Mitch Omer, owner of the Minneapolis restaurant Hell's Kitchen has published 157 of his recipes in a book called "Damn Good Food." I invited friends over to sample his lemon ricotta hotcakes and we all agreed with the title. The book, published by the Minneapolis Historical Society's Borealis Press, it both a biography of Mitch, written by Ann Bauer, many photos and luscious recipes. This is good home cooking. Mitch's favorite is his Aunt Fran's chicken and noodles.
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
About Books, January 23, 2010
Jan Keessen has a lively new book called "Cardinal Men and Scarlett Women: a Colorful Etymology of Words That Discriminate." An added bonus are the illustrations by Bill Hannan. Jan began doing word stories on this very radio program several years ago. She selected and enlarged some of them into a book. Her premise is that etomology can reveal prejudices and that we keep these biases alive in our use of certain words.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Thursday, January 14, 2010
About Books, January 16, 2010
Carole Seymour-Jones has written a wonderful book called "A Dangerous Liaison: A Revelatory New Biography of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre." Each is fascinating in their own right; as a pair their story is compelling. Seymour-Jones' research led her to new information about their philosphies of free love and de Beauvoir's lesbiansim. Their relationship with each other, their relationships with others and their politics make the book absorbing.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Aout Books, January 9, 2009
Ted Leeson, who teaches at Oregon State University, has written about his summers away in "Inventing Montana: Dispatches from the Madison Valley." The book is a literary look at a group of friends who spend time each year fly fishing and conversing in the beauty of Montana. You'll enjoy them.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Friday, January 1, 2010
About Books, January 2, 2010
Bruce Feiler, author of "America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story" maintains that the one person who inspired American leaders more than anyone else is Moses. In fact, he says that one can't understand American history without understanding Moses. Feiler travels to the major places of our history to visit with historians, scholars and regular people about Moses' influence.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Friday, December 25, 2009
About Books, December 26, 2009
Raghavan Iyer, author of "660 Curries" makes the last program of the year a very tasty treat. Iyer, who owns a Twin Cities restaurant called Om, is also an award winning teacher of cooking. His new book tells you everything you could possibly want to know about curries and what is served with them. He says that cooking curries is all about the balance of flavor, color, texture and aromas.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Friday, December 18, 2009
About Books, December 19, 2009
Sandra Harper's "Over the Holidays" perfectly describes the joys and stresses of Christmas. Two sisters and one sister-in-law have different visions of the perfect Christmas and each struggles (with a lot of wit) to bring her vision to fruition. As one of them says, "Everyone has a relationship with Christmas whether they like it or not." Unwind from all the holiday busyness with this airy look at a family's holidays.
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
Listen to the interview at http://www.wvik.org/listings-aboutbooks.htm
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