false 2881228 3 Anna Del Maso had known that she wanted to be a chef since she was in the seventh grade. "Somehow everything in my life ends up being about food," she realizes, as she begins the latest of her food-themed quilts. Her twin passions have converged in a brand-new position as head chef for Elm Creek Quilts, Waterford, Pennsylvania's popular quilting retreat.<P>As she joins the circle of quilters at historic Elm Creek Manor, Anna is eager to preserve the manor's culinary heritage, dating to 1858, while also celebrating the new favorites of their many guests. Yet as Master Quilter Sylvia Bergstrom Compson well knows, the manor's kitchen, last updated in the 1940s, can't create food that compares to the state-of-the-art quilting instruction for which Elm Creek Quilts is renowned.<P>A full renovation of the kitchen must be completed by the start of the new camp season. Though the task is daunting, Anna is assured in her belief that "A kitchen is the heart of a home." As she and Sylvia begin to dismantle the old to make way for the new, Sylvia's reminiscences remind them both of just how many of the manor's traditions have involved food and celebrations. Whether the feast is one of the holiday menus prepared and enjoyed by generations of Bergstroms, or one of the Welcome Banquets and Farewell Breakfasts that have become hallmarks of Elm Creek Quilt Camp, there is a story for every recipe, and a recipe for every story.<P><I>The Quilter's Kitchen</i> follows Anna's flavorful explorations of the kitchens of Elm Creek Manor, past and present. As she records beloved recipes and creates original dishes seasoned with love, she discovers anew how the gifts of the table gather friends and family ever closer. 2907443 book 7 10 2008 The Quilter's Kitchen: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel with Recipes total:280|5:30|4:41|3:101|2:83|1:25| 280 808 425 88 1 1 false false Mon Dec 08 10:24:11 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 10:32:31 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Dec 15 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 20:47:18 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 15 21:25:32 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 16:43:36 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 16:48:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 16:28:06 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 16:30:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 16:45:07 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 20 18:58:29 -0700 2008 The Quilter's Kitchen. Anna was introduced to Elm Creek in Circle of Quilters. In that book, she interviewed to become one of the new Elm Creek Quilters but was, instead, hired as the head chef for Elm Creek Manor. This book covers...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 22 15:45:11 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 16:35:21 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 14:28:11 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 14:33:07 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jul 21 19:41:48 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 19:47:56 -0700 2009
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