The Book Lover's Cookbook

The Book Lover's Cookbook

THE BOOK LOVERâ€™S COOKBOOK

Recipes Inspired by Celebrated Works of Literature
and the Passages that Feature Them

Shaunda Kennedy Wenger and Janet Kay Jensen
Wake up to a perfect breakfast with Mrs. Dalbyâ€™s Buttermilk Scones, courtesy of James Herriotâ€™s All Things Bright and Beautiful and Ichabodâ€™s Slapjacks, as featured in Washington Irvingâ€™s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Thereâ€™s homey comfort food like Connie May's Tomato Pie, created with and inspired by Connie May Fowler (Remembering Blue); Thanksgiving Spinach Casserole (Elizabeth Bergâ€™s Open House); and Amish Chicken and Dumplings (Jodi Picoult's Plain Truth) . . . Sample salads, breads, and such soul-warming soups as Nearly-a-Meal Potato Soup (Terry Kayâ€™s Shadow Song); Mr. Casaubonâ€™s Chicken Noodle Soup (George Eliotâ€™s Middlemarch); and Mrs. Leibowitzâ€™s Lentil-Vegetable Soup (Frank McCourtâ€™s Angelaâ€™s Ashes) . . . After relishing appetizers and entrees, thereâ€™s a dazzling array of desserts, including Carrot Pudding (Charles Dickensâ€™s A Christmas Carol); Effie Belleâ€™s Coconut Cake (Olive Ann Burnsâ€™s Cold Sassy Tree); and the kids will love C.S. Lewis's Turkish Delight from The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Sprinkled throughout with marvelous anecdotes about writers and writing, The Book Loverâ€™s Cookbook is a culinary and literary delight, a browserâ€™s cornucopia of reading pleasure, and a true inspiration in the kitchen.
Shaunda Kennedy Wenger enjoys creative cooking and writing childrenâ€™s stories and articles. She is currently working on a novel. Her work has been published in Babybug, Ladybug, Wonder Years, American Careers, South Valley Living, and Short-Short Stories for Reading Aloud (The Education Center, 2000). She is an active member of the League of Utah Writers and the Society of Childrenâ€™s Book Writers and Illustrators. She regards her monthly book club meeting as one lifeâ€™s essential ingredients.

Janet Kay Jensen is published in Healing Ministry journal and The Magic of Stories. She has received numerous awards for essays, poetry, and short stories, including three ByLine Magazine honorable mentions. A speech-language pathologist, she holds degrees from Utah State University and Northwestern University. She is writing a novel, teaches poetry classes to jail inmates, and is a literacy tutor. Married and the mother of three sons, she is a consultant at Utah State University.

TASTY RECIPES AND THE BOOKS THAT INSPIRED THEM

Joâ€™s Best Omelette . . . Little Women by Louisa May Alcott
No Dieterâ€™s Delight Chicken Neapolitan . . . Thinner by Stephen King
Extra-Special Rhubarb Pie . . . The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas
Grand Feast Crab Meat Casserole . . . At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
Persian Cucumber and Yogurt . . . House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III
Tamales . . . Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel
Bev's No-Fuss Crab Cakes . . . Unnatural Exposure by Patricia Cornwell
Macaroni and Cheese . . . The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler
Veteran Split Pea Soup . . . The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
Alternative Carrot-Raisin-Pineapple Salad . . . Midwives by Chris Bohjalian
Summerâ€™s Day Cucumber-Tomato Sandwiches . . .
Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence
Refreshing Black Cows . . . The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton
Dump Punch . . . Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Not Violet, But Blueberry Pie
. . . Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Innocent Sweet Bread . . . The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Daddy's Rich Chocolate Cake . . . Fatherhood by Bill Cosby

. . . and many other delectable dishes for the literary palate!

Country	USA
Binding	Hardcover
EAN	9780345465009
Edition	1
ISBN	0345465008
Label	Ballantine Books
Manufacturer	Ballantine Books
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	352
PublicationDate	2003-10-28
Publisher	Ballantine Books
ReleaseDate	2003-10-14
Studio	Ballantine Books

The Book Lover's Cookbook

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