Recipe / Lynn Z. Bloom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bloom, Lynn Z., author.

Series:

Object lessons

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cooking--Social aspects--United States.

Cooking.

Cookbooks--Social aspects--United States.

Cookbooks.

Food habits--United States.

Food habits.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London [England] : Bloomsbury Academic, 2022.

Summary:

"Provides a succulent, soup-to-dessert analysis of the lessons embedded in recipes-lessons that extend well beyond the obvious instructions on how to prepare the actual food to more subtle guidelines for nourishing body, spirit, and self-identity; family and friendships; tradition and innovation; culture, creativity, commerce and competition"

Contents:

Introduction: The secret life of recipes

"First, turn and face the stove." The recipe as an instruction guide

"You say tomêaato, I say tomahto" : the recipe as conversation

A taste of home : the recipe for comfort cooking in tough times

Joys of cooking

and eating : the great American Thanksgiving celebration recipe

"Please, sir, I want some more." The recipe as a manifestation of power, politics poverty, and punishment

Play with your food, the recipe as jazz

Lagniappe : the best blueberry pie

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781501367137

1501367137

9781501367120

1501367129

9781501367113

1501367110

OCLC:

1281794183