{"product_id":"the-conspirators-cookbook","title":"The Conspirators' Cookbook","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Century Downing (1967)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[FROM THE FIRST CHAPTER] I am the most restless of mortals: a native-born American, necessarily resident in the U.S.A., who has a preference -- yes, a passion -- for European cookery. My problem seemed insoluble until I happened to read about a great painter who married his cook. \"Eureka!\" I exclaimed, and have dome likewise ever since. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy only trouble has been that cooks, in this land of the free-wheeling, are notorious for walking out. And so are wives. This has kept me busy finding replacements -- but it has also agreeably varied the menu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd somehow I have been fortunate enough, each time, to marry a superb cook .These talented ladies have been of various European nationalities -- French, Spanish, etc. (The etc. stands for Central Europe and the Balkans.) From the gastronomical pint of vie, the arrangement has been highly successful; for when my wives walk out, though they invariably take the flat silver with them, they do leave behind a lasting tradition of delicious food. And I, always conscious of the sad impermanence of this world's delights, have cannily made it a practice to write down their recipes in the good seasons as insurance for the bad. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVINTAGE HARDCOVER - VERY GOOD CONDITION -- NO DUSTCOVER\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THRIFT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50379414700225,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0776\/5445\/8561\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_7d62bd5c-e521-411b-b9d0-ae75be5f75ea.jpg?v=1783137777","url":"https:\/\/bookladycooks.com\/products\/the-conspirators-cookbook","provider":"Booklady Cooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}