A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

2009 • 224 pages

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Author of the internationally famous blog, Orangette, Molly Wizenberg recounts a life with the kitchen at its center. From her mother's pound cake, a staple of summer picnics during her childhood in Oklahoma, to the eggs she cooked for her father during the weeks before his death, food and memories are intimately entwined.

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Molly Wizenberg writes about food in a way that makes everything sound delicious, and she writes about life in a way that makes me stop and think about how I spend my time. Her stories are lovely bites assembled into a delicious meal. I can't wait to try some of her recipes as well.

March 12, 2015

Wizenberg has a humorous way of describing the most mundane things, and weaves personal and familial anecdotes into all of her recipes. I really enjoyed reading this memoir—despite how hungry I felt after!

January 21, 2010

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