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Confections of a Closet Master Baker
On the heels of last year's Julie & Julia craze and the ensuing literary rebirth of all things cooking, I dove headfirst into epicurean fiction, foodie memoirs and even the occasional cookbook. If it was about food or had an ooey-gooey cover, I read it. I delighted in funny tales of kitchen angst, personal triumphs and narratives so wonderfully descriptive the pages fairly dripped with bacon grease. Confections of a Closet Master Baker by Gesine Bullock-Prado was a standout in my self-impos......more
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My husband doesn’t read. The last book he vaguely remembers opening was The Jim Thorpe Story borrowed from the high school library in 1984. He still has it. Given my career as a librarian, this initially appalled me on many levels. Could he ever appreciate my interest in a well-executed plot twist? Would our children be predisposed to theft? Then he discovered audio books. These days I can always find him by following the sound of a stranger’s voice. Usually it’s George Guidall or Scott...
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