{"product_id":"9780670015443","title":"Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good: A Memoir of Food and Love from an American Midwest Family","description":"\u003cb\u003eA delicious memoir from the New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In this family history interwoven with recipes, Kathleen Flinn returns readers to the mix of food and memoir beloved by readers of her bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Sharper Your\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKnife, the Less You Cry\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBurnt Toast Makes You Sing Good\u003c\/i\u003e explores the very beginnings of her love affair with food and its connection to home. It is the story of her midwestern childhood, its memorable home cooks, and the delicious recipes she grew up with. Flinn shares tales of her parents’ pizza parlor in San Francisco, where they sold Uncle Clarence’s popular oven-fried chicken, as well as recipes for the vats of chili made by her former army cook Grandpa Charles, fluffy Swedish pancakes from Grandma Inez, and cinnamon rolls for birthday breakfasts. Through these dishes, Flinn came to understand how meals can be memories, and how cooking can be a form of communication. Brimming with warmth and wit, this book is sure to appeal to Flinn’s many fans as well as readers of Marcus Samuelsson, Ruth Reichl, and Julie Powell.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47027656622320,"sku":"9780670015443","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780670015443_p0.jpg?v=1763602761","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780670015443","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}