To continue our monthly series of book lists, the Washington Talking Book & Braille Library would like to recommend the following books.
November, 2008 – Thanksgiving Cookbooks and Other Culinary Reads
A Great and Godly Adventure: The Pilgrims and the Myth of the First Thanksgiving by Godfrey Hodgson. A book for adults on the origins of the Massachusetts colony, the reasons for the Pilgrims immigration, and the creation and symbolism of the Thanksgiving holiday. Braille book BR 17482. Cassette book RC 65154.
Quick Vegetarian Pleasures by Jeanne Lemlin. Along with helpful kitchen tips, Lemlin provides menus such as a vegetarian barbecue and a Thanksgiving feast. Cassette book RC 35304.
Martha Stewart's Menus For Entertaining by Martha Stewart. Twenty menus, complete with recipes and flower arrangements. Includes both a Thanksgiving menu and a holiday dessert buffet. Braille book BR 9602.
Paula Deen Celebrates! Best Dishes and Best Wishes for the Best Times of Your Life by Paula Deen. Host of the Food Network's Paula's Home Cooking presents recipes for celebrating an entire year of holidays and special occasions, including Thanksgiving and Christmas. Cassette book RC 64012.
Beatrice Ojakangas' Great Holiday Baking Book by Beatrice Ojakangas. Offers 250 recipes for savory and sweet baked treats to make holidays more memorable. While many of the recipes are for Thanksgiving and Christmas, there are also some for other celebrations. Includes historical backgrounds for the various observances. Cassette book RC 42591.
Entertaining With Regis And Kathie Lee: Year-Round Holiday Recipes, Entertaining Tips, and Party Ideas by Regis Philbin and Kathie Lee Gifford. In this companion volume to Cooking with Regis and Kathie Lee (RC 36382), the television duo offers hints and recipes for a year of entertaining -- from New Year's brunch right up to Thanksgiving and Christmas. Contributors include staff and family members as well as celebrity chefs. Cassette book RC 41861.
Tender At The Bone: Growing Up At The Table by Ruth Reichel. The New York Times restaurant critic writes this hilarious memoir of a gourmet-in-training. Followed by “Comfort Me With Apples: More Adventures At The Table”. Large Print book LP 15315. Cassette book RC 46069.
A Cook's Tour: In Search Of The Perfect Meal by Anthony Bourdain. The famous chef's journey pairs food and travel for adventures in eating. Bourdain eats duck in the Mekong Delta with Vietnamese war heroes, attends a pig slaughter in Portugal, and retraces childhood summers in France. Cassette book RC 54047. Large Print book LP 18892.
My Life in France by Julia Child. The chef who changed America's culinary habits writes about the years after World War II that she spent in France. Julia Child recalls the difficulty of being an American in a French cooking school and the hard-won publication of her book on French cooking for Americans. Cassette book RC 61606. Large Print book LP 22350.
The Art Of Eating by M. F. K. Fisher. Collected edition of this food writer's first five books originally published separately: "Serve It Forth," "Consider the Oyster," "How to Cook a Wolf," "The Gastronomical Me," and "An Alphabet for Gourmets." Combination of memoirs, recipes, and observations. Cassette book RC 54667.
Link to previous Recommended Reads.