Arlyn Osborne

Emily Dickinson is too often cubby holed into one iconic image, as acrophobic women in a white dress secretly scribbling idiosyncratic verse on scraps of paper.

In truth, she had so many sides to her personality. She loved to garden. Her black cake won a prize. She corresponded about writing with strangers. Her first published poems were valentines verses. She loved deeply. She loved to walk with her dog. And yes, she was an amazing and innovative poet.

Cooking With Emily Dickinson is a beautiful book that shares the poet’s recipes, updated for modern cooks. The author includes Dickinson’s poetry, stories about the recipes, and the recipe with a photo of the finished product.

The recipes are diverse, including

Breakfast and Brunches, with savory dishes like Spicy Skillet Hash and sweeter dishes like Apple Pancakes and Glazed Crullers
Tea Time at the Dickinson’s, including Jasmine Tea Biscuits, Cherry Scones and Honey Lemonade
From the Stockpot includes Irish Stew, Broths Chicken Soup, and Pumpkin Corn Chowder
Poetic Suppers has mouthwatering dishes like Veal Meatballs with Gravy, Mushroom Pot Pie, and Pan-Fried Cod Cakes
Emily’s Best Breads is my favorite with Brown Bread, Gingerbread, Corn Cakes, and Maggie’s Irish Soda Bread
Cakes, Pies, and Other Sweet Things includes Emily’s famous Black Cake and her favorite Coconut Cookies and Chocolate Caramels and Mrs. DIckinson’s Custard Pie

The author includes information about the poet as a cook, illustrations of her poetry on scraps and the back of recipes, and notes on her sources.

I can hardly wait to get cooking!

I love this series of cooking books based on literature. I previously reviewed The Little Women Cookbook and The Secret Garden Cookbook, then purchased them and The Anne of Green Gable Cookbook. I will add this new volume soon!

I received a free egalley from the publisher through NetGalley. My review is fair and unbiased.… (altro)