What We Eat When We Eat Alone : Stories and 100 Recipes

by Madison, Deborah

• ISBN13: 9781423604969
• ISBN10: 1423604962
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Summary

WHAT WE EAT WHEN WE EAT ALONE Stories and Recipes RENOWNED VEGETARIAN COOKBOOK AUTHOR Deborah Madison set out to learn what people chew on when there isn't anyone else around. The responses are surprising-and we aren't just talking take-out or leftovers. This is food-gone-wild in its most elemental form. In a conversational tone, What We Eat When We Eat Alone explores the joys and sorrows of eating solo and gives a glimpse into the lives of everyday people and their relationships with food. The book is illustrated with the delightful art of Patrick McFarlin, and each chapter ends with recipes for those who dine alone.

Table of Contents

What we eat when we eat alone	p. 9
About the recipes	p. 13
Eating in bed	p. 17
The gestalt of eating: men and women at the table	p. 19
Foods for me and me alone	p. 35
Getting the body fed with rough and ready foods	p. 45
Saved by sardines, rescued by pasta	p. 85
Tiny on the couch	p. 106
Men and their meat	p. 109
"how to eat alone," poem by daniel halpern	p. 137
Alone at last	p. 139
Alone every day	p. 169
"spy girls," poem by jeannine hall gailey	p. 201
What every boy and girl should learn to cook before they're men and women	p. 203
Meals with a motive	p. 237
Breakfast with the saints	p. 266
Our thanks	p. 268
Index	p. 270
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Excerpts

mushrooms on toast
Toast a piece of levain bread or ciabatta, then cover it with thin slices of aged cheese, such as Gouda, Gruyère, or Manchego. Set the toast on your plate and spoon the sautéed mushrooms (page 164) and their juices over the toast. Sprinkle on the remaining parsley mixture and more pepper.