With a new foreword by Deb Perelman of Smitten Kitchen, the triumphant sequel to Home Cooking by “a home cook, like you and me, whose charm and lack of pretension make her wonderfully human and a welcome companion as she chatters on about the small culinary accomplishments and discoveries that occur in her kitchen” (Chicago Tribune).
Lucky readers in the 1970s and ’80s discovered Laurie Colwin’s urbane, witty fiction in The New Yorker, as well as her warm, engaging food writing in Gourmet magazine columns. More Home Cooking, the second collection of these columns, is an expression of Colwin’s lifelong passion for cuisine and offers a delightful mix of recipes, advice, and personal anecdotes from the kitchen and beyond. She muses over the many charms and challenges of cooking at home in timeless essays including “Desserts That Quiver,” “Real Food for Tots,” and “Catering on One Dollar a Head.”
As informative as it is entertaining, and filled with Colwin’s trademark down-to-earth charm and wit, More Home Cooking is a rare treat for anyone who spends time in the kitchen and feels “like having a great conversation with someone that you love” (Samantha Bee).
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“[Colwin’s] work embodies the home cook’s generosity of spirit—making do, improvising, exhibiting grace under pressure…to remind even the most experienced home cook of the beauty of simplicity.”
— Jezebel
“Colwin’s humor calms you down. It’s a treat to read her classic cookbook-memoirs.”
— Wall Street Journal“Even as someone who doesn’t love to cook, the book was a joy for me to read.”
— BookRiot“We all need a best friend when we are at home cooking; this is the next best thing.”
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Laurie Colwin (1944–1992) wrote novels, three short-story collections, and two essay collections. Her five novels are Happy All the Time; Family Happiness; Goodbye without Leaving; Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object; and A Big Storm Knocked It Over.
Rebecca Lowman is an actress and audiobook narrator who has won numerous Earphones Awards. She has starred in numerous television shows, including Law & Order, Big Love, NCIS, and Grey’s Anatomy, among many others. She earned her MFA from Columbia University.