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Stirring the Plot
Recipes for Great Reading

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Individual Titles

coverCrescent by Diana Abu-Jaber

All My Tomorrows by Rochelle Alers

In the Kitchen by Monica Ali

Secrets of the Tsil Café: A Novel with Recipes by Thomas Fox Averill

Last Bite by Nancy Verde Barr

The School of Essential Ingredients by Erica Bauermeister

Simply from Scratch by Alicia Bessette

Toast Mortem* by Claudia Bishop

Dying for Dinner by Miranda Bliss

The Wedding Officer by Anthony Capella

A Slice of Murder* by Chris Cavender

Cook the Books* by Jessica Conant-Park

Diva Takes the Cake* by Krista Davis

Chez Moi by Agnes Desarthe

On the Steamy Side by Louisa Edwards

Heartburn by Nora Ephron

Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments, with Recipes,

Romances and Home Remedies by Laura Esquivel

Mangoes and Quince by Carol Field

A Meal to Die For: A Culinary Novel of Crime by Joseph Gannascoli

Dinner with Anna Karenina by Gloria Goldreich

Friendship Cake by J. Lynne Hinton

The Recipe Club: A Tale of Food and Friendship by Andrea Israel and Nancy Garfinkel

Comfort Food by Kate Jacobs

Cooking for Harry: A Low-Carbohydrate Novel by Kay-Marie James

Tongue by Kyung Ran Jo

Roux Morgue by Claire M. Johnson

American Cookery by Laura Kalpakian

The Gourmet Detective by Peter King

Hungry Woman in Paris  by Josefina López

Rosewater and Soda Bread by Marsha Mehran

The Last Chinese Chef  by Nicole Mones

The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais

The Lost Recipe for Happiness by Barbara O’Neal

The Hindi-Bindi Club by Monica Pradhan

Savor the Moment by Nora Roberts

Keeping House: A Novel in Recipes by Clara Sereni

The Secret’s in the Sauce* by Linda E. Shepherd

Chef by Jaspreet Singh

The Crossroads Café by Deborah Smith

World of Pies by Karen Stolz

Bitter in the Mouth by Monique T. D. Truong

The Summer Kitchen by Karen Weinreb

Death Takes the Cake by Melinda Wells

On the Right Side of a Dream by Sheila Williams

*part of a series

Nonfiction

coverFrom Hardtack to Home Fries: An Uncommon History of American Cooks and Meals by Barbara Haber
394.12 HAB

Love in the Time of Cholesterol: A Memoir with Recipes by Cecily Ross
613.284 ROS

Backstage with Julia: My Years with Julia Child by Nancy Verde Barr
641.5 BAR

Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain
641.5 BOU

My Life in France by Julia Child
641.5 CHI

Kafka's Soup: A Complete History of World Literature in 14 Recipes by Mark Crick
641.5 CRI

Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell
641.5 POW

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl
641.5 REI

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg
641.5 WIZ

Southern Homecoming Traditions: Recipes and Remembrances by Carolyn Quick Tillery 641.59296073 TIL

Heat: An Amateur's Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta Maker, and Apprentice to a Dante-Quoting Butcher in Tuscany by Bill Buford
641.59455 POW

Seasoning: A Poet's Year: With Seasonal Recipes by David Young
811.54 YOU

Daughter of Heaven: A Memoir with Earthly Recipes by Leslie Li
813.54 LI

The Summer of My Greek Taverna: A Memoir by Tom Stone
914.9587 STO


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