The Art of Eating | 
Since it‘s 12/1 (how how how?) I‘ve decided for the new year to make this my in-kitchen reread. As a collection of Fisher‘s books ranging from 1937-1949, it‘s perfect for dipping in & out. Her writing style is personable, wise, and all around delightful. I especially love the ingenuity forced by wartime shortages in How to Cook a Wolf, 1942. 🐺🍴
I agree with Fisher‘s sentiments here.
The preceding page has a simple rice pudding recipe (ala wartime wolf at the door) and I just had a fun conversation with husband and daughter about it. Husband and I love it, daughter is off-put by the texture. 😏 Now I‘m in the mood for some creamy, cold rice pudding. What a terrific breakfast it would make! Fisher suggests you can make it “classical” Riz fancy with a dollop of good jelly or jam.
#24in48 #hour30challenge - I picked up this copy at a used book sale quite a few years ago. I know I would love it, but on the shelf it sits...and sits. One day!! 🍴📚
Trying to decide if I want to keep these chunksters or give them away. These three books are a combined 2,439 pages!
#TBRtemptation post 3! I like this cover very much as well. 50 years later & still considered one of the greatest writers on food, many think far surpassing the likes of Bourdain & Kitchen Confidential. Considering it has a 4.33 rating with over 5,000 ratings, that says something. There are 5 books in this: Consider the Oyster, The Gastronomical Me, Serve It Forth, How To Cook A Wolf, & An Alphabet for Gourmets. #blameLitsy #blameMrBook 😎
So I know this is cheating for #foodiefiction as these books are non-fiction but it was the closest thing I had on hand. I originally discovered M.F.K. Fisher thorough my interest in travel writing and continued reading her other works that focused more on "the art of eating".#ReadJanuary
Spending some quality time with M. F. K. Fisher (and some lentils) as I work on a post about her writing
Today's topic for #augustphotochallenge is peach coloured books. I don't really have one that's peach coloured so here's a peach (not looking very peachy) on the cover of a book. The painting used is by Johann Wilhelm Preyer, a German painter who seems to have been fond of painting fruits! #bookphotochallenge #augustofpages
M.F.K. Fisher died on this date, June 22, in 1992. At that time, I was an intense reader of her works. When I told hubby I had just saw her obit, he said that he had heard about it on the radio and that he guessed "she wrote a lot about food". She was a pioneer in the genre and so good at it too.
Another for International Women's Day. Anything by M. F. K. Fisher. I discovered her when I was in grad school and have loved food writing ever since
