Wild Women Throw a Party: 110 Original Recipes and Amazing Menus for Birthday Bashes, Power Showers, Poker Soirees, and Celebrations Galore

by Lynette Rohrer Shirk, Ame Mahler Beanland (Foreword)

Whoever said a woman’s place was in the home might have been right─these famous feminists can bring home the bacon, fry it up, and entertain all at the same time. Master chef and co-author Lynette Shirk returns to stir up a bestselling batch of stories, anecdotes, recipes, and food trivia inspired by influential women. A woman’s place is where the party is. Get ready to party like it’s 1929 with Zelda Fitzgerald, drink cosmos like Sarah Jessica Parker, and have a picnic à la Mary Pickford. From Dollywood to Hollywood, these dazzling dames and sassy sauciers know how to sling spaghetti, toss any salad, and dish up the desserts. Part how-to, part history, and 100 percent hilarious, Wild Women Throw a Party includes 110 original recipes inspired by the stories of our favorite famous feminists. What is feminism without a little fun? Who knew dangerous debutante Peggy Guggenheim, famous for her arty salons, was also a gifted gourmet? Or that when Eleanor Roosevelt wasn’t serving at soup kitchens, she was throwing and attending the most elegant “do’s” around. Wild Women Throw a Party explores women’s history, food trivia, and party planning ideas while asking, What is feminism? Who is a feminist? And where exactly do we find a woman’s place? An intersection of feminism and the home, this party planning guide includes fun ideas inspired by influential women, If you enjoy women’s history, or books like Rage Baking , Free the Tipple , Women's Libation! , or Empowdered Sugar , then you’ll love Wild Women Throw a Party .

Genres: Cookbooks

213 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2007

About the author

Lynette Shirk is an accomplished chef and cookbook author. She has authored 9 books, served as the corporate pastry chef for Williams-Sonoma, and worked in kitchens of some of the best restaurants in the country.

Lynette is a native of Warren, Ohio. She got her first culinary experience in nearby Columbus, making pizza while attending The Ohio State University. She graduated in 1989 with a B.A. in Classics, and promptly moved to San Francisco to attend California Culinary Academy. While attending CCA, she started working in the pastry department at well-known restaurant Chez Panisse across the bay in Berkeley.

Reviews

[Lisa Mcbroom]

Embrace your inner wild woman!!!! This is a fun book !!! More than a cookbook this gives history of women who were quirky and independent!!!!

[Lynda]

This cookbook is really fun.

[Lisa Hickman]

I enjoyed the anecdotes about the wild, infamous women who inspired the party plans and menus as much as the recipes. An entertaining book about the art of entertaining!