These fascinating recollections, told by members of current and retired CIA families, are embellished with recipes -- many of which were inspired by the stories they accompany -- including such unlikely concoctions as Brandy the Spy Dog's Bone Shaped Sugar Cookies, Double Duty Lasagna, Top Secret Hot Dip, Balkan White Bean Stew, Crumpled Cheese Cake, Potatoes;The Good Housewife; Way, Om Ali (Mother of Ali) Pudding, and many more.
Of the first book , Publishers Weekly wrote: The book puts a very human face on an organization that is by necessity faceless. From the humorous to the hair-raising, the tales go down like good cocktail party gossip...ferrying readers from Eastern Europe to the far East and beyond.