by Eça de Queirós (1998)
“Os Maias” conta a história da família Maia. Afonso da Maia tem um filho, chamado Pedro, tímido e nervoso. Pedro conhece Maria Monforte, filha de um negreiro e, contra a vontade de seu pai, casa-se com ela. A bela Maria apaixona-se por um italiano e foge com ele e com a filha, abandonando Pedro e o filho Carlos. Pedro, desgostoso, suicida-se. Carlos cresce criado pelo avô, forma-se em Medicina e parte para uma longa viagem pela Europa. De regresso, Carlos instala-se no Ramalhete, a casa de família, com o seu avô. Juntamente com o seu grande amigo João da Ega levam uma vida de ócio na sociedade Lisboeta, vivendo histórias repletas de festas e amantes. Surge então em Lisboa uma bela mulher, casada com um rico Brasileiro, por quem Carlos se apaixona e se envolve numa louca paixão. A história desenvolve-se de uma forma surpreendente, repleta de situações de mentira e conduta imoral, até revelar uma terrível relação incestuosa. Escrito pelo genial Eça de Queirós, é uma das mais importantes obras da literatura portuguesa.
Jacqueline Deval
Pomme is a beautiful young woman and a passionate cook in this blend of fiction and literary and culinary anecdote which includes recipes for Charles Dickens' champagne punch, Emily Dickinson's gingerbread, and Victor Hugo's favorite biscuits Tortoni.
Mollie Katzen, with photographs by the author
Do you want to eat really well-not just once in a while, but all the time-but you don't know where to begin?Are you tired of pizza-as much as you like it-and broke from buying takeout?Do you love good food-the straightforward, homemade kind-but feel challenged to set up a kitchen, shop for decent equipment and groceries, and tap into a few basic skills that can put a simple roast chicken or vegetarian entree on your dinner table?If you answer "yes" to these questions, then Get Cooking is for you. Get Cooking is the first book from bestselling cookbook author Mollie Katzen designed specifically for beginners, whether you are just starting to cook for yourself or trying to kick the restaurant habit. Unlike most cookbooks, the goal of Get Cooking is to get you in the kitchen, no matter what your experience level might be.Illustrated throughout with color photographs of each dish, Get Cooking gives you clear, step-by-step instructions for making everything from classic mashed potatoes to Broccoli-Cheddar Cheese Calzones to Hot Fudge Sundaes (with homemade hot fudge!). With this book, anyone-you included-can make delicious, fresh food, with a lot less expense (and a lot more satisfaction) than ordering in.You may know Mollie Katzen as the author of such famous cookbooks as Moosewood Cookbook or The Enchanted Broccoli Forest; Get Cooking has all of the accessibility and personal warmth of those beloved books, but it is Mollie's first cookbook for vegetarians and omnivores alike. You will learn how to make North African Red Lentil Soup, Linguine with Spinach and Peas, and Chickpea and Mango Curry-and also Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup, Spinach Lasagna, and Steak Fajitas.With Get Cooking in hand, you'll be serving everything from salads (such as Wilted Spinach Salad with Hazelnuts, Goat Cheese, and Golden Raisins) to desserts (try the Cheesecake Bars), with stops along the way for party snacks, a full array of side dishes, and a brilliant assortment of handcrafted burgers (bean, tofu, and mushroom-as well as beef, turkey, and tuna). Here at last is the cookbook that will make a cook out of everyone.
Farrell Mason
On a French hilltop, nestled in a magical olive grove, there is a jewel of a cooking school run by Alma Gloria and her gardener, Sam. It remains a delicious secret and no one quite knows how long it has been around. But rest assured, a great deal more happens at La Bastide d'Esperance than mastering the perfect cherry chocolate soufflé. Stepping through the gates of La Bastide d'Esperance, one is reminded of the mystery, the wonder, and the sacredness of each story. Some say the place is run by angels, but you must determine that for yourself. Regardless, lives are changed, bread is broken and shared, and love abounds.
Lynn Kostoff
The year is 1986 and fall is declining into winter in a small Midwest city where ten-year-old Tina Brackett languishes in a coma caused by tainted fast food chicken produced by the Happy Farms Co. Raymond Locke, operative for the high-flying public relations firm that represents Happy Farms, is damage control central. But tragedy begets opportunity, and everyone is angling for a game-changing piece of the action surrounding Tina's impending death. Among the players in this Darwinian battle for survival are the District Attorney looking at a possible murder charge, a reporter working on the story of his career, a high-minded crusader against corporate greed and malfeasance, and Tina's enigmatic single parent, Ken Brackett. Pitted against these sordid foes, Raymond Locke is trying to save his job and his marriage, crumbling beneath the weight of caring for an autistic son. A noir journey into the heartland of America and the American psyche, Words to Die For evokes a shadowy, Mad Men-like world were the truth is less important than the spin.