Give a Girl a Knife by Amy Thielen
This memoir had been on my TBR list for quite some time, but I had to be patient and wait my turn at the library. I had watched Amy's cooking show, Heartland Table on the Food Network years ago, and was intrigued by her kitchen. It looked small, rustic, and not fancy at all. No high end, shiny, expensive kitchen gadgets; no gleaming countertops. I liked the way she talked about food, and how she used her garden and what she could find at her local grocery store to make amazing meals. Her Midwest nature appealed to this Midwest woman. So with that in mind, I started to read her memoir. It took me many days (okay, weeks) to get through this memoir, and I'm puzzled as to why. Amy writes beautifully; if she hadn't made it as a cook, she would find her niche in writing. Her descriptions of food make your mouth water; her fondness for the food of her Minnesota youth spars with her awakened palate for fine food. Amy's story begins in Minn...