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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ellen Sweets , Lou DubosePublisher: University of Texas Press Imprint: University of Texas Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.399kg ISBN: 9780292754232ISBN 10: 029275423 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 01 September 2013 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword by Lou Dubose Acknowledgments 1. Meeting Molly 2. Dining In, Dining Out 3. Who, Me? No Way! 4. Meeting Multiple Mollies 5. The Molly Too Few Knew 6. Are You Feeling Chili? 7. Julia Child Meets Chicken-fried Steak 8. Mise en Place 9. Food in the 'Hood 10. Vive la France! 11. Gumbo Daze 12. We Get By with a Little Help from Our Friends 13. Wine, Women, and Song 14. Steel Magnolias, Texas Style 15. Dinner--A Family Affair 16. Managing Molly 17. Everything Is Relative(s) 18. Westward Ho, Ho, Ho 19. Le Petit Dejeuner 20. Home Cookin' 21. Food Stamps and Fun on the Dole 22. Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler, Y'all 23. The Minnesota Dead Guy 24. You Gonna Eat That? 25. Thank God It's Friday 26. The Great Leonard Pitts–less Dinner 27. Plans? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Plans 28. . . . and a Partridge in a Bean Stew 29. Bienvenidos a Tejas, Comrades 30. Oeufs à la Neige 31. Table That Emotion 32. The Observer's Observant Observer 33. Salmon on the Fly 34. Burnt Offerings 35. Dinner and the Dancing Tampon 36. Biscuits, Anyone? 37. Without Hope, All Is Lost 38. Let's Diversify This Popsicle Stand 39. Talking Turkey 40. Bacon Has Calories? 41. Colorado Adopts Molly 42. The Last River Run 43. The Beginning of the End 44. Adieu and Adios Epilogue: Gentle Chicken Soup Index of Recipes General IndexReviewsKnowing Miz Molly ... in the kitchen, at the supermarket and grocery store, and around the dining room and restaurant table is a great way to reflect on who Molly Ivins was, how profoundly and amusingly she thought, and the enormous amount she had to contribute to our understanding of Texas and national politics. Huffington Post A rendering of a deep and lasting friendship, painted with dozens of anecdotes about Sweets and Ivins and their rollicking adventures in cooking and eating, including dropping gumbo on the floor before later serving it to assembled guests. Denver Post A whiz with a whisk and French cuisine connoisseur, Ms. Ivins honed her skills as the consummate dinner-party host. Ms. Sweets's anecdotes about the cast of characters who roundtabled Ms. Ivins's home are as satisfying as the Texas pistol's concoctions. Wall Street Journal Sweets is an engaging writer, and the book bursts with personality and humor... As a portrait of a friendship, Stirring It Up is a poignant work that travels beyond the public view of a writer's life. Columbia Journalism Review Knowing Miz Molly . . . in the kitchen, at the supermarket and grocery store, and around the dining room and restaurant table is a great way to reflect on who Molly Ivins was, how profoundly and amusingly she thought, and the enormous amount she had to contribute to our understanding of Texas and national politics. * Huffington Post * A whiz with a whisk and French cuisine connoisseur, Ms. Ivins honed her skills as the consummate dinner-party host. Ms. Sweets's anecdotes about the cast of characters who roundtabled Ms. Ivins's home are as satisfying as the Texas pistol's concoctions. * Wall Street Journal * Sweets is an engaging writer, and the book bursts with personality and humor. . . . As a portrait of a friendship, Stirring It Up is a poignant work that travels beyond the public view of a writer's life. * Columbia Journalism Review * A rendering of a deep and lasting friendship, painted with dozens of anecdotes about Sweets and Ivins and their rollicking adventures in cooking and eating, including dropping gumbo on the floor before later serving it to assembled guests. * Denver Post * Author InformationA reporter whose beat has included everything from fires, fights, and homicides to features and food writing, Ellen Sweets began her career at her father's black weekly newspaper, the St. Louis American. She has reported for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Dallas Morning News, Denver Post, Austin American-Statesman, Edible Austin, and Texas Co-Op Power. Her many honors include the James Beard Foundation Award for best food section. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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