My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life: A Cookbook


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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved food critic and author of Tender at the Bone explores her path to healing through 136 delectable recipes.
“No one writes as warmly and engagingly about the all-important intersection of food, life, love, and loss. This book is a lyrical and deeply intimate journey told through recipes, as only Ruth can do.”—Alice Waters
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Los Angeles Times, NPR, Men’s Journal, BookPage, Booklist, Publishers Weekly
In the fall of 2009, the food world was rocked when Gourmet magazine was abruptly shuttered by its parent company. No one was more stunned by this unexpected turn of events than its beloved editor in chief, Ruth Reichl, who suddenly faced an uncertain professional future. As she struggled to process what had seemed unthinkable, Reichl turned to the one place that had always provided sanctuary: the kitchen.
My Kitchen Year follows the change of seasons—and Reichl’s emotions—as she slowly heals through the simple pleasures of cooking. Each dish Reichl prepares for herself—and for her family and friends—represents a life’s passion for food: a blistering ma po tofu that shakes Reichl out of the blues; a decadent grilled cheese sandwich that accompanies a rare sighting in the woods around her home; a rhubarb sundae that signals the arrival of spring.
Part cookbook, part memoir, part paean to the household gods, My Kitchen Yearreveals a refreshingly vulnerable side of the world’s most famous food editor as she shares treasured recipes to be returned to again and again and again.
ASIN ‏ : ‎ 140006998X
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Random House
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 29, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781400069989
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1400069989
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.7 x 1.4 x 9.7 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #126,394 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #107 in Culinary Biographies & Memoirs #126 in Gastronomy Essays (Books) #3,149 in Memoirs (Books)
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Customers find the cookbook’s recipes tantalizing with artfully described instructions, and appreciate how it reads like a novel. Moreover, the book offers meaningful life lessons and personal insights, with one customer noting its focus on seasonality and fresh produce. The writing style receives positive feedback, with one customer describing it as a classic in cookery writing. However, opinions about the book’s enjoyment are mixed, with some finding it genuinely amusing while others consider it terrible.

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