Secret Recipes for the Modern Wife: All the Dishes You’ll Need to Make From the Day You Say “I Do” Until Death (or Divorce) Do You Part by Nava Atlas (Simon & Schuster, 2009). Flavored with frustration, simmering with rage, and iced with affection, these “recipes” will make you laugh as you multi-task your way through the challenges and joys of matrimony.
From the publisher: Whether you’re a new bride or an old hand at marriage, it’s always handy to find fresh and fascinating recipes to add to your repertoire.
And the “recipes” in this collection are perfect for you, the busy, overextended, and occasionally conflicted modern wife. Enveloped in them are the secrets — delicious, distressing, and everything in between — that accompany women on their marital journeys.
Though she grills societal norms with gleeful relish, Nava Atlas never loses sight of marriage’s simple, loving rewards. The result is a feast of retro art, sly wit, and cultural commentary. No woman will be able to read this without thinking of five friends she must share it with!
From the interior of Secret Recipes for the Modern Wife
A Wedding Toast to a Magnificent Mock Cookbook for the ‘Modern’ Wife – The book’s a hoot, but also filled with lots of wisdom. — Creator’s Syndicate
Secret Recipes for the Modern Wife has everything you’ll need to heat your burners—it’s packed with “food” for thought on marriage and motherhood. It’s so rich, I like to call it a tongue-in-cheek treasure trove of marital gems! — Feisty Side of Fifty/Baby Boomer Women
Delightfully retro in look, it’s savagely funny in tone . . . highly recommended for wives in general. —New York Daily News
Quirky Book of the Week: This kitschy faux cookbook pairs ’50s-era photos of repellent-looking dinner items with tongue-in-cheek recipes that poke fun at the war-torn institution of marriage. — Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Secret Recipes for the Modern Wife began its life as a limited edition