false 2207431 2 SEVENTEEN-YEAR-OLD LAINEY DREAMS of becoming a world famous chef one day and maybe even having her own cooking show. (Do you know how many African American female chefs there <i>aren&#8217;t</i>? And how many vegetarian chefs have their own shows? The field is wide open for stardom!) But when her best friend&#8212;and secret crush&#8212;suddenly leaves town, Lainey finds herself alone in the kitchen. With a little help from Saint Julia (Child, of course), Lainey finds solace in her cooking as she comes to terms with the past and begins a new recipe for the future.<br><br>Peppered with recipes from Lainey&#8217;s notebooks, this delicious debut novel finishes the same way one feels finishing a good meal&#8212;satiated, content, and hopeful. 2213205 10 6 2008 A la Carte total:27|5:6|4:10|3:7|2:4|1:0| 27 99 58 15 3 1 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 17 07:42:45 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 07:21:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 18:56:11 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 19:08:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 12:48:13 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 13:10:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 15:27:56 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 17 13:23:05 -0700 2008
Rarely do I so completely agree with a jacket flap. But in this case, it is right on.

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I enjoyed the book, once I finally got to sit down and read it without interruption. Warning: this is a dangerous story to read if you're hungry. (Tanita says that all of the recipes are 100...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 13:54:39 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 14:05:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 13:55:18 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 07:53:13 -0700 2008
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