Day of honey : a memoir of food, love, and war

ISBN: 9781416583936
ISBN: 1416583939
Physical Description: print viii, 382 p. ; 25 cm.
Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover ed.
Publisher: New York : Free Press, 2011.

Summary: Ciezadlo presents a memoir exploring the heightened meaning of cooking during wartime.

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General Note:	Includes recipes.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-368) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Part I. New York -- Introduction: The siege - 1. The quiet assassin - 2. Afghanistanism - 3. The bride of the world - 4. Mjadara -- Part II. Honeymoon in Baghdad - 5. The benefits of civilization - 6. "Iraq has no cuisine" - 7. Becoming human - 8. The movement of democratic lovers - 9. The Sumer Land - 10. The flavor of freedom - 11. Iftar alone - 12. Chicken soup for the Iraqi soul - 13. The devil's hijab - 14. The free one - 15. Even a strong person can ask for peace -- Part III. Beirut - 16. Republic of foul - 17. The green revolution - 18. Death in Beirut - 19. The war of the kitchen - 20. The operation -- Part IV. Eat, pray, war - 21. Fear and shopping - 22. Mighli - 23. Cooking with Umm Hassane - 24. Supper of stones -- Part V. God, Nasrallah, and the suburbs - 25. There are no Shiites in this neighborhood 26. - My previous experience in warfare -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Author's note -- Recipes -- Glossary -- Select bibliography -- Index.