I was simply enchanted by this book and would be happy to recommend it to just about anybody.
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Tasting History by Max Miller
I can confidently recommend this book to anyone else who is fascinated by culinary history, and especially home cooks who’ve always wanted to taste the foods of our distant ancestors but who haven’t been able to translate cryptic old recipes into modern kitchen language for themselves.
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Happy New Year!
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How’d I do?
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What I’ve been reading, watching, making, and otherwise doing for the past month!
Continue readingDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
I’ll admit that this one was a bit intimidating to start with. The unabridged audiobook is nearly 40 hours long! It’s also over four centuries old, and I’ve had very mixed experiences with pre-twentieth century literature. But I needn’t have been so apprehensive.
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What I’ve been reading, watching, making, and otherwise doing for the past month!
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What I’ve been reading, watching, making, and otherwise doing for the past month!
Continue readingThe Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson
I wouldn’t call this book scary, exactly, but it certainly provides a perfect thrill for this season of ghosts and ghouls; I’d recommend it to any reader who’s looking for a classic-for-good-reason spooky story to enjoy for Halloween (or any time of year TBH).
Continue readingOrlando by Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf. That’s one of those author names that everyone seems to recognize, and including one of her works on any must-read list of classic books is basically a requirement.
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