From the author of Like Water for Chocolate comes a richly layered collection of stories, essays, and recipes that delves into affairs of the heart, the spirit, and, of course, the stomach. In this book of musings and memories, novelist Laura Esquivel reflects on the powerful relationships that shape us and the central role of food in them all. With imagination, intimacy, and wry humor, she offers up a banquet of vivid writings and mouthwatering recipes. Between these pages you'll discover warm kitchens; rich, fragrant moles; and loved ones sharing the essential joy of cooking. The women who taught Esquivel to cook approached food with a spiritual reverence--they were, in essence, priestesses and alchemists. Under their guidance, Esquivel learned that there is magic in food and in those who prepare it.
- ISBN10 0609805452
- ISBN13 9780609805459
- Publish Date 29 September 2009 (first published 13 February 2001)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Clarkson Potter Publishers
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 160
- Language English