Women Over Fifty–Secret Recipes to Keep You Cooking
In this next installment of “great books for boomer women,” I’m introducing one that will put frosting on your cake, bring you to the boiling point, have you savoring every word, and leave you salivating for more! Secret Recipes for the Modern Wife has everything you’ll need to heat your burners—it’s packed with “food” for thought on marriage and motherhood. In fact it’s so rich, I like to call it a tongue-in-cheek treasure trove of marital gems!
I’ve interviewed Nava Atlas on Feisty Side of Fifty Radio once before, discussing her numerous and well-loved books on vegetarian and vegan cooking. But this most recent work is a bit of a departure. Rather than providing creative methods for serving up colorful and delicious plant-based meals, Nava serves up recipes such as “Completely Fried Wife with Toast of Total Exhaustion,” “Control-Freak Cookies,” and “Midlife Stress Stuffed Cabbage.” These and other meaty creations are dressed up in a 1950s style “cookbook” complete with full color renderings of the fare de jour and happy, apron-clad homemakers beaming contentedly in their kitchens.
Of course, I had to interview Nava to get the chef’s perspective on her oh-so-witty concoctions. She readily shared a number of her recipes and if you’re currently married, if you ever have been married, or if you’ve ever contemplated marriage, you’ll share our fun. As usual, the interview only takes fifteen minutes, so take a listen. I know this one will leave you chuckling in recognition throughout your day… even if it is spent in the kitchen!
If your mouth is watering for a copy of Secret Recipes, head to Feisty Books for Feisty Women and order your copy right away—it’s an absolutely delicious read! To learn more about Nava’s thoughts on women now and then, head over to her site, “A Long Way… Maybe.“
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January 28th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
very interisting…
December 3rd, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Thank’s , i love the idea. I’ll have to get a copy of this cookbook.
July 13th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
A cookbook like this will do well because this chef has a good sense of humor! Thanks!
June 21st, 2009 at 9:10 pm
i will wait to get copy of this…
June 17th, 2009 at 3:20 am
Sound like great cooking book. I should tell my wife first.. She would be love to have it too.
Thanks for sharing!
May 14th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Thanks for blogging! Im gonna get this book for sure..
Yummy! Cant wait!
May 4th, 2009 at 5:17 am
Thanks! I can’t wait to get a copy of this and make the gender casserole LOL! And I agree with the above post we all love to eat
April 27th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
I can always count on you to bring the best books for my reading list. This one looks like it will be a laugh a minute read! I’m off to order my copy. Thanks for another great suggestion!
April 26th, 2009 at 10:41 am
I will have to get a copy of this cookbook. Thank you!
April 25th, 2009 at 7:48 am
Eileen,
The title alone grabs me.
I always say Nate & I are cookin’ in the kitchen–but it ain’t food! Her book may offer some more creative ideas.
You always find some of the most interesting people to interview.
April 24th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
I’m enjoying this series. Where are you finding all these amazing women? Wait….All women are amazing.
April 24th, 2009 at 1:33 pm
I love the idea of control freak cookies–you could give them to your control freak friends and get the last chuckle! I’m going to check out A Long Way .. Maybe, a very catchy web site name!
April 23rd, 2009 at 11:26 am
Today titles are everything for selling books or products. There is so much competition out there…Cookbooks are always big sellers…we all love to eat…