Dinners with Famous Women: From Cleopatra to Indira Gandhi Review

Posted by Juanita Avenue on Friday, February 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

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(More customer reviews)The back cover says "This is a culinary history cookbook with a different twist--women from different centuries tell you about the meals f their time.You are provided with a menu and recipes for a succulent dinner inspired by the women featured in each chapter.You can learn about a meal that Anne Boleyn enjoyed at Hampton Court with Henry VIII, eat a meal with Emily Dickinson, and celebreate Passover with Emma Goldman. "
I think anyone interested in history would enjoy this book.It lists the women in chronological order, then the beginning of each chapter has a bit about the woman and the menu in first person POV of the woman mentioned.Then there's a menu, followed by recipes.Many of the recipes have een adapted from historical cookbooks and others the author created based on her knowledge of foodstuffs of each era. The authorhas a degree in cultural anthropology.

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Dinners With Famous Women is a culinary history cookbook with a different twist -- women from different centuries recount the meals of their time. Enjoy dinner with Cleopatra, Annie Oakley, and Mata Hari as each famous woman describes the food of her generation.Each chapter provides a menu and recipes for a succulent dinner inspired by these women of antiquity. Learn about a meal Anne Boleyn relished at Hampton Court with Henry VIII, eat a meal with Emily Dickinson, and celebrate Passover with Emma Goldman. In Dinners With Famous Women, culinary history becomes an exciting part of the cooking experience.