{"product_id":"book-au8n","title":"Hallelujah! The Welcome Table","description":"\u003cb\u003eThroughout Maya Angelou’s life, from her childhood in Stamps, Arkansas, to her world  travels as a bestselling writer, good food has played a central role. Preparing and  enjoying homemade meals provides a sense of purpose and calm, accomplishment and  connection. Now in \u003ci\u003eHallelujah! The Welcome Table,\u003c\/i\u003e Angelou shares memories pithy and  poignant—and the recipes that helped to make them both indelible and irreplaceable.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Angelou tells us about the time she was expelled from school for being afraid to  speak—and her mother baked a delicious maple cake to brighten her spirits. She gives  us her recipe for short ribs along with a story about a job she had as a cook at  a Creole restaurant (never mind that she didn’t know how to cook and had no idea  what Creole food might entail). There was the time in London when she attended a  wretched dinner party full of wretched people; but all wasn’t lost—she did experience  her initial taste of a savory onion tart. She recounts her very first night in her  new home in Sonoma, California, when she invited M. F. K. Fisher over for cassoulet,  and the evening Deca Mitford roasted a chicken when she was beyond tipsy—and created  Chicken Drunkard Style. And then there was the hearty brunch Angelou made for a homesick  Southerner, a meal that earned her both a job offer and a prophetic compliment: “If  you can write half as good as you can cook, you are going to be famous.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Maya Angelou  is renowned in her wide and generous circle of friends as a marvelous chef. Her kitchen  is a social center. From fried meat pies, chicken livers, and beef Wellington to  caramel cake, bread pudding, and chocolate éclairs, the one hundred-plus recipes  included here are all tried and true, and come from Angelou’s heart and her home.  \u003ci\u003eHallelujah! The Welcome Table \u003c\/i\u003eis a stunning collaboration between the two things  Angelou loves best: writing and cooking.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49341164618032,"sku":"BDau8n","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/200935-au8n-Square.jpg?v=1734055542","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-au8n","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}