Monday, August 2, 2010

I Loved, I Lost, I made Spaghetti

I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti

Giulia Melucci

I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti is 2 parts relationship memoir and 1 part cook book. Giulia gives her reader the rundown on her late blooming love life while associating all of her failures with men to her successes in her kitchen.

I got this for my birthday from a friend and was intrigued, as I had never heard of it. Within a few pages she had me sucked into her ever failing love life and my mouth watering with a recipe for amazing blueberry muffins. Giulia Melucci obviously writes from the heart. She is honest about her own downfalls as well as the men she has dated. These men make a colorful cast of characters from your typical commitmentphobe to two novelists with peter pan complexes, an alcoholic and a man twenty years her senior. 

The concept has been done before, but Melucci's love afair with food gives her story something special. Fellow foodies can relate to her love of fresh ingredients and finding the perfect new kitchen accessory. Her recipes are filled with as much heart as her search for love and leave your mouth watering.

I Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti may not be for everyone, but for those who do enjoy it will find themselves laughing out loud and heading to the grocery story for pasta.

My Review
4/5

4 comments:

Lola said...

Interesting combo! :P

Jackie said...

Sarah have a blog award for you at Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories

jackie

BTW this book sounds fun to read but could not get past trying the recipes in it to truly enjoy reading it I am afraid....

LibraryGirl said...

Thanks for the review of this one. I have it sitting on the shelf waiting for me...

(Diane) Bibliophile By the Sea said...

I love the title of this one. I really need to try it. BTW..your blog looks great and is new to me.