Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone, (Paperback)

from Citizenjoyce

This is a delightful compilation of articles about cooking and eating - in or out - alone. There are some great recipes. I have to say my enjoyment of eggplant has blossomed since reading it. Only one of the characters, the TV stereotypical frazzled housewife, was too annoying to enjoy her articl...

from bookstar

The introduction and the first few essays were incredible. I thought I'd finish the book that night, but then I had to put it down and it's been a struggle ever since. It made me ponder what I eat when I'm alone now, which is like many of the authors a favorite food, but not one that makes a huge...

from librarybrandy

Sometimes I think I'm in the minority with how comfortable I am eating alone, be it at home or in restaurants. But if the authors collected here are in fact a representative sample, I'm not alone--not even close. The essays here range from memories of the first restaurant meal taken solo to the j...

from veevoxvoom

Summary: So often is food treated as a communal experience, one doesn't often hear of cooking and eating alone. Well, that changes with this collection of essays from writers and cooks that talk about their solitary experiences both good and bad. Summary: As I am a university student, I do most o...

from candyschultz

Alone In The Kitchen With An Eggplant is a collection of essays and stories written on the theme of eating alone. Some deplore this situation others look to it with longing. The meals range from relatively elaborate to a bowl of noodles with cottage cheese. Bookended with essays by mother and dau...