On Family Friends and Coming Home

<p>This collection of recipes and memories is the result of decades of entertaining raising children and traveling the world. An asset in any kitchen--or on any coffee table--this beautiful full-color volume covers cooking for and with children entertaining on both a small and a grand scale catering for good causes and traveling at home and abroad with a focus on food.</p><p><br></p><p>Everything from basic pasta and piecrust to American comfort food and international cuisines the recipes are straightforward and written with a teacher's touch. Illustrated with vibrant photos and original artwork the book is sensibly organized with sections on appetizers soups breads and baked things desserts cookies celebrations travel signature dishes and home canning.</p><p><br></p><p>Based in Sonoma County California the author draws on six decades of cooking entertaining and traveling with friends family and students presenting a cookbook memoir that is as creative and fascinating as it is useful and informative.</p>