by Nina Killham

Cookbook author Jasmine March's life is like a perfectly prepared bechamel-rich, satisfying, and drenched in butter. But even a great bechamel curdles sometimes. Her husband, Daniel, has taken up with one of his Zone-dieting drama students; Careme, her daughter, is bent on starving herself to death; and Jasmine's fellow foodies have had just about enough of her astronomically caloric recipes. To make matters worse, her publisher is threatening to cancel her contract. And then there's the small matter of the dead body she finds one morning on her kitchen floor.

Filled with mouth-watering descriptions of Jasmine's creations-venison stew with Madeira and juniper berries, crispy chicken breasts stuffed with goat cheese and mint-Nina Killham's smart and spirited first novel is good enough to eat.

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by merri on June 14, 2007

this is about a woman who had a great marriage, but then her husband starts cheating on her. meanwhile, she writes cookbooks telling people to eat tons and tons of fat, and her recipes start getting canceled. plus the usual stuff with her teenage daughter. the book makes good points about the people who eat nothing and are scary thin and dont enjoy their food, but goes overboard, trying to make everyone feel like they should be fat. i say, enjoy your food, but he healthy as well. theres nothing wrong with some butter though. good book.

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