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A Homemade Life

Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

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A Homemade Life

By: Molly Wizenberg
Narrated by: Mia Barron
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After Molly Wizenberg's father died, she traveled to Paris and - amidst its culinary delights - realized her heart was in the kitchen. So she began Orangette, a highly popular cooking and life blog that eventually led her to the love of her life.©2009 Molly Wizenberg (P)2009 Recorded Books, LLC Biographies & Memoirs Women Culinary Adventures Food & Wine Heartfelt

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"Wizenberg's debut shares the same basic format as her Orangette blog - favorite recipes interspersed with personal reflection - but constructed around a much tighter family narrative. Memories of her father, for example, begin with his cherished formula for potato salad and an attempt to recreate his French toast, but also include a variation on scrambled eggs that spurred a comforting moment as he was dying of cancer. The second half of the memoir focuses on her blossoming relationship with Brandon, who started out as a fan of the blog, became a long-distance boyfriend and eventually moved to Seattle and married her....Wizenberg's directions are laced with a charming voice that strikes a neat balance with the reflective passages." ( Publishers Weekly)

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Reading this book made me hungary. The recipes are really good. The potato salad recipe is my favorite especially with the caraway seeds.

A Life of Homemade Food

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This book is delightful from beginning to end. Memories are made at every family meal!

Lovely book!

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Really enjoyed this one. I am by no means a "foodie" but really love these "food memoirs." Funny and touching...Great narrator too.

Loved it!

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The production recording is... Bass-y? I have played it in several devices and the balance was off, making it hard to listen too...

It was great BUT

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What did you like best about A Homemade Life? What did you like least?

My favorite part about A Homemade Life was how I connected with story. I personally did not have the same experience with food as the author, but I could still relate to the stories, thoughts, and relationships. It was a simple story and a light, but enjoyable listen.

What I liked least was the format of the audio book. I listened to this book for a book club and it wasn't until I saw the hard copy of the book that I noticed the audio book did not have the recipes. While I would not have been able to follow along with the recipe while I was listening to the book, it would have been nice to have at least heard them. I felt like I was missing a part of the book.

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

Truthfully, I felt like the story just ended. I was really getting into it and then it was just finished. However, I really liked the story that the author used to conclude the book.

Have you listened to any of Mia Barron’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I have not listened to Mia Barron's other performances, but I really enjoyed listening to her with this audio book.

Could you see A Homemade Life being made into a movie or a TV series? Who should the stars be?

I could see the premise of A Homemade Life being made into a TV series, kind of like a mix between a cooking show and a sitcom, where you learn a recipe from the star of the show, but then scenes are included that show the back story. I don't know who the stars would be, though.

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed this book for the light-hearted feel and the simplicity of the story and I have recommended this book to a couple people, especially to those who have grown up around food and cooking.

Just a nice story

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