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My Life in Recipes Food, Family, and Memories

Joan Nathan

A new cookbook from the best-selling and award-winning author that uses recipes to look back at her life and family history—and at her personal journey discovering Jewish cuisine from around the world Before hummus was available in every grocery store—before shakshuka was a dish on every brunch men...

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Joan Nathan discusses her memoir, 'My Life in Recipes', which she describes as her most personal work, focusing on family recipes passed down through generations. The book traces the history of her family through food, sharing stories and recipes from Germany, Hungary, and Poland.

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My latest book, My Life in Recipes, is also a memoir.

— Episode: Can Food Save The World? with Joan Natha...

Episode: Can Food Save The World? with Joan Nathan

Joan Nathan discusses her memoir, 'My Life in Recipes', which she describes as her most personal work, focusing on family recipes passed down through generations. The book traces the history of her family through food, sharing stories and recipes from Germany, Hungary, and Poland.

"

My latest book, My Life in Recipes, is also a memoir.

And you start with your parents and grandparents.

There are stories and recipes from Germany, Hungary, Poland.

It occurred to me when I was working on my memoir that nobody is just where we are.

I decided to go back to Germany because I have a lot of relatives who are Catholic now because there's a lot of intermarriage in my family.

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