this book is a real treat. it's all natural chock full of laughter poignancy honesty no official ingredients! the recipe for life based on speaking living your own truth. I love every page . Ben Cohan co-founder of Ben & Jerry's homemade ink great reading experience I didn't want it in Janine Roth author of feeding the hungry heart and when food is love I love this book. so warmly candid self-exploration and kenai of the Italian minuet of daily life Meredith Marin captures all the heart prick Glory of coping and difficult times armistead author of tales of a city Welcome a strong new voice. Meredith maren is alternately charming and confrontational self-absorbed and political engaged fresh and shrewd. she always shockingly honest. Jeffrey Klein Editor in Chief Mother Jones magazine down to earth living with contradictions and ambiguities the book has everything We face in modern America experience. Meredith Marin opens her life and exposes the naked truthfulness of our existence.