synopsis:
"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 patisserie, 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."

This is going in the "Yummy Yummy" virtual bookbox at bookobsessed.

ETA: sent to nimrodiel

This got here safe.

I have been reading Molly Wizenberg's blog Orangette since slightly after she and her now husband Brandon were engaged. i was familiar with her writing style and her love of food.

I loved this book. I found myself finishing it in three days, and have made the stewed prunes recipe once (fantastic!). This copy is promised to AmberC. However I found myself bookmarking many of the recipe's inside so will be picking up a permanent copy.

To be sent to AmberC who picked it from the August Yummy Yummy VBB.

Mailed to AmberC

Waiting for me when I got home from Thailand

I loved Molly's writing style and will be checking out her blog. Before this book gets passed on I will taking a copy of some (many) of the recipes.

Chosen from the OZ VBB

I received this book many years ago, but it appears I forgot to journal it - my apologies!

Left in the street library box