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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

by Harold McGee

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Lisa said: " I don't think this book will ever leave the "currently reading" category. Partly because there are parts of it I'll read and re-read and re-read. Partly because it's a giant tome I don't think I'll ever completely finish. Everything you ever wanted t ...more "

Jun 17, 2007 11:44PM · see review

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“Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up.”
― Neil Gaiman, The Sandman, Vol. 9: The Kindly Ones

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