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Maman's Homesick Pie: A Persian Heart In An American Kitchen (2011)

by Donia Bijan(Favorite Author)

3.92 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1565129571 (ISBN13: 9781565129573)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Algonquin Books

review 1: Enjoyable, but not as polished as some. I liked the parts in Iran best; the parts with the author as an adult seemed to lack focus, though I really liked some of the glimpses into her positions as a stage in rural France. Her extreme level of focus felt exhausting. She switches between extreme self-deprecation to slight self-promotion in a way that made me feel like I never really got to know the author. And like other reviewers, I thought the recipe choices were odd... I like to cook, but these books don't usually have all these big Presentation pieces (duck a l'orange and so on). Tea, cookies, salads, dips, pies, maybe ONE big bird--I would have been happier.
review 2: A lovely memoir and tribute to the author's mother. Not only is Bijan a talented chef, to h... moreer credit she is also a very good writer. I felt as though I was with her, perched on a stool in her mother's kitchen, tasting and smelling the exotic and wonderful aromas. The bonus is that Bijan has added recipes for some of her Persian inspired foods - which also happens to be one of my favorite cuisines! less

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