The Book Lover's Cookbook

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Recipes Inspired by Celebrated Works of Literature, and the Passages That Feature Them. Wake up to a perfect breakfast with Mrs. Dalby’s Buttermilk Scones and Ichabod’s Slapjacks. There’s homey comfort food like Connie May's Tomato Pie, Thanksgiving Spinach Casserole, and Amish Chicken and Dumplings. Sample salads, breads, and soul-warming soups such as Nearly-a-Meal Potato Soup, Mr. Casaubon’s Chicken Noodle Soup, and Mrs. Leibowitz’s Lentil-Vegetable Soup. After relishing appetizers and entrees, there’s a dazzling array of desserts, including Carrot Pudding, Effie Belle’s Coconut Cake, and Turkish Delight. Sprinkled throughout with marvelous anecdotes about writers and writing, this book is a culinary and literary delight, a browser’s cornucopia of reading pleasure, and a true inspiration in the kitchen.