- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Harper Perennial; Reissue edition (May 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060955309
- ISBN-13: 978-0060955304
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 391,578 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Weaving together memories, recipes, and wild tales of years spent in the kitchen, Home Cooking is Laurie Colwin’s manifesto on the joys of sharing food and entertaining. From the humble hotplate of her one-room apartment to the crowded kitchens of bustling parties, Colwin regales us with tales of meals gone both magnificently well and disastrously wrong. Hilarious, personal, and full of Colwin’s hard-won expertise, Home Cooking will speak to the heart of any amateur cook, professional chef, or food lover.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is so much fun to read. It feels like you're in her kitchen, having a good chat with an old friend. I would highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys food, cooking and/or entertaining.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Lori Colwin brings a smile to your face and makes you laugh out loud as you read through her experiences of living and loving food.
The "homecooked" recipes,included in annecdotale format make you want to get into the kitchen and cook something wonderful to share with your family.
My copy of this book is dog eared with recipes I've tried and must try.
This book is an excellent addition to anyone's collection, and a must for Foodies !
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I first read this terrific book about eight years ago and my copy is dog-eared and stained with "pure cane syrup," etc., as apparently are the copies of other reviewers. I read it when I need to feel comforted, consoled, uplifted, as well as when I need a recipe. On a disturbing note, I read on the back flap of a more recent book of Colwin's that she had passed away. I wrote to the publisher, saddened that we would never hear her wonderful literary voice again, but received no reply.
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Odd one out
I bought this book having read the other online reviews. I have to say, it was a grave mistake. I found it cloying and patronising in the extreme, and was profoundly irritated by... Read more
Published on 21 April 2008 by Kentish Woman
Made with love by ......
That's who Laurie was to me, someone who cooked for the love of it and for those she loved. I was first introduced to her work via the articles she wrote for Gourmet magazine... Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2002 by Lena Jensen
heart warming reading, comforting and funny
easy to eat up! i read it in a day. The recipies are short and simple. There arent volumes of them either. Read more
Published on 29 Oct 2001
The Most Fabulous Book in the Universe
Laurie Colwin wrote a gem. It should be read at home, on trains, in airplanes, on the subway. It should be bought for loved ones, for brides and grooms, for parents and siblings,... Read more
Published on 1 Dec 1997
Great book about cooking. Writes well and now I'm hungry.
Here is a book by a writer about something she did in her non-writing time. (Unfortunately, the author has since died. Read more
Published on 8 Nov 1997
This book is one of my best friends...
I had read Laurie Colwins columns in Gourmet for years, and each time felt as though I had just had a great conversation with a friend. This book was, for me, pure luxury. Read more
Published on 10 Sep 1997
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