicoletti Blogger, butcher, pastry chef, and voracious reader Cara Nicoletti explores the intersection of great books and great food. — Cara Nicoletti has been an avid reader since childhood, and she is an equally enthusiastic eater and cook. Here she combines her passions in a delicious literary feast, essays on beloved books and the food scenes that g... more »ive their characters texture and depth. Nicoletti also includes her own original recipes--inspired by the books--at the end of each chapter.
She discovers the perfect soft-cooked egg in Jane Austen's Emma, makes Grilled Peaches with Homemade Ricotta in tribute to Joan Didion's "Goodbye to All That," and even creates a recipe for Fava Bean and Chicken Liver Mousse (and a nice Chianti) after reading Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs.
Voracious is a book-lover's delight and a foodie's feast that explores the literary and culinary roads to happiness.« less