Epinions Recent Reviews for muffin13

A Gentle Love Letter And Tribute

Mon, 17 Sep 2001 02:20:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author muffin13 - This has been such a terrible week. I do not know anyone who lost their lives in the World Trade Center terrorist attack, I think and hope, but I feel like I know one person who died that day.

Alice Trillin.

She was the wife of...

A Most Wonderful Book

Fri, 14 Sep 2001 18:52:14 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author muffin13 - Maybe it's because I live in Minnesota. I have adored Maud Hart Lovelace's Betsy-Tacy series of books since I was a little girl. Ms. Lovelace was born and lived in Mankato, Minnesota, and these books, while fiction, are based on her childhood. I...

A Delicious Book

Mon, 10 Sep 2001 04:42:07 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author muffin13 - I found Ann Hodgman's books while at a book signing for Dawn Wells (Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island). My husband is totally enamored with her, and we had to stand in line for hours so he could talk to her and have me take his picture with her arm...

Kind Of Like Ramona The Pest?

Mon, 10 Sep 2001 01:46:45 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author muffin13 - I think Joanna Trollope's Marrying The Mistress is like Beverly Cleary's Ramona The Pest. How's that for a catchy intro? Bear with me, it will all become clear. I hope.

I love Joanna Trollope's books. I love the English...

American Fried: The Happy Eater Can Write Too!

Fri, 7 Sep 2001 10:33:32 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author muffin13 - The subtitle to this book is "Adventures Of A Happy Eater". It's the perfect description of a book that's made to browse through over and over again.

And the dedication is just about as good. "For Alice and Sarah and Abigail (who, when she...

Tales from the Tummy Trilogy: Selections from American Fried; Alice, Let's Eat; Third Helpings: My Quest For The Perfect Hamburger

Fri, 7 Sep 2001 09:53:39 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author muffin13 - Boy, are you in for a treat. You get to read all of Calvin Trillin's books about eating in one fell swoop, instead of frantically searching for them one at a time like I had to. I saw the titles of these books contained in The Tummy Trilogy in...

A Fabulous Book For Cooks Or Non-Cooks

Wed, 5 Sep 2001 05:10:27 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author muffin13 - More Home Cooking is one of my two favorite books. Please understand that when I say that, it really means something special. I'm the owner of about 5000 books, packed into bookcases and standing in stacks in my house. I thought it was...

How Do The Rich Live?

Wed, 5 Sep 2001 05:09:34 GMT
rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author muffin13 - I first found Peter Mayle's Acquired Tastes in a bookstore in Florida while on vacation. I was looking for books to read while sitting at the edge of the surf, feeling the sun beat down and digging my fingers into the wet sand, which is one of my...

A Good Coffee Table Book

Wed, 5 Sep 2001 05:08:43 GMT
rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author muffin13 - The first time I saw this book was in 1987 when I was assisting the food stylist for the Pillsbury Bake Off Public Relations photo shoot. The stylist brought the book in to the studio, plunked it down on the counter, and said "This is some of the worst...