Around the Table: Women on Food, Cooking, Nourishment, Love . . . and the Mothers Who Dished It Up for Them

Nargi gathers around the table an array of women, from biologists & book editors to mathematicians & marketers, to discover why they feel that everything important in life -- creativity, patience, time alone, time with others, nourishment both physical & spiritual -- lies in the simple act of preparing a meal. The 15 women featured here describe the foods their mothers & grandmothers made for them & tell how they carry on the tradition of lovingly providing sustenance -- & so much more -- for their own families. Filled with mouth-watering home-cooked recipes & stories of the quirky family food traditions that gave birth to them, this book will delight any woman who relishes the act of putting food on the table for the people she loves. Includes 35 original recipes.