tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post895428527321672614..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Book Review:The Laws of Harmony by Judith Ryan HendricksFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-37814103754704960512012-08-26T14:11:12.483-05:002012-08-26T14:11:12.483-05:00Not here...but somewhere else on your blog....you ...Not here...but somewhere else on your blog....you mentioned you liked the novel Bread Alone. I bought it...and then Hendricks' other three books. I have inhaled them...and lovely long weekend it was! Thank so much for the recommendation. The walnut hearth loaf from Baker Appentice is rising as I type. Pat in SoCalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-80612080516776690072009-05-31T10:19:34.643-05:002009-05-31T10:19:34.643-05:00I'm lucky if I get through one book a year these d...I'm lucky if I get through one book a year these days that doesn't have large colorful pictures and a rhyming verse, but my favorite recent book is "Memoirs of a Geisha." They didn't focus on foods, but when she'd describe walking through the streets of the little Japanese towns, she always made sure to mention the aromas of the foods around her. She discusses how geishas must know how to eat properly and pour tea and such. Just an amazing novel.<br /><br />Love your blog BTW!Kate and Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342619603185671644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-16366137171996459962009-05-31T04:53:39.487-05:002009-05-31T04:53:39.487-05:00Hi there--I just found your blog and I LOVE IT! W...Hi there--I just found your blog and I LOVE IT! What wonderful stories and recipes and sharing you do :) My favorite book (not a novel) with food is Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle." In addition to good food ideas/recipes, it inspires me to garden!! I'm also looking forward to getting a copy of Bread Alone. I would love to get a copy of The Laws of Harmony--my son is starting school this fall and I will be needing a lighthearted distraction for the first few days! The question is, would I be able to wait that long to read it?!<br /><br />lornarouleau@gmail.comLorna https://www.blogger.com/profile/04473899333018984800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-53137878971270855952009-05-30T21:22:20.152-05:002009-05-30T21:22:20.152-05:00Hi! I just found your blog today... through a frie...Hi! I just found your blog today... through a friend's blog. I love it! So much fun to read. My favorite "food centered" book.... hhhhmmm, well I LOVE cookbooks, old ones or a new one filled with old recipes. My current favorite is 'Heirloom Baking' by the Brass sisters. I love their little notes with the recipes. My husband and two teenage boys have inhaled every recipe of theirs that I have tried.<br /><br />Thanks Again for the fantastic reading!!<br /><br />Jenn Swensonjennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05705675515576414133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-15387954841554459112009-05-30T19:35:30.320-05:002009-05-30T19:35:30.320-05:00'Like Water for Chocolate' by Laura Esquivel is on...'Like Water for Chocolate' by Laura Esquivel is one of the best books with wonderful recipes. I was in Mexico when I started reading the book; within the first chapter, I was sad knowing that the book would soon end.vickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-2361285838381830592009-05-30T17:35:19.689-05:002009-05-30T17:35:19.689-05:00"The Friday Night Knitting Club," by Kate Jacobs h..."The Friday Night Knitting Club," by Kate Jacobs has a recipe for muffins. The characters talk about food a bit.pearlknitsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-90885649586921108922009-05-29T11:15:55.640-05:002009-05-29T11:15:55.640-05:00My favorite food book (so far) is Like Water for C...My favorite food book (so far) is Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel. Each chapter starts with a recipe, that recipe sets the stage for that chapter. Great book.Caratunk Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00042653100322091843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-43975934978325601842009-05-29T09:54:21.704-05:002009-05-29T09:54:21.704-05:00There was a series of murder mystery books that in...There was a series of murder mystery books that included a lady running a bed and breakfast and they always included recipes. Can't remember the names but hey i just love browsing a cook book. Have always loved to read all types of books and would like to receive the book! Thanks.tammy a (MO native)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-75321224823224502872009-05-28T22:54:14.146-05:002009-05-28T22:54:14.146-05:00Sweet! Many great book reviews and a chance to win...Sweet! Many great book reviews and a chance to win a book! <br />The Secret Life of Bees---the sister's recipes for what all to do with honey; Chocolat, ah yum!; Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver--humor, food and farming. The story is much deeper and palatable with a great description of the food, if there is a recipe too then I consider that a triple bonus!Lucky Lizard Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143959640703758547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-31321770329878713262009-05-28T20:48:18.572-05:002009-05-28T20:48:18.572-05:00One of my favorite novels is Chocolat by Joanne Ha...One of my favorite novels is Chocolat by Joanne Harris. Lots of chocolate! I'll have to check out Bread Alone. I love bread...with creamed honey! Please include me in the drawing.Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456752424623057444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-6759941811469478242009-05-28T15:24:20.192-05:002009-05-28T15:24:20.192-05:00You review books so beautifully, Fig - I always wa...You review books so beautifully, Fig - I always want to read whatever it is you've read, and this is no exception. Since I cannot for the life of me remember the books you've mentioned before that I tracked down and read, I'll mention " The School of Essential Ingredients" I got from the library. Although it verges on soap opera at times, the descriptions of an unusual chef alone in the kitchen, touching the pots, imagining foods and recipes that caress the senses - yeh, kind of like Chocolat or our favorite. the German film ,Mostly Martha. So please put my name in for this - it sounds wonderful!katrinahttp://shesinthekitchen.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-13866483481058352412009-05-28T14:45:21.962-05:002009-05-28T14:45:21.962-05:00I would absolutely love to win a signed copy of Th...I would absolutely love to win a signed copy of The Laws of Harmony. I just stumbled across this fabulous website while looking for a recipe for Beer Bread and I've bookmarked the site. I'm a "farmgirl" myself and I ADORE your writing style and blog!The Witnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08713084693496136353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-43913697201690134132009-05-28T14:34:07.283-05:002009-05-28T14:34:07.283-05:00Lovely book. I just received my copy from Amazon ...Lovely book. I just received my copy from Amazon and can't wait to read it.vicki in GAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-25172435057677546362009-05-28T12:56:08.786-05:002009-05-28T12:56:08.786-05:00Would love an excuse to read a wonderful novel, co...Would love an excuse to read a wonderful novel, count me in for the drawing!<br /><br />PmpattyeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-12930484691187986652009-05-28T12:53:23.608-05:002009-05-28T12:53:23.608-05:00I always do my best to combine reading with eating...I always do my best to combine reading with eating! I think it has something to do with being completely immersed in the story - by eating what they are eating. <br /><br />I like to read two books almost every winter, SACAJAWEA by Anna L. Waldo and MOUNTAIN MAN by Vardis Fisher. I eat lots of deer and biscuits and stuff like that when I'm reading those. Also, imagine feeling the hunger they must have felt and lived through... <br /><br />I also like "light reads" such as FRIENDSHIP CAKE by Lynne Hinton. A group of "church ladies" gather to create a church cookbook. This books makes me hungry for southern cooking (my roots) like pecan pie, corn relish and sweet potato casserole. <br /><br />I think food and recipes make books just come alive!<br /><br />Thanks for all your great posts! They continue to inspire me, even on days when I'm too tired to cook! You inspired me to plant my first lettuces this year. So far so good! Since its cool and rainy here in Missouri, the garden is looking great (and easy to weed).:)JeannaMOnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-57830330058087294452009-05-28T12:44:10.349-05:002009-05-28T12:44:10.349-05:00This book looks really great! I'm trying to thin...This book looks really great! I'm trying to think of a novel I love in which food is featured, but all I can think of is a novel in which the LACK of food and search for it is a big feature, since it's set in Nazi Germany -- The Book Thief, by Marcus Zuzak. This is one of my favorite books of all-time -- heart-breaking, poetic, lovely. Thanks for the chance to win :-)ChrisChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05863961610245368033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-66091712007635873552009-05-28T10:06:23.387-05:002009-05-28T10:06:23.387-05:00I love Peter Mayle's books about Provence but thin...I love Peter Mayle's books about Provence but think they are more memoir than novel so not sure that counts. I love the way he can spend a whole chapter describing a dinner at a nice restaurant.Kirstinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706135307007258968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-6956585584472929022009-05-28T03:43:15.684-05:002009-05-28T03:43:15.684-05:00I love any good reads. I have cooked from recipes...I love any good reads. I have cooked from recipes in the Aunt Dimity series, the Diane Mott davidson books and read any good reading I can get my hands on. This sounds like a good one tooMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03427304460897364021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-30681963204706483702009-05-27T23:28:41.500-05:002009-05-27T23:28:41.500-05:00OK, two sentences into your review and I had to go...OK, two sentences into your review and I had to go place this book on my library request list. I live in Seattle and am planning my next vacation to New Mexico!<br /><br />Some others here have mentioned Chocolat. I love the movie, never read the book. Also by the same author is "Five Quarters of the Orange" which is a great read.<br /><br />I don't collect too many books, so if I win I'll donate it to the library so others may read it as well!Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15542606525232443296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-54880970228802012312009-05-27T21:17:05.465-05:002009-05-27T21:17:05.465-05:00I can't think of novel where the food stuck out to...I can't think of novel where the food stuck out to me but this book sounds great! I just finished a book and haven't made it to the library for another one yet.mlmnttlkrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784804879536097114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-74632357714605258832009-05-27T19:27:05.583-05:002009-05-27T19:27:05.583-05:00I have really enjoy the Aunt Dimity series by Nanc...I have really enjoy the Aunt Dimity series by Nancy Atherton. They are cozy mysteries and there happen to be references to a special recipe in each one book. The really fun part is the fact that the recipe that shows up in the storyline is featured as a bonus at the end of the book!<br /><br />Aside from that I am a voracious reader and really, really, really need a new book to enjoy!<br /><br />By the way, your story and how you arrived at where you are now is book material! *hint*The Rusty Hoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917454871360339996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-29805932565800978972009-05-27T18:33:13.218-05:002009-05-27T18:33:13.218-05:00Thanks for the great review! I love learning about...Thanks for the great review! I love learning about authors I haven't read before. When I tried to think of a book for this comment, Laurie Colwin came to mind. She wrote essays for Gourmet and was also a wonderful novelist. Although she died in 1992 when she was only 48, her books are still in print. However, her novels don't center on food, but they are quite a pleasure to read.lisadelriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110064778535823782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-29561832945407568452009-05-27T16:09:48.619-05:002009-05-27T16:09:48.619-05:00I read "Gumbo Tales" not too long ago and enjoyed ...I read "Gumbo Tales" not too long ago and enjoyed it thoroughly. Loved reading the comments, just to pick up "food book" ideas!DLA in OKCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-66522296361051912822009-05-27T10:12:55.780-05:002009-05-27T10:12:55.780-05:00I have read and re-read an old book called 'Leavin...I have read and re-read an old book called 'Leaving Home' by Arthur Cavanaugh, which is set in the 1950's.<br />The book is about a family of 5 kids, their parents, and a large extended family who are always getting together for scrumptious meals, and/or barbecues, the old fashioned way<br />. <br />Reading about some of the meals in this book makes my mouth water because this was way before microwaves, fast foods, and lots of food additives.L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12521619918993972319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-58931688301743557512009-05-27T08:31:16.506-05:002009-05-27T08:31:16.506-05:00Oh, this looks like a great book. I love to read ...Oh, this looks like a great book. I love to read books about cookingChristy Snoreply@blogger.com