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“An amazing family tale. Poignant and uplifting, not to mention delicious.” A. J. Jacobs, New York Times bestselling author of The Year of Living Biblically
“A poignant memoir. The author, a popular food blogger, reaches into her past to figure out why she began cooking in the first place. As she untangles her deeply emotional relationship with food, what she finds out about herself will make you cry and laugh—and feel very hungry.” Woman’s Day magazine
“Martin, a food writer and blogger, spent 195 weeks cooking meals from
every country of the world. But the most memorable moments in this
spirited narrative take place in the many weeks before those 195, and
they have surprisingly little to do with food…There is plenty here to engross memoir lovers.” Publishers Weekly
“Noted for her creative blog on world cooking, Martin had an extraordinary youth…Martin learned how to cope with ever-changing circumstances and to cook, even while her brother succumbed to tragically self-destructive behaviors. Martin peppers this memoir with recipes reflective of her life’s circumstances of the moment, from stuffed artichokes to apple pie. Her assured prose endows this narrative of an atypical upbringing with both immediacy and poignancy.” Booklist
“Poignant, heartwarming, and generously filled with
delicious recipes.” Kirkus Reviews