Cherries in Winter - My Family's Recipe for Hope in Hard Times

Zusatztext “Delicious. Delectable. Truthful, funny and poignant.... A treat to share with those you love.” —Adriana Trigiani, bestselling author of Big Stone Gap “Perfectly in sync with today’s tough times.... Cherries illustrates the difference between broke and poor, using recipes—simple, sturdy, inexpensive—as well as family wisdom to show that when poverty looms, your best weapon may be a well-nourished soul.” — People “Colón’s warm, poignant, honest voice and down-home, mouth-watering recipes make me want to go over to her house for dinner immediately.” —Kate Christensen, author of PEN-Faulkner award-winning The Great Man "I love this book.... One of the best reads I’ve had all year.” —Julie Morgenstern, bestselling author of Shed Your Stuff Change Your Life Informationen zum Autor Suzan Colon Klappentext When Suzan Colón was laid off from her dream job at a national magazine, she needed to cut her budget, and fast. That meant dusting off her grandmother Matilda's old recipe folder and learning how to cook cheaply and simply. But Suzan found more than just amazing recipes-she found a new appreciation for the strong women in her family and the key to their survival through hard times. Full of heart, Cherries in Winter is an irresistible gem of a book. It makes you want to cook, it makes you want to know your own family's stories, and, above all, it makes you feel rich no matter what. 1 YOU'RE HOME EARLY TONIGHT Suzan's Rigatoni Disoccupati [Pasta of the Unemployed] 1/2 lb. pasta 1 small jar prepared spaghetti sauce Heat a large pot of water until boiling and add half a box of rigatoni or whatever pasta you have. Take lid off jar of sauce and microwave for a few minutes, stirring after each minute to check temperature. Test pasta frequently so it doesn't get overcooked because you're a little distracted. Drain. Put large, comforting amounts on plates. Top just-this-side-of-mushy pasta with nuclear-hot spaghetti sauce. Serve with Italian bread and an explanation of why you're home so early. ••• SEPTEMBER 2008 HUDSON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY "I got laid off today," I tell Nathan. "Oh," he says, looking to me for a sign of how he should react— How bad is this? "It's fine," I say. "I'm fine. We're going to be fine." After all, it's not as though I didn't see this coming. I've written for magazines for twenty-four years now, and there have been two recessions during that time. When the economy starts tanking, people cut back, and if they have to make a choice between food and a magazine, I go from being employed full-time to starting another stint as a freelance writer. So, months before I got the call from Human Resources at 4:30 on a Friday afternoon (a meeting, I guessed on my way downstairs, that was probably not about a raise and a promotion; I was right), I had begun economizing. I kept a record of my expenses and was surprised to find that I was spending upward of ten dollars a day on lunch—nearly twenty if it was a bad day and I treated myself to sushi. I stopped eating in the fancy company cafeteria and started brown-bagging it. My lunches were simple: tuna sandwiches, salads, last night's chicken. I asked Nathan what he spent on food in a week. The amount was so startling it led me not only to make his lunches but to bake muffins and put coffee in a thermos for him to take to work as well. Every morning, once I got from New Jersey to New York, I skipped the subway and walked the remaining mile to the office, weaving through crowds of European tourists buying Levi's jeans and tickets to The Lion King . The summer went by quickly, and the walk became easier when the hordes in Times Square thinned out; as markets all over the world fell with ours, I heard fewer exotic accents. The closer I go...

Product details

• Authors: Suzan Cola3n, Suzan Colon
• Publisher: Anchor Books USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.10.2010
• EAN: 9780307475930
• ISBN: 978-0-307-47593-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 132 mm x 203 mm x 18 mm
• Subject: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development