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Filed under: Books, Cookbook of the Day I have a deep and abiding love for Laurie Colwin. I like her novels alright, but I love her two volumes of essays about food and cooking. I read and reread them each a couple of times a year, although for the last year or so I haven't been able to dive into More Home Cooking because I lent my copy to my mom. However, when I was back in Portland for the holidays, I reclaimed my copy and quickly fell back into her appealing prose and tasty food descriptions.
While it isn't exactly a cookbook, it is a book that contain many wonderful, delicious sounding recipes. This volume contains recipes for Mulligatawny Soup, Rosemary Walnuts, instructions on how to roast a turkey, a section exalting the beauty of pears and a Happy Winter Fudge Cake (I think that just about any fudge cake has the power to make many winters far more happy).
I haven't been doing this with every Cookbook of the Day post, but after the jump you'll find the recipe for the Happy Winter Fudge Cake (because it just sounds so good). Continue reading More Home Cooking, Cookbook of the Day Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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