So, there's that. I also wanted to amend my recent criticism of Laurie Colwin's fiction. I've started reading her early story collection, The Lone Pilgrim, which is everything her novels aren't: tense, sharp, melancholy, ambivalent. Though these tales reflect her perennial, sometimes stifling, obsession with domesticity and a well-laid table, she's coming at it from another direction here -- from the outside looking in -- and hunger, loneliness, and longing are infinitely more interesting, at least in fiction, than cozy satisfaction.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Saving myself from myself
For reasons I'll explain later, I'm postponing the journey Into the Vietnamese Kitchen for a few months. Next up: A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg of the elegant blog Orangette. It's a memoir with recipes, part of a supposedly sizzling publishing trend, and I read it over the course of a recent afternoon. Beautifully written, plus it's packed with enticing recipes, primarily for healthy salads and dainty desserts. There's not a single dish in here that is in any way frightening, gross, or overly ambitious, categories I seem to gravitate towards. My family should be pleased.
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Don't see an email, so I'm leaving a comment here: Loved your column in slate and am reading through your archives.
ReplyDeleteI've got another granola recipe you might like, as well as some thoughts on making your own sour cream/ creme fraische from fil mjolk.
Ever read John Thorne?
Anyway, great writing!
I too was redirected from Slate to your wonderful blog! Really love the concept, I work in media, is there a way to get in touch with you to further discuss?
ReplyDeleteSure, Kia, send me an email: tipsybaker@gmail.com
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