- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Counterpoint (July 4 2002)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1582431876
- ISBN-13: 978-1582431871
- Product Dimensions: 22.7 x 19.8 x 2.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 721 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,884,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for M.F.K. Fisher
"[Fisher] writes as one intelligent adult to another--practically, often profoundly, and always beautifully. If eating means more to you than steak drowned in bottled sauces, then she's what you've been looking for." --"The San Francisco Examiner"
"If I were still teaching high school English, I'd use Fisher's books to show how to write simply, how to enjoy food and drink, but, most of all, how to enjoy life. Her books are one feast after another." --Frank McCourt, author of "Angela's Ashes" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Book Description
The return of a classic--long-lived and treasured by all who love the good, considered life.
Boldly confessing her prejudices and her passions, M. F. K. Fisher has written a mouth-watering, soul-satisfying book composed of seventeen chapters with over 140 recipes. Whether recalling forbidden fruits from her childhood (like mashed potatoes with catsup), her mother's legendary mustard pickles, or a Caribbean bride singing about peas and rice, each description is flavored with the eloquence, warmth, and wit that has become her hallmark. Here are dishes for every course of every meal, from the simplest to the most esoteric: tidbits, appetizers, breads, pastries, fish, fowl, meats, soups, vegetables, desserts, and casseroles.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
29 of 29 people found the following review helpful
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A memoir and cookbook both, Aug 16 2000
By Sophia - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: With Bold Knife and Fork (Mass Market Paperback)
"With Bold Knife and Fork" was the last book of culinary and writing great M.F.K. Fisher to focus solely on food. This book is a wonderful collection of recipes, with an especially interesting section on vegetables; and also contains humorous and moving anecdotes, written in excellent, finished prose. Only M.F.K. Fisher can make eating mashed potatoes with ketchup sound like a religious ritual; or make you laugh when discussing how a romance came to an end when a snoopy, ill-informed potential partner ruined a sauce for a dinner she was making. This is a terrific book for diehard Fisher fans, but also a very good, intelligent, and amusing cookbook in its own right.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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My favorite Fisher book, April 1 2011
By Auntie L - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: With Bold Knife and Fork (Paperback)
Fisher fans know of her way with evocative prose, but she's damn funny as well; that's why this book is my favorite. She is in top form in this one, and her tendency to be a little, dare I say it, pretentious is less evident!
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