Pantry
On Cheesy Rice and Other Comforts
6 April 2027 · United States
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Bloom’s kitchen writing offers a different form of memoir from a continuous life narrative. Food provides an accessible thread through relationships and ordinary acts of generosity.
About the book
Amy Bloom gathers short personal essays around meals, recipes and the people she has fed. Everyday dishes connect childhood, love, grief and changing forms of family. The book treats cooking as a way of caring for others, with accompanying recipes and illustrations extending the stories.
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