Cookbook Review: The Little Women Cookbook Tempting Recipes from the March Sisters and Their Friends and Family by Wini Moranville; Louisa May Alcott
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Since we fled across the pond for some Irish writing and cooking, earlier today,
how about a skip over to Britain for some more cooking,
classic style?
Synopsis:
Experience the exciting and heartwarming world of the March sisters and Little Women right in your own kitchen.
Here at last is the first cookbook to celebrate the scrumptious and comforting foods that play a prominent role in Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women. If your family includes a Little Women fan, or if you yourself are one, with this book you can keep the magic and wonder of the beloved tale alive for years to come. Do you wonder what makes the characters so excited to make—and eat!—sweets and desserts like the exotically named Blancmange or the mysterious Bonbons with Mottoes, along with favorites like Apple Turnovers, Plum Pudding, and Gingerbread Cake? Find out for yourself with over 50 easy-to-make recipes for these delectable treats and more, all updated for the modern kitchen.
From Hannah’s Pounded Potatoes to Amy’s Picnic Lemonade, from the charming Chocolate Drop Cookies that Professor Bhaer always offers to Meg’s twins to hearty dinners that Hannah and Marmee encourage the March sisters to learn to make, you’ll find an abundance of delicious teatime drinks and snacks, plus breakfasts, brunches,
Review:
From breakfast to dinners, to picnic fare,all the recipes spoken about in Little Women, are here! From the Cheese and Jam Turnovers (above) that are a neat take on a cheese scone, to Cheese, Butter and Celery Sandwiches (who knew Celery was 'fancy food' in Alcott's time?), to Apple Orchard Chicken, to the history of Macaroni and Cheese, and how to host a proper Victorian era meal, this is a book that is part cookbook, part literary fandom, and part history! And sure to please everyone! We can vouch for the Hannah's Smoked Sausage and Potato Mess- it was quite "Yummy!:" this past week!
Especially with the movie coming out, this book is just what you need to some fun Fall and Christmas parties! You may want to give one with the Alcott book as hostess gifts this holiday season! It would be fun to cook your way through the book! I can see quite a few high schoolers loving the book more this way! LOL. In any event, it's a fun cookbook and not one to be missed for its simple English cooking!
Recipe:
Vanilla Butter Cookies with Mr. Bhaer’s Chocolate Drops
About the Authors:
Wini Moranville is a food and wine writer/editor whose stories have appeared in lifestyle magazines including Better Homes and Gardens, Country Home, Simply Perfect Italian, Holiday Appetizers, Holiday Celebrations, Holiday Menus, and Creative Home, among others. She has also served as a writer and editor for numerous cookbooks under the Better Homes and Gardens imprint, including the past three editions of the Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book. Since 1997, she has also written over 500 restaurant reviews for The Des Moines Register. She currently writes a monthly wine column for Relish, is a member of the James Beard Foundation, and has served as a Restaurant Awards panelist there since 2005.
Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Good Wives, Little Men, and Jo's Boys. Raised in New England by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott, she grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau. Nevertheless, her family suffered severe financial difficulties and Alcott worked to help support the family from an early age. She began to receive critical success for her writing in the 1860s.
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