Life From Scratch by
Melissa Ford
Kindle Edition, 208 pages
Published December 1st 2010 by Bell Bridge Books
ASIN: B004EEPK08.
About the book:
Divorced, heartbroken and living in a lonely New York apartment with a tiny kitchen, Rachel Goldman realizes she doesn't even know how to cook the simplest meal for herself. Can learning to fry an egg help her understand where her life went wrong? She dives into the culinary basics. Then she launches a blog to vent her misery about love, life and her goal of an unburnt casserole.To her amazement, the blog's a hit. She becomes a minor celebrity. Next, a sexy Spaniard enters her life. Will her souffles stop falling? Will she finally forget about the husband she still loves? And how can she explain to her readers that she still hasn't learned how to cook up a happy life from scratch?
(image and information courtesy goodreads)
read about the author on her blog
My thoughts:
An excerpt from the main character, Rachel Goldman's, beginning blog entry,
"Before the divorce, we ate out almost every night or brought in take-out. If they offered a degree in carryout curry, I would have a PhD. Unfortunately, even if I am now only ordering for one, I quickly learned after we separated that while Hunan Chow is affordable on a lawyer and graphic designer's joint salary, it's prohibitively expensive for a living-off-the-money-I-got-from-my-half-of-the-condo-while-I-find-myself budget.This is the premise for the book "Life From Scratch". The story is Rachel's journey to discover more about herself and in the process she discovers what is really important to her. The story was sweet, simple and delightful.
So, I am going to learn how to fry an egg without breaking the yolk. And do more than boil noodles. I might even . . . gasp . . . make my own Pad Thai. And this my friends, is how I'm finally going to find myself during my 'Year of Me'".
I read this book as part of Jenners Take A Chance Challenge 3
Challenge #3 Find a “Best Books Read” post from a favorite blogger. Read a book from their list.
I found "Life From Scratch" at Tales of Whimsy--JuJu's blog
Week 39/book 44--52 books in 52 weeks challenge
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5 comments:
I'm so glad you tried this one! :) And thank you so much for the shout-out :)
I have this one on my Kindle but I haven't started it yet. It sounds good. It reminds me a little of Julie, Julia.
Whenever I read these books about bloggers who end up having big hit blogs and book deals, I admit that I get a little jealous.
' Will her souffles stop falling ?'
That made me giggle :)
Sounds an interesting book.
Great review,
Paul
Wait - if I learn to fry an egg will a sexy Spaniard appear in my kitchen? Because if so, I will devote all my free time to learning that skill ;0)
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