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A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table Hardcover – March 3, 2009

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When Molly Wizenberg's father died of cancer, everyone told her to go easy on herself, to hold off on making any major decisions for a while. But when she tried going back to her apartment in Seattle and returning to graduate school, she knew it wasn't possible to resume life as though nothing had happened. So she went to Paris, a city that held vivid memories of a childhood trip with her father, of early morning walks on the cobbled streets of the Latin Quarter and the taste of her first pain au chocolat. She was supposed to be doing research for her dissertation, but more often, she found herself peering through the windows of chocolate shops, trekking across town to try a new pâtisserie, or tasting cheeses at outdoor markets, until one evening when she sat in the Luxembourg Gardens reading cookbooks until it was too dark to see, she realized that her heart was not in her studies but in the kitchen.

At first, it wasn't clear where this epiphany might lead. Like her long letters home describing the details of every meal and market, Molly's blog Orangette started out merely as a pleasant pastime. But it wasn't long before her writing and recipes developed an international following. Every week, devoted readers logged on to find out what Molly was cooking, eating, reading, and thinking, and it seemed she had finally found her passion. But the story wasn't over: one reader in particular, a curly-haired, food-loving composer from New York, found himself enchanted by the redhead in Seattle, and their email correspondence blossomed into a long-distance romance.

In A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table, 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. You won't be able to decide whether to curl up and sink into the story or to head straight to the market to fill your basket with ingredients for Cider-Glazed Salmon and Pistachio Cake with Honeyed Apricots.

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336 pages
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English
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Simon & Schuster
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March 3, 2009
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6.13 x 1.2 x 9.13 inches
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1416551050
ISBN-13

978-1416551058
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Kate Gomes

This book is a feast!

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2021

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I adore this book! Molly is open and honest about her life, linking food to family, friends and events. Recipes range from simple to complex, and involve real food.
I've already made the banana bread with crystalized ginger and chocolate chips, and stewed prunes with cinnamon and citrus are cooking as I write this.
I'd have to agree that Molly is an old soul. The narrative is engaging and heartfelt, funny, heart-wrenching , and revealing.
Highly recommend!

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Wonderful collection of annotated recipes

Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2013

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Wizenberg has a real talent for curating recipes. She has such a keen eye for foods that are both unexpected and accessible--by which I mean that her recipes include unusual gems, little known versions of classics, and quirky twists, but at the same time they are relatable and easy enough to appeal to the average home cook (like myself). I am also impressed by her commitment to the recipes: she clearly has tested every recipe many times, making sure the directions are precise, and she goes out of her way to explain procedures and steps that a cook needs to take to make the recipe work. I appreciate it, because such steps are not often obvious (not to those of us who are mere amateurs, I guess). I just finished reading the book and I'm dying to make at least ten different things in there.
However, the book disappointed me on one count--the literary. Although Wizenberg is an entertaining writer, funny, candid, and relatable, the short texts that precede each recipe read more like annotations than a book proper (even though this is a memoir with a clear progression of events and a sequential flow). This is not a bad thing per se, especially if what you want is something akin to the blog experience (and she really is an outstanding blogger). However, I prefer more "traditional" food literature, such as Ruth Reichl, M.F.K. Fisher and James Beard--that is, literature about food, and not annotated recipes. So I didn't find her book as gripping or evocative as those by these authors. Still, I laughed, cried, and salivated plenty, and I guess that's already a lot you can say about a cookbook.

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Normally I don't like blog-type cookbooks but...pull up a chair as you are in for a treat

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2014

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Normally I don't blog-style cookbooks as they are too chatty and all that chat gets in the way of recipes. If you are serious, or a bit short on time, long-winded chatty cookbooks get in the way of cooking.

The book A Homemade Life is an exception.

Author Molly Wizenberg pulls off writing a blog-style cookbook with aplomb. Her writing will pull you in as you want to learn about her family: Her mother who was petite and was raised in a perfectly sized house with a flagstone sidewalk; her father who made the best French Toast or her gay Uncle Jerry who once took Molly to a knick-knack store called the the Sweet Potato. You will also learn about how her family dealt with close deaths of relatives and how food played such an important part of their lives.

In between the family history you will find recipes. Lots of good sounding recipes. Recipes family-tested and the kind you would want to serve at your family table.

Some of the recipes you will find in her cookbook include:

Burg's Potato Salad
Friesse with Ham, Eggs, and Mustard Vinaigrette
Coeur a La Creme with Raspberry Puree (thank you for this recipe as I still love white chocolate)
Hoosier Pie

Recommend.

MR

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Lovely delicous read

Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2010

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I am a bit of a foodie, and most of my friends know this and so are always turning me on to books and blogs that have to do with/about food. One of my fellow foodies turned me on to "Orangette" a lovely blog regarding food. The photos are gorgeous and the recipies terrific. Most of all, the writing is exquisite. While on the site, I read about a book that Molly Wizenberg (the blogger) wrote. In my case, I do judge books by their cover and the cover of her book was soft and inviting and cozy. I ordered the book and started reading it immediately. The chapters are short and at the end of each chapter is an incredible recipe that relates to the chapter. It was and is one of those books you don't want to put down. It's one of those books where you want to try every recipe. It is a book I want to give to all of my friends, even those who may not enjoy food as much as I do because her story touches each of us. Hers is a very real life -- not amazing, but one that you will immediately relate to.

If you want to read about one's love for food; one's love for family and friends and one's love of life, this is the book for you! I give it 10 stars out of 10! A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

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K. Kasabian

One of the Best New Food Writers (and Cooks) to Watch

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2010

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Most days, I maintain a good balance of creating, nurturing, working and cleaning. But then a book like "A Homemade Life" arrives in the mail and from the first page, all that balance goes out the window and I'm stuck on the couch, completely consumed by Molly Wizenberg's moving stories and delectable recipes.

Wizenberg relates so beautifully how food unites us as a culture through her own personal experiences: the death of her father, her decision to forego a career in academia to become a food writer and a blossoming romance with a hansome foodie. Hers is a tale of love and nurturing by way of the kitchen. With a knack for storytelling and an incredible talent for creating beautiful, homespun recipes that beg to be shared with loved ones, "A Homemade Life" (and Wizenberg's hugely successful blog, [...]), have lifted me out of my own cooking slump, a gentle reminder in increasingly complicated times that good food is worth the time to make and sharing it with friends and family is one of life's greatest pleasures. I've tried three recipes in 24 hours and it is no exaggeration to say that our little family of three feels transformed. Highly recommended.

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Life, love , death and redemption through cake

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2014

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What a marvellous book , full of joy of life but also the pain and how food can help through the dark days . Unlike other food memoirs Molly isn't smug nor does she cook ridiculous over the top French food for every day nor does she live a life of glamour [ cooking for Mr Latte although fun falls down with all these ] . She is equally prepared to make soup as much as a fancy cake . Plus her husband Brandon is a veggie ! [sometimes americans get sniffy over the v word. Molly can actually write so that when she describes the difficult days of being an only child , a red head and struggling to find the man of her dreams you can really believe her words . A beautiful treat .

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booklover

A little too sweet!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 23, 2011

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I could not wait to get this book as I am a massive fan of books about food, travel and cooking so food memoirs are right at the top of my list.
Also all of the reviews I've seen have raved about this book and the writer herself. Don't get me wrong the recipes sound lovely and she writes beautifully, you can literally taste the food and also feel like you are experiencing moments in her life with her.
However it was all wrapped up a little too neatly for me and I even started to get annoyed with a recipe at the end of every chapter, as it started to feel a little contrived.
Finally the remainder of the book after she met her Husband Brandon was just too schmaltzy for me, as every chapter was raving about how amazing he was, we get it he's wonderful and the love of your life, relax, no need to labour the point!
I guess when it comes down to it less is more sometimes, in both cooking and writing. So for my tastes it was a little too sweet.

4 people found this helpful

birute

Stories about her life complete with recipes.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 22, 2019

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I remembered the blog “orangette” and saw this book by the author and bought it. Very interesting!

Ben

real life ,real food

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 16, 2012

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My friend had seen this book in a shop and liked the look of it but didn't have time to buy. On a visit to me we ordered a lot of books and had them delivered to me so I had the chance to read it. It was a delight ,filled with stories about family life and relationships , and receipe which related to loved ones ,places and memories. I really enjoyed this book and have made most of the receipe as well. An unexpected treat and one to pass on to loved ones particularly those who like to cook

Maria

M for Molly, Memoir and mmmmm-food - Marvellous

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2011

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I stumbled across this book here on amazon and I hesitated for a long time before finally getting it from the library. I think it was the title that put me off for so long. But I guess it goes for titles as for covers - don't judge. Because this is an absolutely wonderful memoir and cookbook. It's not that Molly has led an extraordinary life but the way she portraits her family and friends is just so compelling and I think that most people will be able to relate to many of the experiences she writes about. The chapter about how she lost her father was very touching and written in such a delicate way that it left me in tears. Other stories made me laugh but all of them left me with the desire to cook. The little stories are great appetisers for the recipes and I've tried several of them so far but especially love the pickled grapes with cinnamon and plack pepper and the banana bread with chocolate and crystallized ginger. After getting it from the library I started to write some of the recipes down but I soon realised that I would have to copy most of the book, so I ended up buying it instead. A very good decision!

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