Wild Women in the Kitchen: 101 Rambunctious Recipes & 99 Tasty Tales

by Lynette Rohrer Shirk, Lynette Rohrer, Autum Stephens (Introduction)

Feminism meets cooking in this addition to the Wild Woman series, pairing recipes by famous female chefs Lynett Rohrer and Nicole Alper with food trivia, stories, and quotes by women. So you think a woman’s place is in the kitchen. With Betty Drapers and “make me a sandwich” mantras, it’s easy to forget that women have been cooking up a storm for quite some time. Catherine de’Medici was the Johnny Appleseed of Italian food. Nancy Hart shot a Royalist soldier for barging in and interrupting dinner. Turns out, these women really can take the heat. Maybe it’s best to stay out of their kitchen. Unconventional females and unconditionally good food. Part cookbook, and part women’s history, Wild Women in the Kitchen features 101 recipes to complement the culinary contributions of famous females. With starter recipes curated specifically to these tough cookies, this book replaces female stereotypes with empowering, historical context. Inside, learn about Cleopatra's orgiastic oysters If you’re in need of a feminist cookbook, and enjoyed reads like The Little House Cookbook , Women's Libation! , The Little Women Cookbook , or A Woman's Place ; then you’ll savor Wild Women in the Kitchen .

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1996

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

[Liz · Rating 3 out of 5]

The little stories are cute, but I've never really gotten much use out of the recipes.

[Susanna Horn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun stories about the wild women! Didn't try the recipes.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've only tried a couple of recipes in the book, but I have kept it on my bookshelf instead of in the kitchen. Very "I'm a woman hear me roar," but feminists need to eat too, right? BTW, the pot brownies recipe sounds disgusting.

[Brandi · Rating 4 out of 5]

FUN book! Nummy sounding recipes.

[Cathie · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was an interesting read. I haven't tried any of the recipes. I might at some point.

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked the tasty tales, but I have only tried one of the recipes and it wasn't great...