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Tatiana's Table: Tatiana And Alexander's Life Of Food And Love (The Bronze Horseman #3.5)
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(first published November 26th 2009)
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What a sweet and yummy (literally) addition to the Tatiana and Alexander saga. I'm not much of a cook but several recipes look quite good and perhaps I'll pretend to be Tatia and make my family a few of these dishes. I just might try the beergaritas tonight, if Alexander is right, my husband will be very happy after I drink a few!
What I loved most about the book, were the little stories that went along with the recipes. I enjoyed reading about the younger Barringtons and also learning about the...more
What I loved most about the book, were the little stories that went along with the recipes. I enjoyed reading about the younger Barringtons and also learning about the...more
This is the absolute perfect ending for Tatiana and Alexander. After reading the trilogy, I found myself wanting more. This satisfied me.
And how I bawled my eyes out when reading a snip of how an alternate ending may have been for Tania and Alexander had she not gone back for him! Wow Paullina Simons does not fail to deliver. She is astounding. The most amazing author.
I truly feel privileged to have read her books.
I cannot wait to make Blinchiki, the one and only potato pancakes, and the chicke...more
And how I bawled my eyes out when reading a snip of how an alternate ending may have been for Tania and Alexander had she not gone back for him! Wow Paullina Simons does not fail to deliver. She is astounding. The most amazing author.
I truly feel privileged to have read her books.
I cannot wait to make Blinchiki, the one and only potato pancakes, and the chicke...more
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For anyone who is sad about finishing The Bronze Horseman trilogy, I'll have to lend you this book. I've had it for a few months but wanted to wait until after I finished The Summer Garden to read it so I wouldn't be spoiled. It's unlike any other cookbook; so far, it's more like a fourth installment as it's divided into chapters and filled with stories that weren't in the other books with recipes accompanying the stories. Right now, at the beginning, the recipes are with stories of Tatiana's ch...more
Oct 18, 2009
Ivy
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Fans of cooking, eating and Paullina Simons.
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This is the first cookbook I have ever read cover to cover. Paullina Simons writes an unconventional cookbook based on her Tatiana and Alexander trilogy full of deliciously easy recipes. Simons presents her recipes according to her books in the order in which they would have been prepared. As the Bronze Horseman takes place in war torn Leningrad, all the Russian recipes are included first, followed by Italian, Mexican and American dishes as Tatiana reaches the United States. Desserts are include...more
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Loved it! What a great ending to an amazing series. I was expecting the recipes but the little stories woven throughout were a wonderful surprise. It was so nice to glimpse little bits of Tatiana's and Alexander's lives, especially the times they shared with their three youngest children. And the end!!! To read that alternate ending of how their lives could have turned out if Tatiana didn't go back for Alexander...my heart was in my throat. So happy I found this little gem on eBay....and ....wai...more
This was a great way to end a wonderful love story. It is all of Tatiana's receipes she makes for Alexander and her family. In Tatiana's world food is love and she has so much love for Alexander that it just had to be written in a cookbook. There is also little stories associated with the food that Tatiana prepares for them that shows the love she puts into her food. Loved it!!!
I have read and loved all three books in the Bronze Horseman series. This book is such an amazing addition to that series. Not only do we now have Tatiana's recipes from all the books but we also get some short stories thrown in along the way. One of my favorite parts was the alternate ending. Paullina Simons gives us a glimpse of what the story would have been like if Tatiana hadn't gone back to the Soviet Union to find Alexander in the second book. I read this book in an afternoon and then mad...more
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It took me a few months to track this down, I finally found it in stock and was so excited when it was delivered, I read it cover to cover in a day. It's a beautiful ending to the beautiful story of Tatiana and Alexander. Featuring recipes for the food that was featured through all three books and extra short stories amongst them. It's a must for Tatiana and Alexander die hards.
Wonderful little cookbook. Recipes are real and quite good, plus there is a little vignette about T & A to go with each recipe. I've made the mac & cheese and the shepherd's pie several times each. Book is an absolute must own for Bronze Horseman lovers.
Tatiana's Table takes you for a walk down memory lane with Tatiana and Alexander as they roam through their memories of Russia, New York, Arizona and Vietnam sharing recipes and food related stories as they go.
There are not just Russian recipes but recipes that Tatiana learnt when landing in New York. There are Chinese, Italian, Mexiacan and many more.
It was interesting to read about traditional Russian recipes, how much love goes into cooking from the Russian women. It really is a labour of lov...more
There are not just Russian recipes but recipes that Tatiana learnt when landing in New York. There are Chinese, Italian, Mexiacan and many more.
It was interesting to read about traditional Russian recipes, how much love goes into cooking from the Russian women. It really is a labour of lov...more
Can't get enough of Tatiana and Alexander so I loved the little extra snippets you get. Plus...the recipes are great! My husband loved the Chicken curry :)
Read this if you read The Bronze Horseman trilogy. It gives you warm heartfelt recipes and you relive Alexander and Tatiana's never ending love
Aug 08, 2012
April
marked it as to-read
This is a cookbook that includes all the food in the novels. I have a friend who owns this and cooks from it. I can't wait to buy my copy.
Apr 29, 2013
Lena
marked it as to-read
Oh my gosh! 83.00 for this book on Amazon. I know what I'm asking my hubby to get me for my birthday!!
Working my way through the recipes! I love the bits of the story she has included.
Can someone please help me. I am looking for this book and I cannot find it cheaper than $60.00 :(. Please help, thank you!
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What a wonderful addition to The Bronze Horseman trilogy. After reading the trilogy I found myself wanting more and this book filled that void for me. I think what I enjoyed most was the stories that go with the recipes, it was another insight into the love story between Tatiana and Alexander. Will definitely be trying out some of these recipes!
I don't know how Paullina Simons managed to create a cookbook and make it equal parts heartbreaking, heart-wrenching and heartwarming with a pinch of sweetness, and a Dash(a) bittersweet, along with a generous helping of unadulterated love. But she did, while including some darn good recipes too. From that aspect, this is a cook's cookbook and not for the feint of heart. Now excuse me while I dab my eyes.
This was a really good supplemental book to the series. We got to see a lot more tidbits of their life and great scenes like when Alexander and Tatiana renew their wedding vows at their 50th wedding anniversary. We also got to see a taste of the "what if" she had never went back to find him. There were lots of great recipes too that would be fun to try.
Worth the splurge for that last chapter. I want to make everything in this book, even the things I don't like!
This book is a must-have for truly devoted fans of "The Bronze Horseman" trilogy. As always, Paullina Simons' writing was fantastic and the wealth of traditional and authentic Russian dishes (plus some from Tatiana & Alexander's years in America) was wonderful. I loved it.
Lovely addition to the series. There are definitely some recipes within the book that I will test out myself and maybe eventually serve them to my Alexander ;-)
Loved the extra scenes and alternative ending, makes me want to re-read the series again for the billionth time!!
Loved the extra scenes and alternative ending, makes me want to re-read the series again for the billionth time!!
Really and truly wonderful. It's definitely a must for anyone who has read the trilogy, so why is it so hard to find?? I'm officially on the lookout for a copy of my own since I'll have to send this one back to its proper home....
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A recipe book based on The Bronze Horseman Trilogy by Simons which also weaves in some tantalizing vignettes from Shura and Tatiana's life. Thoroughly enjoyed reading through this unique book- and the recipes too!
It was nice to read about Tatia and Alexander, but I would have liked a bit more for that price of a book!!! And it was a cook book t the end of the day... I hate cook books!!!
Totally worth it for the extra little snippets that take place throughout each of the books in the trilogy.
The alterate ending had me in tears!!!
The alterate ending had me in tears!!!
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A following up to Tatiana and Alexander's love story! don't know what I enjoyed most, the short stories or the recipes!!
Relive the memories of Tatiana and Alexander through these Russian recipes
can't get enough of these two... and FYI, great recipes!
Review to come!
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Paullina Simons was born in Leningrad, USSR, in 1963. At the age of ten her family immigrated to the United States. Growing up in Russia Paullina dreamt of someday becoming a writer. Her dream was put on hold as she learned English and overcame the shock of a new culture.
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“Here, take this, she would say, take this, and tell me where he is. Tell me whether he's dead or alive, so I can walk as his widow or his wife.
No one would, or could, tell her, and so she continued to cook, and to learn new things all the while searching for an answer among the outcasts.
The way he carried his body, the way he walked in my life, Tatiana thought, declared that he was the only man I had ever loved, and he knew it.
And until I was alone without him, I thought it was all worth it.”
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No one would, or could, tell her, and so she continued to cook, and to learn new things all the while searching for an answer among the outcasts.
The way he carried his body, the way he walked in my life, Tatiana thought, declared that he was the only man I had ever loved, and he knew it.
And until I was alone without him, I thought it was all worth it.”
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