Eating My Words

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Eating My Words: Dracula’s Chicken Paprikash for Two

Rebecca Peters-Goldenby Rebecca Peters-Golden February 16, 2012

“And, of course, it’s a quick hop from martyrs and massacres to . . . you guessed it: Vlad the Impaler, or Dracula, when he’s at home. You want romance? That’s romance. And it all starts over a modest bowl of thick, velvety Chicken Paprikash, a traditional Hungarian stew.”

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Eating My Words: Lamb Stew with Dried Plums from The Hunger Games

Rebecca Peters-Goldenby Rebecca Peters-Golden June 8, 2011

In the latest installment of Eating My Words, bluestocking columnist Rebecca Peters-Golden takes on the latest beloved-slash-controversial book series-slash-movie blockbuster: The Hunger Games. Plan your viewing parties now.

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Eating My Words: Harry Potter’s Cornish Pasties

Rebecca Peters-Goldenby Rebecca Peters-Golden January 19, 2011

“When I first read the Harry Potter series, it wasn’t the magic that most appealed to me, or even the boarding school setting�it was the feasts. You know, plates and plates heaped with tripe, black pudding, cockroach clusters, spotted dick roast chicken, shepherd’s pie, mashed potatoes, and my personal favorite, the Cornish pasty.”

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Eating My Words with Truman Capote’s Cherry Pie

Rebecca Peters-Goldenby Rebecca Peters-Golden June 30, 2010

“I decided to recreate some of my favorite moments of food in literature. And then, you know, eat them. Now, six months and many, many sticks of butter later, I feel at peace with literature and more excited about food than ever.”

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