Betty Fussell

Ever since American soldiers returned home after World War II with a passion for pâté and escargots instead of pork and beans, our preferences have moved from cooked to raw, from canned to fresh, from bland to savory, from water to wine. And guiding us through our culinary revolution have been four of the world's finest food Julia Child, Craig Claiborne, James Beard, and M.F.K. Fisher.

The Story of Corn is a unique compendium, drawing upon history and mythology, science and art, anecdote and image, personal narrative and epic to tell the extraordinary story of the grain that built the New World. Corn transformed the way the entire world eats, providing a hardy, inexpensive alternative to rice or wheat and cheap fodder for livestock and finding its way into everything from explos

Provides recipes for appetizers, salads, side dishes, main dishes, breads, and desserts that feature corn

Book by Betty Harper Fussell

Although My Kitchen Wars is a war story, this time the warrior is a woman and the battleground the kitchen. Her weapons—the batterie de cuisine of grills and squeezers and knives—evoke a lifetime’s need to make dinner, love, and war. By prying open the past with these implements, Betty Fussell gives voice to a generation of women whose stories were shaped and yet simultaneously silenced by

Gathers quick recipes for appetizers, pasta, seafood, fish, poultry, meat, eggs, soup, rice, vegetables, and desserts, and suggests suitable wines

Are you tired of coming home after a long day's work to an uninspired dinner that barely tides you over until morning? Are you fed up with crowded restaurants, surly waiters, and overpriced meals? Acclaimed cookbook author Betty Fussell offers an accessible and exciting alternative in Home Simple, Sensuous Fare in the Comfort of Your Own Kitchen. This creative collection of nearly 100 delectable,

Focuses on six culinary frontiers from Alaska to Florida, with recipes and lore that represent each area's history, population, and ecology, from breakfasts to opulent dinnertime desserts

A guide to making memorable home cooked meals offers advice on shopping and recipes for appetizers, pasta, fish and shellfish, meat, poultry, side dishes, and desserts

Publisher priced dust jacket. no remainder marks. A fine copy of the book and the jacket that looks new.

Betty Fussell is an inspiring badass. She’s not just the award-winning author of numerous books ranging from biography and memoir to cookbooks and food history; not just a winner of the James Beard Foundation’s Journalism Award who was inducted into their “Who’s Who of American Food and Beverage” in 2009; and not just an extraordinary person whose fifty years’ worth of essays on food, travel, and

A very good plus copy of the book and the jacket with some light wear on the bottom edges. No markings all else is nice. 4to - over 9?" - 12" Tall

This rare and vintage book is a perfect addition to any bibliophile's collection

Demy folio, [30cm/12inches], paperbound with pictorial covers, pp. 110. Fully illustrated with colour plates

Soigné! A recipe for survival. A juicy, sexy, and wise memoir from the “gifted essayist and meditative thinker” (The New York Times) that captures the urgency of life at age ninety-eightFrom telling what it’s like to go blind to confronting the ongoing erosion of time and the mystery of what’s to come, How to Cook a Coyote recounts a decade of change as Betty Fusse