My fat dad, a memoir of food, love, and family, with recipes, Dawn Lerman
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My fat dad, a memoir of food, love, and family, with recipes, Dawn Lerman
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My fat dad
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Dawn Lerman
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a memoir of food, love, and family, with recipes
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"Dawn Lerman spent her childhood constantly hungry. She craved good food as her father, 450 pounds at his heaviest, pursued endless diets ... It was chaotic and lonely, but Dawn had someone she could turn to: her grandmother Beauty. Those days spent with Beauty, learning to cook, breathing in the scents of fresh dill or sharing the comfort of a warm pot of chicken soup, made it all bearable.... In [this book], Dawn reflects on her colorful family and culinary-centric upbringing, and how food shaped her connection to her family, her Jewish heritage, and herself."--Page [4] of cover
Table Of Contents
Introduction: always hungry -- All it takes is a spoonful of soup -- My new baby sister -- A night at Bubbe's -- Bye-bye, Chicago -- Taking a bite from the Big Apple -- Swapping moms -- The Hampton diet -- My month at the fat farm -- The big reveal -- My holiday wish -- My mom makes dinner -- Annie and the eight-month auditioning process -- Home with my dad -- Olga's lunch room -- Dawn's desserts and Sarah's sweets -- Chocolate love -- Visiting my sister on tour -- Studio 54 -- My parents' divorce -- Epilogue: my dad's cancer
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