| From Ruth's Kitchen with Love: Delicious Bukovinian & Other Ethnic Dishes Contributor(s): Gold, Ruth Glasberg (Author) |
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ISBN: 1450252389 ISBN-13: 9781450252386 Publisher: iUniverse OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Cooking | Regional & Ethnic - General |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (0.97 lbs) 328 pages |
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| Publisher Description: "As a multi-faceted author, gracious hostess and cook, Ruth has long been admired by her many friends who have been invited to her dinners. One cannot forget her multi-ethnic specialties, among them Romanian eggplant salad, Colombian Ajiaco potato soup, Bukovinian Schmettentorte (sour cream cake), to name just a small sampling of her culinary repertoire. French gastronome Jean Brillat-Savarin once remarked that 'the discovery of a new dish does more for the happiness of the new race than the discovery of a star.' George Bernard Shaw also believed that there was no love more sincere than the love of food. A sampling of the recipes from this book readily confirms both opinions." --Vladimir F. Wertsman, author of What's Cooking in Multicultural America (Scarecrow Press, 1996) This is an unpretentious cookbook designed for epicurean tastes. It is also a tribute to the women of various ethnic backgrounds who left us the legacy of fine cuisine, which I hope to pass on to future generations. The majority of these recipes are from Bukovina, once Northern Romania, and other countries which were once part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Some of the Bukovinian dishes are almost legendary in their nostalgia. Many have never before been documented and, most probably, have never been featured on restaurant menus. I have wandered across four continents and have experienced life under monarchies, communism, and fascism, all of which I survived. These multiple acculturations were extremely difficult, but had also some positive effects: one of them being the acquisition of a myriad of recipes. I am pleased to share with you some of them in the hope that you will enjoy this adventure as much as I did. --Ruth Glasberg Gold |